Is It Saturday Yet? A College Football Podcast

Just Hoppa & Diaz this week—Luke’s “elbow soreness” (and Penn State shame after that Northwestern whooping) has him MIA on a totally classified work trip. The guys roast their absent host, kick around Big Ten coach chatter (yes, PJ Fleck comes up), drop a Philly-caller impression or two, debut a quick “That Dude Is Cold” mini-segment, and line up their Week 8 picks.

No Luke this week — it’s just Hoppa & Diaz breaking down the full CFB board. Also their is a good chance Luke is cursed.

Week 7 — FBS vs FBS only (Sat Oct 11, ET)

• UCF at Cincinnati — 12:00pm (FS1)

• Charlotte at Army — 12:00pm (CBSSN)

• Miami (Ohio) at Akron — 12:00pm (ESPN+)

• #1 Ohio State at #17 Illinois — 12:00pm (FOX)

• UCLA at Michigan State — 12:00pm (BTN)

• #8 Alabama at #14 Missouri — 12:00pm (ABC/ESPN3)

• Pitt at #25 Florida State — 12:00pm (ESPN)

• Stanford at SMU — 12:00pm (The CW)

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

• Toledo at Bowling Green — 12:00pm (ESPNU)

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

• Washington State at #4 Ole Miss — 12:45pm (SECN)

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

• UMass at Kent State — 2:30pm (ESPN+)

• NC State at #16 Notre Dame — 3:30pm (Peacock)

• Old Dominion at Marshall — 3:30pm (ESPN+)

• Ball State at Western Michigan — 3:30pm (ESPN+)

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

• Air Force at UNLV — 3:30pm (CBSSN)

• TCU at Kansas State — 3:30pm (FOX)

• #22 Iowa State at Colorado — 3:30pm (ESPN)

• Wake Forest at Oregon State — 3:30pm (The CW)

• Virginia Tech at #13 Georgia Tech — 3:30pm (ACCN)

• #6 Oklahoma vs Texas (Dallas, TX) — 3:30pm (ABC/ESPN3)

• Northwestern at Penn State — 3:30pm (FS1)

• Nebraska at Maryland — 3:30pm (BTN)

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

• Navy at Temple — 4:00pm (ESPN2)

• Arkansas at #12 Tennessee — 4:15pm (SECN)

• UAB at Florida Atlantic — 6:00pm (ESPN+)

• ULM at Coastal Carolina — 7:00pm (ESPN+)

• San Jose State at Wyoming — 7:00pm (CBSSN)

• Florida at #5 Texas A&M — 7:00pm (ESPN)

• Iowa at Wisconsin — 7:00pm (FS1)

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

• Purdue at Minnesota — 7:30pm (BTN)

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

• Clemson at Boston College — 7:30pm (ACCN)

• Kansas at #9 Texas Tech — 7:30pm (FOX)

• Rice at UTSA — 7:30pm (ESPNU)

• South Carolina at #11 LSU — 7:45pm (SECN)

• #18 BYU at Arizona — 8:00pm (ESPN2)

• Troy at Texas State — 8:00pm (ESPN+)

• New Mexico at Boise State — 9:45pm (FS1)

• #21 Arizona State at Utah — 10:15pm (ESPN)

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

• Utah State at Hawaii — 11:59pm (Spectrum/Scripps/MWN)

On this week’s show, Andrew Diaz recaps his spot on The Kirk Minihane Show (and our pod’s shoutout). Then Luke drops a bombshell about his Penn State fandom that leaves everyone shook. Bryce “Big Hoppa” spotlights under-the-radar QBs, and Diaz successfully goats Luke into a gambling pick to close the show.

