The Next Round

Which SEC football teams are headed for a shocking upset in 2026? On Episode 5 of The Connor O’Gara Show, Connor is joined by Ryan Brown to make bold SEC preseason predictions and identify the potential trap games that could turn the College Football Playoff race upside down. Could Florida stun Ole Miss in Gainesville one week after the Rebels’ emotional showdown with LSU? Can Texas A&M walk into...

Hottest seats in college football Mario Cristobal speaks at ACC Media Days PLUS, LT's Trash presented by Bud Light! SUBSCRIBE: @NextRoundLive - youtube.com/@nextroundlive @TNRClips - youtube.com/@TNRClips FOLLOW TNR ON SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/7zlofzLZht7dYxjNcBNpWN FOLLOW TNR ON APPLE PODCASTS: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-next-round/id1797862560 WEBSITE: https://nextro...

Is it a good sign the Auburn Tigers are considered by one organization that Auburn Football is the “Best of the Worst Teams” in college football? Ole Miss Men's Basketball Head Coach Chris Beard joins the show! PLUS, our daily 4 Downs presented by Central Alabama Asphalt! SUBSCRIBE: @NextRoundLive - youtube.com/@nextroundlive @TNRClips - youtube.com/@TNRClips FOLLOW TNR ON SPOTIFY: https://open.sp...

Have we finally found crazier fans than the SEC? Argentina pulls off incredible comeback to beat England The ACC is holding their Football Media Days: QBs and Hot Seat Coaches. PLUS, Tyler's Viewing Menu presented by Michelson Laser Vision! SUBSCRIBE: @NextRoundLive - youtube.com/@nextroundlive @TNRClips - youtube.com/@TNRClips FOLLOW TNR ON SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/7zlofzLZht7dYxjNc...

Daylight savings going away? Joel Klatt said WHAT?!? Our daily 4 Downs presented by Central Alabama Asphalt! College Football program valuations LT's Trash presented by Bud Light! SUBSCRIBE: @NextRoundLive - youtube.com/@nextroundlive @TNRClips - youtube.com/@TNRClips FOLLOW TNR ON SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/7zlofzLZht7dYxjNcBNpWN FOLLOW TNR ON APPLE PODCASTS: https://podcasts.apple.co...

Florida State Men's Basketball Head Coach Luke Loucks joins the show! Auburn Men's Basketball Head Coach Steven Pearl joins the show! Auburn Football groundbreaking NIL SUBSCRIBE: @NextRoundLive - youtube.com/@nextroundlive @TNRClips - youtube.com/@TNRClips FOLLOW TNR ON SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/7zlofzLZht7dYxjNcBNpWN FOLLOW TNR ON APPLE PODCASTS: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas...

AL shuts out NL in MLB All-Star Game Your Five New Head Coaches with the best chance to make the College Football Playoffs. ACC announces new tiebreaker procedure Will Michigan go after another member of the Alabama athletic department? 40-in-40 countdown: #33 Illinois SUBSCRIBE: @NextRoundLive - youtube.com/@nextroundlive @TNRClips - youtube.com/@TNRClips FOLLOW TNR ON SPOTIFY: https://open.spoti...

The best SEC college football tour for 2026. Final verdict on LSU Tigers and Notre Dame Fighting Irish head coach Brian Kelly. Is this the week we find out we never have to change our clocks again? PLUS, LT's Trash presented by Bud Light! SUBSCRIBE: @NextRoundLive - youtube.com/@nextroundlive @TNRClips - youtube.com/@TNRClips FOLLOW TNR ON SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/7zlofzLZht7dYxjNcBN...

Best MLB home run derby ever? World Cup semis Norway welcomed home after World Cup run SEC Media Days attendees announced 40-in-40 countdown: #34 Boise State PLUS, our daily 4 Downs presented by Central Alabama Asphalt! SUBSCRIBE: @NextRoundLive - youtube.com/@nextroundlive @TNRClips - youtube.com/@TNRClips FOLLOW TNR ON SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/7zlofzLZht7dYxjNcBNpWN FOLLOW TNR ON A...

Who are the Five Biggest Villains in College Football head coaching? Forester's trip to Chicago PLUS, Tyler's Viewing Menu presented by Michelson Laser Vision! SUBSCRIBE: @NextRoundLive - youtube.com/@nextroundlive @TNRClips - youtube.com/@TNRClips FOLLOW TNR ON SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/7zlofzLZht7dYxjNcBNpWN FOLLOW TNR ON APPLE PODCASTS: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-nex...

Can Alabama football overcome one of the youngest offenses in the country and compete for the 2026 SEC Championship? On this episode of Last Call, former Alabama national championship quarterback Jake Coker joins Mick Gillispie at The Next Round studios to break down the biggest storylines surrounding the 2026 SEC football season. The guys examine BetMGM’s SEC Championship odds, with Texas and Geo...

The Alabama Crimson Tide is recruiting quarterbacks at a very high rate with third commitment in this signing class which gives them five redshirt freshman or younger QBs. How many is too many QBs Alabama Football? ESPN’s Chris Low calls Auburn Tigers QB Byrum Brown one of the biggest impact transfers in all of college football. Former Alabama and Detroit Lions DB Terrion Arnold is working out for...

