The guys break down the College Football Playoff first round and ask the hot question: do Group of 5 teams really deserve an auto bid? Then it’s a full preview of the quarterfinals on New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day, matchup by matchup, before locking in a best gambling pick for each game.

Luke and Diaz open with Fernando Mendoza’s Heisman in a so-so year, then hit the portal where two headline QBs just jumped. From there it’s a run-through of every CFP first-round matchup with a best bet for each, and they wrap by adding three bowl plays apiece from this week’s slate.

This Week’s Schedule (ET)

Wednesday, Dec 17

• StaffDNA Cure Bowl — Old Dominion vs USF, 5:00pm (ESPN)

• 68 Ventures Bowl — Louisiana vs Delaware, 8:30pm (ESPN)

Thursday, Dec 18

• Xbox Bowl — Missouri State vs Arkansas State, 9:00pm (ESPN2)

Friday, Dec 19

• Myrtle Beach Bowl — Kennesaw State vs Western Michigan, 11:00am (ESPN)

• Union Home Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl — Memphis vs NC State, 2:30pm (ESPN)

• CFP First Round: (9) Alabama at (8) Oklahoma, 8:00pm (ABC/ESPN)

Saturday, Dec 20

• CFP First Round: (10) Miami at (7) Texas A&M, 12:00pm (ABC/ESPN)

• CFP First Round: (11) Tulane at (6) Ole Miss, 3:30pm (TNT/truTV)

• CFP First Round: (12) James Madison at (5) Oregon, 7:30pm (TNT/truTV)

With Luke out again, Hoppa and Diaz run the show and spiral through a wild week of college football. They argue coaching hires, conference championship results, Indiana–Ohio State, Texas Tech’s rise, Georgia’s dominance, and a College Football Playoff picture that makes less sense the longer you look at it. The episode closes on Army–Navy week, picks, and the realization that a great season can still leave everyone frustrated.

Hoppa’s gone full Florida man, so Diaz & Luke steer the ship—diving into the Lane Kiffin to LSU buzz and spinning the coaching carousel. Then they ask the big one: can anyone keep up with Ohio State? Finally, it’s wall-to-wall conference title previews and the crew’s best bets for Championship Week.

Championship Week (Week 15) (ET)

Friday, Dec 5

• C-USA Championship: Kennesaw State at Jacksonville State — 7:00pm (CBSSN)

• Sun Belt Championship: Troy at James Madison — 7:00pm (ESPN)

• American Championship: North Texas at #24 Tulane — 8:00pm (ABC/ESPN3)

• Mountain West Championship: UNLV at Boise State — 8:00pm (FOX)

Saturday, Dec 6

• Big 12 Championship (Arlington): #11 BYU vs #5 Texas Tech — 12:00pm (ABC/ESPN3)

• MAC Championship (Detroit): Western Michigan vs Miami (Ohio) — 12:00pm (ESPN)

• SWAC Championship (Jackson, MS): Prairie View A&M vs Jackson State — 2:00pm (ESPN2)

• SEC Championship (Atlanta): #4 Georgia vs #10 Alabama — 4:00pm (ABC/ESPN3)

• Big Ten Championship (Indianapolis): #2 Indiana vs #1 Ohio State — 8:00pm (FOX)

• ACC Championship (Charlotte): Duke vs #18 Virginia — 8:00pm (ABC/ESPN3)

It’s Rivalry Week—and, as Luke says, the best slate of the season so far. Can Ohio State finally break through against Michigan? Is Ole Miss too distracted to take the Egg Bowl? Was Georgia Tech’s loss actually a blessing in disguise? The guys tackle all that and more, then lock in their picks for an awesome week of college football.