Week 6 — FBS vs FBS only (Sat Oct 4, ET)

• Army at UAB — 12:00pm (ESPNU)

• Kansas State at Baylor — 12:00pm (ESPN+)

• Air Force at Navy — 12:00pm (CBS/Paramount+)

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

• #22 Illinois at Purdue — 12:00pm (BTN)

• Wisconsin at #20 Michigan — 12:00pm (FOX)

• Kentucky at #12 Georgia — 12:00pm (ABC/ESPN3)

• Clemson at North Carolina — 12:00pm (ESPN)

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

• #14 Iowa State at Cincinnati — 12:00pm (ESPN2)

• Wake Forest at Virginia Tech — 1:00pm (The CW)

• UTSA at Temple — 1:00pm (ESPN+)

• Western Michigan at UMass — 2:30pm (ESPN+)

• Oklahoma State at Arizona — 3:00pm (TNT/HBO Max)

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

• FIU at UConn — 3:30pm (CBSSN)

• Eastern Michigan at Buffalo — 3:30pm (ESPN+)

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

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

• #24 Virginia at Louisville — 3:30pm (ESPN2)

• Syracuse at SMU — 3:30pm (ACCN)

• #16 Vanderbilt at #10 Alabama — 3:30pm (ABC/ESPN3)

• #9 Texas at Florida — 3:30pm (ESPN)

• ULM at Northwestern — 3:30pm (BTN)

• #7 Penn State at UCLA — 3:30pm (CBS/Paramount+)

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

• Boise State at #21 Notre Dame — 3:30pm (NBC/Peacock)

• Washington at Maryland — 3:30pm (BTN)

• Michigan State at Nebraska — 4:00pm (FS1)

• Texas State at Arkansas State — 4:00pm (ESPNU)

• Kent State at #5 Oklahoma — 4:00pm (SECN)

• Coastal Carolina at Old Dominion — 6:00pm (ESPN+)

• #11 Texas Tech at Houston — 7:00pm (ESPN)

• UNLV at Wyoming — 7:00pm (CBSSN)

• South Alabama at Troy — 7:00pm (ESPN+)

• Florida Atlantic at Rice — 7:00pm (ESPN+)

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

• Mississippi State at #6 Texas A&M — 7:30pm (SECN)

• #3 Miami (FL) at #18 Florida State — 7:30pm (ABC/ESPN3)

• Colorado at TCU — 7:30pm (FOX)

• Kansas at UCF — 7:30pm (ESPN2)

• Tulsa at Memphis — 8:00pm (ESPNU)

• Duke at California — 10:30pm (ESPN)

On this week’s episode, the guys dive into which coach sits on the hottest seat right now and whether Clemson would ever fire Dabo. Luke is openly anxious about his Nittany Lions ahead of a colossal clash with Oregon, and—for the first time in a while—all three hosts agree on a gambling pick for the weekend.

Week 5 — FBS vs FBS only (Sat Sep 27, ET)

• UCF at Kansas State — 12:00pm (FS1)

• Bowling Green at Ohio — 12:00pm (CBSSN)

• South Alabama at North Texas — 12:00pm (ESPNU)

• #21 USC at #23 Illinois — 12:00pm (FOX)

• Rutgers at Minnesota — 12:00pm (BTN)

• Louisville at Pitt — 12:00pm (ESPN2)

• Duke at Syracuse — 12:00pm (ACCN)

• #16 Georgia Tech at Wake Forest — 12:00pm (ESPN)

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

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

• Utah State at #18 Vanderbilt — 12:45pm (SECN)

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

• Arkansas State at ULM — 3:00pm (ESPN+)

• Auburn at #9 Texas A&M — 3:30pm (ESPN)

• Akron at Toledo — 3:30pm (ESPN+)

• Rice at Navy — 3:30pm (CBSSN)

• Utah at West Virginia — 3:30pm (FOX)

• California at Boston College — 3:30pm (ACCN)

• UConn at Buffalo — 3:30pm (ESPN+)

• Baylor at Oklahoma State — 3:30pm (ESPN2)

• #4 LSU at #13 Ole Miss — 3:30pm (ABC/ESPN3)

• #1 Ohio State at Washington — 3:30pm (CBS/Paramount+)

• #11 Indiana at Iowa — 3:30pm (Peacock)

• San Diego State at NIU — 3:30pm (ESPN+)

