The Triple Option

Enter (The) Sandman.

Coach Urban Meyer and Rob Stone get caught up in the World Cup craze after the fans showed out in Seattle and got the guys thinking which college campus has turned out the best for them. Cougars, and Hoosiers, and Tortillas, oh my!

New Virginia Tech head coach James Franklin joins from his office in Blacksburg and discusses the transition from Penn State, his legacy in Happy Valley, what the future holds for the Hokies, and how he is leaning on past icons to bring success back.

Brendan Sorsby thought he was going to the NFL and putting the gambling scandal behind him, but the NFL has different ideas. Coach and Rob discuss the NFL not holding the supplemental draft and what Sorsby can do ahead of the 2027 Draft.

Chapters

00:00 Show Start

00:55 World Cup and CFB Crowds Collide

08:40 Best Pregame Campuses

12:52 James Franklin, Virginia Tech Head Coach

34:43 Sorsby Saga Comes to an End, Kind Of

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Football or Fútbol, we have you covered.

Coach Urban Meyer, Mark Ingram II, and Rob Stone discuss what is next for college football after Brendan Sorsby announced he would be leaving Texas Tech for the NFL amid his battle with the NCAA over gambling while at Indiana and Cincinnati.

Texas Head Coach Steve Sarkisian joins the show to share his love for the World Cup, his LONG history with Urban, how this year will be different for Texas, how they are supporting Arch Manning, and his concerns around strength of schedule and the College Football Playoff.

Finally, we raise our glasses to the college campuses opening up to international fans as hosts of multiple World Cup Nations as America's favorite sport welcomes the rest of the World's favorite sport.

Chapters

00:00 Show Start

02:19 Brendan Sorsby Saga Ends

30:12 Steve Sarkisian, Texas Head Coach

54:02 World Cup Reaction

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Who wins in a fight, a Longhorn or a Red Raider?

Coach Urban Meyer, Mark Ingram II, and Rob Stone break down the back and forth between Texas and Texas Tech and whether there is a way to ensure more cross conference major matchups or if they are a thing of the past. Mike Leach is on the College Football Hall of Fame Ballot and Urban discusses their sleepover years ago...no there weren't any pillow fights.

Alabama Athletic Director Greg Byrne joins the guys to discuss the extensions for Kalen DeBoer and Nate Oats, managing a championship factory like Alabama, and if conference championships still have a place in college football.

Finally, we raise our glasses to the new faces of college football, or at least of CFB 2027 and Mark talks about what it was like to be on the cover after his Heisman season in 2012.

Chapters

00:00 Show Start

1:41 Texas-Texas Tech Feud

14:50 Is Mike Leach a Hall of Famer

18:48 Urban Meyer - Arizona Head Coach?

23:00 Greg Byrne, Alabama Athletic Director

46:10 Your New CFB 2027 Cover Athletes Are...

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What do Ed Orgeron and Dorthy have in common? There's no place like home.

Coach Urban Meyer and Rob Stone head down to Baton Rouge where Coach O is back with the Tigahs. Coach Meyer looks back at him time competing with Coach O on the field and on the recruiting trail. The guys then debate who they would build a team around between Tim Tebow, Cam Newton, Vince Young, Baker Mayfield, and Joe Burrow.

The Big 12 Commissioner Brett Yormark stops by ahead of the Big 12 Meetings to discuss the future of the conference, the perfect College Football Playoff number, and how gambling as affecting student athletes.

Finally, during Memorial Day week, Coach talks about his latest training experience with the Navy Seals...he has a very specific set of skills.

Chapters

00:00 Show Start

01:36 The Return of Coach O

07:39 Ultimate QB1

14:31 Brett Yormark, Big 12 Commissioner

38:28 Urban Trains with the Seals

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How does one go from averaging less than a point per game for Harvard to the Governor of Massachusetts to the President of the NCAA? Stick around and find out.

Coach Urban Meyer and Rob Stone take a look back at the messy breakup between Ole Miss and Lane Kiffin ahead of the awkward reunion in Oxford when Kiffin's LSU Tigers come to town this fall.

NCAA President Charlie Baker stops by to discuss the future of college athletics, pending legislation, why the NCAA Basketball Tournaments needed to be 76 teams, and why he even signed up for the gig.

Finally, we cheers the newest movie star in...Nashville?! The newest quarterback for the Vanderbilt Commodores, Jared Curtis, will make his movie debut before every taking a snap for Clark Lea, in Nate Bargatze's upcoming film "The Breadwinner".

Chapters

00:00 Show Start

01:28 Lane Kiffin Ole Miss Reunion

13:31 Charlie Baker, NCAA President

42:17 Vanderbilt Goes Hollywood

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Baby Jesus, cafecitos, three first round NFL draft picks; the U is here.