Rivalry Week — (Fri Nov 28 & Sat Nov 29, ET)

Friday, Nov 28

• Iowa at Nebraska — 12:00pm (CBS/Paramount+)

• Kent State at NIU — 12:00pm (CBSSN)

• Ohio at Buffalo — 12:00pm (ESPNU)

• #6 Ole Miss at Mississippi State — 12:00pm (ABC/ESPN3)

• #12 Utah at Kansas — 12:00pm (ESPN)

• Air Force at Colorado State — 3:00pm (FS1)

• #4 Georgia at #16 Georgia Tech — 3:30pm (ABC/ESPN3)

• Temple at North Texas — 3:30pm (ESPN)

• San Diego State at New Mexico — 3:30pm (CBSSN)

• Boise State at Utah State — 4:00pm (CBS/Paramount+)

• #2 Indiana at Purdue — 7:30pm (NBC/Peacock)

• #3 Texas A&M at #17 Texas — 7:30pm (ABC/ESPN3)

• Arizona at #25 Arizona State — 9:00pm (FOX)

Saturday, Nov 29

• #1 Ohio State at #18 Michigan — 12:00pm (FOX)

• Toledo at Central Michigan — 12:00pm (ESPN+)

• #5 Texas Tech at West Virginia — 12:00pm (ESPN)

• #13 Miami (FL) at Pitt — 12:00pm (ABC/ESPN3)

• #23 Houston at Baylor — 12:00pm (TNT/HBO Max)

• East Carolina at Florida Atlantic — 12:00pm (ESPN+)

• Colorado at Kansas State — 12:00pm (FS1)

• Ball State at Miami (Ohio) — 12:00pm (CBSSN)

• Clemson at South Carolina — 12:00pm (SECN)

• Iowa State at Oklahoma State — 12:00pm (ESPNU)

• Kentucky at Louisville — 12:00pm (ACCN)

• FIU at Sam Houston — 1:00pm (ESPN+)

• UTEP at Delaware — 1:00pm (ESPN+)

• UCF at #11 BYU — 1:00pm (ESPN2)

• Georgia Southern at Marshall — 1:30pm (ESPN+)

• Georgia State at Old Dominion — 2:00pm (ESPN+)

• Louisiana Tech at Missouri State — 2:00pm (ESPN+)

• WKU at Jacksonville State — 2:00pm (ESPN+)

• Arkansas State at Appalachian State — 2:30pm (ESPN+)

• Middle Tennessee at New Mexico State — 3:00pm (ESPN+)

• South Alabama at Texas State — 3:00pm (ESPN+)

• ULM at Louisiana — 3:00pm (ESPN+)

• UAB at Tulsa — 3:00pm (ESPN+)

• Boston College at Syracuse — 3:00pm (The CW)

• #22 Missouri at Arkansas — 3:30pm (SECN)

• Cincinnati at TCU — 3:30pm (FOX)

• Wisconsin at Minnesota — 3:30pm (FS1)

• #14 Vanderbilt at #20 Tennessee — 3:30pm (ESPN)

• Troy at Southern Miss — 3:30pm (ESPN+)

• Penn State at Rutgers — 3:30pm (BTN)

• Wake Forest at Duke — 3:30pm (ACCN)

• LSU at #8 Oklahoma — 3:30pm (ABC/ESPN3)

• Army at UTSA — 3:30pm (ESPN+)

• #7 Oregon at Washington — 3:30pm (CBS/Paramount+)

• Kennesaw State at Liberty — 3:30pm (CBSSN)

• James Madison at Coastal Carolina — 3:45pm (ESPNU)

• Florida State at Florida — 4:30pm (ESPN2)

• Oregon State at Washington State — 6:30pm (The CW)

• Virginia Tech at #19 Virginia — 7:00pm (ESPN)

• Rice at USF — 7:00pm (ESPN+)

• Maryland vs Michigan State (Detroit, MI) — 7:00pm (FS1)

• UCLA at #15 USC — 7:30pm (NBC/Peacock)

• #10 Alabama at Auburn — 7:30pm (ABC/ESPN3)