• UCLA at Northwestern — 3:30pm (BTN)

• New Mexico State at New Mexico — 4:00pm (ALT/MWN)

• Hawaii at Air Force — 4:00pm (FS1)

• Tulane at Tulsa — 4:00pm (ESPNU)

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

• Liberty at Old Dominion — 6:00pm (ESPN+)

• Middle Tennessee at Kennesaw State — 6:00pm (ESPN+)

• WKU at Missouri State — 7:00pm (ESPN+)

• Memphis at Florida Atlantic — 7:00pm (ESPN2)

• Jacksonville State at Southern Miss — 7:00pm (ESPN+)

• Arizona at #14 Iowa State — 7:00pm (ESPN)

• Virginia Tech at NC State — 7:00pm (The CW)

• Appalachian State at Boise State — 7:30pm (FS1)

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

• #6 Oregon at #3 Penn State — 7:30pm (NBC/Peacock)

• #17 Alabama at #5 Georgia — 7:30pm (ABC/ESPN3)

• UMass at #20 Missouri — 7:30pm (ESPNU)

• San Jose State at Stanford — 7:30pm (ACCN)

• Kentucky at South Carolina — 7:45pm (SECN)

• Marshall at Louisiana — 8:00pm (ESPN+)

• Louisiana Tech at UTEP — 9:00pm (ESPN+)

• #25 BYU at Colorado — 10:15pm (ESPN)

FBS vs FBS only; FCS matchups removed. Kick times/TV are subject to change.

Luke’s out this week, so it’s a two-hander: Andrew Diaz sits down with Bryce “Big Hoppa” Hopwood, fresh off a family road trip to Gilmore Girls Con. They hit the Week 4 headliners—Texas Tech–Utah, Florida–Miami, Michigan–Nebraska, Auburn–Oklahoma, Oregon State–Oregon, UNC–UCF, and more—plus quick hitters, overreactions, reality checks, and picks.

Week 4 — FBS vs FBS only (Sat Sep 20, ET)

• Syracuse at Clemson — 12:00pm (ESPN)

• Bowling Green at Louisville — 12:00pm (ACCN)

• North Texas at Army — 12:00pm (CBSSN)

• #17 Texas Tech at #16 Utah — 12:00pm (FOX)

• SMU at TCU — 12:00pm (ESPN2)

• UNLV at Miami (Ohio) — 12:00pm (ESPNU)

• Maryland at Wisconsin — 12:00pm (NBC/Peacock)

• Arkansas at Memphis — 12:00pm (ABC/ESPN3)

• UAB at #15 Tennessee — 12:45pm (SECN)

• Oregon State at #6 Oregon — 3:00pm (BTN)

• North Carolina at UCF — 3:30pm (FOX)

• Purdue at #24 Notre Dame — 3:30pm (NBC/Peacock)

• Tulane at #13 Ole Miss — 3:30pm (ESPN)

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

• Kent State at #7 Florida State — 3:30pm (ACCN)

• James Madison at Liberty — 3:30pm (ESPNU)

• Troy at Buffalo — 3:30pm (ESPN+)

• #21 Michigan at Nebraska — 3:30pm (CBS/Paramount+)

• #22 Auburn at #11 Oklahoma — 3:30pm (ABC/ESPN3)

• Ball State at UConn — 3:30pm (CBSSN)

• Louisiana at Eastern Michigan — 3:30pm (ESPN+)

• NC State at Duke — 4:00pm (ESPN2)

• NIU at Mississippi State — 4:15pm (SECN)

• Temple at #18 Georgia Tech — 4:30pm (The CW)

• Arkansas State at Kennesaw State — 6:00pm (ESPN+)

• West Virginia at Kansas — 6:00pm (FS1)

• Delaware at FIU — 6:00pm (ESPN+)

• Boise State at Air Force — 7:00pm (CBSSN)

• Coastal Carolina at South Alabama — 7:00pm (ESPN+)

• South Carolina at #23 Missouri — 7:00pm (ESPN)

