We are less than 100 days from the start of the college football season! Ari Wasserman and Chris Vannini pinpoint the year's biggest 'pressure cooker games', or the matchups that will draw the strongest overreactions from either fanbase and send supporters into a tizzy. Would the losing party in LSU-USC lose faith in their head coach after a season of heavy investment in the defensive staff? Which programs are the guys dying to play as in Dynasty Mode in the upcoming EA Sports College Football 25 video game? Plus, Nebraska AD Troy Dannen spoke candidly about his perception of the direciton of the sport, and Huskers' NIL coffers. Can a team like Nebraska compete in the new world of CFB?

Troy Dannen video:

https://www.tiktok.com/@247.huskers/video/7377540168561069355?is_from_webapp=1

Listen to our 'Secrets of NIL and the transfer portal' episode:

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/podcast/83-the-andy-staples-show/episode-1117/

Rundown:

- Troy Dannen on Nebraska's NIL war chest + future of the sport (3:00)

- 2024's Pressure Cooker Games: Miami vs Florida (14:00)

- USC vs LSU (23:30)

- Nebraska vs Colorado (28:15)

- Tennessee vs Oklahoma (38:30)

- Texas vs Texas A&M + The Game (43:00)

- Top 5 Dynasty Mode teams (54:00)

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