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On this episode of the College Football Apostles, George Wrighster and Ralph Amsden tackle college football's hottest topics- such as Texas Tech inquiring with the Big 12 about whether their unencrypted signals had been hacked by any of their recent opponents. The guys also discuss Miami opening against Notre Dame at home to kick off the 2025 season, discuss the likelihood of the current AP top 10 teams making the college football playoff, and discuss whether Michigan's recent QB decommit is a product of Dave Portnoy's NIL pledge, or the offense looking like garbage. 
George and Ralph discuss some of the 2023 recruiting spend data for college football's top schools, and also talk about Ross Dellenger's article about how Pitt went from 3-9 to 7-0. 
Finally, the guys make their picks in the Ohio State/Penn State, Ole Miss/ Arkansas, Oregon/Michigan, Texas Tech/Iowa State and Pitt/SMU games.

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On this week's episode of College Football Apostles, George Wrighster and Ralph Amsden talk about the hottest topics of the week in college football- including Mike Gundy's comments about money being the only way to retain players, former college football stars Lendale White and AJ McCarron giving their old schools a beatdown on social media, James Franklin's refusal to engage with reporters asking about the alleged crimes of his former players, and Kenny Dillingham crowd sourcing for a new kicker in his postgame presser. 
Plus, the guys go through a list of quarterbacks they believe might end up in the transfer portal after the season. 

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On this week's episode of the College Football Apostles, George Wrighster and Ralph Amsden review the game between Oregon and Ohio State that George attended in person, and talk about the aftermath and fan discontentment coming from the Ohio State side over the last few days. 
The guys also get into which teams should be considered elite, which teams should be considered contenders, and which top 25 teams are actually just untested/above average. 
No coaches get fired in-season yet, so the guys discuss why that is, and which coaches might be on the verge of that fact changing- and the guys also discuss the major injuries to guys like Cam Rising, Graham Merz and Benjamin Morrison that could alter the seasons of some premier programs and provide opportunities for backups to shine. 
Finally, George and Ralph make picks in Miami/Louisville, Nebraska/Indiana, Georgia/Texas, Alabama/Tennessee and Michigan Illinois. 

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On this episode of College Football Apostles, George Wrighster and Ralph Amsden talk about a week that was filled with more storylines off the football field than on it. 
First, the NCAA defined the new transfer portal windows, and eliminated the need for Letter of Intent in recruiting, and then Big Ten commissioner Tony Petitti and SEC commissioner Greg Sankey held a summit to plot the future and flex their power over the rest of college football. 
The guys also talk about Alabama fans being unable to process their loss to Vanderbilt, and blaming it on Kalen DeBoer's wardrobe, as well as Connor Stallions' suggestion on the Bussin' with the Boys podcast that a team has been illegally using bluetooth communication from coach to quarterback for years. 
Finally, George and Ralph make their picks in Texas vs Oklahoma, USC vs Penn State, Oregon vs Ohio State, Colorado vs Kansas State and LSU vs Ole Miss. 

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On this week's episode of the College Football Apostles, George Wrighster and Ralph Amsden talk about SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey's comments about not wanting a college football commissioner because it would devalue the SEC.
Also, a group spearheaded by Jimmy Haslam is seeking to create a super league that takes over or the NCAA once the current TV rights contracts expire- good idea or bad idea?
George and Ralph take sides in the war of words between college football reporters Nicole Auerbach and Brett McMurphy, and discuss whether the new Pac-12 adding Gonzaga for basketball will be what is needed to convince Memphis to take all their sports to the Pac-12. 
The NCAA just issued its full report about Antonio Pierce's involvement in the scandal that took down nearly half of Herm Edwards assistants at Arizona State back in 2021- what are the details, and how is Ralph feeling as an Arizona State alum?
Finally, the guys give their picks in Michigan at Washington, Missouri at Texas A&M, Ole Miss at South Carolina, Miami at Cal, and SMU at Louisville. 

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On this episode of College Football Apostles, George Wrighster and Ralph Amsden get into the Matthew Sluka vs UNLV drama, and Bear Alexander's decision to sit out the rest of the season at USC? Is NIL to blame for all this? The guys also get into Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy's pledge to provide NIL funding for a top transfer QB to head to Michigan every single year.

