The Solid Verbal College Football

Ty and Dan walk back through a crazy Coaching Carousel and play a game of "Three Reasons Why" with next season's crop of new coaches. What is a reason that each will succeed, not succeed, and the biggest reason for concern in the short- or long-term. Follow The Solid Verbal on  Apple Podcasts ,  Spotify ,  Google Podcasts ,  Stitcher , or wherever you listen to podcasts. Watch...

Ty and Dan take a closer look at the New Year's Six bowl games and the College Football Playoff, re-evaluate their initial picks and decide which team's they'd pick against the spread. Does Cincinnati have a chance against Alabama? Is this Michigan's time to shine? What impact will bigtime opt-outs have in the Peach Bowl and Fiesta Bowl? Can Utah win its first ever trip to the Rose Bowl? Does Bayl...

Ty and Dan recap the first batch of bowl games and, at long last, analyze the big list of bowl swag being handed out to participants in this year's postseason. Plus, Danta Claus rides into town with his own brand of toys for this holiday season. Follow The Solid Verbal on  Apple Podcasts ,  Spotify ,  Google Podcasts ,  Stitcher , or wherever you listen to podcasts. Watch our v...

Ty and Dan harken back to the days of Super Mario Bros. and grade out the biggest transfers of the season -- Quinn Ewers, Spencer Rattler, Dillon Gabriel, Bo Nix, etc -- wondering which will find exciting new worlds and which will be met with uncertain doom. Follow The Solid Verbal on  Apple Podcasts ,  Spotify ,  Google Podcasts ,  Stitcher , or wherever you listen to podcasts...

Ryan Abraham (USCFootball.com / 247 Sports) joins the show to peel the curtain behind USC’s process of hiring Lincoln Riley, what the school is doing to compete behind the scenes with the big boys of the sport, and what Riley’s short and long term vision appears to be for the Trojans. Follow The Solid Verbal on  Apple Podcasts ,  Spotify ,  Google Podcasts ,  Stitcher , or wher...

Dan chats with Brandon Huffman about the biggest stories of National Signing Day, including Travis Hunter's historic flip from Florida State to Deion Sanders and Jackson State, Texas A&M's huge haul, the early reviews on new college football coaches, and much more. Enter our Bowl Confidence Pool at  PlayWinterWonders.com . Follow The Solid Verbal on  Apple Podcasts ,  Spotify ,&...

Ty and Dan take a quick look at a second batch of bowl games, including the New Year's Six and the College Football Playoff. Plus, the effect of the coaching carousel, opt-outs, and an active Transfer Portal will have on bowl season. Enter our Bowl Confidence Pool at  PlayWinterWonders.com . Follow The Solid Verbal on  Apple Podcasts ,  Spotify ,  Google Podcasts ,  Stitch...

Ty and Dan prep the Verballerhood to make its bowl picks by breaking down the first 23 games of bowl season, applying logic, analytics, culinary influences, and curious theories from East Coast Elliott along the way. Enter our Bowl Confidence Pool at  PlayWinterWonders.com . Follow The Solid Verbal on  Apple Podcasts ,  Spotify ,  Google Podcasts ,  Stitcher , or wherever...

Ty chats with Pete Sampson from The Athletic about the wildest week of Notre Dame football in over a decade, as Brian Kelly abruptly departed for LSU, and Marcus Freeman was quickly promoted to be the next head football coach for the Irish. Were there any clues that Kelly was about to leave South Bend? What did the Notre Dame coaching search really look like? Who else was considered for the job? W...

Ty and Dan react to the news that Mario Cristobal is leaving Oregon to be the next head football coach of the Miami Hurricanes. Plus, Brent Venables makes it official and goes back to Oklahoma. And a quick look at the intriguing matchups as bowl season kicks off in just over a week. Follow The Solid Verbal on  Apple Podcasts ,  Spotify ,  Google Podcasts ,  Stitcher , or wherev...

Ty and Dan react to Cincinnati's historic run into the College Football Playoff, Alabama's thrashing of Georgia, Michigan's domination of Iowa, Oklahoma State and Baylor's nailbiter, and of course, Kenny Pickett's fake slide in Pitt's victory over Wake Forest. Plus, with the Playoff field set, what does the future hold for college football's final four, and what does it mean for the schools that w...

Ty and Dan react to the news that Notre Dame will be promoting Marcus Freeman from defensive coordinator to head coach of the Fighting Irish and retaining the services of Tommy Rees to run the offense. And, ESPN's Bill Connelly stops by and offers his thoughts on the underappreciated Georgia offense, the formula for Iowa upsetting Michigan, Oklahoma State's progress report, and evaluating coaching...

Ty and Dan react to the stunning news that LSU hired Brian Kelly and that Lincoln Riley was leaving for USC. Where does this leave Notre Dame and Oklahoma, and what happens next in the silly season of the coaching carousel. Plus, a mega-preview of conference championship games, as Georgia and Alabama do battle in Atlanta, Oklahoma State looks to seal its playoff deal, Michigan hopes to avoid a let...

