Rece Davis and Pete Thamel give some love to the Tuesday night games that featured trash-talking billboards and more thin-skinned head coaches. Then, the guys discuss College GameDay heading to Columbus, if Ohio State-Penn State will provide more clarity or chaos, and if Nittany Lion passing game will slice the Buckeye secondary. Then, Ryan McGee stops by to talk about The James Franklin Experience, if an 11-1 Iowa could make the College Football Playoff, Alabama-Tennessee, and if there’s any optimism for USC with Utah coming to town.
3:35 WONDERFULLY THIN-SKINNED COACHES: BILLBOARD KERFUFFLE
8:43 COLLEGE GAMEDAY GOES TO COLUMBUS!
10:56 WHAT TO EXPECT: PENN STATE VS. OHIO STATE
19:55 CAN PENN STATE’S OFFENSE MEASURE UP?
23:26 PENN STATE’S MENTAL HURDLE
27:32 RYAN MCGEE JOINS THE SHOW
28:12 HOW CAN PENN STATE OVERCOME THEIR ROAD BLOCK?
30:42 WILL PENN STATE BE VICTORIOUS?
32:42 CAN IOWA MAKE THE CFP?
41: 42 ALABAMA VS. TENNESSEE PREVIEW
46:48 ALABAMA DEFENSIVE PLAYERS TO WATCH
50:05 UTAH VS. USC PREVIEW
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Clarity or Chaos in Ohio State-Penn State?; The James Franklin Experience; Fearing an Iowa Playoff Run

Join ESPN College GameDay host Rece Davis and Senior Writer Pete Thamel, as well as many of GameDay’s key analysts and contributors, as they discuss and debate the biggest stories and break down the biggest games in college football, while also leaning into the key basketball moments and storylines as well. With episodes Mondays/Wednesday/Fridays in the fall, and a year-round weekly presence this is the place to be for the college sports fan.

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Rece Davis and Pete Thamel get into Ohio State's and Michigan's current rosters - who came back and who joined - and who they think will emerge as the starting quarterback. They also look towards the big game in Ireland, Florida State vs. Georgia Tech, and GameDay's first in-season destination, College Station, where they'll be covering Notre Dame vs. Texas A&M.
 
0:00 Preview of Week 0: Florida State vs. Georgia Tech
4:41 Preview of Week 1: Notre Dame vs. Texas A&M
6:37 Early preseason No. 1 pick: Ohio State or Georgia?
9:28 Who will be Ohio State's starting QB?
18:25 Who will be Michigan's starting QB?
22:33 Very early concerns ahead of the CFP
32:40 Next week: A vote on a revenue-share plan with players
 
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Who Will Be Ohio State's Starting QUARTERBACK?; A Look Ahead To Florida State vs. Georgia Tech in Ireland!; Concerns for the CFP Committee Ahead of 12-Team Playoff

Rece Davis and Pete Thamel discuss why Colorado, particularly head coach Deion Sanders, remains to be relentlessly fascinating. They also get into what to expect from the program now that they've moved from the now defunct Pac-12 to compete in the Big 12. Next, they chat about what it was like covering the NFL Draft with the accomplished Nick Saban. Then they round out the show with a preview of a possible legal settlement which could open the door for players to be part of a revenue sharing model.
0:00 - Welcome
03:18 - Fair To Criticize Deion Sanders' Candidness?
07:10 - Colorado's Big Scheduling Blunder
13:14 - First Impressions of Colorado's Current Program
15:38 - Expectations For Colorado, Now In The Big 12
19:09 - Nick Saban's Approach To On-Air Draft Analysis
23:35 - The Story of Oatmeal Crème Pies at the NFL
25:08 - NCAA To Backpay Players Following Antitrust Lawsuit
32:42 - What's On The Horizon For Rece & Pete?
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FIRST IMPRESSIONS of Colorado's Current Program + Possible Pathway For Revenue Sharing with Players?

Pete and college football writer Paolo Uggetti, who covered USC football, discuss the Heisman Trust's "reinstatement" of Reggie Bush's 2005 Heisman Trophy to Bush, his contentious legal battle with the NCAA, the anomaly of OJ Simpson's Heisman Trophy sitting in USC's Heritage Hall but not Bush's, and what's next for Bush and USC's football program.
 
0:00 Reggie Bush has his 2005 Heisman Trophy back
1:45 USC's Heritage Hall, where the Trojans' Heisman Trophies sit
3:08 How Reggie Bush influenced USC over the years
4:37 The day Reggie Bush was allowed back on USC's campus
6:05 Reggie Bush and the NCAA's contentious relationship
10:40 USC's upcoming press conference
12:08 The time Reggie Bush got excited about the hip hop duo Kid 'n Play
13:32 Some Reggie Bush stats
14:59 What's next for USC and Reggie Bush?
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Reggie Bush gets his HEISMAN BACK; USC's upcoming press conference; What's next for Bush and USC?

Rece Davis and Pete Thamel take stock of the latest notable players in the transfer portal, how they performed last season and what to expect from them next season. Then NFL Insider Field Yates joins to lift the curtain on the NFL Draft drama circulating around the Minnesota Vikings, QB Drake Maye and other teams trying to make a splash in this year's draft. Finally, they get into some QB drafting strategy and what aspects of a player can't be measured ahead of the draft.

0:00 Welcome 
0:54 - What’s It Like To Have Dinner WIth Rece & Pete?
02:58 - Where Will CB Cormani McClain Transfer To?
06:05 - RB Damien Martinez Leaves Oregon St
09:24 - NFL Insider Field Yates Joins The Pod!
11:48 - Where Does The Drama Start In The NFL Draft?
13:23 - Addressing QB Drake Make Criticism
18:37 - How Many QBs Go In The First Round?
21:39 - QB Comparison: Michael Penix vs Bo Nix
25:04 - Draft A QB Backup Or Future Star?
28:55 - Prediting Draft Surprises At CB Position
29:47 - Cornerback Quinyon Mitchell
44:20 - What You Can’t Measure In The NFL Draft
44:48 - Film Study With NFL Insider Field Yates
46:08 - Do Fractional Arm Measurements Matter?
46:41 - Draft Night Conundrum: DT T'Vondre Sweat
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Where Will The DRAMA Start In The NFL Draft? + Unexpected Transfer Portal Updates

Pete Thamel and ESPN College Basketball Insider Jeff Borzello delve into UConn's NBA-like offense and the defense that won them a national title against Purdue. They also get into which UConn players will be remembered on this team. And looking to next season, they discuss what roster changes will happen and what Dan Hurley said about the Kentucky head coach job.
 
0:00 How UConn's defense helped them win
5:00 The stretch that determined the game
6:24 Which individual players will be remembered?
8:21 Where does UConn rank among repeat teams?
14:51 UConn's offense in comparison to an NBA offense
17:54 Dan Hurley responds to the Kentucky head coach job
19:58 What does UConn do to get a threepeat?
21:36 UConn's expected roster changes
22:35 Is there more college basketball news coming?
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Clarity or Chaos in Ohio State-Penn State?; The James Franklin Experience; Fearing an Iowa Playoff Run

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