Split Zone Duo: College Football Podcast

By Richard Johnson and Alex Kirshner

An independent college football podcast that covers the whole sport, led by Richard Johnson and Alex Kirshner. Free episodes each week (twice per week in season), plus frequent subscriber episodes. Fe... more

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Number 1: SEC Preview 2026: The 16-Team Breakdown
Richard and Alex go into detail on all 16 teams in the SEC, as we wind toward the end of conference previews. In order: - 6:00: Ole Miss - 10:35: Georgia - 21:13: Texas A&M - 27:18: Alabama - 35:01: Texas - 41:00: Oklahoma - 50:24: Vanderbilt - 53:26: Missouri - 1:00:47: Tennessee - 1:06:05: LSU - 1:17:19: Kentucky - 1:21:26: Florida - 1:27:29: Auburn - 1:34:04: Mississippi State - 1:36:48: South Carolina - 1:40:30: Arkansas - 1:45:38: Preseason honors Producer: Anthony Vito CATCH UP ON CONFERENCE PREVIEWS You can catch up on all of our season preview dives by scrolling down on your podcast app of choice. You can also find our published previews here: * Big Ten * SEC * Mountain West * MAC * Sun Belt * Conference USA * American * Big 12 * Independents and Pac-12 * ACC THANKS TO OUR PARTNERS * Ask your tire dealer about Nokian Tyres * Shop for college sports apparel at Homefield This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.splitzoneduo.com/subscribe
August 24, 20261h 53min
Number 2: Our 2026 CFB Prediction Extravaganza
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.splitzoneduo.com It's a part-subscriber, part-free episode. Host emeritus Steven Godfrey joins Alex and Richard for this annual special. Having previewed every FBS conference and spent months thinking about the season, we make a bunch of big predictions about college football in 2026: - 0:00: A post-production note about Brent Venables’ new Oklahoma extension, i.e. we recorded this episode last week - 2:30: Conference champion picks for every FBS league- 38:02: Which consensus Playoff favorite misses the field?- 46:30: Full CFP fields and national championship picks- 50:18: Heisman finalists and individual awards- 54:39: Favorite games, Oklahoma chaos, and the Lane Bowl- 1:05:13: First firing, coaches moving up, and the best job to open- 1:09:29: Poll risers, poll fallers, and whether Congress will (or should) do something along the lines of the Protect College Sports Act Producer: Anthony Vito
August 28, 202639min
Number 3: Mountain West Preview 2026: New Guys
Hello! This episode is free for everyone, but to get our full catalog of shows this season and beyond, we’d love it if you became a paid subscriber. Paid subscribers (there are thousands of them!) get about twice as many episodes from us during the season, as well as Q&A and chat opportunities and other perks as they come to our minds. Thanks so much. The Mountain West looks very new in 2026. The guts of the league left for the Pac-12, and then the MWC brought in reinforcements. North Dakota State brings FCS’ greatest dynasty up a level. NIU is here from the MAC, and UTEP comes aboard from Conference USA. Richard and Alex have a rose, bud, and thorn for all 10 teams: - 4:35: New Mexico - 8:17: UNLV - 14:29: Hawaii - 19:48: Air Force - 23:35: Nevada - 26:56: Wyoming - 32:04: San José State - 37:19: Northern Illinois - 44:29: UTEP - 46:57: North Dakota State - 51:53: Preseason honors Producer: Anthony Vito This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.splitzoneduo.com/subscribe
August 20, 202656min
Number 4: New Project Announcement!
This week, Split Zone Duo celebrates a major milestone: welcoming Six Zone Duo. This episode explains what we’re doing. Find it here: * Subscribe to the YouTube channel * Apple Podcasts (Listen and leave a review!) * Spotify (Listen and leave a star rating) * Any other podcasting app, pretty much * Follow on Instagram, TikTok, Bluesky, Twitter, and Threads. Here’s more from Richard: How did we get here? The quick backstory. Alex and I had wondered for a while what a second show might look like—ideally, one that would be part of our broader universe without being hosted by us. We considered all kinds of ideas: the NFL, non-sports topics, and something centered on women’s sports. But women’s sports aren’t a monolith. Would it be a generalist show? Would it cover softball, soccer, or basketball? As we brainstormed, we kept coming back to volleyball. We began looking more closely at a sport whose viewership was exploding, and it was easy to understand why. One night last December, I couldn’t sleep and turned on highlights from the NCAA tournament. The matches were fast-paced, and the athleticism of the women on the court was remarkable. We also started learning about the emerging professional