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

Stew is joined by Nicole Auerbach from USA Today as the guest co-host while Bruce is out. They discuss this week’s College Football Playoff rankings and why the committee’s decisions this week make no sense (7:00); Rooting for chaos within the top four (17:00); How Chris Petersen has led Washington to be undefeated so far (28:00); An interesting story behind Michigan star player and Heisman candid...

Bruce and Stew discuss what happened during the LSU-Alabama game and wonder which team can realistically beat Alabama? (6:30); Is Ohio State or Michigan the best Big Ten team? (11:00); How Texas RB D’Onta Foreman is trying to save Charlie Strong’s job (17:00); What the hell is going on at Baylor?! (23:00); Can Texas A&M still make the Playoff after loss to Mississippi State? (32:00); And answe...

Bruce and Stew discuss the College Football Playoff committee’s first set of rankings, then are joined by ESPN and SEC Network’s Kaylee Hartung to talk about the upcoming Alabama-LSU game, including Ed Orgeron’s impact on LSU (12:00); Leonard Fournette (14:00); behind the scenes of Kaylee’s sideline reporting work (20:00); and the ever-popular Mailbag questions (37:00). Hosted on Acast. See acast....

Bruce and Stew look back at Week 9 and discuss the possibility of big changes in Heisman race; Does Michigan’s Jabrill Peppers have a legit shot to win? (8:00); Is last year’s finalist Deshaun Watson deserving of a top spot? (12:00); Is San Diego State’s Donnel Pumphrey really one of the best running backs in the game? (18:30); And is the SEC still the best conference? (36:00) Hosted on Acast. See...

Bruce and Stew are joined by FOX Sports sideline reporter Shannon Spake. They start off their chat with the surprise undefeated team of the year, West Virginia; Undefeated Washington’s upcoming matchup at Utah (4:00); Why did Utah RB Joe Williams retire then un-retire? (9:30); Behind the scenes of a college football and hoops sidelines reporter (12:00); The most interesting sports figures to cover...

Bruce and Stew discuss Penn State's shocking upset over Ohio State and what it means for the College Football Playoff picture; The trouble with talented Oklahoma RB Joe Mixon (24:00); Leonard Fournette’s chances of playing his way back into the Heisman race (35:00); Charlie Strong is likely done, who will his successor be? (44:00); and more from Week 8. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for m...

Bruce and Stew are joined by Adam Rittenberg of ESPN and discuss why the Big Ten conference is thriving this year; Does Texas A&M have a chance to beat Alabama? (6:00); Where will Les Miles be coaching next year? (11:00); Would an undefeated Boise State have a shot at the playoff? (20:00); Does the pro style offense lead to better NFL players? (27:00); and more College Football Playoff discuss...

Bruce and Stew react to The Big 12’s decision not to expand and what it means for everyone else; Ohio State’s offense is mortal (19:15); Alabama dominant over Tennessee (22:30); Playoff scenarios with different SEC champs (27:00); Could Washington still make playoff with one loss? (29:00); How much does the committee value conference championships? (32:00); The continuing soap opera of Notre Dame...

Bruce and Stew are joined by John Walters of Newsweek to chat about this week’s upcoming Notre Dame-Stanford matchup and start by asking how did Notre Dame become such a train wreck this season? (3:15); Have Notre Dame fans finally turned on Brian Kelly? (5:30); Is Brian Kelly’s job actually in danger? (8:30); What has happened to Stanford stud RB Christan McCaffrey? (10:30); Does anyone have a le...

Bruce and Stew react to Week 6 games, starting with Texas’ third loss of the season. Can Charlie Strong still save his job? (1:00); Did Houston’s loss to Navy temper the Tom Herman hysteria? (6:30); How Navy’s big win over Houston impacts the Playoff picture (9:00); Does Tennessee have anything left in the tank to compete with Alabama? (11:30); The mess with rescheduling the LSU-Florida game (14:0...

Bruce and Stew are joined by Chip Brown to discuss Texas and the Red River Rivalry, starting with Charlie Strong's future with the Longhorns (4:20); Are people at Texas panicking? (9:00); Big 12 realignment (12:00); Bruce’s Heisman candidate list (18:40); Is Curtis Samuel a better Heisman candidate than J.T. Barrett? (25:00) Ranking the 7 best high profile jobs could be coming open (30:00); Strang...

Bruce and Stew recap Week 5, including some crazy endings and outcomes. They discuss Lamar Jackson’s Heisman chances after Louisville’s loss to Clemson (2:10); UNC QB Mitch Trubisky creeping up into the Heisman convo (5:00); How Louisville and Clemson can still both make the Playoff (8:30); The Big 12’s best for a Playoff team (11:40); Charlie Strong on the hot seat at Texas (13:15); The college c...

