The Audible with Stew, Bruce & Ralph: A show about college football

Stew & Bruce recap and discuss week 2 of the college football season. Stew was in Columbus to see Oregon beat the Buckeyes. Is Iowa now the favorite in the Big Ten? The Hawkeyes win the CyHawk game. Texas falls on the road to Arkansas. Sound the alarm on Texas A&M being a top 5 team after the Aggies escaped Colorado with a 10-7 win. A lot of teams played bad football on Saturday including...

Bruce & Stew remember college football legend Sam "Bam" Cunningham after the former USC star died on Tuesday. Iowa vs. Iowa State is a top 10 matchup this weekend. Is it the biggest "CyHawk" game in history? Oregon travels to Ohio State for another marquee non-conference matchup. Plus, should we wait until week 5 to rank teams? Mailbag! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informati...

Stewart Mandel and Bruce Feldman discuss the first full Saturday of college football. UCLA looked great in a win vs. LSU. Does Chip Kelly have things rolling again? Bruce was there and shares what it was like to see the Rose Bowl rocking again. Is Ed Orgeron on the hot seat?! Clemson vs. Georgia in Charlotte featured zero offensive touchdowns. Texas looks good in its first game under Steve Sarkisi...

Stew & Bruce are back to discuss more of college football's opening weekend slate. Plus, mailbag questions!  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Scott Frost and Nebraska lose to Bret Bielema and Illinois. How bad is the outlook in Lincoln? Hudson Card wins the Texas QB competition. Bruce is covering LSU @ UCLA this Saturday in the Rose Bowl. Ohio State kicks off the season vs. Minnesota on Thursday night. The guys will be back later this week to discuss more week 1 matchups. Plus, the almost unbelievable story about ESPN getting scammed in...

Big Ten Network & former Ohio State Buckeye Joshua Perry joins the show to recap his Big Ten preseason tour and discuss what he's learned about the conference so far. Stew & Bruce debate how Michigan will manage its schedule in 2021. Plus, mailbag questions, a COVID update & Week 0 preview! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stew & Bruce react to the release of the preseason AP Top 25 poll. The guys debate and discuss! The ACC, Big Ten and Pac-12 are discussing a possible alliance in response to Oklahoma and Texas joining the SEC. TV rights and viewership is a big part of the equation. The Athletic's preseason All-American team was published on Monday. Plus, all eyes were on former Ohio State QB Justin Fields in h...

Stew & Bruce remember the legacy of Bobby Bowden. The legendary FSU football coach died over the weekend at the age of 91. The annual 'Freak's List' is officially available on The Athletic. The guys talk about the 2021 edition which features some of the best athletes in college football. More details have emerged about the Arizona State recruiting scandal that took place during the pandemic. P...

Bruce and Stew discuss QB competitions at Texas, Florida State and Ohio State. Is Texas A&M a National Championship contender? Plus, Big 12 commissioner Bob Bowlsby and Pac-12 commissioner George Kliavkoff met this week to discuss potential partnership opportunities in the wake of Texas & Oklahoma leaving for the SEC. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

With Texas and Oklahoma leaving the Big 12 for the SEC, Bruce and Stew discuss what other moves will be made. Will the Pac-12 go after the remaining Big 12 schools? Is it possible for USC to become an independent? Plus, who are the best coaching families? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stew and Bruce dive into the latest news of Texas and Oklahoma leaving the Big 12 for the SEC. How quickly can this move happen? What would this mean for the future of the Big 12? Will the Big Ten be impacted? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bruce and Stew discuss the question marks surrounding LSU, Ole Miss and Mississippi State. What can we expect from those programs? Plus, Nebraska hires Trev Alberts as Athletic Director. The guys answer mailbag questions about Manny Diaz at Miami, the Pac-12's future in the CFP and Iowa State in the playoff conversation. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bruce joins Stew from Dallas where Big 12 media days will take place this week without Oklahoma QB Spencer Rattler. Why did Lincoln Riley leave his star QB at home? The guys discuss whether the true sophomore can live up to the hype in 2021. What are the storylines heading into the Big 12 season? The former Ohio State players who were penalized for "tatoo-gate" want their records restored now that...

