John and Lance: John Granato & Lance Zierlein on ESPN Houston

XFL EVP of Football Operations and NFL Network Analyst Marc Ross joins The Bench to banter on David Culley's latest comments, the Texans' rebuild and the future of the XFL. 

You can follow Marc on Twitter @MarcRoss

In the second hour, John and Lance are joined by Marc Ross of the NFL Network to discuss David Culley's latest comments, the Texans' rebuild and the future of the XFL. The Bench also dabbles in comments from Tom Brady about hits to the head, other NFL news and the Rockets' loss. The guys are joined later by North Shore head coach Jon Kay to talk about his high school football dominance.

The former Director of Analytics for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and current Director of Analytics for the Connor Group, Tyler Oberly, joined The Bench to discuss a questionable play call from John Harbaugh on Sunday, among other NFL headlines and his experiences in a draft room. 

You can follow Tyler on Twitter @tyleroberly 

In the first hour, John and Lance are joined by Tyler Oberly to discuss questionable decisions in the NFL from this past weekend, as well as new reasons for Texans' coach David Culley to get the boot.

In the third hour, John and Lance discuss the Rockets locking up Garrison Mathews, as well as the team's strengths down the stretch. The Bench also indulges in Tiger Wood's return to the green in the PNC Championship and The News of the Weird. 

In the second hour, John and Lance take a look around the NFL from this past weekend, as they identify real teams in the fight. The Bench turns to high school football with North Shore winning the state championship again, as well as COVID-19 cases in the sports world.

In the first hour, John and Lance break down the Texans' win on Sunday, as well as developing reports on the Deshaun Watson front. The Bench also learns what Houstonians learned this past weekend.

In the final hour of the show John and Lance talk about Brett McMurphy's story about other college coaches hating Urban Meyer; they talk about college players opting out of bowl games; host of The Two Deep and The Respect My Decision Podcast Del Olaleye joins the show to talk college football; and they end the show with News of the Weird. 

In the second hour of the show John and Lance talk about the ESPN 97.5 Christmas Party next Friday; they talk about the possibility the Astros and Carlos Correa agree on a short-term high money deal to keep him in Houston; Deshaun Watson might be in some serious trouble, will he ever play in the NFL again; Jacksonville Jaguars Beat Reporter for ESPN Mike DiRocco joins the show to talk about the Jags-Texans matchup and which team is in worse shape; and they talk about Tiger Woods’ son and how much attention he can bring to golf.

In the first hour of the show John and Lance talk about the Chiefs’ OT win against the Chargers on Thursday night; they talk about how NFL teams have become so reliant on analytics when calling plays; they talk about the Rockets falling to the Knicks; Texas A&M Head Coach Jimbo Fisher joins the show to talk about having the #1 Recruiting class in all of College Football; and Senior Producer for NFL Films Greg Cosell joins the show to talk about games and analytics.