Split Zone Duo: College Football Podcast

In a roundup of college football news, Godfrey, Richard, and Alex talk about Georgia State’s interesting new head coach hire (1:30), Paul Johnson excoriating Geoff Collins (10:35), the upcoming EA Sports College Football game and the payment to players for appearing (25:45), and the reunion of the Mid-American Conference and UMass (30:44). Production: Anthony Vito.  This is a public episode. If yo...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.splitzoneduo.com Godfrey's trying to keep the Beavers relevant nationally as the P12-to-P2 era "dawns." We also got questions galore about G5 playoff chances, post-playoff bracket bowls, Mark Stoops' mentality after the A&M mess, why Godfrey was Big Wrong about UCF and Gus Malzhan, and an effort to create joy for a member of our com...

Godfrey presents Richard and Alex with four decades' worth of MAC head coach firings and hirings to try to figure out if G5 football jobs are on the decline. The answer is messy, but one thing's for sure – coaches have been running to coordinator gigs for a long, long time. Ask Nick Saban. Production: Anthony Vito. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or g...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.splitzoneduo.com Sometimes, the haters call Split Zone Duo “an NFL podcast.” Today we prove them right by previewing the Super Bowl in our own way. Joining Alex and Richard is special guest Arif Hasan , publisher of Wide Left , a great newsletter that covers three of the biggest beats shaping our society: the NFL, current affairs, a...

Alex, Richard, and Godfrey discuss a new NLRB ruling that might (might!) result in employee status and union organizing for college athletes. Then the group talks about recent worries about college football losing coaches to the NFL. Is this new? Yes and no. Is everything good at UCLA? Production: Anthony Vito.  This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get...

DJ Durkin continues to get SEC coordinator jobs. In the past few seasons, he’s bounced from Ole Miss to Texas A&M to Auburn as some of the most famous head coaches in college football have hired him to lead their defenses. An older stop on Durkin’s journey now tends to get limited attention when he arrives at a new place. So let’s talk in detail about what happened after Durkin took over at Maryla...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.splitzoneduo.com Godfrey's here to help make TCU better (Why is Kendal Briles still there?), talk about how bad D.C.’s NFL stadium is, reflect on Tennessee's lost decades, raise money for Georgia Tech, and improve Indiana's nickname game. Also there's a big examination of the chasm between G5 and P5 in hiring and how fragile the suc...

Richard, Godfrey, and Alex start the show with a discussion of Sherrone Moore’s elevation to Michigan head coach and Iowa’s maybe-good but definitely-weird hire of Tim Lester as offensive coordinator. Then it’s time to revisit 2023 predictions, talk about what we learned, and forecast what this long offseason in CFB will be all about. Production: Anthony Vito.  This is a public episode. If you'd l...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.splitzoneduo.com Split Zone Duo is proud to present a long-sought-after project: The feature-length commentary track for The Blind Side (2009). This movie got a Best Picture nomination at the Oscars, and Sandra Bullock won Best Actress. Steven Godfrey, who covered Ole Miss around the time of the events depicted in the film, saw thin...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.splitzoneduo.com When Nick Saban retired, Alex wrote a column for the Ringer under the headline “Nick Saban Made Alabama Too Big to Fail.” The same day, Godfrey argued in the Washington Post that the “theory that a post-Saban Alabama is too big to fail … ultimately misunderstands the how and why of Saban’s singular success.” Can the...

Former SB Nation coworker/SZD co-conspirator Rodger Sherman quit his day job before the 2023 season and drove to over 60 (!) college football games across the country. Enjoy the tale of Road Rodge, with a weird bonus moment at the end. Production: Anthony Vito. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.splitzoneduo.com...

Alex and Richard spend a half-hour talking about the national championship, the 2023 Michigan team's place in history, Jim Harbaugh cementing his legacy, and what might be next for Washington. Production: Anthony Vito. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.splitzoneduo.com/subscribe

Please enjoy this recording of Split Zone Duo Live in Houston, taped the night of 1/6/24 and presented by our friends at Homefield Apparel. We had an amazing crowd and loved doing a show about the season that was and the national championship between Michigan and Washington. But really, what got into Godfrey at the beginning of this show? Thanks to Rockefeller's in Houston for hosting us and recor...