• North Carolina at NC State — 7:30pm (ACCN)

• Northwestern at #21 Illinois — 7:30pm (FOX)

• Charlotte at #24 Tulane — 7:30pm (ESPNU)

• SMU at California — 8:00pm (ESPN2)

• UNLV at Nevada — 9:00pm (CBSSN)

• #9 Notre Dame at Stanford — 10:30pm (ESPN)

• Fresno State at San Jose State — 10:30pm (FS1)

• Wyoming at Hawaii — 11:00pm (Spectrum/Scripps/MWN)

It's just Hoppa and Diaz this week as they break down the full Week 13 saturday slate. Mostly just talking coaching changes.

Enjoy!

Can Fernando Mendoza’s late drive vs. Penn State really be a Heisman moment when the Nittany Lions have struggled? The guys hash it out, Hoppa recaps a shaky week for the ACC and a statement win for Texas Tech, then it’s on to Week 12 with the biggest SEC games on deck—and everyone’s best bets to close.

Week 12 — FBS vs FBS only (Fri Nov 14 & Sat Nov 15, ET)

Friday, Nov 14

• Clemson at #20 Louisville — 7:30pm (ESPN)

• Minnesota at #8 Oregon — 9:00pm (FOX)

Saturday, Nov 15

• Eastern Michigan at Ball State — 12:00pm (ESPN+)

• Kansas State at Oklahoma State — 12:00pm (ESPNU)

• #24 USF at Navy — 12:00pm (ESPN2)

• Air Force at UConn — 12:00pm (CBSSN)

• South Carolina at #3 Texas A&M — 12:00pm (ESPN)

• UTSA at Charlotte — 12:00pm (ESPN+)

• #18 Michigan vs Northwestern (Chicago, IL) — 12:00pm (FOX)

• Wisconsin at #2 Indiana — 12:00pm (BTN)

• #9 Notre Dame at #22 Pitt — 12:00pm (ABC/ESPN3)

• Arizona at #25 Cincinnati — 12:00pm (FS1)

• Arkansas at LSU — 12:45pm (SECN)

• Oregon State at Tulsa — 1:00pm (ESPN+)

• West Virginia at Arizona State — 1:00pm (TNT/HBO Max)

• Marshall at Georgia State — 2:00pm (ESPN+)

• North Texas at UAB — 2:00pm (ESPN+)

• Colorado State at New Mexico — 3:00pm (ALT/MWN)

• UTEP at Missouri State — 3:00pm (ESPN+)

• #21 Iowa at #17 USC — 3:30pm (BTN)

• UCF at #6 Texas Tech — 3:30pm (FOX)

• #11 Oklahoma at #4 Alabama — 3:30pm (ABC/ESPN3)

• Middle Tennessee at WKU — 3:30pm (ESPN+)

• San Jose State at Nevada — 3:30pm (CBSSN)

• Texas State at Southern Miss — 3:30pm (ESPN+)

• South Alabama at ULM — 3:30pm (ESPN+)

• Appalachian State at James Madison — 3:30pm (ESPN+)

• NC State at #15 Miami (FL) — 3:30pm (ESPN)

• #16 Georgia Tech at Boston College — 3:30pm (ACCN)

• Penn State at Michigan State — 3:30pm (CBS/Paramount+)

• Maryland at Illinois — 3:30pm (FS1)

• #19 Virginia at Duke — 3:30pm (ESPN2)

• Florida Atlantic at Tulane — 4:00pm (ESPN+)

• Memphis at East Carolina — 4:00pm (ESPNU)

• New Mexico State at #23 Tennessee — 4:15pm (SECN)

• North Carolina at Wake Forest — 4:30pm (The CW)

• Liberty at FIU — 5:00pm (ESPN+)

• Coastal Carolina at Georgia Southern — 6:00pm (ESPN+)

• Purdue at Washington — 7:00pm (FS1)

• #13 Utah at Baylor — 7:00pm (ESPN2)

