Until Saturday: A show about college football

Andy is back from Indianapolis, and he discusses coming around on the possibility of Anthony Richardson as a top-10 pick. Plus, he and Ari wrap up all the best performances and best stories from the Combine. The guys also discuss Alabama Nick Saban's comments to Sports Illustrated's Ross Dellenger about the SEC's new scheduling model. Saban said the league will give the Crimson Tide Auburn, Tennes...

Andy and Scott Dochterman discuss Lukas Van Ness, and the meteoric rise in his draft stock, and other Iowa prospects in Indianapolis at the Combine. Will Van Ness be picked in the top-half of the first round? Who else are the guys excited to see workout? Is the era of re-signing RBs long gone? Plus, when in Indy, eat the shrimp cocktail. Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/BMqH9MC04f8 Follow Andy o...

Nicole Auerbach is back with The Athletic's CJ Moore for a special edition of Power Auer! Power Five: Alabama has clinched the SEC regular season championship Marquette wins first Big East Title and Shaka Smart's first regular season championship Bill Self has won 17 titles in 20 years, an incredible accomplishment Conference tourneys underway — most intriguing? Bubble breakdown Plus, other title...

Mitch, Ari, and Austin Meek, The Athletic's Michigan beat writer, thoroughly examine Michigan's recruiting under Jim Harbaugh. Is Harbaugh an elite recruiter? Is the program's footprint, especially in Ohio, deep enough? How can the Wolverines improve in the talent acquisition and development? Follow Mitch on Twitter: @MitchLight Follow Ari on Twitter: @AriWasserman Follow Austin on Twitter: @byAus...

Andy and The Athletic's Josh Kendall react to Jalen Carter, a potential No. 1 overall pick in the 2023 NFL Draft, facing charges in his alleged connection to a fatal car crash that took the lives of Devin Wilcock and Chandler LeCroy, Carter's teammate and a UGA staff member. How could this potentially impact Carter's future? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Live from Indianapolis at the NFL Combine, Andy and The Athletic's Nick Baumgardner sit down to chat about the top QBs who will be working out in Indy. What areas can CJ Stroud, Will Levis, and Anthony Richardson improve in? Has Andy finally conceded his stance on Anthony Richardson's draft position; will he be picked in the top-15? Plus, the guys discuss Michigan and Michigan State's offseason, a...

Nicole Auerbach and Chris Vannini have their weekly cocktail of college football topics. Power 5:  1. Florida State is unhappy with ACC financials 2. Is Apple+ a player in Pac-12 media rights?  3. Are clock changes coming to college football?  4. NCAA infractions updates  5. Florida loses three assistants to the NFL right before spring ball Happy Hour: -This. Is. March. We’re a football podcast, b...

Andy and Ari answer your questions! First, a reader wonders why the ACC doesn't try to expand by grabbing a piece of the Big 12 or Pac-12. Later, a reader asks Ari to rank the SEC schools based on recruiting potential. Lastly, we dive into a wedding inspired Random Ranking. Watch the episode on YouTube: https://youtube.com/live/psfjnk2FTcI Follow Andy on Twitter: @Andy_Staples Follow Ari on Twitte...

There's only one way we can possible start combine week around these parts...a big blowout with the Prospects to Pros crew! Andy, Dane and Lance Zierlein of NFL.com preview the week ahead in Indianapolis on this episode of The Athletic Football Show. Subscribe to the TAFS YouTube Channel! - https://www.youtube.com/@athleticfootballshow 3:53 Quarterbacks 11:23 Edge rushers 19:09 Offensive linemen 2...

The Athletic's Texpert Sam Khan Jr. joins Andy and Ari to talk about his story on Texas and Texas A&M preparing to resume their rivalry when Texas joins the SEC in 2024. The guys also check in with Sam on the current states of the Aggies and Longhorns. Bobby Petrino has joined Texas A&M as the offensive coordinator, but will that help the Aggies rebound from a disastrous season? Meanwhile,...

Mitch and Ari discuss if there's an emerging trend of college coaches jumping to the NFL. Is this merely anecdotal or is there data to back this up? Then the pair examine which programs had the biggest jumps or drops in recruiting ranking from 2022 to 2023. Mitch and Ari field mailbag questions, including a submission about if recruiting is beginning to adopt on a 'Moneyball'-esque ideology. And,...

Head coach of the South Carolina Gamecocks Shane Beamer drops by the show to catch up with Andy and Ari. Shane and the guys discuss 5-star Nyckoles Harbor's recruitment to South Carolina, and what the freaky athletic talent brings to the program. The triumvirate also kibbitz about Spencer Rattler and his development, the highs of 2022, the Notre Dame bowl game, and, of course, a jaunty round of 'W...

