Greg McElroy talks with Michigan head coach Klye Whittingham about his move as the head coach of the Wolverines, how Jason Beck will unleash Bryce Underwood, expectations in the the BIG 10, what he is looking for in the spring game and much more.  Plus, Ohio State, Texas, Georgia, Miami and Virginia Tech all have spring games this weekend and McElroy gives you his ONE thing he wants to see from each game.

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Alabama held its spring game over the weekend and McElroy’s big takeaway is the quarterback competition between Mack and Russell is a LOT closer than anticipated. Florida and Tennessee also held spring games and McElroy breaks down the QB competitions and tells you why the Gators O-Line must improve this summer and why Tennessee’s defense will be the story for the Vols this fall. Plus, McElroy talks with Ole Miss head coach Pete Golding and the two discuss how Golding got buy-in from the Ole Miss team during the CFP, when he knew he was going to be the Ole Miss head coach, his support for Trinidad Chambliss, the Ole Miss transfer portal class and so much more.

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Lincoln Riley joins the show to discuss why his ‘big picture’ rebuild of USC is coming together, how he has handled the expectations, what the #1 recruiting class in 2025 means for the Trojans, why there will be little drop off in the WR room, if this is the year the Trojans break through and much more. Plus, McElroy gives some spring intel for USC, UCLA, Oregon and Washington and asks who is the best team out West?

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Greg McElroy breaks down President Donald Trump’s executive order on college sports from Friday. What does it mean? And what REAL impacts can it have? McElroy discusses all aspects of the order, including the five-year and one-transfer rules, how it can affect NIL but maintain the genuine spirit of NIL, and protect sports not named basketball and football. Plus, McElroy dives into the misconceived notions about the transfer portal right now before giving four BIG predictions on the future if the order does – or even doesn’t – make it to the finish line. | Always College Football

Timecodes: 

(0:00) Intros

(4:08) Trump’s Executive Order: What it means

(8:58) The 5-year & 1-transfer rules

(14:05) How the order can protect spirit of NIL

(17:16) How the order protects smaller sports

(19:35) HONEST take on the order

(21:56) What to know about the SCORE Act

(23:40) The GOOD NEWS about the order

(25:04) Does the portal get TOO MUCH blame?

(33:59) FOUR PREDICTIONS on the order’s potential impact

(44:46) Thanks for watching

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Spring practices are in full swing and McElroy is here to help you decipher some of the intel coming out. Mike Elko says Texas A&M has work to do, Michigan is building an offense around Bryce Underwood, Jamal Rule has impressed EVERYONE at Nebraska and Clemson finished up spring by naming a Vizzina as QB1 - but the backups are more of a story. Plus, McElroy looks at the quarterback competitions at Florida State, Tennessee and Florida and how much will Ole Miss really change in 2026?

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Spring practices are in full swing and McElroy is here to help you decipher some of the intel coming out. Notre Dame’s RB room will be in good shape with the “floating little refrigerator” Nolan James turning heads early. The Muschamp Factor is in full swing with the Texas defense, the best WR room in Ohio State history is being thrown out (which says A LOT), Darien Mensah’s - Cam Ward comparison and Gunner Stockton looks to have taken the next step. All that plus the quarterback competition at Alabama, a deep WR room at Oregon and much more. 

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Ryan Day joins the show to discuss why the development of players at Ohio State is elite, what Arthur Smith will bring to the offense, why the culture stays the same even with 51 new faces on the roster, Julian Sayin’s progression and much more. Plus, McElroy looks at Ohio State’s biggest spring questions like who will step up at running back after Bo Jackson, will the young guys on the front seven develop quickly, and is this the deepest best wide receiver room that Ohio State has ever had?

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Marcus Freeman joins the show to discuss what Lou Holtz taught him, the “leave no doubt” mantra, why this is the best off-season of his career at Notre Dame, CJ Carr’s growth, the defensive line depth, the reason he is not worried about the running back room and so much more. Plus, McElroy looks at Notre Dame’s biggest spring questions: who plays where on the offensive line, will play makers step up at RB and WR and is this the best defense in the Freeman era?

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Helmets and Pads are cracking, whistles are blowing, coaches shouts can be heard echoing throughout a practice and just like that spring practice is here. IIn part of our SEC spring series, McElroy goes over the biggest questions for Missouri, Oklahoma, Ole Miss, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Texas A&M and Vanderbilt.

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Helmets and Pads are cracking, whistles are blowing, coaches shouts can be heard echoing throughout a practice and just like that spring practice is here. In today’s show McElroy goes over the biggest questions for teams like Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, Georgia, LSU and others as they try to get an early lean on their teams in 2026. Plus, last week President Trump urged college sports leaders to return to the pre-NIL era. Is that even possible and what would happen if an executive order was put into place? McElroy explains.

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