Rick Bonnell of the Charlotte Observer joins the show to discuss Hornets' training camp, which players could find themselves in a new role, what he expects from the rookie Miles Bridges this season, and at the end we recap the Panthers' win over the Bengals. 

Frank Schwab of Yahoo Sports joined The Wake Up Call to discuss the start to the NFL season so far including Carolinna's 2-1 record, what to make of the NFC South Division, and the roughing the passer rule in the NFL.

Former Carolina Panther Al Wallace jooins the show to recap Carolina's game against the Bengals on Sunday including the play of Cam Newton, Christian McCaffrey, and Efe Obada sackiing the quarterback in his first career game in the NFL. 

Pete Fiutak, publisher for College Football News, joins Gerry V to talk about the gap between Alabama and the other top teams in the country, the disappointing season Florida State has had, if there is a true challenger to Clemson in the ACC, and more.

ESPN.com Panthers beat writer David Newton joins Gerry V to discuss how statistics can mislead the perception of a quarterback, if the Panthers have shored up their leaky defense from last week, which player has been the most impressive so far this season for the Panthers and more!

ESPN.com senior writer and NFL columnist Mike Sando talks with Gerry V about how he evaluates quarterbacks and if completion performance may be an overrated statistic, his takeaways from Baker Mayfield and Sam Darnold's performance's last night, his outlook for the Panthers this season and much more!