The Audible with Stew, Bruce & Ralph: A show about college football

Week 1 of the college football season delivered absolute chaos! Today on The Audible, Stew, Bruce, and Ralph break down the wildest opening weekend storylines, massive scares, and officiating drama.

⏱️ Michigan’s Clock Controversy Explained: Michigan survived a massive scare against Western Michigan, but the real story is the chaotic ending. We go behind the scenes of the Big Ten's replay protocol, the Hawk-Eye camera discrepancy, and exactly what the broadcast crew missed. Plus, the guys discuss why Michigan needs to throw in the towel on Bryce Underwood.

🦆 Oregon Dodges Disaster: Oregon survives a fierce battle against Boise State. We break down how Maddux Madsen and the Broncos pushed the Ducks to the absolute brink.

🐅 LSU Dominates Clemson: LSU made Clemson look like an FCS school. Is LSU a legitimate National Championship contender, or is Dabo Swinney officially entering his final season after getting outpaced by the modern transfer portal?

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What do college football coaches actually think behind closed doors? In this episode of The Audible, Bruce Feldman and Ralph Russo break down Bruce's anonymous coach survey. The guys dive straight into the takes, revealing which hyped contenders coaches are calling the biggest frauds before flipping to their ultimate national title favorites.

Moving beyond the survey, the crew examines the mounting pressure on coaching hot seats across the country. They debate whether Lincoln Riley faces a Brian Kelly-style crisis at USC and evaluate the market appeal of major coaching retreads like Brian Kelly and Jimbo Fisher looking to get back on the sidelines.

Finally, the guys close out the show with a packed listener mailbag. They tackle predictions for the Border War, share their all-time favorite college football books, and run a fascinating thought experiment on what this season would look like under the old four-team playoff format.

Timestamps

0:00 -  Intro

1:23 - Coaches Confidential Survey

1:55 - CFB coaches pick the biggest frauds

12:30 - CFB coaches pick the ’26 nat’l champs

15:39 - CFB coaches pick the biggest sleeper

18:38 - Coaching Carousel

18:56 - Jimbo Fisher & Brian Kelly

30:27 - Dave Clawson

32:20 - Coaches to watch on the Hot Spot

46:29 - Mailbag Time!

59:10- Mailbag Winner

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The legal war between LSU and the SEC is escalating right before kickoff, forcing Commissioner Greg Sankey and the league into a high-stakes standoff over controversial roster rules. In this episode of The Audible, presented by Trader Joe’s, we break down the massive legal risks the Tigers face if they choose to suit up players under a temporary state court injunction. Our panel analyzes whether this legal loophole provides actual protection or if LSU is cruising toward unprecedented conference penalties, fines, and forfeits.

Plus, the college football season is officially here, and the guys dive into a massive slate of Week 1 game picks, point spreads, and predictions. We break down the betting angles for Boise State at Oregon (-24.5), a highly-anticipated Clemson at No. 11 LSU (-10.5) showdown in Death Valley, and a historic Sunday matchup between Wisconsin and No. 4 Notre Dame (-20.5) at Lambeau Field. The crew also locks in their best bets for Louisville vs. Ole Miss (-7) in Nashville before revealing their favorite Week 1 upset picks—including a bold 30.5-point underdog shocker—and debating the most interesting under-the-radar storylines of the weekend, from Oklahoma State at Tulsa to SMU at Florida State.

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Timestamps:

0:00 - Intro

1:23 - Lane Kiffin, LSU vs SEC

10:53 - Boise vs. Oregon

13:57 - Clemson vs. LSU

17:38 - Wisconsin vs. Notre Dame

23:52 - Louisville vs. Ole Miss

28:13 - Potential upset picks

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#CollegeFootball #LSU #SEC #Week1Predictions #TheAudible #CollegeFootballPicks #TraderJoes #Clemson #NotreDame #OleMiss #Oregon #CFBNews

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Week 0 of the College Football season did not disappoint! Stew, Ralph, and Bruce break down a wild opening slate, starting across the pond in Ireland where Bill Belichick and UNC pulled off a stunning 15-10 victory over TCU. Is TCU already in disaster mode?

