Sports Illustrated's Lindsay Schnell, of the SI College Football podcast, joins to discuss her piece for Campus Rush about Joe Mixon’s first media availability since his suspension for attacking a woman and breaking her jaw in 2014. Schnell also shares some of her work from The Walk-On Project, in which she examines the most fascinating and impactful stories of walk-on student-athletes at FBS football programs. Schnell also shares her thoughts and perspective as a prominent woman in the historically male-dominated field of sports media, and the advantages and disadvantages thereof.

Elliot Coffey, former linebacker for the Baylor Bears, Denver Broncos and Houston Texans, joins The Weekly Brew to dig into the college football bowl landscape, including big wins for Baylor, UH and TCU. He also examines the current state of the Houston Texans in light of a major injury to offensive tackle Duane Brown and the concussion history of quarterback Brian Hoyer. The guys also recap the year that was 2015 and break down the horrible season the Rockets are having.

Al Jazeera’s "The Dark Side" accuses Peyton Manning of doping, and the guys break down the legitimacy of the report; Chronicle sports writer Adam Coleman returns to The Weekly Brew to talk Texans and Rockets; Kevin plays fantasy GM, and selects his 5-man NBA Franchise-Guy Team, naming the best guy at each position for starting a franchise.

Austin, Kevin and Jeremy discuss Yao Ming’s potential road to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame; they then review Star Wars: The Force Awakens and the film Concussion, starring Will Smith in this bonus holiday episode.

Brian Hazard, the mind behind Color Theory, joins The Weekly Brew to discuss his 20+ years of experience in the music industry, his love for synthpop and his curious history with the band Depeche Mode; Larry Little debuts his analytical college football model and makes his projections for the CFP and NY6 bowls; Austin and Kevin discuss A&M and possible trade destinations for malcontent Rocket Dwight Howard.

Dave Morales of BackStageOL.com joins The Weekly Brew to talk Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Concussion, Creed and more. Houston band Second Lovers’ lead singer, Nic Morales (no relation) discusses the H-Town music scene and his band’s evolving sound. Austin and Kevin get into some talk of Kyle Allen leaving A&M and Charlie Strong’s mysterious wheelings and dealings finding his new offensive coordinator.

James Leighton -- the infamous J-Leezy of the Houston Rocks It podcast -- joins Austin and Kevin to talk Houston Rockets. What’s up with this underperforming squad and who is going to be the coach of the future? The guys get into their favorite Rockets memories and teach Kevin about rap. Zack joins in to talk Athlete of the Year (Carli Lloyd, Jordan Spieth and Simone Biles) and the San Bernadino shootings. Kevin is disappointed at the lack of iTunes reviews this week and gets stern.

Howard Lorch is this week’s guest, and joins us as we pay tribute to Hall of Fame coach Guy V. Lewis, who passed away last week. Lorch discusses the legacy of Lewis and the impact that he had on racial integration of college basketball in the South. The guys then discuss the push toward the College Football Playoff and the upcoming Heisman Trophy ceremony. Lastly, the Brew Crew discusses the Planned Parenthood attacks in Colorado Springs.

UH Head Coach Kelvin Sampson is this week’s guest, and joins us to talk Cougar Basketball and discuss the Rockets’ collapse. Austin and Kevin give some love to loyal listeners and iTunes reviewers, get into their preseason picks for NCAA basketball’s best, talk LSU and Ben Simmons, then discuss the National Championship Curse and the mess at Ohio State before delving into the Syrian refugee crisis and America’s reaction.

UH Head Coach Kelvin Sampson is this week’s guest, and joins us to talk Cougar Basketball and discuss the Rockets’ collapse. Austin and Kevin give some love to loyal listeners and iTunes reviewers, get into their preseason picks for NCAA basketball’s best, talk LSU and Ben Simmons, then discuss the National Championship Curse and the mess at Ohio State before delving into the Syrian refugee crisis and America’s reaction.