Bowl season is here and there are 42 games to keep you busy from Dec. 17 to Jan. 4 before the national title game on Jan. 10 in Indianapolis. Matt Brown, college football editor for The Athletic, joins Ralph Russo from AP for their annual bowl preview that will cover every single game. There are some great early bowls matching some of the best Group of Five teams, including UTSA and San Diego State in the Frisco Bowl. The non-New Year’s Six games provide some compelling Power Five matchups wi...

Brian Kelly left Notre Dame to become the new coach at LSU. Lincoln Riley is now the coach at USC, leaving Oklahoma behind. In the span of about 24 hours, college football was rocked by two coaching moves that have few historical precedents. Ross Dellenger of Sports Illustrated joins AP’s Ralph Russo to talk about how Kelly to LSU went down; how it might work out; and what could be next for Notre Dame. Then Paul Myerberg from USA Today joins the show to discuss Riley in the Pac-12, and to pre...

Florida joined LSU, Southern California, Washington, Virginia Tech and others in making a coaching change this season. Who is going to fill all these job? Bruce Feldman from Fox and The Athletic joins AP’s Ralph Russo to give an update on the latest rumblings from the coaching carousel. Could Mario Cristobal now be in play with Oregon out of the playoff picture? Is Luke Fickell off the market as long as Cincinnati is a playoff contender. Who might the Gators target? And how many schools are c...

Welcome aboard the coaching carousel, Virginia Tech. The Hokies became the latest team to fire their coach and enter a market where there will be more quality jobs than experienced, low-risk candidates to fill them. Ari Wasserman from The Athletic joins AP’s Ralph Russo to talk about hirings, firings, meeting expectations and why the current rate at which schools are blowing through coaches only makes it harder to find a good one. Is James Franklin a hot candidate for USC or LSU or is he a co...

The bowl system is not what it used to be and expanding the College Football Playoff has the potential to further marginalize bowls. Nick Carparelli’s job as the executive director of Bowl Season, the newly rebranded organization that advocates for bowls, is to help keep the bowls relevant. But how? Carparelli join AP’s Ralph Russo to discuss the future of bowl games in a changing college football landscape. Then Brett McMurphy from Action Network joins the show to talk about the coaching car...

Oklahoma is 9-0 heading into its first open date of the season, having made a notable midseason quarterback switch. Sooners coach Lincoln Riley joins AP’s Ralph Russo to talk about sitting Spencer Rattler and the development of freshman Caleb Williams. Plus, has OU’s defense been a disappointment to him and do fans and the media overanalyze teams to the point where we have set unrealistic expectations?Also, Dennis Dodd from CBS Sports joins the show to talk about the end of the Gary Patterson...

Is Dan Mullen really on the hot seat at Florida? Probably not, but how did things flip so fast for the Gators’ coach, who took Florida to three straight New Year’s Six games and pushed Alabama in the SEC championship last year.College football reporter Steven Godfrey, who co-hosts the “Split Zone Duo” podcast, joins AP’s Ralph Russo to talk about Mullen’s status at Florida, his time at Mississippi State and why his skill set might not be ideal for Gainesville.We also talk to Steven about Texa...

In the span of about 24 hours, LSU fired Ed Orgeron less than two years removed from winning a national title and Washington State fired Nick Rolovich 11 games into his tenure.It has been an eventful few days in college football.Ross Dellenger of Sports Illustrated joins AP’s Ralph Russo to talk about the downfall of Coach O at LSU and what’s next for the Tigers? Who are the possible candidate and what is the hiring process at a school that shares a city with the State Capital.Then Paul Myerb...

Ohio State has righted itself after an early loss to Oregon, winning four straight games in mostly blowout fashion. Buckeyes coach Ryan Day joins AP’s Ralph Russo to talk about striking a balance between the urgency of high expectations and keeping a team from panicking after an early misstep. Plus, Day discusses quarterback CJ Stroud’s development, what makes running back TreVeyon Henderson an extraordinary freshman and the state of a defense that struggled through much of the first month of...

Jim Harbaugh’s stock is up at Michigan and Ed Orgeron’s stock is down at LSU after five weeks on the college football season. Where are things headed for two coaches who entered the season in need of a bounce back after difficult 2020s? Adam Rittenberg from ESPN joins AP’s Ralph Russo to give a status report on Harbaugh and Coach O, and discuss why Michigan seems more invested in its coach’s success than LSU is in its coach. Plus, winning cures everything in the Big Ten. The conference is doi...