Host Carter Yates and senior writer Mike Craven sit down with On3's Billy Embody to preview SMU's 2025 football season!

(2:30 – 6:15) Why Billy doesn't think last year was a flash in the pan

(6:15 – 11:40) How did SMU transition from portal-heavy recruiting to high school-heavy recruiting?

(11:40 – 16:50) Is SMU the third best job in the state behind Texas and A&M?

(16:50 – 18:25) Can SMU be the next Clemson?

(18:25 – 21:11) How will the offense look different in 2025?

(21:11 – 23:00) Is Kevin Jennings now underrated because of how the season ended?

(23:00 – 27:15) How confident are we in a rebuilt defensive line?

(27:15 – 30:15) Why the LB room is actually the biggest question mark

(30:15 – 32:40) SMU has a lowkey gauntlet of a schedule

(32:40 – END) What does a successful season look like for SMU?

Host Carter Yates and senior writer Mike Craven have finally secured an interview with their white whale, Paul Finebaum, the Voice of the SEC.

(2:30 – 3:45) Paul's opinion of Dave Campbell

(3:45 – 5:10) Paul's advice on becoming a great interviewer

(5:10 – 8:00) The backstory behind that time when Paul put Saban on the hot seat

(8:00 – 8:45) The time Paul's reporting put Alabama football on probation

(8:45 – 10:00) Does Paul miss writing?

(10:00 – 12:15) Did Paul forsee his rise in TV?

(12:15 – 13:55) The first time Paul realized his career took off

(13:55 – 16:00) How Nick Saban helped make Paul's career

(16:00 – 17:50) Is the rise of the SEC a good thing for CFB

(17:50 – 19:40) What is Paul's ideal CFP bracket?

(19:40 – 21:45) What does Paul think about players getting paid?

(21:45 – 24:25) Is CFB morphing into the NFL a good thing?

(24:25 – 26:40) What impresses Paul the most about Steve Sarkisian's growth

(26:40 – 28:10) Why Paul is buying into the Arch Manning hype

(28:10 – 30:05) How Paul first fell in love with sports

(30:05 – 31:15) Which coaches have helped Paul most in his journalism career?

(31:15 – 33:20) The Aggie stigma

(33:20 – 37:20) The best games Paul has covered in person

(37:20 – 40:00) Does Paul's wife like sports?

(40:00 – END) Who is the most media friendly coach?

Host Carter Yates and senior writer Mike Craven sit down with Rob Breaux of the Gamblin Gauchos' for a full Texas Tech 2025 Preview.

(3:00 – 5:10) How high are the stakes in Year Four of the Joey McGuire era?

(5:10 – 6:40) What happens if Texas Tech goes 8–4? Is Joey on the hot seat.

(6:40 – 8:25) Was James Blanchard or Shiel Wood the biggest offseason move?

(8:25 – 10:30) Was it worrisome that Texas Tech had to be so transfer portal heavy?

(10:30 – 14:18) Why Rob still has questions about the safeties. Could this be Texas Tech's best front seven in years.

(14:18 – 15:15) Do Texas Tech fans feel like the Lebron meme?

(15:15 – 16:48) Can Texas Tech fans be defensive-minded?

(16:48 – 22:45) Why Rob is higher on Behren Morton than most. How Morton historically ranks to 21st century Texas Tech QBs. Did Zach Kittley lowkey handcuff Morton?

(22:45 – 26:55) Will the average fan notice a difference in offensive style from Kittley to Mack Leftwich? Which running back will take the most carries?

(26:55 – 30:10) The offensive line is more talented, but will they gel?

(30:10 – 33:10) Why is Texas Tech starting so slow all the time?

(33:10 – 36:30) Micah Hudson talk

(36:30 – 38:15) Why we don't want Joey McGuire to stop talking

(38:15 – 41:50) Will we see 12 personnel in Lubbock?

(41:50 – 43:40) Is this the best roster we've ever seen at Texas Tech?

(43:40 – 46:00) Who is the X-Factor and MVP of this team?

(46:00 – END) Record predictions

Host Carter Yates and senior writer Mike Craven are joined by Adrian Broaddus of ESPN El Paso to preview the UTEP Miners.

(2:45 – 4:30) What's the biggest storyline of the season?

(4:30 – 6:40) What Adrian liked and disliked from Scotty Walden in Year One

(6:40 – 11:45) Is Malachi Nelson even going to start? Is the narrative around Nelson going to be a distraction throughout the year?

(11:45 – 14:00) Is the offensive line still the biggest weakness?

(14:00 – 16:50) Why UTEP shouldn't resign itself to losing spring transfers every year

(16:50 – 23:00) An argument for adopting an "entry level job" model. What players miss out on when they transfer.

(23:00 – 25:00) How is Scotty Walden different from other coaches Adrian has covered?

(25:00 – 28:00) What will it take to galvanize El Paso around UTEP football?

(28:00 – 30:45) Will UTEP have a winning season? Why the La Tech game will tell us everything.

(30:45 – 32:00) Adrian's thoughts on the coordinator hires

(32:00 – 35:30) Strengths and weaknesses of the team

(35:30 – 37:10) Ashten Emory and Neil Campbell breakout cases

(37:10 – 39:10) Which of UTEP's nine kickers won the battle?

(39:10 – END) How big of a deal is UTEP to the Mountain West?

