The Bluebloods

On this episode of The Bluebloods, Zach McKinnell breaks down the announcement that Dan Lanning will be the next head coach for the Oregon Ducks. Why is Lanning the best candidate for the Oregon Football program? Can Lanning keep the Ducks as a perennial PAC-12 Championship contender? What does Lanning bring to the recruiting trail for the Ducks moving forward? All this & more right here on The Bl...

On this episode of The Bluebloods, Zach McKinnell is joined by Alabama A&M Wide Receiver, Dee Anderson. Anderson talks his journey from LSU to Oklahoma State to Alabama A&M this season, playing with Aqeel Glass, his biggest strengths as a player right now, the differences between FBS and FCS football, what being a SWAC All-American means to him, & his thoughts on his future in the NFL. All this an...

On this episode of The Bluebloods, Zach McKinnell is joined by Youngstown State Running Back, Jaleel McLaughlin. McLaughlin talks his journey from Division II football to Youngstown State, the grind of the Missouri Valley Conference, his biggest strength as a player right now, his pregame routine, the letter grade he would give his College Football career thus far, & his thoughts on the future of...

On this episode of The Bluebloods, Zach McKinnell breaks down the announcement that Brent Venables will be the next head coach for the Oklahoma Sooners. Why is Brent Venables the best candidate for the Oklahoma Football program? Can Venables build the Sooners into a future BIG-12/SEC contender? What does Venables bring to the recruiting trail for the Sooners moving forward? All this & more right h...

On this episode of The Bluebloods, Zach McKinnell previews the 2021 BIG Ten Championship matchup between the Michigan Wolverines & Iowa Hawkeyes and gives his official predictions. Can Jim Harbaugh lead the Wolverines to their 1st BIG-10 Championship win since 2004? Will Iowa pull off the huge Top-5 upset to shake up the College Football Playoff race & win their 1st outright BIG-10 Championship si...

On this episode of The Bluebloods, Zach McKinnell previews the 2021 PAC-12 Championship matchup between the Oregon Ducks & Utah Utes and gives his official predictions. Will Mario Cristobal lead the Ducks to their 3rd straight PAC-12 Championship win? Can Kyle Whittingham lead the Utes to their 1st PAC-12 Championship and win their 2nd game over the Ducks this season? All this & more right here on...

On this episode of The Bluebloods, Zach McKinnell breaks down the announcement that Marcus Freeman will be the next head coach for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. Why is Marcus Freeman the best candidate for the Notre Dame Football program? Can Freeman continue to build Notre Dame into a perennial College Football Playoff contender? What does Freeman bring to the recruiting trail for the Fighting I...

On this episode of The Bluebloods, Zach McKinnell previews the 2021 SEC Championship matchup between the Georgia Bulldogs & Alabama Crimson Tide and gives his official predictions. Can Kirby Smart win his 2nd SEC Championship in Athens & lead the Bulldogs to their 1st win over Alabama since 2007? Will Nick Saban lead the Crimson Tide to their 29th SEC Championship & clinch their 7th College Footba...

On this episode of The Bluebloods, Zach McKinnell breaks down all the College Football action from Week 13 and gives his instant reaction on some of the biggest games of the weekend! Did #5 Michigan prove they are a legit National Championship contender with their win over #2 Ohio State? How did #3 Alabama pull out a comeback 4-OT win over Auburn in Jordan-Hare? Can #7 Oklahoma State find themselv...

On this episode of The Bluebloods, Zach McKinnell breaks down all the College Football action from Week 11 and gives his instant reaction on some of the biggest games of the weekend! Did #13 Baylor establish themselves as the favorites in the BIG-12 with an upset win over #8 Oklahoma? Did CJ Stroud make his Heisman case with a huge performance against #19 Purdue? Will #15 Ole Miss get their NY6 Bo...

On this episode of The Bluebloods, Zach McKinnell previews Week 11 of College Football and gives his predictions for some of the biggest games of the weekend. Can #17 Auburn keep their SEC Championship hopes alive against Mississippi State this weekend? Will #12 Wake Forest or #16 NC State take control of the ACC Atlantic this weekend? Will #19 Purdue pull off their 3rd Top-5 upset of the season a...

On this episode of The Bluebloods, Zach McKinnell breaks down all the College Football action from Week 10 and gives his instant reaction on some of the biggest games of the weekend! How did Purdue pull off their 2nd Top-5 upset of the season over #3 Michigan State? Did Sam Howell & North Carolina ruin the ACC's CFP chances with their upset of #9 Wake Forest? Could #14 Texas A&M find a way to win...

