Adapt and Respond with RJ Young: A College Football Podcast

RJ and Ron sat down to talk about ESPN's 30 for 30 documentary on Mike Vick, the best NFL quarterbacks in 2020, the evolution of RJ's YouTube channel and why they hate lists.

RJ and Ron talked about the slam dunk contest and Aaron Gordon, the XFL with Cardale Jones as its poster man and the ideas of reading and writing as discovery. RJ told stories about Bob Iger getting the table tennis world championships televised on ABC Sport in North Korea; Roone Artledge telling Bob Iger to get a longer snorkel.

RJ and former sports columnist, sports talk radio host and YouTuber John Hoover discuss the rise of new media, how Hoover got started in newspapers and Oklahoma's 5-star output.

RJ and Ron decided to talk about how Oklahoma can turn its No. 11 recruiting class in 2020 into a national championship winner using the Dabo Swinney Clemson model; how Nick Saban put together a No. 2-ranked 2020 recruiting class using nothing more than his mobile phone; the national media's obsession with Kevin Durant and how the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series actually crowns a champion.

RJ and Tulsa World sports columnist Bill Haisten talked about the outlooks for OU and OSU in the 2020, wrecking a motorcycle and how Bill came to newspapers.

1. Tom Herman can still close

With Top247 defensive lineman Alfred Collins choosing Texas over Oklahoma, the Longhorns were able to leap into the top 10 of the industry-generated 247Sports Composite 2020 ream rankings. The Sooners began the day ranked No. 9, but a late surge by not just Texas but Jeremy Pruitt's Tennessee Vols pushed the Sooners to No. 11. It would be the first time Oklahoma has finished outside the top 10 in the team rankings since 2016.

Even with the staff changes, Herman showed he can still close hard in February.

2. The Big 12 still can't recruit with the SEC

Three of the top five and seven of the top 10 classes for the 2020 cycle come from the Southeastern Conference. Knowing that Oklahoma was the only team to make the College Football Playoff to finish outside the top 5 in this cycle is also not a good look.

RJ and Ron cutup about Josh Jacobs, the Warren Spahn Award, 'The Gentlemen' and a bit of something else.

NFL veteran Jerry Ostroski tell stories about his days as a high school football recruit and pro. MaxPreps football editor Zack Poff dishes on Bryce Young, DJ Uiagalelei, Korey Foreman, Arch Manning, Mater Dei and the duo of Noah Sewell and Justin Flowe joining Mario Cristobal's Oregon Ducks with Justin Flowe.

4:18—Poff starts dishing

32:53—Jerry O starts telling stories

Texas Longhorns and 5-star running back signee Bijan Robinson, Clemson true freshman and 5-star defensive lineman Bryan Bresee and Kansas Jayhawks head coach Les Miles are not bigger than New Orleans Pelican Zion Williamson. RJ and Ron chopped it up about that while drafting their favorite cartoons generally cutting up.

And NBA great Kobe Bryant passed away.

RJ and Ron discussed Joe Burrow entering the Cam Newton Zone, 2020's best remaining uncommitted prospects and single moms vs. everybody.