Today on a loaded episode of The Hard Count, J.D. PicKell starts by taking a big picture look at the current state of college football on and off the field before ranking the individuals under the most pressure in the College Football Playoff. J.D. also reacts to former Washington State QB and the top player in the transfer portal John Mateer committing to Oklahoma and Alabama AD Greg Byrne's recent comments about the Crimson Tide "fighting back" in the NIL race. Additionally, J.D. tabs the biggest fate deciders for each of the CFP teams and producer Kaiden Smith joins the show for Hard Count Headlines. Touching topics like Diego Pavia securing another year with Vanderbilt, Michael Vick become the next head football coach of Norfolk State, and more. Let's have a DAY!