Until Saturday: A show about college football

Alabama and Georgia will meet for the second time in just more than in a month to decide the National Championship. David Ubben and Andy Staples discuss how Georgia can come up with a gameplan to give Bama a better game than they did in December. Are non-SEC fans interested in the matchup? LSU will play in the Texas Bowl on Tuesday night vs. Kansas State to wrap up the rest of SEC bowl season. Ark...

Andy Staples and Max Olson give their room temperature takes on all of the hot topics coming out of bowl season including player opt outs, Kirk Herbstreit's viral comments on college gameday, a playoff expansion bracket and more! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Happy New Year! Andy and Ari wave both goodbye to 2021, and hello to 2022, by reacting to the CFP semifinals! Was it even necessary for Alabama to throw a pass versus Cincinnati? Georgia did what they do best against Michigan, but will it be enough to challenge Alabama? Plus, Ari takes a victory lap as the stars prevailed. The guys also dive into some bowl results and discourse about overpaying co...

Sam, Jason and Max recap Oklahoma's win against Oregon in the Alamo Bowl and how cool it was to see Bob Stoops coach again. Plus, Cale Gundy's play-calling and Kennedy Brooks' performance. And, can Iowa State stay at their current competitive level, or will they fall? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mitch and Ari start out discussing just how recruiting rankings work, and how each class is scored. Then, the guys ask whether other top programs will follow Texas A&M’s NIL strategy. And, is Michigan closing the gap on Ohio State? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Andy invites The Athletic's erudite beat writers covering the College Football Playoff semifinal contests on today's show to preview New Year's Eve's biggest matchups! Alabama's scribe, Aaron Suttles, confabs with Andy about which Crimson Tide team fans can expect on Friday. Also, how will 'Bama's offense handle Cincinnati's nettlesome defense (1:00)? Scrivener for the Cincinnati Bearcats, Justin...

It's been 21 days since the college football playoff field was announced. Nicole Auerbach and Michael Felder get you back in the mood for big-time college football. First, a quick update on the Orange Bowl and Cotton Bowl COVID policies. The semi-finals will not be rescheduled if a team can't play and that team will have to forfeit. All four teams are currently on site and prepping for Friday's ga...

In a new edition of 'Dear Andy': In the future, can we expect teams with winning records to decline bowl invites because of opt-outs? Andy poses a solution that may remedy opt-out issues. Will Texas and Oklahoma soon be home to top-tier defensive prospects now that they're transitioning to the SEC? Plus, who folded first, YouTube or Disney? Andy discusses the future of streaming and sports consump...

Andy and Ari pick up where they left off in last week's bowl predictions by previewing the most exciting postseason bouts! The guys react to college football's 'thiccest' trophy awarded to the victor of the Birmingham Bowl - will Houston or Auburn have the privilege of taking home Vulcan's buns of...whatever material it's made of? Chip Kelly is OK at UCLA, right? It wouldn't hurt his cause if he a...

Max, Jason and Sam get you caught up on this week's Big 12 news. Plus, a full Big 12 bowl preview and picks! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In a special edition of The Andy Staples Show, Andy and Ari host a charity drive in support of Feeding America! To raise awareness, the guys fasted for 24 hours and in their last remaining hour recorded this show. The pair of hungry podcasters kibbitz about burping kids, recruiting careers Ari has his eyes set on, and, of course, food. If you'd like to join us in supporting Feeding America, donate...

Nicole Auerbach and Michael Felder give their takes on the latest stories in college football. Who are the most intriguing prospects in the 2022 class? The Pac-12 creates a new football alumni council which is the first of its kind. Will it help the league? Plus, bowl game storylines, flavor of the week and last call! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

David Ubben and Andy Staples discuss the latest news in the SEC including Bo Nix's transfer to Oregon and Texas A&M's recruiting class. Plus, SEC bowl preview and picks!  Mizzou vs. Army in the Armed Forces Bowl  Florida vs. UCF in the Gasparilla Bowl  Auburn vs. Houston in the Birmingham Bowl  Mississippi State vs. Texas Tech in the Liberty Bowl  South Carolina vs. North Carolina in the Duke'...

