The Solid Verbal College Football Show

Notre Dame’s 27-24 Orange Bowl win over Penn State and Ohio State’s 28-14 Cotton Bowl victory over Texas set up a blockbuster CFP National Championship. We broke down the key moments, standout plays, and matchups that got the Irish and Buckeyes here. Relive the moments in this archived episodes and listen to our current episodes focused on what’s next for the 2025 college football season

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After a good round of semifinal games, we're set for a National Championship featuring Ohio State against Notre Dame. In this college football podcast episode, we break down both matchups and react to Notre Dame's 27-24 nailbiter over Penn State in the Orange Bowl and Ohio State's 28-14 win over Texas in the Cotton Bowl. What were the key moments that decided each game, the highlights (and lowlights), and the matchups that gave us the Buckeys and Irish moving on?

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Our college football show is also available on YouTube. Subscribe to the channel at: https://www.youtube.com/@solidverbal

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Listen, not everything has to be about the College Football Playoff. In this episode, we walk back through the highs and lows from college football's wide array of non-playoff bowl games and discuss the most meaningful storylines and takeaways.

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Our college football show is also available on YouTube. Subscribe to the channel at: https://www.youtube.com/@solidverbal

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College football has been our passion since we started The Solid Verbal College Football Podcast back in 2008. We don't just love college football, we live it!

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It's a big week in the Verballerhood! In this college football podcast episode, we dive deep and break down Notre Dame vs. Penn State in the Orange Bowl and Ohio State vs. Texas in the Cotton Bowl. What are the biggest questions, keys, and matchups in each game? More importantly, who is Ty picking in the battle between his childhood team and alma mater?

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Our college football show is also available on YouTube. Subscribe to the channel at: https://www.youtube.com/@solidverbal

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College football has been our passion since we started The Solid Verbal College Football Podcast back in 2008. We don't just love college football, we live it!

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In this college football podcast episode, we react to Notre Dame's 23-10 win over Georgia in the Sugar Bowl, securing a spot in the CFP semifinals and setting up a matchup with Penn State in Miami. Plus, a quick look back at all four quarterfinal games with a handful of burning questions.

Enter Bowl Bingo, our bowl contest: https://www.playbowlbingo.com

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Our college football show is also available on YouTube. Subscribe to the channel at: https://www.youtube.com/@solidverbal

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College football has been our passion since we started The Solid Verbal College Football Podcast back in 2008. We don't just love college football, we live it!

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In this college football podcast episode, we react to Ohio State's domination of Oregon in the Rose Bowl, an overtime thriller in the Peach Bowl as Texas outlasted Arizona State in overtime, and Penn State's plan for stopping Boise State's Ashton Jeanty.

Enter Bowl Bingo, our bowl contest: https://www.playbowlbingo.com

Like our college football podcast? Leave us a rating and review, and don't forget to subscribe or follow so you don't miss any of our podcast episodes:

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Our college football show is also available on YouTube. Subscribe to the channel at: https://www.youtube.com/@solidverbal

Want to get in touch? Give us a holler on Twitter: @solidverbal, @tyhildenbrandt, @danrubenstein, on Instagram, or on Facebook. You can also find our college football podcast out on TikTok and Threads. Stay up to date with our free weekly college football newsletter: https://quickslants.solidverbal.com/subscribe.

College football has been our passion since we started The Solid Verbal College Football Podcast back in 2008. We don't just love college football, we live it!

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In this college football podcast episode, we take a closer look at the four College Football Playoff Quarterfinal matchups, with Penn State squaring off against Boise State in the Fiesta Bowl, Texas taking on streaking Arizona State in the Peach Bowl, a rematch between Oregon and Ohio State in the Rose Bowl and a battle of duelling storylines (and injury woes) between Notre Dame and Georgia in the Sugar Bowl.

0:00 - Intro

03:12 - FIESTA BOWL: Penn State vs. Boise State Preview

20:32 - PEACH BOWL: Texas vs. Arizona State Preview

35:37 - ROSE BOWL: Ohio State vs. Oregon Preview

52:45 - SUGAR BOWL: Georgia vs. Notre Dame Preview

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Our college football show is also available on YouTube. Subscribe to the channel at: https://www.youtube.com/@solidverbal

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College football has been our passion since we started The Solid Verbal College Football Podcast back in 2008. We don't just love college football, we live it!

