The RJ Young Show

Joey McGuire's Texas Tech and Kenny Dillingham's Arizona State could make a push for the College Football Playoff with the right recipe. Big 12 commissioner Brett Yormark believes the best way forward for the Big 12 and college football is to implement a College Football Playoff that incorporates a 5+11 format, believing multiple Big 12 teams could get in this model. --RJ gives his strong opinions...

Colorado coach Deion Sanders enters 2025 with Kaidon Salter and Jeheim Oatis looking to take the Buffaloes to their first CFP appearance after last year's nine-win season. --RJ gives his strong opinions on the biggest topics in college football, sports and entertainment every week. --Tune in live on College Football Saturday Night, Sunday Night Football, Monday Night Football, Tuesday Night Colleg...

Josh Heupel no longer has Nico Iamaleava at the helm. He's got former UCLA and Appalachian State QB Joey Aguilar running the offense. But the Vols have enough to return to the CFP with another solid year in the SEC. --RJ gives his strong opinions on the biggest topics in college football, sports and entertainment every week. --Tune in live on College Football Saturday Night, Sunday Night Football,...

Arch Manning might be the best QB Texas has had since Vince Young. With games at Ohio State and at Georgia, we'll have a chance to find out if he's the missing piece to the Longhorns' first national title in 20 years.--RJ gives his strong opinions on the biggest topics in college football, sports and entertainment every week. --Tune in live on College Football Saturday Night, Sunday Night Football...

Michigan has its work cut out for it, and no one knows that more than Sherrone Moore and Bryce Underwood. The Wolverines hope to regain their 2023 form.--RJ gives his strong opinions on the biggest topics in college football, sports and entertainment every week. --Tune in live on College Football Saturday Night, Sunday Night Football, Monday Night Football, Tuesday Night College Football Playoff r...

Ryan Day's Ohio State looks to run it back and defend its 2024 national title in 2025 with a new QB in Julian Sayin, new offensive coordinator in Brian Hartline, new defensive coordinator in Matt Patricia and new offensive line. But they've still got wide receiver Jeremiah Smith and safety Caleb Downs, and that's enough.--This is the official podcast for everything Adapt & Respond with RJ Youn...

In this episode of Adapt & Respond with RJ, he unpacks Jeremiah Smith's revealing interview with The Athletic, Steve Spurrier's criticism of Arch Manning and Dez Bryant's take on Nike losing out on Smith in a shoe deal. 00:00 to 8:49 Steve Spurrier isn't buying the Arch hype 8:49 to 19:13 Jeremiah Smith says he won't lose to Michigan again 19:13 to 29:43 Dez blasts Nike over missing Smith in a...

In this episode of Adapt & Respond with RJ, he unpacks the addition of Jim Harbaugh to a lawsuit against former Michigan offensive coordinator Matt Weiss; Texas State expects to join the Pac-12 conference and LSU might have a CFP team. 8:41 to 16:31 Jim Harbaugh has been added to a civil suit against Matt Weiss 16:31 to 24:16 Texas State expects to join the Pac-12 24:16 to 31:52 What SEC assis...

RJ unpacks the anonymous quotes provided by Athlon Sports about Ohio State and Michigan. He also discusses Bruce Feldman's feature about Arch Manning's upbringing. 00:00 t0 10:39 What coaches had to say about Ohio State anonymously 10:39 to 26:11 What coaches had to say about Michigan anonymously 18:08 to 26:11 Are Max Klare and Jelani Thurman the secret weapons at Ohio State? 26:11 to end: Cooper...

00:00 to 9:24 -- Thomas Castellanos wants Bama9:24 to 18:27 -- Oklahoma is rising18:27 to end -- Jaden O'Neal commits to Florida State --This is the official podcast for everything Adapt & Respond with RJ Young. --RJ gives his strong opinions on the biggest topics in college football, sports and entertainment every week. --Tune in live on College Football Saturday Night, Sunday Night Football,...

RJ reacts to the Oklahoma City Thunder winning its first NBA championship over the Indiana Pacers. --This is the official podcast for everything Adapt & Respond with RJ Young. --RJ gives his strong opinions on the biggest topics in college football, sports and entertainment every week. --Tune in live on College Football Saturday Night, Sunday Night Football, Monday Night Football, Tuesday Nigh...

In this episode of Adapt & Respond 00:00: 9:13 Which RB will have the best 2025: Ohio State's CJ Donaldson, Oregon's Makhi Hughes or Texas' CJ Baxter 17:22 to 27:49 Is Colorado's Kaidon Salter going to rush for 1,000 yards? 27:49 to end Is Wisconsin really suing Miami? Over a player? --This is the official podcast for everything Adapt & Respond with RJ Young. --RJ gives his strong opinions...