The Urban Meyer era in Jacksonville came to an abrupt, but predictable, end on Thursday morning - Andy and Ari react to Meyer's termination and contemplate whether he'll return to the college ranks. Was Meyer's tenure with the Jaguars so absurd and unpalatable that his whole career is "nuked"? If he were to land back in with a collegiate program, where would it be? The guys also chat about the shi...

On this week's episode of One True Pod, Texas Tech head coach Joey McGuire joins the show to discuss the Red Raiders' 2022 recruiting class, the first few weeks on the job in Lubbock and shares a few stories from his time at Cedar Hill High School. Plus, Sam, Jason and Max react to Steve Sarkisian's big signing day and Quinn Ewers. And, Jason dives into how Brent Venables was able to salvage the S...

Andy welcomes Texas A&M Heach Coach Jimbo Fisher to the show to discuss the #1 recruiting class in the country. Andy and Ari Wasserman have launched this year's fundraising drive. They'll be fasting for 24 consecutive hours one day next week, and they're asking for pledges to help Feeding America. Donate here: https://teamfeed.feedingamerica.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=donorDrive.participant&...

Andy welcomes Oklahoma Head Coach Brent Venables to the show! The new Sooners coach talks about his first recruiting class, his philosophy compared to his former boss Dabo Swinney and how he managed to land this class after only a few weeks on the job. Andy and Ari Wasserman have launched this year's fundraising drive. They'll be fasting for 24 consecutive hours one day next week, and they're aski...

Mitch and Ari are joined by Andy Staples to recap a wild Early Signing Day. Travis Hunter spurns FSU for Jackson State. Kiyaunta Goodwin makes a dramatic announcement. Will Texas A&M hang on to the #1 class? Billy Napier's big day. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

With National Signing Day in sight, Andy and Ari posit their insights ahead of a frenzied Wednesday. Should recruiting rankings also reflect programs that hit it big in the transfer portal? After losing both its DC and OC, are Clemson and Dabo Swinney on the cusp of not being a perennial power? Jimbo Fisher has transformed recruiting at Texas A&M, and this class should silence his skeptics. Is...

The transfer portal is loaded with experienced QBs that could help numerous programs in 2022! Spencer Rattler, Bo Nix, Dillon Gabriel, Zack Calzada and Kedon Slovis have all entered the portal. Where will they land? South Carolina and Shane Beamer quickly picked up Rattler, the former 5 star who left Oklahoma. Nicole Auerbach and Michael Felder give their take on the situation and discuss this new...

The winds of change are sweeping across Clemson, South Carolina, as Dabo Swinney and the Tigers are about to pen a new chapter in the program's history. Andy and Grace Raynor discuss the departure of Brent Venables, Tony Elliott, and Dan Radakovich from Clemson and what that portends for Dabo and company. Grace imparts her thoughts on how Venables will impact Oklahoma and Elliott on Virginia. Will...

Mitch and Ari are joined by Yahoo Sports columnist Dan Wetzel to dive into the larger discussions about college football recruiting. What is Michigan's ceiling? Can Miami keep recruits home? What is wrong with Texas? And are there any programs that are "sleeping giants"? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Andy, from Las Vegas attending the National Football Foundation Hall of Fame events, catches up with ex-Notre Dame QB and MOGL co-founder, Brandon Wimbush. But before cutting it up with Brandon, Andy, Kevin Warren, and Bob Bowlsby, among other commissioners, share their thoughts about an expanded CFP. What kinks need ironing out? Is a 12-team format more likely than an 8-team? Afterward, Brandon j...

Jason, Max and Sam recap a wild Big 12 Championship game between Baylor and Oklahoma State. Plus, Brent Venables has been named the new Oklahoma head coach. Will Lincoln Riley's departure turn out to be a good thing for the Sooners? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mitch and Ari open the show with the coaching chaos and how it affects every part of recruiting landscape. How Mario Cristobal's Oregon exit makes USC stronger, and whether he can keep elite south Florida prospects home. Plus, Brian Kelly's biggest recruiting commit is a coach. And, Billy Napier's comments about recruiting and competing with Alabama and Georgia. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/priv...