Host Carter Yates and senior writer Mike Craven breakdown all things Texas State and the Pac-12.

(3:00 – 4:45) Why the Pac-12? Why now?

(4:45 – 7:50) Does the Pac-12 TV deal outweigh the extra travel financially?

(7:50 – 9:00) Could the Pac-12 return to the Power Five?

(9:00 – 11:05) How Kelly Damphousse and Don Coryell put Texas State in a position to make the Pac-12.

(11:05 – 13:00) How the rise of the Texas State football team led to a rise in enrollment.

(13:00 – 15:00) The biggest question remaining about this move

(15:00 – 17:30) Can Texas State win the Sun Belt this fall?

(17:30 – 19:30) Does the Pac-12 move allow Texas State to keep GJ Kinne longer?

(19:30 – 23:50) The biggest question we have about Texas State on the field in 2025.

(23:50 – END) Then, the guys welcome on Texas State president Kelly Damphousse and athletic director Don Coryell to talk about why this move benefits Texas State.

Host Carter Yates and senior writer Mike Craven welcome on Joe Cook, the managing editor of Inside Texas, to preview the 2025 Texas Longhorns.

(3:00 – 4:30) The Longhorns are the state's national championship contender

(4:30 – 8:15) Expectations when Steve Sarkisian was hired vs reality. How does he stack up historically with other Texas coaches?

(8:15 – 10:45) How is Texas set up for revenue sharing? How will NIL still factor in?

(10:45 – 13:40) What does Arch look like in Game One?

(13:40 – 20:33) Will Arch's supporting cast be better than Quinn's?

(20:33 – 23:45) Why Joe's not as worried as others about the offensive line

(23:45 – 27:25) Who will take the mantel at defensive tackle?

(27:25 – 30:25) Who's playing nickelback and opposite cornerback of Malik Muhammad?

(30:25 – 32:55) Is it truly national championship or bust?

(32:55 – END) Does Texas win more than 10 games?

Host Carter Yates and senior writer Mike Craven sit down with JD Davis of the North Texas Eagle to preview the 2025 college football season.

(3:00 – 5:05) What are the stakes of Year Three of the Eric Morris era?

(5:05 – 7:05) Should we believe in DC Skyler Cassity?

(7:05 – 8:30) Is there any worry the offense won't be as good with all new pieces?

(8:30 – 12:20) Is QB the biggest question mark? How are Poffenbarger and Mestemaker different QBs? Will the offense be more balanced?

(12:20 – 14:20) Is this the best North Texas offensive line since 2018?

(14:20 – 17:10) Who emerges as WR1?

(17:10 – 18:20) Is this RB by committee?

(18:20 – 20:55) Will Eric Morris throttle it down to help the defense?

(20:55 – 23:15) Initial impressions of Skyler Cassity?

(23:15 – 26:15) Defensive transfers sticking out? Ranking the Sam Houston transfers?

(26:15 – 34:30) What win total is a step in the right direction? Week One buzz? Does football keep missing opportunities to win the fans over?

(34:30 – END) Preseason MVPs and X-Factor picks.

Host Carter Yates and senior writer Mike Craven welcome on The Athletic senior writer Sam Khan Jr.

(2:45 – 7:20) What led to Sam's role change to roster management and Transfer Portal reporter?

(7:20 – 9:00) What are the two biggest things College Football programs want to change?

(9:00 – 10:50) Is there a path back to one Transfer Portal window?

(10:50 – 21:35) Will there still be haves and have nots with revenue sharing? Will there still be NIL collectives after revenue share? How will teams use a salary cap?

(21:35 – 24:00) What's the likelihood of Texas State joining the Pac-12?

(24:00 – 34:20) Why Sam thinks Texas Tech is the 3rd best job in the state. Is SMU in the conversation?

(34:20 – 38:35) What does CFB look like in 2031?

(38:35 – 43:00) Can Houston catch up to the Big 12 elite spending wise?

(43:00 – 44:10) Why Sam thinks UTSA will be the best G5 team in Texas

(44:10 – END) Texas A&M's ceiling

DCTF Senior Writer Mike Craven sits down with the Frog Preacher Jamie Plunkett for an offseason check in on the TCU Horned Frogs!

(3:00 – 6:00) What are the vibes for Year Four of the Sonny Dykes era? Grading Sonny's tenure.

(6:00 – 9:00) Are we forgetting about TCU in the Big 12 title race?

(9:00 – 12:25) Is UNC in Week One a 'Can't Lose'?

(12:25 – 13:35) The strengths of TCU's team.

(13:35 – 15:48) Who is RB1?

(15:48 – 16:30) Who's the most impactful transfer?

(16:30 – 18:00) Can Eric McAlister become 'The Guy'?

(18:00 – 19:15) Defensive concerns

(19:15 – 20:40) How should TCU schedule games?

(20:40 – 22:25) What's your ideal playoff format as a Big 12 fan?

(22:25 – 24:00) Is TCU in a position to handle revenue sharing?

(24:00 – 26:25) Is TCU the third-best job in Texas?

(26:25 – 29:30) Thoughts on new AD Mike Buddie

(29:30 – 30:30) Record predictions

(30:30 – 32:48) What would the record have to be for Sonny Dykes to be on the hot seat?

(32:48 – END) Who are the Big 12 Favorites?