Scoop and Score Podcast with Stephen Kahn

With some sadness, Stephen covers the conclusion of the college football season. He comments on what he believes was an exciting national championship game, as well as what argument Stetson Bennett put to rest. Then he covers some of the recent changes to the Notre Dame coaching staff - some more surprising than others, before offering his very early opinions on the 2022 season. Finally, Stephen concludes on the last 8 years of the Scoop and Score podcast. It's been a great ride. Thanks for listening.

Stephen recaps the CFP semifinals and reminds everyone that almost all playoff games are blowouts. Then he provides a quick breakdown of Notre Dame's Fiesta Bowl performance and what it might tell us about Marcus Freeman and the 2022 season. Finally, he previews the national championship game before giving his final prediction of the season. Then Stephen is joined by a special guest, Mike Zuckerman, the inside linebackers coach for the Mountain West and Jimmy Kimmel Las Vegas Bowl Champion Utah State Aggies. Zuckerman discusses what it's like starting as a new coaching staff, the day to day preparation of a game week, relationships in recruiting, and more.

Stephen recaps the wild coaching carousel and gives his thoughts on the future of Notre Dame football before previewing the playoff matchups.

A lot has happened since we last spoke, eh? Danny Dimes and Tommy Vegas join the show to recap our preseason (mostly) winners before diving deep into all 10 conference championship matchups. Oh, and Notre Dame was working through a coaching search while we were recording. Some things happened. Enjoy!

Stephen quickly covers Week 11, including the one game that provided more lasting joy than any other this season, and one that produced a lot of sadness for Texas fans. But that led to a fantastic conversation with Bryan Curtis of The Ringer to discuss all things Longhorns, from the 2006 Rose Bowl to what the expectations should be as they move to the SEC. Finally, Stephen previews a critical Week 12 that will start to narrow. the College Football Playoff field.

Stephen covers everything in Week 9, from the instant classic in East Lansing to his trip to South Bend. Then Jessica Smetana from The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz joins the show to discuss (rant?) (question the existence of?) the first College Football Playoff rankings. Finally, Stephen discusses everything you need to know for Week 10, including his 3 picks of the week.

This week's episode brings a voice from the past to discuss the Top-10 matchup between Michigan and Michigan State. Stephen also recaps Week 8 including a curious detail he noticed during the Penn State/Illinois 9 overtime fiasco. Plus an ode to the careers of two Notre Dame players, and why Week 9 is a sneaky good slate. Finally, he wraps up the show with his Week 9 picks against the spread, which feel primed to ignite a hot streak.

Stephen takes stock of the college football landscape as we've hit the half-way point. It still looks like a Georgia/Alabama battle from his point of view, but the Big 12 and Big Ten are about to get interesting. Plus, a deep dive into the Heisman candidates. Who could realistically win, who is good value, and who just deserves some love? Finally, Stephen previews a seemingly uninspiring Week 8, but that's typically when the magic happens. Congratulations John and Ellie!

As the calendar turns to October, it's time to weed out the pretenders from the contenders. This is the first time we have a great group of games behind us with a great group of games on the upcoming slate. Stephen breaks down the Week 4 action including Alabama continuing to do amazing things and Notre Dame's Alabama-esque performance. They he looks ahead to Week 5 where there are multiple matchups between undefeated teams, where some have a chance to position themselves well for a playoff push.

Week 3 sent several fanbases into Panic Mode. Stephen tells each group how concerned they should be while covering several highlights from an exciting weekend in college football. Stephen then welcomes guest Will Pierce to make picks for ten Week 4 games and go over everything you could need to know about this weekend's Ryder Cup action!