(0:00-9:24) Texas QB commit Dia Bell wins Elite 11 MVP(9:25-19:27) Mizzou spent $31 million on its student-athletes in 2024(19:28-26:01) Is strength of schedule that important?(26:02-end) Bret Bielema has a point about the SEC conference schedule?--This is the official YouTube channel for everything Adapt & Respond. --RJ gives his strong opinions on the biggest topics in college football, spor...

(0:00-8:54) Jeremiah Smith's little brother received an Ohio State offer?(8:55-19:07) Can 2026 Texas commit Dia Bell win Elite 11 MVP (19:08-26:25) What does Michigan transfer Jake Garcia add to the Wolverines QB room?(26:26-34:19) The Pac-12 is expanding to Texas?(34:18-end) Does Arch Manning needs to be like Vince Young for Texas to win a national title? --This is the official YouTube channel fo...

In this episode, RJ discusses five bold predictions in the Big Ten, Tennessee hosted a pair of five-star talents (12:23), will Bill Belichick's Year 1 be better than Deion Sanders' Year 1 (18:48), what will it take for Penn State to win a championship (26:16) and RJ's candidates for breakout stars at Ohio State include one defender (36:16). --This is the official YouTube channel for everything Ada...

RJ discusses Texas' win-now attitude, Deion Sanders' time away from Boulder (9:10), Nebraska's gem in Dylan Raiola (18:17) and Texas A&M's KC Concepcion as a $2.5 million WR. --This is the official YouTube channel for everything Adapt & Respond. --RJ gives his strong opinions on the biggest topics in college football, sports and entertainment every week. --Tune in live on College Football...

Nebraska ought to be headed into a magic year with Matt Rhule who has never failed to win 10 games in Year 3 at any of his previous FBS stops, including Temple and Baylor. With Dylan Raiola at QB, there's reason to believe the Huskers can win 10 games in 2025. --RJ gives his strong opinions on the biggest topics in college football, sports and entertainment every week. --Tune in live on College Fo...

Oklahoma is predicted to finish behind Auburn; Michigan is predicted to finish fourth in the Big Ten (9:50); Deion Sanders is not in Boulder (18:35); Deloitte's NIL Go will face scrutiny. --This is the official YouTube channel for everything Adapt & Respond. --RJ gives his strong opinions on the biggest topics in college football, sports and entertainment every week. --Tune in live on College...

Monday's edition of A&R begins with a discussion about Michigan and its NCAA infractions hearing, then moves to what Arkansas' 2025 might look like (9:35), the impact of House v. NCAA settled (19:36), Kevin Jennings was snubbed as notable by the Manning Passing Academy (28:53), Oregon WR Evan Stewart's apparent season-ending injury (37:03) and an anonymous assessment of Deion Sanders' Colorado...

Steve Sarkisian's Texas is the favorite to win the 2025 College Football Playoff national championship with Arch Manning at QB and (8:34) Josh Heupel's Tennessee is going through a transition year with quarterback Joey Aguilar and running back DeSean Bishop looking to lead the Vols. --This is the official YouTube channel for everything Adapt & Respond. --RJ gives his strong opinions on the big...

Georgia is baking on Gunner Stockton being the guy, but should Kirby Smart trust that? And Ohio State coach Ryan Day said he'd like to see four spots reserved for Big Ten teams in a 16-team CFP field. And In its 2025 edition of Anonymous coach speak, Athlon Sports dropped a doozy about the Sooners' head coach and what expectations must be in 2025. --This is the official YouTube channel for everyth...

RJ discusses just why the Oklahoma Sooners and Alabama Crimson Tide have two SEC foes circled on their schedules. --This is the official YouTube channel for everything Adapt & Respond. --RJ gives his strong opinions on the biggest topics in college football, sports and entertainment every week. --Tune in live on College Football Saturday Night, Sunday Night Football, Monday Night Football, Tue...

Ohio State QB Julian Sayin follows a tough act in Will Howard after Ryan Day's Buckeyes won the 2024 national championship AND Deion Sanders has made headlines once again as he defends his son and former star Colorado QB Shedeur Sanders' NFL Draft prep on Asante Samuel's podcast.--This is the official YouTube channel for everything Adapt & Respond. --RJ gives his strong opinions on the biggest...

In Monday's edition of Adapt & Respond, RJ asks is USC ready to compete in the Big Ten versus the likes of Ohio State and Michigan and is Deion Sanders' Colorado about to take a step back in 2025? --This is the official YouTube channel for everything Adapt & Respond. --RJ gives his strong opinions on the biggest topics in college football, sports and entertainment every week. --Tune in liv...

In Sunday's edition of Adapt & Respond, RJ unpacks the $40 million Illinois coach Bret Bielema claimed some programs are spending on their rosters and if Duke QB Darin Mensah is worth more to the Blue Devils than Oklahoma QB John Mateer is to the Sooners. --This is the official YouTube channel for everything Adapt & Respond. --RJ gives his strong opinions on the biggest topics in college f...