On this episode of The Bluebloods, Zach McKinnell previews Week 10 of College Football and gives his predictions for some of the biggest games of the weekend. Will #3 Michigan State continue their undefeated run to the College Football Playoff with a win over Purdue? Can #8 Wake Forest impress the College Football Playoff committee with a road win over North Carolina? Is #4 Oregon going to establi...

On this episode of The Bluebloods, Zach McKinnell breaks down the announcement from TCU that the school plans to move forward without HC Gary Patterson after 20+ years with the Horned Frogs. Why did TCU decide to make the move now & what went wrong for Patterson towards the end of his tenure? Who are the top candidates for the new HC opening at TCU? What should the expectations be at TCU for the r...

On this episode of The Bluebloods, Zach McKinnell breaks down all the College Football action from Week 9 and gives his instant reaction on some of the biggest games of the weekend! Did #8 Michigan State establish themselves as favorites in the BIG-10 with their huge win over #6 Michigan? How did #18 Auburn pull off the huge upset over #10 Ole Miss? Can anyone compete with #1 Georgia after another...

On this episode of The Bluebloods, Zach McKinnell breaks down all the College Football action from Week 8 and gives his instant reaction on some of the biggest games of the weekend! How did Illinois pull of the huge upset over #7 Penn State in a 9-OT thriller in Happy Valley? Did Iowa State prove they are BIG-12 contenders with a huge win over #8 Oklahoma State? Is #25 Pittsburgh the ACC favorite...

On this episode of The Bluebloods, Zach McKinnell previews Week 8 of College Football and gives his predictions for some of the biggest games of the weekend. Can #8 Oklahoma State continue their undefeated run to the BIG-12 title this weekend in Ames? Will #10 Oregon keep their PAC-12 Championship hopes alive when they travel to face UCLA? Can USC save their 2021 season with a huge upset win over...

On this episode of The Bluebloods, Zach McKinnell breaks down all the College Football action from Week 7 and gives his instant reaction on some of the biggest games of the weekend! How did Purdue pull off the huge upset over #2 Iowa in Kinnick Stadium to shake up the BIG-10? Has #1 Georgia solidified themselves as the consensus #1 team in the country? Is #12 Oklahoma State the biggest threat to #...

On this episode of The Bluebloods, Zach McKinnell previews Week 7 of College Football and gives his predictions for some of the biggest games of the weekend. Can #19 BYU get their 4th P-5 win of the year against Baylor? Will Auburn be able to pull off the huge SEC West upset over #17 Arkansas in Fayetteville? Will #25 Texas bounce back from their loss to Oklahoma with a huge win over #12 Oklahoma...

On this episode of The Bluebloods, Zach McKinnell recaps a wild Week 6 of College Football and gives his thoughts on some of the biggest games of the weekend. How did Texas A&M pull off the huge upset over #1 Alabama in College Station? Is #3 Iowa a legit national title contender after their impressive win over #4 Penn State? Did #2 Georgia prove they should be the favorites for the CFP after anot...

On this episode of The Bluebloods, Zach McKinnell previews Week 6 of College Football and gives his predictions for some of the biggest games of the weekend. Will #18 Auburn be able to use some Jordan-Hare magic to pull off the huge upset over #2 Georgia? Could #21 Texas take control of the BIG-12 by upsetting #6 Oklahoma this weekend in Dallas? Is #9 Michigan going to continue their undefeated ru...

On this episode of The Bluebloods, Zach McKinnell recaps a wild Week 5 of College Football and gives his thoughts on some of the biggest games of the weekend. Did the win in South Bend for #7 Cincinnati prove they belong in the College Football Playoff discussion? Can anyone compete with #1 Alabama or #2 Georgia after their dominant wins over Top-12 teams? Is this year the year of the upset after...

On this episode of The Bluebloods, Zach McKinnell previews Week 5 of College Football and gives his predictions for some of the biggest games of the weekend. Can #22 Auburn win their first game in Death Valley since 1999 this Saturday night? Is #5 Iowa on upset alert against Maryland on Friday night in a huge BIG-10 matchup? Will #12 Ole Miss & Lane Kiffin be able to pull off the huge upset over #...

On this episode of The Bluebloods, Zach McKinnell recaps a wild Week 4 of College Football and gives his thoughts on some of the biggest games of the weekend. How did NC State upset the #9 Clemson Tigers on Saturday afternoon? Did #16 Arkansas make a statement with their upset win over #7 Texas A&M? Is #12 Notre Dame a real CFP contender after their dominant win over #18 Wisconsin? All this & much...

On this episode of The Bluebloods, Zach McKinnell previews Week 4 of College Football and gives his predictions for some of the biggest games of the weekend. Will Clemson be able to prove the doubters wrong with a huge road win over NC State? Can West Virginia pull off another huge upset when they travel to Norman to face Oklahoma? Can Arkansas continue their remarkable 2021 run with a Top-10 upse...