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Montana State knew the play—and Joshua Wood beat them anyway. Idaho’s quarterback breaks down the wild 35–34 upset of the No. 1 team in the FCS, the chaotic final second, and what he saw on the winning two-point conversion. Plus, his coach’s eerie pregame prediction and the mentality behind Idaho’s fourth-quarter comeback.

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Have you ever watched a professional basketball player take a free throw? Have you noticed that it seems like they’re….meditating? In the first episode of Basketball, Etc., host Claire de Lune talks to a variety of experts and thought leaders in the field to find out how often basketball players are really practicing meditation and mindfulness, both on purpose and by accident, and makes some surprising discoveries along the way.

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Tennessee Tech quarterback Jax Leatherwood joins Timbo on Sport Slice after earning Southern Conference Offensive Player of the Week honors. Jax breaks down the Golden Eagles’ 42–38 comeback win, the changes behind his strong start to the season, and why Tennessee Tech’s offense fits his game.

They also talk about the throwing mechanics Jax worked on this offseason, what he’s learned about leadership across four college programs, and what Tennessee Tech needs to prove in the FCS playoffs. Then Jax makes some tough quarterback choices in a round of “This or That.”

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On this week's Sports Slice, Timbo reacts to Ole Miss taking down LSU and Lane Kiffin and shares the moment the game shifted in favor of Ole Miss. Then Timbo discusses the historic collapse by NC State in the final seconds vs. Vanderbilt. Then he delves into the Florida State situation with their head coach, the Bucs falling to the Browns, and his picks for the upcoming weekend.

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On today's episode of Sports Slice, Timbo is joined by Jack McCallister, a former collegiate punter for Washington and Purdue. Jack talks about his experience playing in that national championship game, his transfer to Purdue, and then plays a game of 'THIS or THAT.'

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On this week's Sports Slice, Timbo is joined by Cayden Kainalu and they predict each NFL division winner and then share their picks to play in the Super Bowl. They also touch on controversies surrounding the 49ers, and talk Disney/NFL collabs.

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On episode #20, Timbo talks about the insane college football upsets last weekend, shares his picks for next week (by the way, he went 3-0 last week), and then he reacts to the not so surprising news ( FIND OUT WHY) that Aaron Donald is returning to the Rams.

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On this week's Sports Slice, Timbo takes a look at some of the top games in college football this week and makes 3 picks! Does Timbo like North Dakota State or Jacksonville State? North Carolina or TCU? Then he discusses the QB situations with the Cleveland Browns and Las Vegas Raiders.

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On this week's Sports Slice, Timbo begins by talking about a huge UFC event and then he shares his early NFL preseason takeaways. Later, he's joined by Dazeran "Duke Skywalka" Jones and he talks about his experience in "White Men Can't Jump," his basketball career, and his relationship with NBA players.

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In this college football podcast episode, we take one final deep breath after our marathon run of 2026 conference previews and turn the show over to the Verballerhood for our August Q&A. With the season finally within reach, we dig into the teams we find most interesting, the best dark horse candidates around the country, and one of the questions that could define the expanded College Football Playoff era: What would a convincing 9-3 playoff resume actually look like?

We also zoom out on the changing power structure of college football. Was Lane Kiffin right to bet that a job like LSU still offers advantages that programs further down the traditional hierarchy simply cannot match? Has the transfer portal, money and increased player movement truly leveled the field, or have the old powers merely lost some of their margin for error? Plus, we compare a handful of the biggest coaching moves from the offseason, wonder what issue could become college football’s next great existential fight, and ask whether all that player movement could eventually take some heat out of the sport’s biggest rivalries.

And because it’s a Q&A, things inevitably get weird. We debate the ideal school for a punter, investigate sports conspiracies, build a college football soundtrack out of movie scores, evaluate SEC stadium bucket lists and learn that Dan has apparently developed a neighborhood reputation as an illicit dealer of highly coveted pizza cheese.

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