Coach Urban Meyer, Mark Ingram II, and Rob Stone talk about Kalen DeBoer landing another stud in the quarterback room with the signing of Elijah Haven. Coach Meyer then takes you inside his recruiting strategy when dealing with top guys and managing rooms with too much talent.

Mario Cristobal and the Hurricanes fell short in the College Football Playoff National Championship last season, but are reloaded for another run in 2026. Cristobal talks about the call for him to go back to Miami, filling the trenches with absolute dogs, as well as navigating the ever changing landscape of NIL and the transfer portal.

Finally, we pour out some Arkay Zero Proof for Shedeur Sanders who returned to Colorado to walk the stage and get his college degree, after his rookie season in the NFL.

Chapters

00:00 Show Start

01:35 Alabama Upgrades Quarterback Room

14:46 Mario Cristobal, Miami Head Coach

36:06 Shedeur Sanders - College Graduate

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Beating the Team Up North in November, surfing in May, that's just the life of QB1 in Columbus.

Coach Urban Meyer, Mark Ingram II, and Rob Stone discuss gambling in college sports with Texas Tech's $5 million man currently being investigated by the NCAA. The guys talk about Brendan Sorsby's future, how to better monitor and support student athletes, and Coach shares a story about Pete Rose trying to get an edge.

Last year Julian Sayin finished 4th in the Heisman voting, only losing to the two teams that would eventually face off in the National Championship, so what's next? The Buckeye signal caller discusses new OC Arthur Smith, another year with a loaded wide receiver room, and what he needs to improve to win it all.

We wrap raising our glasses to Mark Ingram III after he walked into Pittsburgh, joined his former Ravens running back and father on stage and stared down the haters at the 2026 NFL Draft.

Chapters

00:00 Show Start

02:31 Gambling and the NCAA

14:44 Julian Sayin, Ohio State Quarterback

26:53 The Ingrams Take on Pittsburgh

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Can Marcus Freeman really do it all? His quarterback thinks so.

Coach Urban Meyer, Mark Ingram II, and Rob Stone debate if Ohio State asking fans to "Round Up for NIL" at the concession stand this Spring is fair play or going too far? They then discuss the narrative that there isn't enough money to go around while Nebraska and Auburn sink hundreds of millions of dollars into their new facilities.

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish were left out of the College Football Playoff this past season and are determined to not let it happen again. Starting quarterback and Heisman contender CJ Carr stops by to talk about their upcoming season, his family's Michigan lineage, and Marcus Freeman's modeling career.

We wrap in wrap celebrating friend of the show Fernando Mendoza going number one in the NFL Draft to the Las Vegas Raiders after winning the College Football Playoff National Championship for the Indiana Hoosiers.

Chapters

00:00 Show Start

02:59 Any Given Saturday - Round Up for NIL

15:37 CJ Carr, Notre Dame Quarterback

30:55 Cheers to Fernando Mendoza

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The Raiders are on the clock and all things are coming up Mendoza.

Coach Urban Meyer, Mark Ingram II, and Rob Stone dive into the latest with Spring ball starting with the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets and their new QB1 Alberto...Mendoza. Yup there's another and, along with Justice Haynes, are looking to take Brent Key's squad over the top in the ACC. Coach discusses his top QB battles, including Dwayne Haskins v Joe Burrow and gives his advice for coaching a younger sibling, as he did with Nick Bosa after Joey Bosa dominated.

The greatest NFL Draft analyst in the game, Todd McShay, joins Coach Meyer to talk about this year's class and answer the big questions, such as: What quarterback goes after Fernando Mendoza, where do Jeremiyah Love and Sonny Styles land, what position could come off the board faster than expected, and what will be the one thing we won't be able to stop talking about Friday morning?

We wrap in Columbus where, tell us if you have heard this before, a superstar freshman wide receiver dominated over the weekend. This time it is Chris Henry Jr., who wowed at the Ohio State spring game. The guys discuss what reasonable expectations are in year one opposite of Jeremiah Smith.

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Clear hearts, can't lose...does it work in college too?

Coach Urban Meyer and Rob Stone discuss the Executive Order for college athletics, the first one expected to come from the White House. Urban takes us inside the reasoning for the five seasons in five years, the transfer rule, and the focus not just being on football and basketball.

Ohio State's newest transfer from Alabama made a statement that the Big Ten is fast while the SEC is slow? *checks notes* Yup, that's right, Urban takes us back to his first year at Ohio State and the transition to get the Big Ten on the same level as the SEC.

The guys wrap discussing Friday nights in Texas, where Texas Tech is upset they have a Friday night game. Who does Friday night belong to?

01:13 Executive Order to Fix College Sports

14:34 Big Ten vs SEC

20:53 Friday Night Lights

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