leagues, LOVB and MLV. Pretty much everyone we spoke with in the sports business world and college athletics agreed that volleyball has all the ingredients for a boom. But one point kept coming up: Beyond the matches themselves, the sport isn’t covered in very many places. And there’s no good reason for that. So we decided to find someone who could build a show and help fill the void. But who? Friends of Split Zone Duo recommended Erin Sorensen, whom subscribers may remember from her appearance on the feed for a Nebraska Dead Letters episode. In February, I called our mutual friend Amie Just to get Erin’s contact information. When I explained what we were considering, Amie said, “Well, I’d be interested in that too.” That is the origin story of the show we are proud to debut this week Amie, a true ball knower, came up with the name. “Six Zone Duo” refers to the six positions on the volleyball court. It connects naturally to Split Zone Duo while giving the new show a visual identity all its own. We could not be more excited to support Amie and Erin as they begin this journey. They’ll be on-site for some of the biggest matches in the professional and college games, and they’ll cover the sport nationally through a new, free weekly show. Expect analysis, interviews, and coverage that makes you a smarter volleyball fan. Volleyball deserves to be covered in depth. We trust Amie and Erin to do exactly that from Nebraska, the epicenter of the college game. As they get started, I have a few people to thank. Thank you to Erin and Amie for throwing themselves wholeheartedly into this project and already bringing so much passion, commentary, chemistry, and knowledge to it. Thank you to Alex for his continued partnership, for navigating the better part of eight months unlike anything we’ve experienced together before, and for trusting that we could make this happen even when the vision wasn’t yet clear. Thank you to our presenting partners at Homefield for believing in us years ago, sticking with us throughout, and enthusiastically supporting this new project. Thank you to Hector, Tyson, Anthony, Warren, Austin, and the many others throughout the Split Zone Duo ecosystem who helped us get Six Zone Duo off the ground. Your creativity and counsel made this possible. And thank you to volleyball fans everywhere. We know you’re out there, and we know you care. This is for you. Does this change anything for Split Zone Duo? We get to have fun as executive producers working with Erin and Amie. But otherwise, nope! We have big plans for this college football season and will share them [checks watch] next week, which is Week 1. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.splitzoneduo.com/subscribe
August 27, 202625min
Number 5: The Week 2 CFB Hurry-Up: Hooked ‘Em
The Sunday Hurry-Up goes just a little over 30 minutes this week, as Richard Johnson and Alex Kirshner take you through a stacked Week 2 in college football. We touch on all of these games in the following order: Texas 24, Ohio State 23 Georgia 70, Western Kentucky 20 Texas A&M 48, Arizona State 20 LSU 45, Louisiana Tech 14 Alabama 45, Kentucky 17 Florida 52, Campbell 3 South Carolina 45, Towson 9 Vanderbilt 35, Delaware 26 Michigan 17, Oklahoma 10 USC 49, Louisiana 30 Washington 16, Utah State 14 Iowa 16, Iowa State 13 Duke 31, Illinois 27 Michigan State 35, Eastern Michigan 7 Mississippi State 38, Minnesota 13 Wake Forest 38, Purdue 36 UCLA 28, San Diego State 10 Oklahoma State 39, Oregon 31 BYU 28, Arizona 17 Utah 43, Arkansas 10 Missouri 38, Kansas 21 Kansas State 34, Washington State 7 Miami 77, Florida A&M 7 Tennessee 45, Georgia Tech 24 Boston College 28, Rutgers 21 Clemson 22, Georgia Southern 7 Pitt 12, UCF 7 California 21, Syracuse 18 Virginia Tech 44, Old Dominion 21 Penn State 27, Temple 9 USF 28, Army 24 App State 27, East Carolina 24 FAU 38, Navy 30 North Texas 44, UNLV 6 Tulane 28, South Alabama 24 UAB 26, UL Monroe 20 North Dakota State 38, Air Force 32 Montana State 20, Nevada 7 Illinois State 28, Northern Illinois 24 Akron 45, Robert Morris 10 Ohio 29, Jacksonville State 27 (4 OT) Western Michigan 49, Monmouth 14 James Madison 87, Wagner 3 Georgia State 31, Kennesaw State 17 Liberty 24, Gardner-Webb 23 Tulsa 23, Sam Houston 17 Texas Tech 35, Oregon State 24 Boise State 38, Memphis 20 Fresno State 49, Sacramento State 3 UTSA 31, Texas State 26 Worcester Polytechnic Institute 22, University of New England 21 THANKS TO OUR PARTNERS * 10% off a set of Nokian Tyres with code SPLITZONEDUO at: https://www.tires-easy.com/brands/nokian-tires * Shop for college sports apparel at Homefield This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.splitzoneduo.com/subscribe
September 13, 20261h 1min