• Nevada at WKU — 7:00pm (ESPN+)

• Marshall at Middle Tennessee — 7:00pm (ESPN+)

• Southern Miss at Louisiana Tech — 7:30pm (ESPN+)

• BYU at East Carolina — 7:30pm (ESPN2)

• Washington at Washington State — 7:30pm (CBS/Paramount+)

• #9 Illinois at #19 Indiana — 7:30pm (NBC/Peacock)

• Florida at #4 Miami (FL) — 7:30pm (ABC/ESPN3)

• Georgia State at #20 Vanderbilt — 7:30pm (ESPN2 or ESPNU)

• Stanford at Virginia — 7:30pm (ACCN)

• Arizona State at Baylor — 7:30pm (FOX)

• Sam Houston at #8 Texas — 8:00pm (SECN+/ESPN+)

• ULM at UTEP — 9:00pm (ESPN+)

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

• Wyoming at Colorado — 10:15pm (ESPN)

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

• Michigan State at #25 USC — 11:00pm (FOX)

• Fresno State at Hawaii — 11:59pm (Spectrum/Scripps/MWN)

Is it Saturday Yet? returns for Week 3! Luke Owens, Andrew Diaz & Bryce Hopwood hit the marquee slate—Georgia–Tennessee, Wisconsin–Alabama, Florida–LSU, and Texas A&M–Notre Dame—plus the Backyard Brawl, USC–Purdue, and Oregon–Northwestern. They also debate which upset was more impactful—South Florida or Mississippi State—and whether FCS payday games are worth the blowouts. And at the end, things get testy as Big Hoppa drops a spicy Texas A&M–Notre Dame take before Overreactions, Reality Checks & Picks.

Week 3 — FBS vs FBS only (Sat Sep 13, ET)

• Memphis at Troy — 12:00pm (ESPNU)

• #4 Oregon at Northwestern — 12:00pm (FOX)

• #13 Oklahoma at Temple — 12:00pm (ESPN2)

• Central Michigan at #23 Michigan — 12:00pm (BTN)

• Buffalo at Kent State — 12:00pm (CBSSN)

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

• Wisconsin at #19 Alabama — 12:00pm (ABC/ESPN3)

• South Alabama at #24 Auburn — 12:45pm (SECN)

• UConn at Delaware — 3:00pm (ESPN+)

• USC at Purdue — 3:30pm (CBS/Paramount+)

• SMU at Missouri State — 3:30pm (CBSSN)

• Oregon State at #21 Texas Tech — 3:30pm (FOX)

• Washington State at North Texas — 3:30pm (ESPNU)

• Pitt at West Virginia — 3:30pm (ESPN)

• #6 Georgia at #15 Tennessee — 3:30pm (ABC/ESPN3)

• #14 Iowa State at Arkansas State — 4:00pm (ESPN2)

• Louisiana at #25 Missouri — 4:00pm (SECN+/ESPN+)

• UTEP at #7 Texas — 4:15pm (SECN)

• #18 USF at #5 Miami (FL) — 4:30pm (The CW)

• Middle Tennessee at Nevada — 5:00pm (NSN/MWN)

• Liberty at Bowling Green — 5:00pm (ESPN+)

• Florida Atlantic at FIU — 6:00pm (ESPN+)

• Western Michigan at #9 Illinois — 7:00pm (FS1)

• Old Dominion at Virginia Tech — 7:00pm (ACCN)

• Appalachian State at Southern Miss — 7:00pm (ESPN+)

• Arkansas at #17 Ole Miss — 7:00pm (ESPN)

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

• Ohio at #1 Ohio State — 7:00pm (Peacock)

• Florida at #3 LSU — 7:30pm (ABC/ESPN3)

• UMass at Iowa — 7:30pm (BTN)

• New Mexico State at Louisiana Tech — 7:30pm (ESPN+)

• Eastern Michigan at Kentucky — 7:30pm (ESPNU)

