The College Football Chaps

While the season may be over, college football news stops for no-one. So on this episode the Chaps talk over what has been grabbing the headlines during February, including... Co-ordinators jumping ship for big money. Is this sustainable as a revenue sharing model comes into view? Is Matt Rhule right about cancelling his public Spring practice? Are expectations for Arch Manning wholly unrealistic?...

On this episode we catch up with our good friend John T Edge, author and host of the excellent TV show, True South. We chat about his recent trip to the UK, his highlights and favourite foods from the trip What chance a True South international special? How well Texas and Oklahoma fits into "Southern" culture The place that the humble hotdog holds in American culture Some of John T's favourite per...

On this episode, the Chaps preview the 2024 season National Championhip game between THE Ohio State Buckeyes and the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. We talk.... Is Ryan Day & Ohio State exonerated now that they have made it to a Championship game? Or do they still have to win it? Despite Chip Kelly’s excellent record with Oregon, he has never won a National Championship. Arguably that Ducks team wa...

Happy New Year to all our listeners! On this first episode of 2025 we chat.... Round up of FCS Championshio game between NDSU & Montana State. Now at CFB PlayOff semi final stage, has the 12 teams playoff format left us with the best 4 teams in CFB?  The positive impact of the CFB Playoff on Bowl game TV viewing figures Final 4: Texas v Ohio State & Penn State v ND previews Our Predictions...

On this special episode we sit down with Buffalo Bulls Head Coach, Pete Lambo. During our discussion we talk about.... How important playing in a bowl game is to the Bulls program Taking over an underachieving program which has underperformed & expectations at the start of the season?  What lessons he took from coaching  in the MAC in his first stint at Ball State that helped prepare for the B...

It's time for our College Chaps Christmas special and who better to share this episode with than our old friend and "4th Chap" Laura Rutledge. On this episode we talk.... Our highlights of a truly exceptional college football season Look forward to the first round of Playoffs & which games we are most looking forward to In a season of college football chaos will there be more shocks in the pla...

On this podcast the Chaps celebrate 200 episodes & look forward to a weekend of conference championship games, SEC Championship game : who wins? What happens to the loser in the rankings? How should Conference Championship games impact the rankings? Has the BIGXII been the most entertaining conference to watch this year? Thanks for tuning in to the College Chaps Podcast - the United Kingdom's...

On this episode during Thanksgiving, the Chaps give thanks for a truly fantastci and chaotic football season.  We talk... who will make it to the Conference of Chaos Championship game in Dallas? can USC spoil the Irish run into the Play offs? What to make of the SEC and who will win in the Texas v Aggies game to book a place in Atlanta? BIG10 - is it a done deal? Thanks for tuning in to the Colleg...

On this episode we talk with our guest, Chris Gordy of the Locked on SEC podcast about the events across the SEC and the impct these are having on the College Football Playoff rankings. On this epiosde we talk, What does the playoff committee do with Georgia & Tennessee this week? Is Brian Kelly on the hotseat in Baton Rouge? At this stage who makes it to the SEC Championship game...but first...

The Beautiful Chaos of College football edition In this episode the Chaps discuss...  The importance ofTulane & Navy game in relation to the AAC Championship game (with Army having a bye week) Chaos in the ACC with Miami losing and SMU on track for a Conference Championship appearance Ole Miss and Alabama back in the running with defeats of Georgia & LSU A Texas v Texas A&M end of seas...

It's Bonfire night in the UK, the US General Election & the first week of CFB Play Off rankings, so on this podcast.... what is happening at USC? Where did it go wrong? Is Lincoln Reilly to blame? Rankings will be out shortly (after we recorded) : who must be in/ who's stock is going to fall?/what about the irish? Tix under $20 is back plus..... Tix with unlimited funds makes its debut! Thanks...

On this episode the Chaps talk about the chaos of the college football season this far, Only ten unbeaten teams remain : Oregon, Penn State, Miami, Iowa State, BYU, Indiana, Army, Navy, Pitt & Liberty (plus 2 others) highlighting the changing face of college football - good or bad? Texas A&M sit atop the SEC, game against LSU this weekend is huge. Imagine a situation where TAMU is still to...

On this episode it's just the Chaps, but who better to look forward to the season's biggest game in Austin this weekend, but also Texas v Georgia preview how good a job Curt Cignetti is doing in Indiana our Group of 5 watch continues - its a fantastic chaos of a race for a play off spot Tickets under Twenty! Thanks for tuning in to the College Chaps Podcast - the United Kingdom's original and stil...