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In this college football podcast episode, we unpack all the action from the first round of the College Football Playoff and highlight the key moments that put Notre Dame, Penn State, Texas and Ohio State through to the quarterfinals. How should Notre Dame's game plan evolve in the Sugar Bowl against Georgia? How much did the weather play a factor as SMU's Kevin Jennings struggled mightily? Is the Texas ground game back? And where was this version of the Ohio State offense against Michigan?

0:00 - Intro

5:55 - Notre Dame - Indiana Recap

16:33 - Ohio State - Tennessee Recap

28:37 - Texas - Clemson Recap

36:39 - Penn State - SMU Recap

Enter Bowl Bingo, our bowl contest: https://www.playbowlbingo.com

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Our college football show is also available on YouTube. Subscribe to the channel at: https://www.youtube.com/@solidverbal

Want to get in touch? Give us a holler on Twitter: @solidverbal, @tyhildenbrandt, @danrubenstein, on Instagram, or on Facebook. You can also find our college football podcast out on TikTok and Threads. Stay up to date with our free weekly college football newsletter: https://quickslants.solidverbal.com/subscribe.

College football has been our passion since we started The Solid Verbal College Football Podcast back in 2008. We don't just love college football, we live it!

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In this college football podcast episode, we cycle through the remaining, non-CFP bowl games taking place from December 28th through January 4th, discuss Ole Miss's motivation, Shane Beamer's weird bowl advantage, a strange Alabama vs. Michigan matchup, Marshall's entire team opting out of a bowl game and more. Plus, our exquisite list of prop bets on our Bowl Bingo answer bank, the glorious Pop-Tarts Bowl trophy, and a celebration of all goofy bowl things.

Enter Bowl Bingo, our bowl contest: https://www.playbowlbingo.com

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College football has been our passion since we started The Solid Verbal College Football Podcast back in 2008. We don't just love college football, we live it!

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In this college football episode, we deep dive the first four games of the College Football Playoff as Indiana travels to Notre Dame, Penn State hosts SMU, Texas welcomes Clemson, and Tennessee plays at Ohio State at night. Join us as we discuss the biggest questions, the most interesting matchups within each contest, and the important stats and schemes that will decide each game.

0:00 - Intro

3:10 - Indiana vs. Notre Dame CFP Preview

23:49 - SMU vs. Penn State CFP Preview

38:06 - Clemson vs. Texas CFP Preview

50:04 - Tennessee vs. Ohio State CFP Preview

Enter Bowl Bingo, our bowl contest: https://www.playbowlbingo.com

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Our college football show is also available on YouTube. Subscribe to the channel at: https://www.youtube.com/@solidverbal

Want to get in touch? Give us a holler on Twitter: @solidverbal, @tyhildenbrandt, @danrubenstein, on Instagram, or on Facebook. You can also find our college football podcast out on TikTok and Threads. Stay up to date with our free weekly college football newsletter: https://quickslants.solidverbal.com/subscribe.

College football has been our passion since we started The Solid Verbal College Football Podcast back in 2008. We don't just love college football, we live it!

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In this college football podcast episode, we react to the news that Bill Belichick is taking over as the new coach at North Carolina and walk through the other notable coaching news, with RichRod headed back to West Virginia, Scott Frost headed back to UCF and Dan Mullen headed back to the college ranks as UNLV's next boss. Plus, the first part of our express bowl preview, as we chat about 17 games, the key storylines, the best and worst trophies, and the weird props we're including in our first round of Bowl Bingo.

Enter Bowl Bingo, our bowl contest: https://www.playbowlbingo.com

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Our college football show is also available on YouTube. Subscribe to the channel at: https://www.youtube.com/@solidverbal

Want to get in touch? Give us a holler on Twitter: @solidverbal, @tyhildenbrandt, @danrubenstein, on Instagram, or on Facebook. You can also find our college football podcast out on TikTok and Threads. Stay up to date with our free weekly college football newsletter: https://quickslants.solidverbal.com/subscribe.

College football has been our passion since we started The Solid Verbal College Football Podcast back in 2008. We don't just love college football, we live it!

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