The offseason is here, but the Big Ten news doesn't stop! A bidding war has broken out for Ohio State defensive coordinator Jim Knowles. Will he stay with the Buckeyes or defect to Oklahoma, Penn State or Notre Dame? Has Ryan Day put Ohio State in a better position to compete for national championships than Urban Meyer? Why are ratings down for the College Football Playoff national championship game? Who are the top 5 Big Ten quarterbacks going into 2025? Brian & Ryan break it all down!

00:00 Intro

1:59 Where will Jim Knowles end up?

10:30 Is Knowles worth becoming the highest paid coordinator in CFB?

25:00 Has Ryan Day silenced all of the doubters?

27:25 Is Ohio State in a better place under Ryan Day than Urban Meyer?

39:35 Why were national title ratings down?

53:52 Top 5 quarterbacks in the Big Ten heading into 2025

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The College Football Playoff national championship game features the Ohio State Buckeyes, led by Ryan Day, facing off against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, led by Marcus Freeman, in Atlanta. Brian & Ryan give their instant reactions to the game!

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The College Football Playoff national championship is set as the Ohio State Buckeyes, led by head coach Ryan Day, get set to face off against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, led by Marcus Freeman on Monday in Atlanta. Brian & Ryan give their analysis of the game, discuss the most important matchup of the game, welcome on Brad Crawford of CBS Sports to preview the game and discuss his 2025 Top 25 list and give their official national championship prediction.

00:00 Intro

4:04 Tripp's transfer portal fix

12:21 Most exciting Ohio State-Notre Dame matchup

17:23 One area where Notre Dame's defense is very vulnerable against Ohio State's offense

33:18 Brad Crawford, CBS Sports college football analyst

59:27 National championship predictions!

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The Ohio State Buckeyes, led by head coach Ryan Day, get set to face the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, led by head coach Marcus Freeman, in the College Football Playoff national championship game. Brian & Ryan give an early preview of the game, discuss Penn State returning a bunch of key players for next season, the departures of Penn State & Minnesota defensive coordinators and react to CBS Sports' too-early Top 25 rankings for the 2025 season.

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The College Football Playoff semifinals saw the Ohio State Buckeyes, led by Ryan Day, take down the Texas Longhorns in the Cotton Bowl to advance to the national championship game while in the Orange Bowl, the Penn State Nittany Lions, led by James Franklin, fell to the Notre Dame Fighting Irish 27-24. Brian & Ryan give their reactions to both games and breakdown where each team goes from here!

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What is the path for Notre Dame to beat Penn State in the Orange Bowl? What does Texas need to do in order to upset Ohio State in the Cotton Bowl? The voice of Notre Dame football, Tony Simeone, and former Texas Longhorns running back Fozzy Whittaker joined the podcast to preview the College Football Playoff semifinal games from the opponent perspective.

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Brian & Ryan previewed the Cotton Bowl between Ohio State and Texas, discussing if the Buckeyes will be able to continue their dominant play, where their defense can find success against the Longhorns offense, if they need to become a pass-first offense in this game and if Arch Manning will see some time on the field.

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Brian & Ryan breakdown the Penn State - Notre Dame Orange Bowl matchup, discussing how injuries will play a part in deciding the outcome, if the Nittany Lions offense can continue to have success on the ground and if the PSU defense can stop an elite Fighting Irish ground game before giving their official picks for the game.

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The College Football Playoff semifinals kick off this week as the Penn State Nittany Lions, led by head coach James Franklin, take on the Notre Dame Fighting Irish in the Orange Bowl while the Ohio State Buckeyes, led by head coach Ryan Day, battle the Texas Longhorns in the Cotton Bowl. Brian & Ryan discussed Tripp's busy travel schedule, if the Big Ten has surpassed the SEC, the biggest key to Penn State-Notre Dame and if Texas has a chance against the Buckeyes.

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Brian & Ryan kicked off the podcast by discussing the most impressive part of Ohio State's Rose Bowl victory over Oregon before diving into how the Buckeyes have been able to play their best football now. The guys then discussed how much the CFB Playoff bracket can be blamed for Oregon's loss, why Ryan Day is the second best coach in college football, most impressive part of Penn State's win over Boise State, Tripp explains the process for getting injury information during a game, if we are destined for a Penn State-Ohio State rematch in the national championship game and if Illinois & Michigan can carry momentum from their bowl upset to next season.

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00:00 Intro

2:31 Is there a team that can beat Ohio State?

4:48 Biggest key to Buckeyes success?

21:26 How much is the playoff format to blame for Oregon's loss?

34:18 Is Ryan Day the second best coach in college football?

40:25 Hickey outlines how he watched Penn State during New Year's Eve

44:43 Biggest takeaway from the Nittany Lions win over Boise State?

50:29 Latest injury update on Abdul Carter

55:00 Tripp takes us behind the scenes of getting injury updates on the sideline

1:00:26 Tripp's takeaways from the sidelines

1:10:15 Can Illinois & Michigan take bowl success into 2025 success?

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