College Football News (Segments)

Chris "The Bear" Fallica from ESPN and College Gameday joins Nick Shepkowski and Pete Fiutak for an extended interview on the 150th season of college football.  Where is there still value in betting this year and who is the most-likely to win a title come early January?  Chris has answers and potential odds for all of it all while the guys get into some fun conversations about the "Baddest MF's Ever" and rough beats at the college football window over the years! 

Each week we try and dig a little deeper in each of the Power 5 conferences.  This week is no exception as we discuss:

The gap between Clemson and the rest of the ACC that has somehow grown since the start of the year.

A one-loss Big XII Champions odds to make the CFP

A potential upset and perfect season ruined in the Big Ten this weekend?

USC doing work in the Pac-12 South.  Can they win the division?

And finally - when does Jimbo Fisher start getting criticism for Texas A&M coming up short?

Nick Shepkowski and Pete Fiutak are ready to make their week nine picks in college football and have three huge games across the nation to discuss.  Can Auburn end LSU's bid for a perfect season?  Does Wisconsin bounce back with a shocking win at Ohio State?  And can Jim Harbaugh build on the second half momentum Michigan had at Penn State and roll it into a home victory over Notre Dame?  The guys break it all down on this episode of the CFN Pod.

Wisconsin suffered one of the most stunning loses of the year Saturday when somehow Lovie Smith's Fighting Illini got them in Champaign.  What does that mean for Wisconsin's CFP chances even if they do somehow win out and after Oregon knocked off Washington where do the Ducks rank in terms of one loss teams in the country?  

We've reached the halfway point of the 2019 College Football season and things appear much more wide open than we could have ever imagined entering the year.  Instead of it being just Alabama, Clemson and the rest of college football you're seeing great ball being played by the likes of Ohio State and Wisconsin in the Big Ten, Oklahoma perhaps a surprise because of their sudden defensive arrival?  

There are some disappointments from the first half that half to be addressed but in whole, find out who our award winners are for the first half of the 2019 College Football Season as Nick Shepkowski and Pete Fiutak award the following:

Biggest Disappointment

It has been a great year of college football, but some teams have disappointed.  In other cases, some programs have disappointed now for an extended amount of time.

Which coaches are on the hottest of hot seats and who are realistic candidates to replace them that will take said programs to the desired level of competition?

Nick Shepkowski and Pete Fiutak break down the following and more:

Why would someone leave the SEC for...Rutgers?

Lovie Smith's flop and how to fix Illinois

Is Mark Dantonio in any kind of trouble at Michigan State?

If Urban Meyer doesn't replace Clay Helton at USC then who does?

And finally - how much does the college football landscape change if Lincoln Riley goes to the NFL?

Week 8 of the College Football season is upon us and there aren't a ton of marquee games.  However, they're are plenty that will play a roll in determining both conference titles and College Football Playoff qualifiers.

In this part of the episode Nick Shepkowski and Pete Fiutak give thoughts on the following week 8 matchups:

South Carolina vs Florida

Washington vs Oregon

Utah vs Arizona State

Find out who, if anyone should be on upset alert and what to be on the lookout for this Saturday.

Trey Luerssen of Rivals.com joins the College Football News podcast to break down this week's Red River Showdown and share why although being a die-hard Texas fan, he doesn't feel good about Saturday.  Is Lincoln Riley a genius?  Is Texas back?  And what kind of game does it have to be in order for the Longhorns to have a chance at shocking the world on Saturday?  All is discussed during this interview.

Kegan Reneau of Sooner Wire on the USA Today network of college sites stops by the show to discuss the Red River Showdown (not shootout) and discuss where this Oklahoma squad is compared to the last two, who both wound up in the CFP.  Also, will  Lincoln Riley stay in Norman by the time next fall comes around?  Kegan gives his biggest reason why he thinks so before giving his pick to this years Red River Showdown.

A quick look at some of the lesser discussed stories that aren't getting the love they so much deserve.