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Hot-Seat Watch: What Schools Could Make Coaching Changes?
AP Top 25 College Football Podcast - November 11, 2020 17:31 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 178 ratingsIn a normal college football season we would be waist deep in coaching change rumors and speculation right about now. But this year’s carousel figures to be relatively quiet. Conventional wisdom has been that schools struggling financially because of the pandemic will be less willing to pay big b...
Monster Matchups and Everybody is Playing!
AP Top 25 College Football Podcast - November 03, 2020 18:40 - 53 minutes ★★★★★ - 178 ratingsThe first week of November in college football feels like opening weekend of the season all over again. All the major conferences will be playing games for the first time, including the MAC on Wednesday night and the Pac-12 starting at 9 a.m. Pacific Time on Saturday. There are huge games involvi...
Running the numbers on Penn State-Ohio State
AP Top 25 College Football Podcast - October 27, 2020 22:42 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 178 ratingsPenn State suffered an epic and thrilling upset the hands of Indiana last week, taking some of the shine off this week’s game against No. 3 Ohio State. But if we look deeper than the final score, the Nittany Lions might not be so bad off. ESPN’s Bill Connelly, the mastermind behind the advance me...
Big Ten Preview
AP Top 25 College Football Podcast - October 20, 2020 21:16 - 55 minutes ★★★★★ - 178 ratingsJust in time for Big Ten weather, the Big Ten is kicking off its football season. Dave Revsine from the Big Ten Network joins AP’s Ralph D. Russo to preview the conference that at first punted on fall football only to reverse course and give it go.Ohio State still seems to be the class of the con...
Can Georgia Breakthrough Against ‘Bama?
AP Top 25 College Football Podcast - October 13, 2020 23:14 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 178 ratingsCollege football’s game of the year is this weekend as No. 3 Georgia goes to No. 2 Alabama. It is a matchup of the best defense in the country against the best offense. Richard Johnson from the SEC Network joins AP’s Ralph D. Russo to breakdown the clash of the titans. How can Georgia’s D slow th...
Could be Tennessee or Texas ...
AP Top 25 College Football Podcast - October 06, 2020 20:49 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 178 ratingsThis coming weekend in college football will have a lot of Tennessee and Texas in it. Because he is an expert on both, David Ubben from The Athletic joins AP’s Ralph D. Russo for a both an examination and a preview.We have already reached the point in the season where we ask what’s wrong with the...
The Rise of Coach O
AP Top 25 College Football Podcast - September 30, 2020 00:19 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 178 ratingsLSU coach Ed Orgeron went from failed SEC head coach to jilted USC interim coach to national champion, leading his home state Tigers. Bruce Feldman of Fox Sports and The Athletic chronicles coach O’s rise in a new book called Flip the Script. Feldman joins AP’s Ralph Russo to discuss the contenti...
SEC Kicks Off and Miami is Back in the Spotlight
AP Top 25 College Football Podcast - September 22, 2020 20:52 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 178 ratingsThere have been plenty of bumps along the way, but this weekend has a chance to feel the closest thing we have had to a normal college football Saturday. The Southeastern Conference kicks off, plus there is a full slate of Atlantic Coast Conference and Big 12 games on the schedule. Hopefully, it ...
After Further Review, Big Ten Will Give it a go
AP Top 25 College Football Podcast - September 17, 2020 20:57 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 178 ratingsA college football season appeared five months ago to be crumbling is now resurgent. The Big Ten announced it is going t play in late October. The Pac-12 is trying for a fall re-start. So is the Mountain West. Meanwhile, games are still be postponed because of virus outbreaks. Paul Myerberg of US...
Previewing the SEC and Group of Five
AP Top 25 College Football Podcast - September 09, 2020 01:33 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 178 ratingsThe college football season has started. Group of Five games kicked off Labor Day weekend. The Big 12 and ACC get rolling this weekend. So I guess we better get done previewing this very odd season that followed a most-bizarre and chaotic offseason. We have already done preview of the ACC and Big...
