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In this live recording, Alex and Richard answer a handful of subscriber questions and take the time to talk about the factors behind Shedeur Sanders’ plummet to the fifth round of the NFL Draft. In this episode:

* An announcement: Alex, Richard, and Godfrey will do a live taping at the Sports Podcast Festival in Raleigh on August 23. Tickets out May 9

* Off-the-dome dark horses for every conference in 2025

* Pac-12 candidates from the American Athletic

* The Week 1 games we’d go to if we could

* Could the next Phil Knight/Oregon donor relationship be at … Texas Tech? It’s not a ridiculous question!

* Contract disputes in coach poaching

* Coaches getting banned from high schools for recruiting sins

* Under Armour fading in college sports

* The main event: Discussion of Shedeur Sanders plummeting to the fifth round. (Also, Richard’s very excited the Jags got Travis Hunter)

* Alex is even less enamored than before with private equity coming to CFB

Producer: Anthony Vito