• #16 Texas A&M at #8 Notre Dame — 7:30pm (NBC/Peacock)

• East Carolina at Coastal Carolina — 7:30pm (ESPN+)

• Vanderbilt at #11 South Carolina — 7:45pm (SECN)

• Duke at Tulane — 8:00pm (ESPN2)

• Navy at Tulsa — 8:00pm (ESPN+)

• #20 Utah at Wyoming — 8:00pm (CBSSN)

• Akron at UAB — 8:30pm (ESPN+)

• Air Force at Utah State — 9:45pm (FS1)

• Minnesota at California — 10:30pm (ESPN)

• Texas State at Arizona State — 10:30pm (TNT/Max)

• Boston College at Stanford — 10:30pm (ACCN)

Is it Saturday Yet? The award-winning college football podcast is back for Week Two.

Luke Owens, Andrew Diaz & Bryce Hopwood open with the biggest moments from a wild Week One—Ohio State dethroning No. 1 Texas 14–7, LSU rallying past No. 4 Clemson, Florida State stunning No. 8 Alabama, Miami edging No. 6 Notre Dame, and TCU spoiling Bill Belichick’s UNC debut 48–14—then dive into the best Week Two matchups.

College Football Week 2 Schedule - Saturday September 6th.

• Liberty at Jacksonville State — 12:00pm (CBSSN)

• Baylor at #17 SMU — 12:00pm (The CW)

• UConn at Syracuse — 12:00pm (ACCNX/ESPN+)

• San Jose State at #7 Texas — 12:00pm (ABC)

• Iowa at #16 Iowa State — 12:00pm (FOX)

• #11 Illinois at Duke — 12:00pm (ESPN)

• Kent State at #24 Texas Tech — 12:00pm (TNT/Max)

• Virginia at NC State — 12:00pm (ESPN2)

• FIU at #2 Penn State — 12:00pm (BTN)

• Kennesaw State at #23 Indiana — 12:00pm (FS1)

• Central Michigan at Pitt — 12:00pm (ESPNU)

• Utah State at #19 Texas A&M — 12:45pm (SECN)

• Fresno State at Oregon State — 3:30pm (The CW)

• UAB at Navy — 3:30pm (CBSSN)

• Troy at #8 Clemson — 3:30pm (ACCN)

• Kansas at Missouri — 3:30pm (ESPN2)

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

• #20 Ole Miss at Kentucky — 3:30pm (ABC)

• Oklahoma State at #6 Oregon — 3:30pm (CBS/Paramount+)

• Bowling Green at Cincinnati — 3:30pm (ESPN+)

• Miami (Ohio) at Rutgers — 3:30pm (Peacock)

• North Texas at Western Michigan — 3:30pm (ESPN+)

• Delaware at Colorado — 3:30pm (FOX)

• Middle Tennessee at Wisconsin — 4:00pm (FS1)

• West Virginia at Ohio — 4:00pm (ESPNU)

• USF at #13 Florida — 4:15pm (SECN)

• Arkansas State at Arkansas — 5:00pm (SECN+/ESPN+)

• WKU at Toledo — 7:00pm (ESPN+)

• Tulane at South Alabama — 7:00pm (ESPN+)

• North Carolina at Charlotte — 7:00pm (ESPN+)

• Army at Kansas State — 7:00pm (ESPN)

• Houston at Rice — 7:00pm (ESPN+)

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

• Ball State at Auburn — 7:30pm (ESPNU)

• #12 Arizona State at Mississippi State — 7:30pm (ESPN2)

• Akron at Nebraska — 7:30pm (BTN)

• Boston College at Michigan State — 7:30pm (NBC/Peacock)

• Louisiana Tech at #3 LSU — 7:30pm (SECN+/ESPN+)

• Georgia Southern at USC — 7:30pm (FS1)

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

• #15 Michigan at #18 Oklahoma — 7:30pm (ABC)

• ULM at #21 Alabama — 7:45pm (SECN)

• UCLA at UNLV — 8:00pm (CBSSN)

• Tulsa at New Mexico State — 9:00pm (ESPN+)

• Stanford at #10 BYU — 10:15pm (ESPN)

• San Diego State at Washington State — 10:15pm (The CW)

• Sam Houston at Hawaii — 11:59pm (Spectrum/MWN)

Is it Saturday Yet? The award winning College football podcast is back for another season.