On this episode the Chaps speak with special guest, The Show Pony - Chris Childers from The Full Ride Show on Sirius XM College Sports Radio. On this episode the Chaps talk,  From heroes to zeros : Bama beats Georgia, Vandy beats Bama - college football is in chaos! Vandy fans march the goalposts down Broadway - why we love college football! Red River preview Ohio State @ Oregon preview and what t...

On this epsiode we meet up with our good buddy Chris Marler from the 4th & Wrong podcast, Locked On South Carolina, 1045ESPN Louisiana & Cover Crimson (he is a busy guy!) to talk... Alabama v Georgia : did we experience the best college football game ever?  What did we learn about the Tide & the Dawgs? UNLV are ranked! Are they a better team with their QB2? Lane Kiffin is under pressur...

On this episode the Chaps talk with Saturday Down South's Connor O'Gara to talk... what benching Jackson Arnold means for the Sooners playoff chances what on earth is happening in Auburn Are Mack Brown's days numbered in Chapel Hill Georgia v Alabama preview Group of 5 prospects and play off contenders Tix under $20 is back and chaotic....  Thanks for tuning in to the College Chaps Podcast - the U...

On this episode the Chaps have the honor of speaking with Lieutenant Gneral Rich Clark who is also the Executive Director of the College Football Play Off Committee. On this episode the Chaps talk to Rich about... His time as an Air Force pilot and being involved in fly overs at college football games His hugely successful time at Air Force Academy football  Could a service academy repeat that fea...

On this episode its week 3, so the Chaps ask What have we learned so far?  How have the Conferences fared so far?  Who are the teams contending : Texas, Georgia, Ohio State? Teams pretending : Oregon, Michigan? Is Nebraska back? Is Tennessee a contender? What about Miami? The Bill O’Brien effect in Chestnut Hill….. Time for Tix under $20! Thanks for tuning in to the College Chaps Podcast - the Uni...

On this episode the Chaps are joined by Next Round Live's Auburn & Alabama reporter, Emily Grace McWhorter. We talk, Key takeaways from Auburn, Alabama fall camps What does an acceptable season for the Tigers look like? Tigers confidence that PaytonThorne can step up to the next level Can Auburn be a play off team? Changes at Alabama under new head coach, Kalen DeBoer How will the Alabama defe...

With just a week until the Kansas Jayhawks kick off the 2024 season, the Chaps sit down with Head Coach, Lance Leipold to talk his thoughts and desires about playing Kansas Jathawks games internationally the new faciiities being built in Lawrence and the challenges this brings in 2024 how his time coaching in the MAC at Buffalo prepared him for a job in the BIG XII the challenges ahead this season...

On this episode the Chaps have the remarkable opportunity to chat with the head coach of the Sewanee Tigers, Andy McCollum. In what is a hugely motivational episode the Chaps talk to Coach about, what led him to Sewanee to take charge of Tigers football Coach McCollum's hopes and expectations for the new season After 43 years coaching, what motivates Coach to continue into the new season What succ...

On this episode The Chaps talk to author, Colby Newton about his latest book "SEC Football: How a regional league became a national obsession". We chat with Colby about, how the idea for the book came about how conference expansion made the SEC more popular what might the next 30 years look like for the SEC the impact of recruiting on the growth of the league sliding door moments that changed the...

It's been a few weeks since the Chaps last caught up so with less than 4 weeks to go until the season starts, the Chaps chat about.. media days round up who is likely to be the dark horse for the season and unexpectedly secure a CFB Playoff spot? who is being overhyped? which teams schedule is likely to put its head coach on the hot seat? who is good enough to win the Natty? Thanks for tuning in t...

It's officially talkin' season and on this episode the Chaps talk with special guest Andy Staples to discuss... Texas & Oklahoma join the SEC! Breath of fresh air for the conference or tough year ahead for the rookies? What are we most excited about for the new season ahead? We appoint a new CFB commissioner - what should be his opening season kick off game? Which program is flying under the r...

On this episode the Chaps have the opportunity to sit down and chat with Mountain West Commissioner, Gloria Nevarez. We talk..... The Commissioner's thoughts on the demise of the PAC 12 What its like to be only the seond woman to lead a FBS conference Will the Mountain West formalise its football arrangements with Washington State & Oregon State? The Commisioner's view on further conference re...