Our College Football 40-in-40 continues: TCU Horned Frogs Most Famous Alumni from Different Schools Sonny Dykes on opening the season in Ireland vs. North Carolina World Cup Semifinal Previews PLUS, our daily 4 Downs presented by Central Alabama Asphalt! SUBSCRIBE: @NextRoundLive - youtube.com/@nextroundlive @TNRClips - youtube.com/@TNRClips FOLLOW TNR ON SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/7zl...

The Alabama Crimson Tide is recruiting quarterbacks at a very high rate with third commitment in this signing class which gives them five redshirt freshman or younger QBs. How many is too many QBs Alabama Football? Is LSU Tigers Head Coach Lane Kiffin’s spending coming to a screeching halt or just getting started? The LSU Governor is back involved in LSU Football. PLUS, Tyler's Viewing Menu presen...

Every SEC football team landed inside the Top 20 toughest schedules in college football — but where do the Alabama Crimson Tide and Auburn Tigers rank? On today’s live edition of The Next Round, we break down the brutal SEC football schedule landscape and debate which teams have the toughest road to the College Football Playoff. Plus, our annual 40-in-40 College Football Countdown continues as we...

Is Alabama head coach Kalen DeBoer being seriously disrespected in the national college football coaching rankings? On this episode of The Connor O’Gara Show, Connor is joined by Lance Taylor of The Next Round for a wide-ranging conversation covering Alabama football, SEC coaching rankings, terrible sports predictions, unexpected career turns and some unbelievable personal stories. Connor and Lanc...

DJ Lagway on his time at Florida Notre Dame and Wisconsin reveal uniforms for Lambeau game PLUS, LT's Trash presented by Bud Light! SUBSCRIBE: @NextRoundLive - youtube.com/@nextroundlive @TNRClips - youtube.com/@TNRClips FOLLOW TNR ON SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/7zlofzLZht7dYxjNcBNpWN FOLLOW TNR ON APPLE PODCASTS: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-next-round/id1797862560 WEBSITE...

Alabama football has a new name generating serious Heisman Trophy buzz: quarterback Keelon Russell. On today’s live edition of The Next Round, we break down why Russell is being mentioned as one of the top dark-horse Heisman candidates entering the 2026 college football season. Can the highly touted Alabama quarterback win the starting job over Austin Mack in Kalen DeBoer’s offense? If Russell bec...

Jim Dunaway CALLS OUT critics questioning Kalen DeBoer’s recruiting at Alabama. Is the concern overblown, or does DeBoer still have something to prove as he continues building the Crimson Tide roster? Darian Mensah's unique NIL deal Scott Satterfield on the letter of inquiry about Brendan Sorsby 40-in-40 countdown: #37 Virginia PLUS, Tyler's Viewing Menu presented by Michelson Laser Vision! SUBSCR...

When will Alex Golesh and the Auburn Tigers finally beat the Alabama Crimson Tide? We make our projections for the future of the Iron Bowl and debate how quickly Golesh can turn Auburn football into a legitimate threat to Alabama. Former Alabama and NFL offensive lineman Mike Johnson joins the show Deion Sanders on opting out of the EA Sports College Football game Tyler Tolbert makes MLB history P...

Best college football games since 2000 Texas Tech Head Coach Joey McGuire speaks at Big 12 Media Days Did the Big 12 get fleeced by Monster Energy? PLUS, our daily 4 Downs presented by Central Alabama Asphalt! SUBSCRIBE: @NextRoundLive - youtube.com/@nextroundlive @TNRClips - youtube.com/@TNRClips FOLLOW TNR ON SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/7zlofzLZht7dYxjNcBNpWN FOLLOW TNR ON APPLE PODCA...

Argentina's crazy World Cup comeback win against Egypt and our producer Tyler's experience at the game Alabama basketball also received a major boost when highly ranked point guard Anderson Diaz reclassified from the 2027 recruiting class and announced that he will join Nate Oats and the Crimson Tide for the upcoming season. What will the ESPN100 prospect bring to Tuscaloosa, and can Diaz help Ala...

What are the greatest college football games of the 21st century? The Next Round revisits the unforgettable finishes, legendary performances, rivalry classics and national championship showdowns that helped define modern college football. Our daily 4 Downs presented by Central Alabama Asphalt! PLUS, LT's Trash presented by Bud Light! SUBSCRIBE: @NextRoundLive - youtube.com/@nextroundlive @TNRClips...

Big 12 Media Days are underway. Which teams, coaches and players deserve more national respect? We break down the biggest storylines from around the conference and discuss the programs being overlooked heading into the season. We also identify the teams entering the 2026 college football season on serious upset alert. Which highly ranked contenders could be vulnerable, and which underdogs are capa...

The United States Men’s National Team’s World Cup run is over after a disappointing loss to Belgium. What went wrong for the USMNT, how should this tournament be evaluated, and where does American soccer go from here? LT's top 25 teams in college football 40-in-40 #39 NC State PLUS, the Viewing Menu presented by Michelson Laser Vision! SUBSCRIBE: @NextRoundLive - youtube.com/@nextroundlive @TNRCli...