Join Luke Owens, Andrew Diaz & Bryce Hopwood as they preview Week one and the CFB Season as a whole.

College Football 2025 Week One Schedule

Mon Aug 25

• Boise State at USF — 5:30pm (ESPN)

• Ohio at Rutgers — 6:00pm (BTN)

• Jacksonville State at UCF — 7:00pm (ESPN+)

• East Carolina at NC State — 7:00pm (ACCN)

• Wyoming at Akron — 7:00pm (ESPN+)

• Buffalo at Minnesota — 8:00pm (FS1)

• Miami (Ohio) at Wisconsin — 9:00pm (BTN)

• Nebraska vs Cincinnati (Kansas City, MO) — 9:00pm (ESPN)

Fri Aug 29

• Kennesaw State at Wake Forest — 7:00pm (ACCN)

• Appalachian State vs Charlotte (Charlotte, NC) — 7:00pm (ESPNU)

• Western Michigan at Michigan State — 7:00pm (FS1)

• Auburn at Baylor — 8:00pm (FOX)

• Georgia Tech at Colorado — 8:00pm (ESPN)

• UNLV at Sam Houston — 9:30pm (CBSSN)

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

Sat Aug 30

• Syracuse vs #24 Tennessee (Atlanta, GA) — 12:00pm (ABC)

• Mississippi State at Southern Miss — 12:00pm (ESPN)

• #1 Texas at #3 Ohio State — 12:00pm (FOX)

• Northwestern at Tulane — 12:00pm (ESPNU)

• Ball State at Purdue — 12:00pm (BTN)

• Florida Atlantic at Maryland — 12:00pm (BTN)

• Toledo at Kentucky — 12:45pm (SECN)

• Old Dominion at #20 Indiana — 2:30pm (FS1)

• Marshall at #5 Georgia — 3:30pm (ESPN)

• Nevada at #2 Penn State — 3:30pm (CBS/Paramount+)

• Temple at UMass — 3:30pm (ESPN+)

• #8 Alabama at Florida State — 3:30pm (ABC)

• Coastal Carolina at Virginia — 6:00pm (ACCN)

• UTSA at #19 Texas A&M — 7:00pm (ESPN)

• UTEP at Utah State — 7:30pm (CBSSN)

• #9 LSU at #4 Clemson — 7:30pm (ABC)

• New Mexico at #14 Michigan — 7:30pm (NBC/Peacock)

• Georgia State at #21 Ole Miss — 7:45pm (SECN)

• Eastern Michigan at Texas State — 8:00pm (ESPN+)

• Rice at Louisiana — 8:00pm (ESPN+)

• Georgia Southern at Fresno State — 9:30pm (FS1)

• Hawaii at Arizona — 10:30pm (TNT/Max)

• California at Oregon State — 10:30pm (ESPN)

• Colorado State at Washington — 11:00pm (BTN)

• Utah at UCLA — 11:00pm (FOX)

Sun Aug 31

• Virginia Tech vs #13 South Carolina (Atlanta, GA) — 3:00pm (ESPN)

• #6 Notre Dame at #10 Miami (FL) — 7:30pm (ABC)

Mon Sep 1

• TCU at North Carolina — 8:00pm (ESPN)

The boys are back after a couple month hiatus to discuss a wild NFL Draft, including the fall of Shedeur Sanders and the Jags moving up to take his college teammate, Travis Hunter. Then, the guys conduct a draft of their own, taking 5 players each that hit the transfer portal this year at key positions.

The 2025 college football season has come to an end and Ohio State are our national champions.

The boys round out the season with honorable mentions, Diaz's Notre Dame Shame, and the crowning of the pick-em competition champion.