Kicking around the Big Ten
AP Top 25 College Football Podcast - September 02, 2020 00:16 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 178 ratingsSince postponing its football season on Aug. 11, the Big Ten has been in the news constantly _ for all the wrong reasons. The conference and its new commissioner, Kevin Warren, have been criticized from all angles and now they have been thrust into the presidential campaign, with both sides blami...
The AP Preseason Top 25 is out _ and it’s Weird
AP Top 25 College Football Podcast - August 26, 2020 02:01 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 178 ratingsThe AP Preseason Top 25 has been released and it’s weird. The AP instructed voters to consider all teams for the preseason poll. Even the ones in the Big Ten, Pac-12 and other conferences that have postponed their football seasons because of the pandemic. Those teams will go away when games start...
Previewing the Big 12
AP Top 25 College Football Podcast - August 18, 2020 23:34 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 178 ratingsIs the gap closing between Oklahoma and the rest of the Big 12? Which teams could be the wild cards in a league that typically produces at least one surprising contender? How good can Oklahoma State be after a rocky offseason? And where is Texas after an offseason overhaul? Max Olson of The Athle...
Big Ten, Pac-12 Bail on Fall Football
AP Top 25 College Football Podcast - August 13, 2020 00:34 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 178 ratingsOn a grim day for college football, the Big Ten and Pac-12 decided to cancel their fall football seasons and attempt to play in the spring. Neither conference felt it was best to move forward with the pandemic still running hot around the country, especially in Pac-12 territory. ESPN’s Rece Davis...
ACC and Pac-12 Previews
AP Top 25 College Football Podcast - August 07, 2020 05:25 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 178 ratingsWe have schedules. That’s a big step toward having a season. Whether college football gets there is still up in the air, but we have schedules and games set to be played so it’s time to start to preview the season _ and hoping for the best.The Atlantic Coast Conference and Pac-12 are up first. Jo...
Who Makes the Call on College Football?
AP Top 25 College Football Podcast - July 29, 2020 01:02 - 53 minutes ★★★★★ - 178 ratingsConferences are working to revise their college football schedules to accommodate potential disruptions from COVID-19. But there has been more planning than actual decisions being made as college sports leaders play a waiting game. Brett McMurphy of Stadium joins AP’s Ralph Russo to discuss where...
Everything _ Including College Football _ is Connected in a Pandemic
AP Top 25 College Football Podcast - July 22, 2020 00:18 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 178 ratingsColleges are spending millions of dollars and countless hours to try to protect their athletes from being infected by COVID-19. And still there might not be a fall football season because the pandemic is raging on across the country. Lucia Mullen, a epidemiologist and analyst with the Johns Hopki...
College Football Leaders Sound the Alarms
AP Top 25 College Football Podcast - July 14, 2020 23:48 - 57 minutes ★★★★★ - 178 ratingsAs the pandemic worsens, so do the prospects of a college football season being played in the fall. Nicole Auerbach of The Athletic joins Ralph Russo of AP to discuss an avalanche of bad news throughout college football, numerous warning signs that the season is in peril and how everything is con...
Welcome to the Big Time
AP Top 25 College Football Podcast - June 30, 2020 14:18 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 178 ratingsEven the successful athletes who compete at the highest levels of their sports have moments when the game seems a little big for them. Those welcome-to-the-big-time moments can either break a player or make that player even better in the long run. Former college football offensive linemen Aaron T...
How Essential is College Football?
AP Top 25 College Football Podcast - June 25, 2020 10:45 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 178 ratingsCollege football is plowing toward a season in a pandemic. It begs the question: Is this essential and why? Dan Wetzel from Yahoo Sports joins AP’s Ralph Russo to discuss a bizarre offseason that is setting the stage for a college football season like we have never season before. The pandemic and...
