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

Bruce and Stew are joined by Daniel Jeremiah of NFL.com for an in-depth conversation on the prospects participating in the upcoming NFL Combine.

The guys discuss this year's quarterback class, including Clemson's DeShaun Watson, UNC's Mitch Trubisky and Notre Dame's DeShone Kizer, among others (2:00); The most talented running backs, including one that won't participate in the combine in Oklahoma's Joe Mixon (14:30); Where Michigan's versatile Jabrill Peppers might get drafted (19:00); The top players to watch in combine (23:00), including sleeper picks, the fastest sprinters in this year's class and more.

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Bruce and Stew react to Wednesday’s news that the Ole Miss football program has banned itself from the 2017 postseason upon receiving new allegations of NCAA violations. They take a closer look at the details of the scandal (7:00), what it means for the program and head coach Hugh Freeze moving forward (15:00), and what could/should happen next (19:30).

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Bruce and Stew are joined by the father of former Florida State QB De'Andre Johnson, Earl Johnson, who gives an emotional interview about his son's very public incident, in which he struck a woman at a bar nearly three years ago. Johnson talked about the steps his son has taken in the wake of the incident, including his dismissal from the FSU football program, his stint at "Last Chance U" and his recent signing with Lane Kiffin's FAU Owls.

The guys later discuss the recent news of Nick Saban hiring Brian Daboll as Alabama OC (27:00); Boston College's athletic director stepping down and what it means for BC football head coach Steve Addazio (31:00) and other college football news.

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Bruce and Stew discuss the uproar surrounding Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh hiring the parent of a top recruit to his coaching staff and how it could spurn an NCAA rule change (3:00); Changes coming to the targeting rule (9:00); What Gene Chizik had to say about Clemson QB Deshaun Watson, and where he might fall in the upcoming NFL Draft (15:00); And your emails are answered in The Mailbag (24:00), including questions about the stereotypes of the top 3 recruiting schools (29:00); The scandals going on with Ole Miss football and UNC basketball (37:00); and more.

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Bruce and Stew are joined by former Auburn head coach and UNC defensive coordinator Gene Chizik, who explains his difficult decision to walk away from coaching to spend more time with his family. He shares the different reactions he received from colleagues and friends when he announced his decision to step down (11:00); Thoughts on UNC quarterback Mitch Trubisky, who is expected to be one of the first QBs taken in this year’s draft. (22:00); What it was like to coach against Clemson QB DeShaun Watson (26:00);

The guys discuss the NFL Combine invite list, and the Big 12’s lack of representation (34:00); Bruce talks about his look inside Ed Orgeron’s war room at LSU on the road to signing day (46:00); and the crazy world of college football recruiting.

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Bruce and Stew are joined by Dennis Dodd of CBS Sports to discuss the various college sports scandals making headlines recently, including UNC's 18-year academic scheme of bogus classes; Details on Baylor's sanctions for the massive sexual assault scandal surrounding the football program (11:30); and the Colorado recruiting scandal (22:30). Things lighten up with the return of the Mailbag, where Stew and Bruce answer your emails about the possibility of Chip Kelly joining Nick Saban's staff at Alabama (42:00); Grading Kirby Smart's first year at Georgia (47:00) and more.

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Ohio State head coach Urban Meyer joins Stew to discuss his No. 2 recruiting class. Meyer talked about the high number of early signees who are already practicing with the team and that most of them are already on track to play next season. He also shared the story of Ezekiel Elliot’s early recruiting days, and how he went from being ranked 108th in his class to becoming one of the most explosive running backs in college football.

Stew is joined by Stanford head coach David Shaw (13:00), who talks about the challenge of recruiting players who have to be academically accepted to the school before they sign. Shaw also discussed the smaller amount of scholarships Stanford has work with and the different way of thinking that goes into their recruiting process.

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Stew is joined by Baylor head coach Matt Rhule, who faces the challenge of taking over a program littered with scandal. Rhule managed to put together a class of 30 recruits, despite the challenging circumstances. Rhule fully acknowledges that the ugly headlines involving the previous staff will continue to hover over the program. And that's it's his job to prevent anything like them going forward.

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Stew kicks of National Signing Day with Oklahoma head coach Bob Stoops. The Sooners' coach talks about his 2017 recruiting class and how he stocked up on offensive players to replace Heisman finalist Dede Westbrook and star running backs Samaje Perine and Joe Mixon.

Stew is also joined by Penn State head coach James Franklin (11:30), who is using the momentum of last fall's surprising Big Ten championship season to help sell new recruits. Franklin talks about his Top-20 2017 class and how the lowly ranked classes he inherited seem to be definitively in the past.

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