Plus, the guys head to Charlottesville where Virginia completely dominated NC State, easily covering the spread. Is UVA a legitimate College Football Playoff sleeper, or is NC State just doing typical NC State things? Finally, we look at USC’s season opener against San Jose State. The Trojans got the win but failed to cover—what did we learn about Lincoln Riley's squad? Plus, don’t miss shoutouts! 

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Timestamps

0:00 - Intro

3:15 - UNC stuns TCU

14:03 - UVA hammers NC State

20:39 - Can NC State bounce Back?

23:55 - USC beats San Jose State

29:46 - Memphis downs UNLV

34:28 - Shoutouts 

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The 2026 college football season is officially here! Today we break down the massive emergency eligibility guardrails passed by the Big Ten and SEC, Arch Manning's surprising drop in the Top 100 rankings, and hand out our official Week 0 picks. 

Welcome back to The Audible with Stew & Ralph! With the final Week 0 games kicking off this week, football is finally back. Stew and Ralph pull back the curtain on their ultimate game-day viewing habits, detailing the micro player details and macro team schemes they focus on when tape is rolling.

The guys dive into the biggest news of the week: the Big Ten and SEC passing historic roster guardrails to prevent players on professional sports contracts from returning to the college ranks. Plus, we react to The Athletic's Top 100 list seeing Texas quarterback Arch Manning slide to No. 32, predict which Top 25 powerhouse will end up completely unranked, and drop our official Week 0 game picks.

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Timestamps

0:00 - Intro

1:45 - SEC and Big Ten take a stand

11:55 - Top 100 College Football players talk

18:00 - Week 0 preview

23:45 - North Carolina vs. TCU

26:52 - San Jose State at USC

31:45 - NC State at Virginia

35:31 - Memphis at UNLV

39:08 - Mailbag

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Who wins the 2026 College Football Playoff? Could we see a repeat champion with the Indiana Hoosiers? Will Arch Manning and the Texas Longhorns capture the title? Stew and Ralph give their picks for the 2026 CFP.

Welcome back to The Audible presented by The Athletic! In today's episode, Stew and Ralph go head-to-head with their preseason playoff projections. Ralph is backing the Texas Longhorns to take down the Oregon Ducks for the national title. Meanwhile, Stew drops a bombshell prediction, picking the Indiana Hoosiers to defeat Notre Dame and secure back-to-back national championships!

Plus, we break down a historic college football transfer market anomaly. Former Ole Miss tight end Dae'Quan Wright has been waived by the Cleveland Browns and is headed to LSU to rejoin his former coach Lane Kiffin. This would make him the first player to ever go from the pros back to the college ranks. What does this mean for the future of player eligibility?

Timestamps 

0:00 - Intro

1:47 - Dea’Quan Wright expected to return to NCAA from NFL

10:05 - How did we get to this point?

23:22 - Ralph’s CFP bracket

38:20 - Stewart’s CFP bracket

49:09 - Bruce’s CFP bracket

50:35 - Heisman predictions

#CollegeFootball #TheAudible #CFBPlayoff #LSUFootball #IndianaHoosiers #TexasLonghorns #Bracketology #CollegeFootballPlayoff

Ralph's Bracket:

First Round

12 Navy at 5 Miami

11 TCU at 6 Notre Dame

10 Louisville vs 7 Florida

9 Washington vs 8 Texas Tech

Bye

1 Texas

2 Ohio State

3 Oregon

4 LSU

Quarterfinals

Texas vs Texas Tech

LSU vs Miami

Notre Dame vs Oregon

Ohio State vs Florida 

Semifinal

Miami vs Texas

Oregon vs Ohio State

Final

Texas-Oregon

Champion

Texas

Stew’s Bracket:

First Round

8 Oklahoma vs 9 Georgia 

5 Texas vs 12 Boise State

7 Ohio State vs 10 LSU

6 BYU vs 11 USC

Bye

1 Indiana

2 Notre Dame

3 Oregon 

4 Miami

Quarterfinals

Indiana vs Georgia

Miami vs Texas

Notre Dame vs Ohio State

Oregon vs BYU

Semifinal

Indiana vs Miami

Notre Dame vs Oregon

Final

Indiana vs Notre Dame

Champion

Indiana

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Can Dan Lanning finally take the Oregon Ducks all the way to the top? Will Jeremiah Smith follow up a historic season by leading the Ohio State superteam back to a championship? And can Curt Cignetti replicate the unfathomable standard he set at Indiana?