Who Should Make the College Football Hall of Fame?
AP Top 25 College Football Podcast - June 17, 2020 15:47 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 178 ratingsSo many good choices but you can only pick 13. AP college football poll voter Matt Brown from The Athletic and AP’s Ralph Russo pour through the dozens of former college football greats on this year’s Hall of Fame ballot. The goal: select a class of 13 players and two coaches to be inducted into ...
College Football Takes Tentative Steps to Safely Squeeze in a Season
AP Top 25 College Football Podcast - June 10, 2020 00:13 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 178 ratingsPlans are being made to give college football teams a little extra time in the summer to get ready for the season. What will practices look like during a pandemic? And what types of standards will have to be set when it’s time for teams to start playing one another? Sports Illustrated’s Ross Dell...
How to Bring Athletes Back to Campus
AP Top 25 College Football Podcast - June 03, 2020 01:22 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 178 ratingsThe first steps toward having a college football season are being taken on campuses all over the country. Athletes are being allowed to return to their teams’ facilities for voluntary workouts throughout June. That means schools and specifically athletic departments are trying to execute detailed...
Looking for this Season's Baylor or Burrow
AP Top 25 College Football Podcast - May 28, 2020 01:01 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 178 ratingsThe prospects for a college football season that starts on time are looking good. Paul Myerberg of USA Today joins AP’s Ralph Russo to discuss the latest positive developments as college football prepares for playing amidst a pandemic. There is still much uncertainty. Plenty of reasons for hope a...
Game on? Sorting Through Uncertain Times in College Football
AP Top 25 College Football Podcast - May 14, 2020 01:29 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 178 ratingsThe scheduled start of the college football season is four months away. With so much uncertainty, how can a fan and a reporter sift through all the noise and speculation to find relevant information and insight? It’s difficult. Max Olson, national college football writer from The Athletic, join A...
The Story of Miami 31, Nebraska 30
AP Top 25 College Football Podcast - May 07, 2020 00:53 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 178 ratingsThe 1984 Orange Bowl was maybe the greatest college football game ever played. No. 1 Nebraska came in undefeated and trying to stamp itself as one the best teams of all time, but Miami pulled the upset in a thriller that launched the Hurricanes dynasty. AP’s Ralph Russo is joined by three guests ...
The Recruiting Stars Shine at NFL Draft
AP Top 25 College Football Podcast - April 29, 2020 23:41 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 178 ratingsThe first night of the NFL draft went really well for the college football recruiting analysts. Most of the players selected in the first round were either four- or five-star recruits. Bud Elliott, recruiting analyst for 247 Sports, joins AP’s Ralph Russo to talk about how the inexact science of ...
NFL Draft Preview: Part 2
AP Top 25 College Football Podcast - April 22, 2020 19:53 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 178 ratingsNotre Dame tight end Cole Kmet, UCLA running back Josh Kelley and Ole Miss defensive back Myles Hartsfield join AP Pro Football Writer Rob Maaddi to discuss the NFL draft and how they've handled an unusual pre-draft process with virtual pro days and video visits with teams. Super agent Leigh Stei...
NFL Draft Preview & Lane Train
AP Top 25 College Football Podcast - April 21, 2020 22:39 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 178 ratingsThe NFL Draft is approaching and Dane Brugler of The Athletic joins AP’s Ralph Russo to break down the prospects. Who is rising? Who is falling? Where will Alabama quarterback Tua Tagovailoa land? How about Oregon quarterback Justin Herbert? Will a half dozen receivers be selected in the first ro...
Shaw on Football: From faking injuries to preparing during a pandemic
AP Top 25 College Football Podcast - April 16, 2020 02:39 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 178 ratingsStanford football coach David Shaw makes his yearly offseason appearance on the podcast to discuss a wide range of issues in college football, starting with how he is managing his team through the pandemic. Shaw, who is also the chairman of the NCAA rules committee, talks about why it was time to...
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