Plus, Auburn coach Hugh Freeze is out here beefing with his current quarterbacks, his old quarterback, University of Arkansas, and Lane Kiffin- does he need to slow his role or has too much been made of his comments? Also, the Pac-12 is picking apart the Mountain West, but some schools have elected to not make the jump as the war between the two conferences plays out in the courts.

And last up, should politicians be using appearances at college football games as election tactics? In our week 5 preview, the guys discuss games between Oklahoma State and Kansas, Louisville and Notre Dame, Georgia and Alabama, Illinois and Penn State, and Wisconsin and USC, and give their weekly picks against the spread.

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Week 4 College Football predictions. On this episode of the College Football Apostles, George Wrighster and Ralph Amsden take a deep dive into the state-by-state NIL craziness coming out of Tennessee Vols, Georgia Bulldogs, North Carolina Tarheels and Arkansas Razorbacks. The guys also talk about how Texas QB Arch Manning is faced with an opportunity to "Wally Pipp" Quinn Ewers over the next couple of weeks, Urban Meyer shutting down any rumor that he'd step in to take over the Florida Gators football program if they fire Billy Napier, and Wake Forest paying Ole Miss $750k to get out of next year's game.

George and Ralph also break down this week's top games between Tennessee and Oklahoma Sooners, Illinois and Nebraska Cornhuskers, Georgia Tech and Louisville Cardinals, Utah Utes and Oklahoma State, and USC Trojans and Michigan Wolverines. Plus, an update on our pick'em and overrated / underrated contest standings!

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On this week's episode of the College Football Apostles, George Wrighster and Ralph Amsden get into this week's best (and strangest) headlines, and make their picks for six of this weekend's top games. 
First, George Wrighster gets fooled by a fake Cam Rising injury update, and the guys reflect on their days of covering Utah in the old Pac-12, and their history of being aloof about injury updates. 
Next, Shilo Sanders talked trash and got smashed- what do George and Ralph think about all the bravado and hype music now that Colorado is already looking like a mediocre Big 12 team?
Other stories include a very strange ACC coin, a Purdue student getting screwed out of a car lease after making a 40-yard field goal, USC retiring Caleb Williams jersey in the same press release where they announced Reggie Bush getting the same honor, Braylon Edwards and three other players suing the Big Ten and NCAA, and George's problem with Thomas Hammock publicly stating that he's helping Marcus Freeman after NIU beat Notre Dame. 
In this week's picks, we go over Alabama at Wisconsin, Notre Dame at Purdue, Georgia at Kentucky, Ole Miss at Wake Forest, and Oregon at Oregon State.

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On this week's episode of the College Football Apostles, George Wrighster and Ralph Amsden review the action and major storylines from week 1 in college football. 
Does Sherrone Moore have an unsigned contract with Michigan?Why did TMZ drop a two-year-old story about Miller Moss farting on his roommates pillow?Did Billy Napier go too far calling out Online Gator fan trolls?Does DJ Uiagalelei's father need to stay offline for a while?
Plus, the guys go over last week's picks, and talk about this week's top games- including Texas' first ever trip to An Arbor, the Cy-Hawk rivalry, and Colorado visiting Nebraska.
Finally, why is Ralph mad about the gestures made in the LSU loss to USC, and the Texas A&M loss to Notre Dame. 

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On this week's episode, the College Football Apostles (George Wrighster and Ralph Amsden) break down the Week Zero Games between Florida State and Georgia Tech, Montana State and New Mexico, Nevada and SMU, as well as Hawaii and Delaware State. 
But first, the guys give their take on the bevy of quarterbacks that earned starting roles this past week, including Miller Moss at USC, Maddux Madsen at Boise State, Sam Leavitt at Arizona State, DeQuan Finn at Baylor, and Danny O'Neill at San Diego State.
Also, the general manager position is a new wrinkle to college football, and Alabama locked in their man at over $800,000 a year in Courtney Morgan. Why is the GM position important, and why does George think Oklahoma State's Mike Gundy has the best take on this so far?
And finally, Iowa's Kirk Ferentz gets suspended one game for tampering with Cade McNamara before he enters the portal, and the guys give their take on the "right" way to tamper. 

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