Why would college football want to shorten its games? Andy and Ari detail the reasons behind the potential rule changes that would condense the action on the field. With NIL, the 12-team CFP, and now this possible time-saving move all happening so quick, is it possible that the sport is changing too much? Will we, as fans, eventually miss out on what makes this sport so quirky and special to us? P...

Who will take over for Stetson Bennett at Georgia? Who is QB1 at Ohio State? What will Coach Prime's team look like at Colorado? Does Arch Manning have a chance to start as a freshman, or has Quinn Ewers locked up the job for 2023? Can Brent Venables resurrect Oklahoma's defense? And more questions that Andy and Ari hope spring practice will answer as we get ready for a 2023 college football seaso...

Andy and Ari discuss a listener's question about the bigger-picture ramifications of the Notre Dame offensive coordinator situation. The guys also discuss Big 12 commissioner Brett Yormark's comments this week on Jon Wilner and John Canzano's podcast. Later, Andy and Ari randomly rank discontinued fast food items. Watch the episode on YouTube: https://youtube.com/live/5KyAV0bbd6Q Follow Andy on Tw...

Kalen DeBoer and Washington are demonstrating trademark signs of being competent identifiers of QB talent. Could Austin Mack, who just reclassified to the class 2023, solidify this characteristic of the program? Is South Carolina beginning to gain ground against Clemson in their backyard recruiting battle? Also, was Clemson's rise because of the Gamecocks' downfall? Mitch and Ari discuss Penn Stat...

The Athletic's Scott Dochterman joins Andy and Ari to discuss The Drive For 325 (also known as the 2023 Iowa football season). Can Brian Ferentz hit the magic number? The guys also try to assign annual rivals for the new version of the Big Ten. After doing the SEC earlier this week, Andy is now fully committed to scheduling as a pure ratings grab. So does that mean USC gets Ohio State AND Michigan...

Nicole Auerbach and Chris Vannini have their weekly cocktail of college football hot topics.  Power Five:  1. Mike Bobo is back as Georgia OC after Monken departs for NFL 2. Pac-12 makes statement on realignment  3. George Kliavkoff visits SMU and Chris was there 4. Oklahoma/Texas official to SEC in 2024 5. Longtime OL coach Harry Heistand retires at Notre Dame Happy Hour: -2024 is going to be a n...

The Athletic's Seth Emerson joins Andy and Ari to debate how the fixed opponents should be distributed across the new SEC schedule. We all know the Iron Bowl and the World's Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party are staying, but where does everyone fit? Follow Andy on Twitter: @Andy_Staples Follow Ari on Twitter: @AriWasserman Follow Seth on Twitter: @SethWEmerson ----------------------------------------...

Andy and Ari discuss whether a late defensive holding penalty cost the Eagles a title. Is this the most controversial pass coverage judgement call in a final game since the Miami-Ohio State Fiesta Bowl? The guys also mourn the fact that the next football game that counts will be in Week Zero -- more than seven months from now. Plus, which commercials hit? And how long will Ari complain about every...

Realignment is a never-ending, never-dull topic that Andy, Ari, and Max hit on today. The Big 12 agreed to part ways with Texas and Oklahoma early paving the way for the new-look SEC in 2024. What all did OU and UT give up in order for them to hit the backdoor early, and why are they leaving a year 'Sooner'? What will scheduling look like, not only in the conference as whole, but for Texas and Okl...

Jesse Temple, The Athletic's sage of Wisconsin athletics, joins Mitch and Ari in discussing Luke Fickell's and Wisconsin's future, which is inextricably tied to its recruiting class, including the program's top-15 transfer portal ranking. Are Fickell and new OC Phil Longo changing Wisconsin altogether or building upon existing traits? How will QB Tanner Mordecai and future Badgers signal-callers b...

Nicole Auerbach and Chris Vannini have their weekly cocktail of college football hot topics. Power Five: 1. Miami hires Lance Guidry as DC & still needs OC 2. Alabama hires Tommy Rees (OC) and Kevin Steele (DC) 3. Iowa OC Brian Ferentz will remain on staff 4. Northwestern will play Iowa at Wrigley Field on Nov. 4 5. An update on Texas & OU's jump to the SEC Happy Hour: -Nicole is genuinely...

Pete Sampson of The Athletic joins Andy and Ari to discuss the state of Notre Dame football heading into Marcus Freeman's second spring practice. As we record, the Fighting Irish still need an offensive coordinator to replace Tommy Rees. But they have a new QB1 in Sam Hartman who is happily deadlifting away. Can Notre Dame make a jump in Freeman's Year 2? What does Rees bring to Alabama? Pete give...

Andy and Ari discuss the big Jaden Rashada recruiting story they both worked on. How did the story come to be? How did those numbers get so huge? Also, what does this mean now for Rashada, Miami and Florida? The guys also discuss Gator commit, DJ Lagway, and how the culmination of these two factors may affect how we view Florida. Watch the episode on YouTube: https://youtube.com/live/l6WpqtRifJ4 F...