Welcome back to The Audible! In this episode, Stew and Ralph break down everything you need to know about the powerhouse Big Ten ahead of the upcoming season. The guys dive deep into a complete 18-team preview, separating the true College Football Playoff heavyweights from the programs facing massive pressure.

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Timestamps:

0:00 - Intro

2:05 - Ohio State

3:49 - Oregon

6:25 - Indiana

8:30 - Does their non-conference schedule catch up with them?

10:58 - Challengers

11:09 - USC

13:59 - Michigan

17:30 - Penn State

20:35 - Washington

23:30 - Iowa

26:08 - Nebraska/Interesting coaching situations

29:23 - Wisconsin

32:27 - Maryland

34:38 - Northwestern

38:32 - Rutgers

41:40 - UCLA

43:02 - Michigan State

45:00 - Wildcards/Minnesota

46:45 - Purdue

48:06 - Illinois

50:00 - Mailbag

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The road to the 2026 College Football Playoff starts right here. Today, Stewart Mandel and Ralph Russo are breaking down every angle of the newly released 2026 AP Preseason Top 25 Poll. Big Ten heavyweights Ohio State and Oregon headline the poll at No. 1 and No. 2. But does this mean the Buckeyes or Ducks can actually make the National Championship game? We deep dive into whether Marcus Freeman's Notre Dame Fighting Irish truly belong at No. 4, or if they are sitting in a preseason trap.

Then, we flip the script to the Group of 6 (G6) preview. Stew and Ralph focus on the newly rebuilt Pac-12 conference and look at how Boise State is leading the pack after receiving the most votes outside the Top 25. We rank our top 3 CFP contenders from the G6 and close things out with a coaching special: which coaches could be on the move after the 2026 season wraps up?

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Timestamps:

0:00 - Intro

0:53 - AP Top 25 Preseason Poll

14:20 - Jayden Daniels

21:21 - Notre Dame

29:49 - G6 conversation

43:08 - Drafting G6 contenders for playoff

53:21 - Coaches Convo

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Can Mario Cristobal finally deliver a championship season in Miami? Is Dabo Swinney ready to evolve and get Clemson out of their recent slump? And can Bill Belichick salvage his high-stakes experiment at North Carolina after a disastrous 4-8 year? 

Welcome back to The Audible! In this episode, Stew, Bruce, and Ralph break down everything you need to know about the ACC ahead of the 2026 season. The guess dive deep into the ultimate 17-team ACC preview, sorting the true College Football Playoff contenders from the teams sitting firmly on the coaching hot seat.

🏈 TIMESTAMPS

0:00 - Intro

1:17 - Miami

5:00 - Challengers/Clemson

9:43 - Louisville

12:32 - SMU

14:48 - Miami vs the Field

17:25 - Dark Horses/Virginia

21:36 - NC State

24:26 - Virginia Tech

26:58 - Cal

29:42 - Stanford

31:51 - Hot Seat coaches

32:00 - Florida State

38:16 - Syracuse

40:48 - Boston College

43:24 - North Carolina

48:46 - End of the Belichick era?

50:56 - Wildcards/Georgia Tech

53:16 - Duke

55:00 - Wake Forest

56:32 - Pitt

59:14 - Mailbag

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South Carolina's Nyck Harbor has officially reclaimed the No. 1 spot on Bruce Feldman's 2026 College Football Freaks List, beating out Ohio State's Jeremiah Smith! 

Check out the full breakdown on The Athletic: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7501158/2026/08/10/college-football-freaks-list-south-carolina-nyck-harbor-2026/

In this exclusive bonus clip, we dive into the craziest athletes in college football. While Jeremiah Smith is putting up historic numbers and turning heads, Nyck Harbor's rare combination of size and Olympic track speed keeps him at the absolute top of the football world. 

Who do you think is the biggest freak in the country? Let us know in the comments!

#CollegeFootball #FreaksList #NyckHarbor #JeremiahSmith #OhioStateFootball #GamecocksFootball #CFB2026

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