Until Saturday: A show about college football

Andy and The Athletic's "Texpert" Sam Khan Jr. thumb through the Big 12 Media Days storylines. What singular question was Big 12 commissioner Bob Bowlsby peppered with at the start of media days? What was Steve Sarkisian's response to questions along the line of "what has cursed Texas and how can it be remedied'? Who will start at QB for the Longhorns? Should Oklahoma lose an opening-round playoff...

Andy welcomes North Carolina head football coach Mack Brown to the show! Mack discusses the Tar Heels' early-season challenges and the meaning of "R.S.P." (1:00). Can Sam Howell lead UNC to a playoff berth? Coach Brown recounts recruiting the 20-year-old North Carolina native and converses about the squad's offense (8:30). How did Brown's television career lend itself to improving his coaching abi...

Nicole welcomes Matt Brown to the show. Matt is the publisher of 'Extra Points', a newsletter covering the off the field stuff that shapes college sports. How much effort will college athletes have to put into creating their own brand now that they can sell their name, image & likeness? Plus, last calls!  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Fresh off their vacations, Andy and Ari are back in action and with media days in their sights, the guys each pose a question that they'd ask at each conference's media day. Which non-Clemson ACC team is ready to carry some weight? What's a better outcome for Michigan: a season with a winning record, or a year where the team beats Ohio State but is .500 at best? Coach Sark, in your eyes, what's he...

Andy and the (Nittany) lion of Penn State coverage for The Athletic, Audrey Snyder, joins the show to preview PSU's 2021 season. Was 2020 the most bizarre and inauspicious campaign in school history? What can Penn St. fans expect from Mike Yurcich's offense? How will Sean Clifford and the club's skill position players be utilized this year? Which defense position is deepest for James Franklin's cr...

Can you feel it, Mr. Krabs? There are only seven-ish weeks until the 2021 College Football season is here, and though kickoff still seems so far away, Andy and Ari try mollifying this sense of longing by going over 2021 win totals. Just as Ari's about to make my life easy by dropping a magma-hot take, he freezes it quicker than Han Solo in Carbonite by spinning a preface to his opinion, but then h...

Nicole Auerbach and Michael Felder continue their discussion about how programs today compare to what they were in the 90's. The conversation resumes with Pac-12 teams, transitions into the SEC and concludes with some group of 5 programs. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Name, image and likeness is here! Andy and The Athletic's Bruce Feldman react to NIL's maiden voyage and hone in on deals and brands by athletes that are already turning heads. Is Cameo a potential goldmine for athletes? Andy and Bruce unearth some gems in Cameo's Rolodex of celebrities and athletes and decide whether these stars are over- or undercharging for their services. Lastly, under what ci...

Andy and The Athletic's Max Olson jump into the transfer portal discourse like they're at Apertuer Science, Inc. (#thecakeisalie)! The guys outline the criteria used to rank the transfer portal stakeholders and highlight the Tennessee-to-Oklahoma move. Which SEC school's offense projects to take a huge leap forward in 2021 because of the portal? Which transfer quarterback will have the most impact...

Nicole Auerbach and Michael Felder discuss which college football programs are for the better or for the worse compared to what they were in the 1990's. Plus, last call! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In light of the NCAA investigating allegations about Arizona State hosting recruits during the 15-month non-contact period, Andy and Ari frame just how reprehensible ASU's actions were and how it offended other football programs. What will happen next with the team? The guys then channel their inner Dr. Derek Shepherd and attempt to reprogram college football fans' brains to recognize what is/isn'...

Andy and The Athletic's Texas Longhorns penman Sam Khan Jr. check-in on the crown jewel of Austin. What will it take from Steve Sarkisian to help restore UT to its former luster? Is cultivating and nurturing talent Sarkisian's top task as head coach? How many first-round picks will the program produce in time for next year's draft? Hudson Card was the prohibitive favorite to take Texas' first snap...

Andy welcomes Yahoo Sports columnist, Dan Wetzel, to the podcast to conjointly state, "WE WERE RIGHT ALL ALONG! WE. TOLD. YOU. LOL"! Joking aside, the guys engage in a boastful, yet nuanced discussion about everything that's transpired these last two weeks. From SCOTUS ruling against the NCAA in a dispute about athlete compensation rights, to how this decision could impact schools like Boise State...

