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

Bruce and Stew take a look at Athlon Sports’ list of Top 50 college football players of the past 50 years and debate who is deserving of their spot and who was left off the list. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stew is finally back from his Maui vacation and joins Bruce to catch up the latest college football news, including another twist in a really ugly Baylor sexual assault scandal (6:30); Red shirt rule proposal (11:00); The return of The Mailbag (14:00); Which college coaches would make the best NFL coaches? (27:00); Which college football program would go after Lonzo Ball and which coach would he b...

Bruce is joined by former NFL QB and current FOX football analyst Brady Quinn as his fill-in co-host while Stew continues to surf in Maui. Bruce and Brady discuss some of the big name college quarterbacks getting a ton of hype, like Sam Darnold and Josh Rosen and what to expect from them this season (5:00); Can putting a talented QB in a bad situation or team “ruin” him? (16:00); What schools are...

Bruce is joined by four-time NFL Pro Bowler and FOX college football analyst — Chris Spielman. They discuss the Ohio State Buckeyes and the most intriguing parts of the roster heading into the season (7:00); Urban Meyer as a coach and broadcaster and what it was like working with him (10:00); Chris tells Bruce how his NFL career led him to become a broadcaster and shares some of his experiences (1...

Bruce and Stew discuss the past week at the spring coaches and athletic director meetings in Phoenix, including the new redshirt rule proposal (5:30); How Kansas State coach Bill Snyder is doing with his cancer recovery and the future for K-State (16:30); They check in with Arkansas head coach Bret Bielema and talk recruiting, the upcoming season and competing in the SEC (22:00); And a look at coa...

Bruce and Stew begin the show by discussing the news of Nick Saban’s substantial salary and how it affects the rest of the sport (5:00); They are then joined by Minnesota head football coach P.J. Fleck (9:00), who talks about his transition from Western Michigan and the MAC to his new opportunity in the Big Ten. Fleck discusses what he’s seen from his team so far in spring practice, what to expect...

Bruce and Stew give a quick recap on last week’s NFL Draft and take a look at which conferences had the most players drafted (9:00); Stew explains his post-spring Top 25 teams — and Bruce debates him on a few (17:00); Plus, a discussion on next week’s conferences meetings, and what to expect. (26:00). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bruce and Stew navigate a tough day around the sports media industry and ESPN goes through yet another round of layoffs, this time to many writers and reporters. Plus, why would a lot of fan bases NOT want Heisman Trophy winner Lamar Jackson at QB for their team? Which QB's next season would you rather have under center. Butch Davis and Lane Kiffin are taking over programs in Florida, who will hav...

Bruce and Stew discuss some interesting notes and takeaways from the weekend's spring games, including their impressions of Alabama's freshman QB Tua Tagovailoa (4:00); Jim Harbaugh and the Michigan football team's excursion to Italy (11:00); Georgia releasing four-star offensive lineman and signee D'Antne Demery after he was arrested for an alleged domestic violence incident -- and how other foot...

Bruce and Stew discuss Bruce’s visit to Texas, where he talked to Tom Herman about his new — and very expensive — locker room and how it helps with recruiting (1:00); Stew’s visit to Oregon and his conversation with Willie Taggart (8:00); Could Tennessee QB Josh Dobbs sneak into the first round (18:00); And your emails answered in The Mailbag (31:00). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for mor...

Bruce and Stew are joined by Andy Staples of Sports Illustrated to discuss some interesting spring football storylines, including what’s in store for the defending champion Clemson Tigers this upcoming season (1:00); Can LSU or Auburn close the gap on Alabama in the SEC West this year? (16:00); Texas A&M’s QB battle and their up-and-coming offensive weapons (25:00); Will Washington pick up rig...

Bruce and Stew discuss the second half of Bruce’s cross-country spring football tour, including his visit to WVU (2:30); State College to check out Penn State and their star running back Saquon Barkley (4:30); and a few other stops. Stew gives a report from his visit to Stanford (18:00); and your emails answered in the return of The Mailbag (25:00). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more...

