Texas and Oklahoma are moving to the Southeastern Conference. Not sure when, but it’s a move that could have counter moves and ripple effects across college sports. Andy Staples of The Athletic joins Ralph Russo of the AP to do a deep dive into what next in conference realignment and whether this is good for college football? After years of the sport trying to become more national, is this move reverse that and shrinking college footbal’s big tent? Email the show: [email protected]

Ohio State is going for a fifth straight Big Ten title. Can anyone catch the Buckeyes? Dave Revsine of the Big Ten Network joins Ralph Russo from The Associated Press to preview the Big Ten and search for challengers to Ohio State. Could upstart Indiana continue to climb? Is bouncing-back Penn State ready to contend again? In the West Wisconsin and Iowa are the favorites, but Northwestern is the defending champ. That division often produces a surprise contender. Who could emerge this season? ...

Oklahoma has won six straight Big 12 championships and the Sooners enter the 2021 with the most well-rounded team coach Lincoln Riley has had. What can stop the Sooners from making it seven straight titles? Max Olson of The Athletic joins AP’s Ralph Russo to preview the Big 12. Iowa State is considered the top contender to dethrone Oklahoma, but can the upstart Cyclones find another level of performance under coach Matt Campbell? Steve Sarkisian becomes the latest coach to try to bring Texas ...

There will be new stars leading Clemson this season, but the Tigers are still the prohibitive favorites to win the Atlantic Coast Conference for a seventh straight year. Who can challenge Clemson? David Hale of ESPN joins AP’s Ralph Russo to preview the ACC from top to bottom. Can either North Carolina or Miami emerge as a legitimate threat to the Tigers? Where does Florida State’s rebuild stand in Year 2 under Mike Norvell? How hot is Justin Fuente’s seat at Virginia Tech? A Louisville rebou...

From 1990-2000 every game played between Florida and Florida State was a matchup of top-10 teams. The rivalry featured two Hall of Fame coaches in FSU’s Bobby Bowden and Florida’s Steve Spurrier, dozens of star players and numerous memorable games – including a Sugar Bowl that decided the national championship. On this week’s AP Top 25 Podcast, Ralph Russo looks back at the rivalry that helped make the Sunshine State the epicenter of college football with two sports writers who covered it. Pa...

Rece Davis, the host of ESPN’s “College GameDay,” joins AP’s Ralph Russo to discuss the proposed plan to expand the college football playoff from four to 12 teams. If the plan was on Rece’s desk, what revisions would he consider? First off, bowls games or home games? As of now the plan is for the quarterfinals to be held at marquee bowl sites while first-round games are on campus. Davis suggests a plan to have more games played on campus while still protecting a few bowls. The Rose Bowl is on...

There is a plan in place to expand the College Football Playoff from four teams to 12. It’s a remarkable change for a sport that for decades seemed committed to using any other way possible to determine a national champion than the one used by just about every other sport. How did college football get here? Ivan Maisel, formerly of ESPN and now about be the lead writer of a new college football website called on3.com, joins AP’s Ralph D. Russo to look back at the events that led to college fo...

The most talented roster in college football this season might very well belong to Georgia. But can the Bulldogs breakthrough and win the program’s first national championship since 1980? Marc Weiszer from the Athens Banner-Herald joins AP’s Ralph Russo to assess Kirby Smart’s program, including the recent additions of two high-profile transfers. Also, national college football writer Matt Fortuna of The Athletic joins the show to talk about Northwestern’s messy athletic director search, Wisc...

Beware teams coming off a magical season. Often, it’s hard to repeat.Oddsmakers have set win totals for this upcoming season for every FBS team and ESPN’s Chris Fallica has been scanning the board, looking for value. The Bear joins AP’s Ralph Russo to talk overs and unders.Chris goes into the Big Ten, where last season’s big surprise seems primed for regression and two of the most disappointing teams appear set up for a bounce back. Bear also goes into the SEC for one over and one under and d...

The opening weekend of the college football season is starting to take shape. Game times have been set for some marquee matchups, including Alabama-Miami in Atlanta and Clemson-Georgia in Charlotte. USA Today national college football writer Paul Myerberg joins AP’s Ralph Russo to take a hopefully and eager look at the first week of the 2021 regular season and plot out a five-games-in-five-days dream road trip. They also take a first glance a few of the potentially interesting matchups outsid...