Disappointing teams; Rivalry week showdowns Heading into the final weekend of the regular season there are 14 teams that began the season ranked and are currently unranked. Almost all have no shot of working their way back into the rankings. Paul Myerberg from USA Today joins AP’s Ralph Russo to discuss the varying degrees of disappointing teams from Texas A&M’s historic flop to Miami’s reset to NC State’s injuries to Michigan State’s blueprint. Then it’s rivalry week and there is a ...

Auburn update; What’s up with the Hogs? Week 12 PreviewMid-November in college football means both coaching searches and the College Football race heat up. Brandon Marcello of 247 Sports joins AP’s Ralph Russo to talk about where things stand at Auburn and why Lane Kiffin appears to be target No. 1 for the Tigers. What’s up with Arkansas, which has taken a step back in Year 3 under Sam Pittman. Should we be surprised? TCU is trying to defy the odds and reach the CFP. What’s the Horned Frogs s...

Will Dabo change his ways? Week 11 previewOne loss does not end an era, but Clemson’s slip against Notre Dame validated what many suspected: For the second straight season, the Tigers aren’t national title contenders. Where does Dabo Swinney take the program from here? Andrea Adelson of ESPN and the ACC Network joins AP’s Ralph Russo to explore whether Swinney can pivot away from some of the pillars that he built a championship program upon. It’s not just a matter of Dabo changing his ways. I...

Who’s next at Auburn? SEC showdown week. Auburn made the move all of college football has been waiting on for months, firing coach Bryan Harsin. Who’s next for the Tigers? Matt Fortuna of The Athletic joins AP’s Ralph Russo to discuss what Auburn might do next and why Ole Miss coach Lane Kiffin would seem like a perfect fit. Or maybe Deion Sanders? Plus, the Big 12 has a new TV contract, Penn State is stuck in purgatory and Week 10 of the season is highlighted by two massive SEC games.&n...

Bo Jackson, Folk Hero; Texas A&M’s quagmire Author Jeff Pearlman joins AP’s Ralph Russo to talk about his new book “The Last Folk Hero: The Life and Myth of Bo Jackson.” Pearlman dug deep into what molded and motivated the former Heisman Trophy winner from Auburn who became an all-star in the NFL and Major League Baseball. Then Ari Wasserman from The Athletic joins the show to dissect the quagmire Texas A&M finds itself in and why maybe being forced to have patience with coach Ji...

Coach Prime on JSU & the SWAC; Week 8 PreviewWhat drew Deion Sanders to Jackson State, and why does he think more great young players coupld embrace playing in the SWAC and other historically black colleges? Coach Prime joins AP’s Ralph Russo to talk about his 6-0 team and why Heisman Trophy voters need to look beyond the big schools. Then Braden Gall from Athlon Sports and the Cover Two Podcast joins the show to talk about Tennessee’s breakthrough against Alabama and preview another huge...

Crisis mode at OU; Previewing huge Week 7College football is heading into its most impactful weekend of the season so far with six games matching ranked teams, including No. 3 Alabama against No. 6 Tennessee and No. 10 Penn State at No. 5 Michigan.Pat Forde of Sports Illustrated joins AP’s Ralph Russo to preview all the big games and determine which ones are the most intriguing. Also, Oklahoma is a mess under Brent Venables and patience has never been thinner in college football. Are the Soon...

Changes at Wisconsin and CU; Week 6 Preview The number of coaching changes this college football season reached five, with Colorado, as expected, and Wisconsin, totally unexpected, making moves this past week. Bruce Feldman of Fox Sports and The Athletic joins AP’s Ralph Russo to discuss what is next for each program. The Wisconsin move to oust Paul Chryst was shocking, but it seems the blue print for success is still solid. Can Jim Leonhard better implement it? At Colorado, they are sea...

Next on the carousel, Georgia Tech; Week 5 previewAnother week of the college football season and another coach has been replaced.Bud Elliott from 247 sports and The Cover Three Podcast joins AP’s Ralph Russo to discuss what went wrong at Georgia Tech. What does a winning strategy for the Yellow Jackets look like after Geoff Collins flamed out? The Georgia Tech conversation led to a tour of the ACC with stops at Miami, Florida State, Clemson and North Carolina State. Plus, a preview of Week 5...

Change at ASU; Pac-12 perks up; Week 4 preview Three weeks into the college football season and already two coaches have been let go and several highly ranked teams remain a mystery.Adam Rittenberg from ESPN joins AP’s Ralph D. Russo to dig into what’s next at Arizona State after the plug was pulled on the Herm Edwards experiment. The Pac-12 got a whole lot more interesting last week after victories by Washington and Oregon. Adam and Ralph rank Week 4’s most intriguing games, which...