Stew and Bruce discuss what has unfolded since NIL became official on July 1st. College athletes are now doing endorsement deals from coast-to-coast and boosters who run businesses are also getting involved. For example, a Florida based MMA training facility owned by a Miami booster is paying every player on the Hurricanes up to 6k to endorse the gym. Fair or foul? Plus, Bruce recaps his trip to t...

Stew recaps his trip to Dallas where College Football Playoff power brokers met this week to discuss expansion. The biggest question isn't whether the playoff will expand to 12 it is *when* it will expand. Should we expect it to happen in 2023 or 2026 when the current contract ends? The guys debate which option would be better and why. Legal expert Michael McCann joins the show to break down this...

Stew & Bruce discuss Arizona State's recruiting violations during the dead period, college football playoff expansion and update the situation at Michigan. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stew & Bruce discuss the officially endorsed 12-team CFB Playoff led by the CFP working group which consists of SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey, Big 12 Commissioner Bob Bowlsby, Notre Dame's Jack Swarbrick & Mountain West Commissioner Craig Thompson. Bo Schembechler's complicated legacy at Michigan takes a hit after damning statements from his son. Plus, mailbag questions on a full CFB reset,...

Stew & Bruce discuss the star-studded 2022 College Football Hall of Fame ballot which includes Reggie Bush, Andrew Luck & more. BREAKING during the show: Coach K announces he will retire after next season. Bruce updates his list of top impact transfers this season after Georgia lands two big-time players. Plus, mailbag questions!  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information...

Bruce Feldman is joined by his Fox Sports colleague & Los Angeles Dodgers play-by-play voice Joe Davis. College football is set to return to normalcy this fall, the guys talk about what they are looking forward to doing again on the road covering the sport. Joe talks about what it's like to be living out his dream being a play-by-play broadcaster and how he juggles doing commentary for 3 diffe...

Stew & Bruce discuss college football's week 1 slate on the heels of kickoff times being announced by ESPN. On Saturday of Labor Day weekend, Alabama vs. Miami is the featured game in the afternoon while Georgia vs. Clemson is in primetime on ABC. Notre Dame will play Florida State Sunday night and Ole Miss Louisville wraps up the holiday weekend in a standalone Monday night window. The guys r...

Part Three of The Athletic’s Origins story for Dell Technologies ‘Small Business Podference’ series. In this episode The Athletic’s co-founders Alex Mather and Adam Hansmann continue on about the company’s expansion into the U.K., how the team got through the shutdown of sports and challenges that lay ahead. Writers, Marcus Thompson, Anthony Slater, Zach Harper and David Aldridge give their though...

Part Two of The Athletic’s Origins story for Dell Technologies ‘Small Business Podference’ series. In this episode The Athletic’s co-founders Alex Mather and Adam Hansmann continue on about the company’s first steps into the marketplace. The challenges they met selling this idea to investors, and journalists they were trying to recruit, specifically with the expansion into the Bay Area. Writers, M...

Part One of The Athletic’s Origins story for Dell Technologies ‘Small Business Podference’ series. In this episode we hear from The Athletic’s co-founders Alex Mather and Adam Hansmann about how they met, how an idea for better sports coverage materialized into a significant media player in the sports landscape and the spirit at the heart of The Athletic’s culture. For the complete lineup of episo...

Stew & Bruce discuss The Athletic's 'State of the Program' series. Utah, Boston College & Georgia are three intriguing programs to watch in 2021. Bruce goes in depth on his story this week in The Athletic about former Washington & Boise St. coach Chris Petersen. The FCS Championship game is Sunday between South Dakota State & Sam Houston State. Plus, mailbag questions! Sign up for...

Stew's post spring top 25 dropped this week & the guys discuss some of the most intriguing rankings including Texas A&M, Oklahoma and Iowa State. Bruce talks about two of his recent stories: the 2022 mock draft & the top 50 transfer portal signings. Is the transfer portal becoming as important as recruiting? Plus, is college football better today than it has ever been? If not, when was...