Bruce and Stew hit the road for spring football and discuss their visits to USC and budding star QB Sam Darold (7:00); UCLA and Josh Rosen coming back from injury (13:00); Ohio State and Urban Meyer’s thoughts on JT Barrett (25:00); MACtion at Toledo (33:30); Pitt and USC grad transfer QB Max Browne (45:30); and more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week on The Audible Bruce sits down with Mike Kuchar of X&O Labs (https://www.hudl.com/footballtrends) , a great interview for hardcore football fans who really like to know the ins and outs of schematics on the field. Mike breaks down some of the offensive and defensive schemes of major programs in the country for some great insight into strategies. Then, Bruce and Stew dive into the mai...

Bruce and Stew kick off the podcast with a discussion about the interesting Final Four matchups and discuss the huge difference between playoff systems in college basketball and football (2:00); If South Carolina leaving the ACC is really considered one of the 'worst' conference realignments of all-time (10:00); Michigan State now has a sexual assault scandal on its hands (25:40); Thoughts on Jim...

Stew is finally back from hiatus and he joins to Bruce to talk about the NCAA tournament and the situation with the wife of Wichita State head coach Gregg Marshall, who displayed questionable behavior during WSU’s loss to Kentucky (1:00); The new Arkansas law that will allow concealed weapons at sports arenas (15:00); The long-awaited return of The Mailbag, including emails about Mitch Trubisky’s...

Bruce is joined by former Florida State star and Rhodes Scholar Myron Rolle, who is about to begin a neurosurgery residency at Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital. Rolle, who spent three seasons in the NFL, talks with Bruce about the brain injury problem in football (10:00); Whether he would let his kids play football (13:00); Should NCAA student athletes get paid? (25:00); A...

No Stew this week as he takes time off after plenty of NCAA Tournament work, so Bruce is joined by the great Dan Wetzel of Yahoo Sports. Bruce and Dan discuss really interesting storylines of the NCAA Tournament, plus they share stories on how college basketball recruiting has changed drastically over the years (5:45) and their craziest Bob Huggins stories (15:00). Penn State is back in the news,...

Bruce and Stew discuss Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly and the comments he made during his pre-spring practice press conference about overhauling the coaching staff and his commitment to improve after last year's dreadful 4-8 finish (1:00); How Tom Herman has gotten off to a rough start as new head coach of Texas (13:00); And your questions answered in The Mailbag, including … Which head coach enteri...

Bruce is back from the NFL Combine and he gives Stew a full report on this year’s prospects, including potential No. 1 overall pick Myles Garrett (5:30); A list of surprise “freak” players (10:00); What to make of QB DeShaun Watson’s combine performance, as well as other top QB prospects (15:00); And your emails answered in The Mailbag (20:00). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more infor...

Stew returns to his alma mater Northwestern for an interview with head football coach Pat Fitzgerald to discuss the Wildcats’ basketball team and what an NCAA Tournament bid would do for the athletic program (3:00); Looking ahead to spring football (10:30); And the current state of Big Ten football (13:00). Bruce and Stew then team up to answer your emails in the triumphant return of The Mailbag (...

Bruce and Stew are joined by Daniel Jeremiah of NFL.com for an in-depth conversation on the prospects participating in the upcoming NFL Combine. The guys discuss this year's quarterback class, including Clemson's DeShaun Watson, UNC's Mitch Trubisky and Notre Dame's DeShone Kizer, among others (2:00); The most talented running backs, including one that won't participate in the combine in Oklahoma'...

Bruce and Stew react to Wednesday’s news that the Ole Miss football program has banned itself from the 2017 postseason upon receiving new allegations of NCAA violations. They take a closer look at the details of the scandal (7:00), what it means for the program and head coach Hugh Freeze moving forward (15:00), and what could/should happen next (19:30). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for m...

Bruce and Stew are joined by the father of former Florida State QB De'Andre Johnson, Earl Johnson, who gives an emotional interview about his son's very public incident, in which he struck a woman at a bar nearly three years ago. Johnson talked about the steps his son has taken in the wake of the incident, including his dismissal from the FSU football program, his stint at "Last Chance U" and his...

Bruce and Stew discuss the uproar surrounding Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh hiring the parent of a top recruit to his coaching staff and how it could spurn an NCAA rule change (3:00); Changes coming to the targeting rule (9:00); What Gene Chizik had to say about Clemson QB Deshaun Watson, and where he might fall in the upcoming NFL Draft (15:00); And your emails are answered in The Mailbag (24:00),...