• Florida at #7 Ole Miss — 7:00pm (ESPN)

• Delaware at Sam Houston — 7:00pm (ESPN+)

• Utah State at UNLV — 7:00pm (CBSSN)

• UCLA at #1 Ohio State — 7:30pm (NBC/Peacock)

• Virginia Tech at Florida State — 7:30pm (ACCN)

• #10 Texas at #5 Georgia — 7:30pm (ABC/ESPN3)

• Mississippi State at Missouri — 7:45pm (SECN)

• Kennesaw State at Jacksonville State — 8:00pm (ESPNU)

• Louisiana Tech at Washington State — 10:00pm (The CW)

• TCU at #12 BYU — 10:15pm (ESPN)

• Wyoming at Fresno State — 10:30pm (FS1)

• Boise State at San Diego State — 10:30pm (CBSSN)

No Hoppa today—just Luke and Andrew Diaz. The guys crank up the Heisman talk, Diaz goes to bat defending Dabo, and they roll through a crisp preview of the week’s biggest games with quick reads and a few leans.

Week 11 — (Sat Nov 8, ET)

• James Madison at Marshall — 12:00pm (ESPN2)

• SMU at Boston College — 12:00pm (ACCN)

• Temple at Army — 12:00pm (CBSSN)

• Southern Miss at Arkansas State — 12:00pm (ESPNU)

• Colorado at West Virginia — 12:00pm (TNT/HBO Max)

• #7 BYU at #8 Texas Tech — 12:00pm (ABC/ESPN3)

• #2 Indiana at Penn State — 12:00pm (FOX)

• #5 Georgia at Mississippi State — 12:00pm (ESPN)

• #1 Ohio State at Purdue — 1:00pm (BTN)

• Bowling Green at Eastern Michigan — 1:00pm (ESPN+)

• Missouri State at Liberty — 1:00pm (ESPN+)

• UAB at Rice — 2:00pm (ESPN+)

• Maryland at Rutgers — 2:30pm (FS1)

• FIU at Middle Tennessee — 3:00pm (ESPN+)

• Jacksonville State at UTEP — 3:00pm (ESPN+)

• Louisiana Tech at Delaware — 3:00pm (ESPN+)

• Charlotte at East Carolina — 3:00pm (ESPN+)

• Tulsa at Florida Atlantic — 3:00pm (ESPN+)

• Iowa State at TCU — 3:30pm (FOX)

• Kansas at Arizona — 3:30pm (ESPN2)

• Syracuse at #18 Miami (FL) — 3:30pm (ESPN)

• Duke at UConn — 3:30pm (CBSSN)

• #3 Texas A&M at #22 Missouri — 3:30pm (ABC/ESPN3)

• #9 Oregon at #20 Iowa — 3:30pm (CBS/Paramount+)

• Auburn at #16 Vanderbilt — 4:00pm (SECN)

• Georgia State at Coastal Carolina — 4:00pm (ESPN+)

• Stanford at North Carolina — 4:30pm (The CW)

• #23 Washington at Wisconsin — 4:30pm (BTN)

• Texas State at Louisiana — 5:00pm (ESPN+)

• Air Force at San Jose State — 6:00pm (FS1)

• California at #15 Louisville — 7:00pm (ESPN2)

• Florida State at Clemson — 7:00pm (ACCN)

• Wake Forest at #14 Virginia — 7:00pm (ESPN)

• LSU at #4 Alabama — 7:30pm (ABC/ESPN3)

• Florida at Kentucky — 7:30pm (SECN)

• Nevada at Utah State — 7:30pm (CBSSN)

• Navy at #10 Notre Dame — 7:30pm (NBC/Peacock)

• Nebraska at UCLA — 9:00pm (FOX)

• UNLV at Colorado State — 9:30pm (FS1)

• Sam Houston at Oregon State — 10:00pm (The CW)

• San Diego State at Hawaii — 11:00pm (Spectrum/Scripps/MWN)

On this week's episode, Diaz dresses up for the funeral of Brian Kelly after he was fired by LSU. The guys discuss potential replacements and where Kelly could end up next. Then, Hoppa takes the guys through the world of football, with stops in D3 and even Canada. Finally, the three discuss the Week 10 slate, breaking down the big games and giving their best bets.

