Baltimore Ravens beat writer for The Athletic, Jeff Zrebeic joins the show to give his analysis of the Ravens season so far, Joe Flacco’s role in the Ravens resurgence, the consistency of their defense over the years, the most important match-ups to look for in Sunday’s game and more.

Georgia Tech’s Jose Alvarado discusses his thoughts and feelings about coming off a solid 2017-18 season but also facing the uphill battle of injuring his elbow and missing the end of the Yellow Jackets’ season last year.  He also talked about how Georgia Tech could be shooting more three’s, how the young big’s have been developing, and some of the biggest takeaways he had from a former teammate, Josh Okogie.

ESPN NFL Countdown insider Dianna Russini joins The Wake Up Call to talk about this weekend’s match up between the Panthers and Ravens, how several weapons in the Panthers’ offense have been underutilized, and the lack of media attention given to Cam’s performance during last week’s comeback in Philly.

ACC Digital Network host Wes Bryant joins The Wake Up Call to discuss the ‘Crazy Coastal Division’, Clemson’s dominance over the Atlantic Division, and to debate who the most disappointing team in the conference is.

Charlotte 49ers head football coach Brad Lambert joins The Wake Up Call to discuss this weekend’s matchup against Southern Miss, the strengths of the 49ers receiving corps, and the momentum starting to build for Charlotte’s football program.

ESPN Charlotte sat down with star guard Ky Bowman from Boston College, as he breaks down his new leadership role this season, the team’s communication to start the season, how having depth down low can help tremendously, playing with players from North Carolina and the special bond they have, the impact of Jairus Hamilton, and finding ways to win on the road.

USA Today Sports national NFL writer and editor Nate Davis joins Gerry V to talk about his before the season Super Bowl prediction and how it is looking now, a team he was dead wrong about before the season, why Cam Newton doesn’t get some of the notoriety he deserves, and more.

ESPN NFL and Fantasy Football insider KC Joyner joins Gerry V to help set your fantasy lineups for Week 8!

ESPN Charlotte was at ACC Media Day to speak to guard Torin Dorn about the upcoming season, the impact of Braxton’s injury, how he is excited to lead the program this season, who has been the most surprising player early on, and how does head coach Kevin Keatts push him on and off the court.

Clemson head coach Brad Brownell sits down with the media at ACC Media Day to discuss the conference playing more conference games early, Elijah Thomas’s improvement on defense over the years, Sheldon Mitchell’s game, and the different feeling coming into this season from last year, especially being ranked in the Top-25 to start the season.