Heading into the second week of the college football season, it was not the highly-anticipated schedule that Week 1 was, but there were some epic performances and several surprises. Folks in Tampa, Nashville, Starkville and Columbia, Mo. are happy. The Big 12 program in Oklahoma does not have a lot of happy folks, but the SEC program in that state surely does. JC and Mike dive into it all. Note: Our scheduled guest Cody Campbell had a last-minute conflict, so we will catch up with him soon. We also look ahead to Week 3.

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Week one is in the books after only a couple of interesting results. JC and Mike have the hottest topics in hand in the JC/5 as they look back at the incredible weekend of college football to open the 2025 season.

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A loaded Week 1 of the college football season is upon us. Mike Morgan of ESPN and the SEC Network along with JC Shurburtt of 247Sports takes you through all the big showdowns, what they mean, what is on the radar, what is off the radar and then some. Plus, it's another JC5 barrage of questions and some chatter about Week Zero... some.

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JC and Mike open Week Zero with a look around the country as teams prepare to open the season. Tom Luginbill of ACC Network joins to discuss QB's and other storylines of note. They wrap with some JC/5 talking coahes, Cal, Auburn, and whatever happens to on the brain.

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Andy Staples of on3 joins Mike Morgan and JC Shurburtt to chat about the forthcoming season, including sleeper teams, Texas at No. 1 and what to make of the Florida Gators. Also, what are the most underrated gameday atmospheres not located in the SEC? Derek Dooley is running for U.S. Senate. Will Florida State quarterback Thomas Castellanos ball or naw against Alabama in the opener? All of that and more.

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It's so refreshing to be talking about games, match-ups, Week Zero, Week 1, fall (or preseason) camp and all of that following an offseason of constant discussion about playoff format, NIL, transfer portal, money, the House Settlement and everything else that is important but not as cool as actual college football.

-Week Zero has one big game- are those coaches underrated?

-What will be hyped more after Week 1? Arch Manning or the Big Ten? Will the result of Texas-Ohio State determine that?

-Auburn scheduled a road opener at Baylor... sheesh

-Group of 5 John has his top quarterbacks for the preseason.

-Will Utah's new offensive philosophy be positive or negative?

-Revenge of the Nerds and Father of the Bride- Fiver or Dimer

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The great Phil Steele joins JC Shurburtt and Mike Morgan for his annual college football preview. Phil is high on Oklahoma and says there are eight legit teams that could win the Big 12. Dive inside Steele's methodology and get inside tidbits on his conversations with college coaches. Also, the JC5 is alive and well and then some.

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In a special Fourth of July weekend episode, JC Shurburtt of 247Sports and Mike Morgan of ESPN and the SEC Network dive into a handful of topics around college football, including Dan Mullen, Bobby Petrino, Texas State and the Pac-12, Blue Bloods and more. Saturday Down South's Connor O'Gara makes a return appearance on the show and chops it up about the SEC, including his top five quarterbacks, a national champion pick and outlooks on Oklahoma, Florida, South Carolina, LSU, Georgia and Kentucky, among others. Also... Caddyshack. Happy Fourth!

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After a season where there were zero coaching changes in the SEC, what is the level of hot seat for some of the coaches who survived 2024? Also, what rivalry needs to be revived? Gunner Stockton is ranked 13th in the SEC by some pundits... does that feel low? Notre Dame has a nice path to the playoff. The JC 5, Group of Five John talks new coaches in the Fun Belt. It's all here. College Football Forever.

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What to make of Greg Sankey and the SEC meetings last week in Destin? Wow.

Michael Bratton of That SEC Podcast is today's guest with JC Shurburtt of 247Sports and Mike Morgan of ESPN and the SEC Network. Bratton recently said he thinks the Alabama Crimson Tide should be favored to win the league this season. We discuss. What to make of the quarterbacks?

On the JC5, would Mike Morgan take Carson Beck or....

Florida, Auburn or Oklahoma... which one has a rebirth?

Georgia Tech or Miami in the ACC to contend with Clemson?

Buying or Selling Texas Tech as the Big 12 favorite?

Over/Under 8.5 wins for the Indiana Hoosiers?

Also, Fiver or Dimer returns with the "Harrison Ford Triangle"

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