Week 9 is upon us, and Luke is back in the hosting chair—he and Diaz waste no time going after Hoppa for Notre Dame’s big win over USC. Then the guys rank their Top 5 teams with so many legit contenders in 2025, before closing on the best Week 9 games (including a big G5 clash in the American) and their best bets.

Week 9 — FBS vs FBS only (Times ET)

• #18 USF at Memphis — 12:00pm (ESPN2)

• Ohio at Eastern Michigan — 12:00pm (CBSSN)

• Northwestern at Nebraska — 12:00pm (FS1)

• Rutgers at Purdue — 12:00pm (BTN)

• UCLA at #2 Indiana — 12:00pm (FOX)

• #8 Ole Miss at #13 Oklahoma — 12:00pm (ABC/ESPN3)

• Syracuse at #7 Georgia Tech — 12:00pm (ESPN)

• #16 Virginia at North Carolina — 12:00pm (ACCN)

• SMU at Wake Forest — 12:00pm (The CW)

• Kansas State at Kansas — 12:00pm (TNT/HBO Max)

• Appalachian State at Old Dominion — 12:00pm (ESPNU)

• Bowling Green at Kent State — 12:00pm (ESPN+)

• Auburn at Arkansas — 12:45pm (SECN)

• Akron at Buffalo — 1:00pm (ESPN+)

• UConn at Rice — 3:00pm (ESPN+)

• Utah State at New Mexico — 3:00pm (ALT/MWN)

• San Diego State at Fresno State — 3:30pm (FS1)

• Western Michigan at Miami (Ohio) — 3:30pm (ESPN+)

• UMass at Central Michigan — 3:30pm (ESPN+)

• Ball State at NIU — 3:30pm (ESPN+)

• Temple at Tulsa — 3:30pm (ESPN+)

• Florida Atlantic at Navy — 3:30pm (CBSSN)

• ULM at Southern Miss — 3:30pm (ESPN+)

• NC State at Pitt — 3:30pm (ACCN)

• #11 BYU at Iowa State — 3:30pm (FOX)

• #15 Missouri at #10 Vanderbilt — 3:30pm (ESPN)

• #4 Alabama at South Carolina — 3:30pm (ABC/ESPN3)

• Minnesota at Iowa — 3:30pm (CBS/Paramount+)

• #23 Illinois at Washington — 3:30pm (BTN)

• Toledo at Washington State — 3:30pm (The CW)

• Baylor at #21 Cincinnati — 4:00pm (ESPN2)

• Oklahoma State at #14 Texas Tech — 4:00pm (ESPNU)

• #22 Texas at Mississippi State — 4:15pm (SECN)

• TCU at West Virginia — 6:00pm (ESPN+)

• Wisconsin at #6 Oregon — 7:00pm (FS1)

• Stanford at #9 Miami (FL) — 7:00pm (ESPN)

• Georgia Southern at Arkansas State — 7:00pm (ESPN+)

• Louisiana at Troy — 7:00pm (ESPN+)

• #25 Michigan at Michigan State — 7:30pm (NBC/Peacock)

• #3 Texas A&M at #20 LSU — 7:30pm (ABC/ESPN3)

• Boston College at #19 Louisville — 7:30pm (ACCN)

• Colorado State at Wyoming — 7:30pm (CBSSN)

• #17 Tennessee at Kentucky — 7:45pm (SECN)

• Houston at #24 Arizona State — 8:00pm (ESPN2)

• Colorado at Utah — 10:15pm (ESPN)