Pete Thamel and David Pollack discuss the passing of Mississippi State head football coach Mike Leach. They get into how different Leach was from everyone else in his profession, how he ushered in a new era of football, what a Leach production meeting was like before calling game, Leach’s fascination with Whitey Bulger, his coaching tree and if he is the best “bad job” coach in college football history. Then, Greg McElroy stops by to talk about Leach’s belief in him as a high school quarterback, how Leach evaluated quarterbacks, Leach keeping McElroy on his toes after decommitting from Texas Tech, Leach’s commitment to his beliefs and his influence across the sport. 
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Remembering Mike Leach

Join ESPN College GameDay host Rece Davis and Senior Writer Pete Thamel, as well as many of GameDay’s key analysts and contributors, as they discuss and debate the biggest stories and break down the biggest games in college football, while also leaning into the key basketball moments and storylines as well. With episodes Mondays/Wednesday/Fridays in the fall, and a year-round weekly presence this is the place to be for the college sports fan.

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Who has the right model when it comes to building out a team - Georgia, Michigan or Clemson? Rece Davis, Bill Connelly and Ryan McGee get into it! They also take a look at Bill's latest SP+ rankings and mull over how an SEC or Big Ten team going 9-3 compares to a Big 12 team going 10-2. Before ending the pod, they bring up a few 'new' conference matchups that are on the horizon - BYU-Utah, Texas-Texas A&M, and Oklahoma-Texas A&M.

0:00 - Welcome
0:52 - BTS On Covering Auto Racing Driver Kyle Larson
04:34 - CFB Players At The Coke 600 Motorsports Race
07:16 - Riding The Ups & Downs Of The CFB Rankings 
09:06 - A Quick Lou Holtz Story 
11:14 - Riding The Ups & Downs Of The CFB Rankings 
13:14 - An Overview of SP+ Projections For The Coming Season 
18:45 - Top “New” Conference Match-Ups To Look Forward To 
25:31 - Building Dreams: The Georgia Vs. Michigan Model 
27:49 - Building Dreams: What About The Clemson Model? 
34:29 - Remembering Bill Walton, A Great Football Fan 
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Recruiting 4 or 5 Star Players Vs Developing Current Players: Who's Doing It Right - Georgia, Michigan or Clemson?

Rece Davis and Pete Thamel sit down with Mississippi State head coach Jeff Lebby to discuss how he's developed his offensive prowess, the players that will light up the field this season, the advantage his program has over others, and the "yeet yeet" call that always turns heads down in Starkville.

0:00 Welcome
0:20 - Ken Jean Auditions To Be On Gameday?
02:56 - Gameday To Wrigley Field
06:22 - Jeff Lebby Joins The Pod
07:36 - Lebby on Shaping The Roster
10:55 - Lebby on Mississippi St’s Advantage Over Others
15:13 - Jeff Lebby On The Difficult Part Of His Job
19:04 - The Offensive Minds That Impacted Coach Lebby
24:27 - Coach Lebby’s Favorite Baylor Story Of Robert Griffin III
30:08 - Lebby’s Yeet Yeet Call That Players Are Dialed Into
38:23 - House v. NCAA Case: Why This week Is A Pivot Point In College Athletics
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Mississippi State HC Jeff Lebby on the origins of his dominant offensive schemes

Rece Davis and Pete Thamel get into Ohio State's and Michigan's current rosters - who came back and who joined - and who they think will emerge as the starting quarterback. They also look towards the big game in Ireland, Florida State vs. Georgia Tech, and GameDay's first in-season destination, College Station, where they'll be covering Notre Dame vs. Texas A&M.
 
0:00 Preview of Week 0: Florida State vs. Georgia Tech
4:41 Preview of Week 1: Notre Dame vs. Texas A&M
6:37 Early preseason No. 1 pick: Ohio State or Georgia?
9:28 Who will be Ohio State's starting QB?
18:25 Who will be Michigan's starting QB?
22:33 Very early concerns ahead of the CFP
32:40 Next week: A vote on a revenue-share plan with players
 
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Who Will Be Ohio State's Starting QUARTERBACK?; A Look Ahead To Florida State vs. Georgia Tech in Ireland!; Concerns for the CFP Committee Ahead of 12-Team Playoff

Rece Davis and Pete Thamel discuss why Colorado, particularly head coach Deion Sanders, remains to be relentlessly fascinating. They also get into what to expect from the program now that they've moved from the now defunct Pac-12 to compete in the Big 12. Next, they chat about what it was like covering the NFL Draft with the accomplished Nick Saban. Then they round out the show with a preview of a possible legal settlement which could open the door for players to be part of a revenue sharing model.
0:00 - Welcome
03:18 - Fair To Criticize Deion Sanders' Candidness?
07:10 - Colorado's Big Scheduling Blunder
13:14 - First Impressions of Colorado's Current Program
15:38 - Expectations For Colorado, Now In The Big 12
19:09 - Nick Saban's Approach To On-Air Draft Analysis
23:35 - The Story of Oatmeal Crème Pies at the NFL
25:08 - NCAA To Backpay Players Following Antitrust Lawsuit
32:42 - What's On The Horizon For Rece & Pete?
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FIRST IMPRESSIONS of Colorado's Current Program + Possible Pathway For Revenue Sharing with Players?

Pete and college football writer Paolo Uggetti, who covered USC football, discuss the Heisman Trust's "reinstatement" of Reggie Bush's 2005 Heisman Trophy to Bush, his contentious legal battle with the NCAA, the anomaly of OJ Simpson's Heisman Trophy sitting in USC's Heritage Hall but not Bush's, and what's next for Bush and USC's football program.
 
0:00 Reggie Bush has his 2005 Heisman Trophy back
1:45 USC's Heritage Hall, where the Trojans' Heisman Trophies sit
3:08 How Reggie Bush influenced USC over the years
4:37 The day Reggie Bush was allowed back on USC's campus
6:05 Reggie Bush and the NCAA's contentious relationship
10:40 USC's upcoming press conference
12:08 The time Reggie Bush got excited about the hip hop duo Kid 'n Play
13:32 Some Reggie Bush stats
14:59 What's next for USC and Reggie Bush?
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Remembering Mike Leach

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