Nicole is in Dallas where she is covering College Football Playoff expansion discussions between Commissioners, Athletic Directors and University Presidents. Clemson beat writer Grace Raynor joins the show as this week's co-host! She talks about her story on Clemson's unlikely rise to a college football power. Plus, last call! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Andy and Ari, college football scriveners turned legal analysts, dissect and inspect the Supreme Court's decision favoring athlete compensation. Why did SCOTUS unanimously voice its rejection of the NCAA's case? Despite ruling favorably in the name of athletes, why did this movement take so long to form? How will college football fans, employees, and athletes view amateurism moving forward? How wi...

Andy welcomes Hayes Fawcett to the podcast. Now, you may not know Hayes by his name, but you will undoubtedly recognize his work as the paragon of recruit edits on social media. Hayes paints his backstory as a middle-school-aged kid creating stylistic photos for some of the best high school recruits in the country. His craftsmanship and cachet have grown over time, leading him to have access to re...

Andy and The Athletic's Notre Dame wizard writer Pete Sampson run the Notre Dame football gamut. What are the College Football Playoff 12-team field's implications on Notre Dame? Would it behoove the Irish to join the ACC now? Did Jack Swarbrick and the College Football Playoff working group mortgage Notre Dame's championship aspirations when implementing a 12-team cage match? The duo motor throug...

Nicole Auerbach and Stadium's Michael Felder discuss how some people love football because it's one of the best reality TV show out there. The way rights holders like ESPN or Stadium present the sport has a massive impact on its popularity. How will networks present an expanded CFB Playoff? Plus, last call! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join The Athletic for just $3.99 a month! Visit: theathletic.com/andystaples Andy and Ari unite to parse details of a 12-team College Football Playoff. An expanded postseason presents opportunities not only for programs that have been on the sidelines during the four-team era, but also gives CFP incumbents a second chance at a title. Are stakes higher than they've ever been before, or is there les...

Join The Athletic for just $3.99 a month! Visit; theathletic.com/andystaples Visit Blue Chew: https://go.bluechew.com/andy Andy and Max Olson weigh the pros and cons of a 12-team playoff. The pair ponder why this potential change took so long to implement, and discuss how a field of 12 will function. Plus, how would previous year's playoffs look in a 12-team format?  Follow Andy on Twitter: @Andy_...

Join The Athletic for just $3.99 a month! Visit; theathletic.com/andystaples Andy, joined by The Athletic's Alabama Crimson Tide know-it-all Aaron Suttles, react to Nick Saban and the University of Alabama agreeing to a contract extension that will keep the seven-time national champion in the driver's seat until after the 2028 season. Will business continue as usual for Alabama? How has consistenc...

Nicole Auerbach welcomes Stadium's Michael Felder to the show to discuss the latest news in college football. Nick Saban in extended at Alabama until 2028. How does this impact the sport for the next 7 years? How long will he coach for? Plus, coaches now more than ever, because of the transfer portal, have to find balancing between building a roster compared to developing talent. How difficult is...

Visit Blue Chew: https://go.bluechew.com/andy Join The Athletic for just $3.99 a month! Visit: theathletic.com/andystaples With a flooded inbox like the Dursley's when Hogwarts is attempting to contact Harry Potter, Andy and Ari act as your college-football-podcast lighthouse, guiding you to the answers you seek amid a storm of questions (just hopefully your stay doesn't involve a pig's tail). Inc...

Andy is joined by The Athletic's Sr. Writer Jeff Duncan to discuss his story on 2023 QB prospect Arch Manning. Arch is the nephew of Peyton & Eli Manning and the son of Cooper Manning. Arch says his recruitment is "wide, wide open" meaning college football's power brokers will be doing everything possible to land the talented prospect. With the recruiting dead period over, Arch is headed on th...

Join The Athletic for just $3.99 a month! Visit: theathletic.com/andystaples The recruiting dams have crumbled, flooding today's show, with Andy and Ari, with, well, recruiting chatter. After a 15-month recruiting dead period, college football's talent search is heating up, and with a few new wrinkles this time around. The guys chitchat about the future of recruiting and how geography isn't influe...