Ty and Dan catch their breath after an exhilirating Rivalry Week, as Jim Harbaugh finally got the monkey off his back and knocked off Ohio State, Alabama survived in quadruple overtime in the Iron Bowl, and Bedlam lived up to its name with Oklahoma State edging out the Sooners. Plus, Cincinnati stayed on course for the College Football Playoff, Iowa scooped up the Big Ten West, Wake Forest complet...

Ty and Dan discuss the news of the week, from Cincinnati's ascension to No. 4 in the latest College Football Playoff rankings to James Franklin's new 10-year contract. Plus, a special Black Friday Q&A segment, answering questions from the Patreon community. Follow The Solid Verbal on  Apple Podcasts ,  Spotify ,  Google Podcasts ,  Stitcher , or wherever you listen to podca...

Ty and Dan bask in the excitement over the biggest Ohio State vs. Michigan game in years, debate the outcome of a monumental Bedlam Game between Oklahoma and Oklahoma State, and wonder how the Territorial Cup went missing for 80 years. Plus, a breakdown of all the notable rivalry games in Week 13, including Florida State's trip to Gainesville, a Nix-less Iron Bowl, a meaningful Platypus Cup, the A...

Ty and Dan react to an eventful Week 12 in college football, as the Utah Utes dominated the No. 3 Oregon Ducks, Ohio State blew the doors off Michigan State, and Alabama's closer-than-expected win over Arkansas. Plus, Clemson's improbable ACC title run, Cincinnati's style points, Oklahoma's clunker, South Carolina's "Tommy Boy" car, Penn State's Canadian savior, Stanford's $9 million discussion, a...

Ty and Dan chat with Bruce Feldman of The Athletic and Fox Sports about the chaotic state of affairs in the coaching ranks, with high-profile openings at six Power 5 programs. Is there any truth to the rumors that Lincoln Riley might leave Oklahoma for LSU? Would Dave Aranda bolt from Baylor to lead the USC Trojans? Is Sonny Dykes a lock for the TCU job? Which coaches make the most sense at Washin...

Ty and Dan step through a loaded Week 12, as the Oregon Ducks take their playoff hopes on the road to Utah, Ohio State prepares for a two-week stint against Michigan schools, and Cincinnati gears up for a potential thriller with SMU. Plus, a Vegas-knows-something game between Baylor and Kansas State, the quiet march of Oklahoma State, the search for USC's Tracy Chapman against UCLA, Iowa State's D...

Ty and Dan react to Baylor's win over Oklahoma and the emergence of Salty Lincoln Riley as a college football character. Plus, Ohio State's destruction of upset-minded Purdue, Michigan's big road W against Penn State, Georgia's pseudo-crockpotting of Tennessee, Florida State's triumph over Miami, and Oregon's victory in a late night crappy camera game. And, Kansas snaps its conference losing strea...

Ty and Dan are joined by Ari Wasserman of The Athletic to react to the latest batch of rankings from the College Football Playoff Committee. What's the logic for putting Michigan ahead of Michigan State? Can Purdue knock off Ohio State, and what happens if it does? And what does the future of the sport's postseason look like? Is there a way to solve the competitive imbalance? Enter for your chance...

Ty and Dan prep for Week 11, as Baylor looks to knock off Oklahoma, Tennessee tries to shock the world, and Purdue attempts a third magical upset when it travels to Columbus. Plus, the Battle of the Daves in the ACC, the little bit of Nebraska in Miami, the tenuous coaching situation at Washington, and the potential for more chaos on a St. Bernard Saturday. Enter for your chance to win a Robert Gr...

Ty and Dan react to Purdue knocking off another top five team, the seeming end of Wake Forest's playoff run, close calls for Alabama, Ohio State, and Cincinnati, and the thrilling emergence of Chandler Morris at TCU. Plus, Illinois with another curious upset of a Big Ten foe, Josh Heupel gets a signature win in his first season at Tennessee, Oregon almost runs it up against Washington, the possibl...

Ty and Dan break down the first round of College Football Playoff rankings with ESPN's Bill Connelly. What did the committee get right and wrong in its first attempt? Did Cincinnati really get screwed? How seriously should we take Wake Forest at No. 9? Is Georgia really as infallible as it's looked thus far? And what is the ultimate chaos scenario? Plus, what happened at TCU that led to Gary Patte...

Ty and Dan pop the hood on college football's Week 10, featuring big road matchups for Michigan State, Oregon, Wake Forest, and of course, the UTSA Roadrunners. Plus, the legitimacy of the Calzada Armada, the next chapter in the Scott Frost saga, Penn States letdown-lookahead-revenge matchup, a fun contest between Tennessee and Kentucky, and more on the end of the Gary Patterson era at TCU. Enter...