Clemson is currently ranked 115th in the country in yards per play, right behind North Texas and just ahead of Akron. What is going on with Dabo Swinney’s 2-2 Tigers? ESPN’s David Hale, who covers college football nationally, with a concentration on the ACC, joins AP’s Ralph Russo to dissect Clemson’s ugly opening month of the season.What are the micro-issues causing Clemson’s offense, filled with highly touted recruits, to malfunction? In the bigger picture, in what ways might Swinney need t...

There are a couple of significant meetings coming up in the next week or so regarding College Football Playoff expansion. Since Texas and Oklahoma announced a move to the Southeastern Conference, there has been a lot of chatter about other conferences “slowing down” the expansion process. But what does that mean?Nicole Auerbach of The Athletic joins AP’s Ralph Russo to discuss where things are on the road to expansion; where this is heading and when the College Football Playoff might get ther...

Well, we made it two whole weeks of college football before the first coaching change. And it was a big one. USC has fired Clay Helton after about 3 years on the hot seat. Bruce Feldman from Fox Sports and The Athletic joins AP’s Ralph Russo to talk about the end of the Helton era and where Southern California could go next. It’s a coaching search that has potential to engulf the entire season.Then Bud Elliott of 247 sports and the Cover3 podcast joins the show to take the pulse of Florida St...

Nothing brings out the overreactions like Week 1 of a football season. This week Max Olson from The Athletic joins AP’s Ralph Russo to look ahead to week 2, honing on teams that are looking to bounce back from poor first week performances, like Washington and Miami, against quality opponents.What teams have a chance to validate Week 1’s stellar effort? Looking at you, Texas.Max and Ralph preview Oregon at Ohio State and the first matchup between Iowa and Iowa State that features two ranked te...

We have made it to the start of the college football season. Week zero provide a little warm up and now we’re set for the marathon Labor Day weekend of games.It’s glorious and there is a lot to get to. First up, the great Kirk Herbstreit from ESPN joins AP’s Ralph Russo. Kirk has a new book out called “Out of the Pocket.”We’ll talk about how Kirk’s relationship with his father influenced his relationship with “College GameDay” co-star Lee Corso. Plus, we’ll get Kirk’s thoughts on the upcoming...

What’s an alliance? The Atlantic Coast Conference, Big Ten and Pac-12 unveiled what they are calling an alliance of the three Power Five conferences. It will involve some scheduling and some working together to shape the future of college sports. There wasn’t a lot of detail, but it certainly seemed like it could be a big deal. Or not. AP college football poll voter Brett McMurphy, now of the Action Network, joined AP’s Ralph Russo just a couple of hours after the big announcement to try to f...

Alabama is coming off maybe the greatest season in Southeastern Conference history, with a national title and 11 wins in 11 SEC games. The Crimson Tide is favored to win the West again, but can Texas A&M or maybe LSU take advantage in some turnover in Tuscaloosa? Cole Cubelic of ESPN and the SEC Network joins AP’s Ralph Russo to preview the SEC. There are several programs that appear to be trending up in the West, though not many look like real threats to the Tide. Meanwhile, in the East,...

The unofficial start of the college football season has arrived. The preseason AP Top 25 has been released. Alabama is on top. No big surprise there. Oklahoma, Clemson and Ohio State follow. What teams have a chance to break the grip those Super Teams have had on college football? ESPN’s Rece Davis, the host of “College GameDay” joins AP’s Ralph Russo to talk about how he put together his preseason ballot. Rece is higher than most on Oregon and Indiana, and not quite so optimistic about Iowa ...

Last season was a bonanza for schools from outside the Power Five conferences. A record seven were ranked in the final AP Top 25. Can the so-called Group of Five carry that momentum into 2021? Chris Vannini of The Athletic joins AP’s Ralph Russo to preview the non-Power Five leagues from the American Athletic Conference, where Cincinnati hopes to make a playoff push, to the Sun Belt, where Coastal Carolina and Louisiana bring back loaded teams. Then Pete Sampson of The Athletic joins the show...

Our conference preview series rolls on with a look out West. Jon Wilner of the San Jose Mercury News and Bay Area Media Group joins AP’s Ralph Russo to breakdown the Pac-12. First, a discussion of some of the off-field issues facing the Pac-12 related to realignment and how a shifting landscape could impact a conference that has a new commissioner and a TV deal expiring in 2024.On the field, the stories feel kind of familiar in the Pac-12:Can Clay Helton win enough to keep his job at USC?Is U...