Pat Forde of Yahoo! Sports to talk about Louisville QB Lamar Jackson and his Heisman chances (2:00); The upcoming Louisville-Clemson game (10:30); How some college athletes are getting backlash for protesting like NFL QB Colin Kaepernick (13:00); The latest on Big 12 realignment (21:00); The big games of the weekend (25:00); This week’s mailbag (32:30); and more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/pri...

Bruce and Stew discuss LSU firing head coach Les Miles after a Week 4 loss to Auburn (0:50); the best candidates to be LSU's coach next year (7:00); if LSU would hire Lane Kiffin (12:55); Notre Dame's meltdown and firing of its DC (21:00); Tennessee's comeback to knock off Florida (30:40); the game that should scare Alabama the most (35:45); plus more from Week 4. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/pr...

SEC Network host Paul Finebaum joins the show to discuss Les Miles' hot seat at LSU (1:00); if Auburn will fire Gus Malzahn (2:15); what the reaction would be if Tennessee loses yet again to Florida (8:20); and how good Alabama can be this year (11:35). Then Bruce and Stew answer your mailbag questions (14:30). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bruce and Stew catch up after Week 3 to discuss Ohio State crushing Oklahoma (1:00); Texas' defense getting shredded in a loss at Cal (13:00); Lousiville's dominant performance against Florida State (23:30); a Michigan star's Heisman status (36:00); if the Big Ten is the nation's best conference (41:30); and more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

FS1's Dave Wannstedt joins the show to discuss the huge Ohio State-Oklahoma game this weekend (1:00); why Michigan State could have a ton of trouble with Notre Dame (13:05); why he's so upset with his national title pick (19:35); and one of his fondest Barry Switzer memories (24:15). Then the guys answer your mailbag questions (35:35). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bruce and Stew catch up to discuss Week 2 in college football, including: the mood at Baylor and Art Briles' apology interview (2:30); one big school that could hire Briles in 2017 (16:30); the Oklahoma State-Central Michigan fiasco (21:00); Lamar Jackson's first big test coming vs. FSU (29:45); Nick Saban ripping Alabama after its latest win (38:20); and more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/priva...

FS1 analyst and former USC Trojan Petros Papadakis joins Bruce and Stew to discuss USC's debacle against Alabama in Week 1 and the collapse of the program in recent years. Then the guys dive into the insane contract extension Iowa gave Kirk Ferentz (25:30), one thing that could help Houston's case getting into the Big 12 (33:10) and your Mailbag questions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy fo...

Bruce and Stew catch up after an insane opening week in college football to discuss Texas' huge win over Notre Dame (5:25); USC getting stomped by Alabama (12:25); LSU's deflating loss to Wisconsin (31:20); Houston knocking off Oklahoma (46:30); and more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Former NFL player and Green Beret Nate Boyer joins the show to discuss Colin Kaepernick's decision to boycott the national anthem. Boyer wrote an open letter to Kaepernick that went viral and tells Bruce Feldman why he was inspired to speak out. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bleacher Report SEC columnist and Sirius XM's Barrett Sallee joins Bruce and Stew to preview the SEC ahead of Week 1. Barrett covers what Georgia can expect with a freshman QB (5:10); why he doesn't buy LSU as any kind of contender (9:10); how Texas A&M could surprise, in both good and bad ways (11:25); why Auburn will be much better than people think (13:35); and more. Plus, Bruce and Stew an...

It's game week! FS1's Joel Klatt stops by to discuss the biggest games and stories of Week 1, including: Alabama's ongoing QB battle (2:45); why UCLA-Texas A&M and Houston-Oklahoma are the two biggest games this week (15:15); the big concerns still facing Texas (17:30); why Ohio State is being overlooked (20:20); plus Joel goes off on Tim Tebow and his decision to pursue baseball (27:00). So t...

Bruce and Stew discuss the latest news around Ole Miss' NCAA investigation (2:25), and Bruce reports that multiple rival SEC coaches have spoken to the NCAA about the Rebels. Then the guys update the major quarterback battles around the country (12:55); break down the biggest coaches on the hot seat entering the season (22:30); plus answer your mailbag questions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/pri...

Former NFL quarterback and current QB coach Jordan Palmer joins the show to discuss how Notre Dame has a QB controversy on its hands (14:00); why Texas' freshman QB is going to be a star (22:40); why Deshaun Watson will be the most surefire No. 1 NFL pick since Andrew Luck (26:30); and much more. Plus, Bruce and Stew bad off-field news at Notre Dame (1:30); excitement around Texas A&M and how...