SEC Preview The conference previews roll on with the Southeastern Conference. Cole Cubelic from the SEC Network joins AP’s Ralph Russo to take a deep dive into college football’s toughest conference and the home of the two-time defending national champion Georgia Bulldogs. There is more mystery surrounding Alabama this year than there has been in years. Does that make the Tide even more dangerous? Lots of hype for LSU. Is it valid? Lots of intrigue around Texas A&M. And what ca...

Big 12 Preview Texas and Oklahoma are making their last ride through the Big 12 and hoping to take a trophy with to the SEC. Cincinnati, Houston, UCF and BYU are in their first season in a Power Five conference. How will they make the transition? Can TCU and Kansas State avoid the regression that Baylor and Oklahoma State had last season after making surprising runs to the conference title game the year before? Shehan Jeyarajah of CBS Sports joins AP’s Ralph Russo to preview the Big 12, ...

ACC Preview Florida State is ascending. Clemson seems to have plateaued. The trajectory of these two traditional powers and how it plays out on the field will be the story of the Atlantic Coast Conference in 2023. David Hale of ESPN joins AP’s Ralph Russo to preview the ACC, which they break down into the three tiers. Two heavyweights at the top. A few major rebuilds at the bottom. And everybody else in a glut in between. What does year 2 under Mike Elko look like for Duke? How far can D...

June recruiting rankings and trends In June, recruiting rankings can be confusing. Ari Wasserman from The Athletic joins AP’s Ralph Russo to sort through the big stories from the recruiting trail from the last month, including Florida’s surge, Michigan’s re-entry into Ohio and five-star quarterback Dylan Raiola committing to Georgia. What trends are significant halfway to the December signing period and what might be false flags?Email the show: [email protected] Russo T...

Preseason mags and puzzling programs How do you prepare for the college football season? USA Today’s Paul Myerberg joins AP’s Ralph Russo to talk go-to preseason magazines, and to reminisce about Paul’s days basically writing an online college football preview. That leads to a conversation about college football coverage, the changing landscape of game and how the growing divisions in the sport are exasperated by the changes in media and news organizations. Then Paul and Ralph run throug...

Klatt on Coach Prime, schedules & Caleb Joel Klatt has become one of the voices of college football as the lead analyst for Fox Sports and Big Noon. He is also a former Colorado quarterback. Klatt joins AP’s Ralph Russo to talk about Coach Deion Sanders’ radical rebuild of the Buffaloes and whether it will work in both the long and short-term. Plus, Klatt has a radical idea to create more balanced scheduling in college football and lays out Caleb Williams’ narrow path to a second str...

SEC schedule fallout The Southeastern Conference is going to stick with an eight-game schedule for at least the first year that it is a 16-team conference, with the additions of Texas and Oklahoma. Why? Braden Gall from the Cover 2 Podcast and Athlon Sports joins AP’s Ralph Russo to talk about the SEC sticking with eight in 2024, why it’s a disappointing decision, and why – maybe – it’s not a terrible idea to see how two years of a 12-team College Football Playoff works itself out. Plus,...

ACC angst The Atlantic Coast Conference aired its grievances last week at athletic director meetings off the coast of north Florida. Clemson, Florida State and Miami lead a group of schools that are interested in unequal revenue sharing. But Florida State and Miami have not exactly been pulling their weight during football season in recent years. That made for some interesting conversations about what’s next for the ACC. Andrea Adelson of ESPN joins AP’s Ralph Russo to sort through...

Wins totals with the Bear.Chris Fallica, formerly of ESPN’s “College Gameday” is now at Fox Sports and he’ll be a part of Big Noon Saturday this season. AP’s Ralph Russo talks to The Bear about his new gig. They get into college football win totals for the coming season. Is there a number too big for Georgia? Should you bet on Florida State’s hype? How will notable new coaches at Wisconsin, Nebraska and Colorado do in their first seasons? Fallica and Russo bounce around the Power Five confere...

What drew Matt Rhule to Nebraska? Matt Rhule could have taken some time off to relax and live off his buyout after being fired by the Carolina Panthers. Instead, he was lured back to college football by Nebraska. Rhule, who crafted turnarounds at Temple and Baylor, is now at program with a storied history but a recent past of dysfunction and underachievement. Rhule joins AP’s Ralph Russo to discuss why he returned to college football and whether Nebraska’s glorious past is a burden or a ...