Alex and Richard start the show with discussion of LSU cleaning house on the defensive coaching staff, UNC wasting Drake Maye on bad defenses and splitting with Gene Chizik, and Frank Harris’ legendary run at UTSA. Then it’s time to preview the FCS title game between Montana and South Dakota State (13:31) and the Playoff National Championship between Michigan and Washington (22:40). Production: An...

Alex and Richard break down the Rose Bowl and Sugar Bowl semifinals, with brief previewing of Michigan-Washington baked in throughout. Then some reflections on a trip to Pasadena. Production: Anthony Vito.  This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.splitzoneduo.com/subscribe

Richard reports on this year’s big international incident at Playoff semifinal media availabilities. (There’s always one.) Then Richard, Alex, and Godfrey share a few thoughts on bowl season to date before getting into the Rose Bowl and Sugar Bowl. Both semifinals get on-field previews, and Alex and Godfrey explain why they see the institution of the Rose Bowl in completely different ways. Product...

Godfrey, Richard, and Alex go through some high-level recruiting storylines on National Signing Day: Who’s in the NIL danger zone, and who is clearly splashing the cash? Is Florida OK? What is the significance of Dylan Raiola to Nebraska? What do we make of some big developments in the FCS, Division II, and Division III playoffs? Plus a tasting menu for the bowls over the next week. Production: An...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.splitzoneduo.com Richard and Godfrey spin through the highlights of a mostly wrapped-up coach hiring and firing cycle. Some highlights of the discussion: * What the Jon Sumrall hire says about how Tulane does business * Syracuse’s swing on Georgia assistant Fran Brown * Why new Houston coach Willie Fritz is the Ball Coach Blueprint...

The transfer portal is packed. Signing Day is approaching. Colorado might actually portal an offensive line? Nebraska might get the No. 1 QB? And college football sits in a weird in-between. Why is this all happening? A few reasons. Plus what to watch for in the Celebration Bowl, the FCS playoffs, D2 and D3, and some bowls this weekend. Production: Anthony Vito. This is a public episode. If you'd...

Alex, Richard, and Godfrey submit awards picks for a very SZD-specific set of honors: Power 5/Group of 5 Team of the Year, Game of the Year, Play of the Year, Coach Proof of Concept of the Year, Best Take/Worst Take, and the Ndamukong Suh Award (Best Player Ineligible To Win The Heisman). Alex also shares his process and conclusion in voting on the Biletnikoff Award, because we believe in taking a...

In a special edition of the SZD Hurry-Up, Alex and Richard discuss the Playoff committee's spurning of unbeaten Florida State and then break down the matchups for the New Year's Six. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info . This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get ac...

Alex, Richard, and Godfrey go game-by-game on the most interesting angles surrounding conference championship weekend. Is this the best slate of power conference title games ever? It might be. SMU-Tulane is a stylistic clash. Miami (Ohio) had the best Miami season in the country. Liberty goes for 13-0. The computers pit UNLV against Boise. And Appalachian State tries to beat Troy for one of the od...

Texas A&M was on the verge of hiring Mark Stoops away from Kentucky, but the parties came apart. Godfrey walks all of us through A&M’s process and the emerging, competing narratives about why a deal didn’t happen. Is this another Tennessee-Greg Schiano situation? Yes, but in its own way. Let’s talk about those angles and other ones surrounding this telling carousel moment. Production: Anthony Vito...

Rivalry Weekend! Standings implications! Hot seats and poachings! There’s a lot going on. Alex and Richard recap the final week of the regular season with an eye toward big games and bizarre coaching decisions. Stay tuned at splitzoneduo.com for bonus episodes on the state of the coaching carousel. Production: Anthony Vito.  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy No...

Alex, Richard, and Godfrey break down Ohio State-Michigan and then get into a long list of other juicy games on Rivalry Weekend. It’s that time of year. Production: Anthony Vito.  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info . This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get acces...