Next at Nebraska; Fixing A&M; Week 3 preview It took just two weeks, but college football already has had its first coach firing and its first weekend of wacky results. David Ubben from The Athletic joins AP’s Ralph Russo to discuss Nebraska post Scott Frost and Texas A&M post App State loss. Also, a preview of Week 3’s most intriguing games from Mississippi State at LSU to BYU at Oregon.Ralph’s story on CFP expansion: https://apnews.com/article/nfl-college-football-entertainment...

CFP expansion and Week 2 preview The College Football Playoff is expanding to 12 teams. That’s done. When the new format will be implemented remains to be seen. The hope is for the 2024 season, but hurdles need to be cleared. Brett McMurphy of Action Network joins AP’s Ralph D. Russo to discuss the logistical dilemmas that need to be sorted out for a new playoff to be in place in two seasons. Plus, a quick wrap of Week 1 with how Brett managed to fill out his AP ballot after the obvious ...

The season is here! Week 1 of the college football season brings a Labor Day weekend marathon of games. Paul Myerberg of USA Today joins AP’s Ralph Russo to preview the first full slate of games by picking their five most intriguing games of the week. There are some deep cuts like Army and Coastal Carolina and Boise State-Oregon State, plus a batch of marquee matchups with highly ranked teams such as No. 5 Notre Dame at No. 2 Ohio State and No. 3 Georgia facing No. 11 Oregon. There is so...

Examining NILCollege athletes have been permitted to be paid for their names, images and likenesses for more than a year now and it at times seems like it is all those in and around college sports can talk about. What is the NCAA’s ability to enforce rules related to NIL? What are the chances federal legislation can provide some guardrails? What type of protections do athletes need? What’s a collective, and which ones might be built to last? To discuss all that are three experts in the field....

Preseason Top 25 with Rece Davis The preseason AP Top 25 has arrived, which means college football is truly right around the corner.Rece Davis from ESPN’s “College GameDay” join AP’s Ralph Russo to discuss how he voted in the poll and preview a season that feels high on uncertainty. Rece runs through some of his more intriguing teams in college football from North Carolina State in the ACC to Minnesota in the Big Ten and explains why stability might be the key to Utah making a play...

Big Ten previewMichigan is the defending Big Ten champion, but Ohio State is once again the overwhelming favorite to take the conference title. Can anybody slow down the Buckeyes’ powerful offense? Dave Revsine from the Big Ten Network joins AP’s Ralph Russo to preview the Big Ten.As for Jim Harbaugh and the Wolverines, what will they, and rival Michigan State, do for an encore after surprising breakout 2021 seasons? Nebraska coach Scot Frost is facing a make-or-break season in Lincoln and th...

SEC previewAlabama and Georgia not only sit atop the Southeastern Conference these days, but they are the two top programs in all of college football. Cole Cubelic of the SEC Network and ESPN joins AP’s Ralph Russo to breakdown the entire conference and try to identify which teams are the biggest threats to derail another Crimson Tide-Bulldogs matchup for a league championship. What are the short-term forecasts for new coaches at LSU and Florida? Which of Tennessee or Texas A&M is more li...

G5 and Notre Dame preview What can Cincinnati do for an encore after becoming the first team from outside the Power Five to reach the College Football Playoff last season? What are the expectations for Notre Dame in Marcus Freeman’s first season as head coach?The Group of Five and Notre Dame are in the spotlight as the season previews roll on. Pete Sampson, who covers Notre Dame for The Athletic, joins AP’s Ralph Russo to discuss Year 1 post-Brian Kelly for the Fighting Irish.Chris Vanni...

ACC Preview Was Clemson’s slip last season just a blip or the start of a downward slide for Dabo Swinney’s program in the Atlantic Coast Conference? David Hale of ESPN joins AP’s Ralph Russo for a deep dive preview on the ACC.North Carolina State has all the preseason buzz, ut can the Wolfpack be trusted to meet expectations? Florida State is still trying to climb back into conference contender status. Miami and Virginia Tech in the soon-to-be extinct Coastal Division have new coaches, p...

Big 12 Preview The Big 12 is in flux off the field, but for 2022 it remains 10 teams with Texas and Oklahoma as the headliners – if not the championship contenders. Max Olson of The Athletic joins AP’s Ralph Russo for a Big 12 preview that keeps the focus on the field and on 2022. No Power Five conference has more balance and a narrower gap between the top and bottom. Even Kansas is improving. Can last season’s surprising finalists, Baylor and Oklahoma State, do it again? Who might...