Unnecessary Roughness

By Barstool Sports

The only college football podcast in the country that delivers real, raw, unfiltered takes on the best sport in America. Hosts Brandon Walker and Kayce Smith, alongside co-hosts JackMac and Katie S

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The podcast currently has 573 episodes available.

Unnecessary Roughness episodes:

September 11, 2025 AP POLL HITS ROCK BOTTOM + FULL WEEK 3 PREVIEW
College Football podcast on Barstool sports hosted by Brandon Walker and Kayce Smith presented by Twisted Tea
In today's episode we dissect the sad state of the AP Poll and give our full College Football Week 2 preview.
00:00 Intro
04:52 The latest AP Poll news
19:42 Kayce Smith's Texas A&M Aggies head to Notre Dame
32:16 Tennessee hosts Georgia for Joey Aguilar's toughest test yet
42:03 Alex Golesh and the South Florida Bulls look for their third straight upset win as they travel to Miami
52:02 Cracker Barrel Game of the Week
01:01:52 Under the Radar Game of the Week
01:09:55 Player to Watch
01:18:28 Close Your Eyes Bad Game of the Week
01:31:35 Upset alert
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1h 34min
September 09, 2025 WEEK 2 CLEAN UP + ANSWERING ALL YOUR CFB QUESTIONS
College Football podcast on Barstool sports hosted by Brandon Walker and Kayce Smith presented by Twisted Tea
In today's episode we clean up all things College Football Week 2 and answer your questions.
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1h 2min
September 07, 2025 WEEK 2 INSTANT REACTION + BRANDON BEATS ASU
College Football podcast on Barstool sports hosted by Brandon Walker and Kayce Smith presented by Twisted Tea
In today's episode we recap all things College Football Week 2. Brandon takes down Arizona State, Illinois dominates Duke, Iowa State stakes claim to the state of Iowa, and USF shocks the College Football world by taking down Florida in The Swamp.
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1h 38min
September 04, 2025 BRANDON WALKER VS KENNY DILLINGHAM IN THE WORKS + FULL WEEK 2 PREVIEW
College Football podcast on Barstool sports hosted by Brandon Walker and Kayce Smith presented by Twisted Tea
In today's episode we discuss the latest Barstool x Big 12 news, Brandon Walker talks beef with Kenny Dillingham, and we give you our Week 2 College Football preview.
00:00 Intro
05:20 Barstool X Big 12 news
15:16 Michigan vs Oklahoma
36:18 Unnecessary Roughness Dog Parlay 🐶
46:26 Cracker Barrel Game of the Week
01:01:37 Under the Radar Game of the Week
01:13:05 Player to Watch
01:21:15 Close Your Eyes Bad Game of the Week
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1h 36min
September 03, 2025 IS ALABAMA COOKED? IS NOTRE DAME IN TROUBLE? IS MIAMI BACK? WEEK 1 CLEAN UP
College Football podcast on Barstool sports hosted by Brandon Walker and Kayce Smith presented by Twisted Tea
In today's episode we recap Notre Dame vs Miami, Virginia Tech vs South Carolina, and TCU vs North Carolina. We also take a look at the latest AP poll and take a quick peak at Week 2.
00:00 Intro
02:42 Week 2 AP poll
11:35 Jason Whitlock said WHAT
14:05 Miami fends off Notre Dame
26:20 South Carolina handles Virginia Tech
33:10 North Carolina decimated by TCU
40:55 Brian Kelly takes a shot *back* at Dabo Swinney
44:14 Waving the white flag on any preseason takes yet?
49:54 Lookahead at Week 2
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1h 4min
August 31, 2025 IS ALABAMA DONE? IS ARCH MANNING GOOD? WEEK 1 RECAP
College Football podcast on Barstool sports hosted by Brandon Walker and Kayce Smith presented by Twisted Tea
In today's episode we recap all things College Football Week 1. Ohio State bullies Arch Manning, Thomas Castellanos & Florida State punk Alabama, and LSU heads to Clemson for the claim on Death Valley.
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1h 59min
August 28, 2025 FULL WEEK 1 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PREVIEW
College Football podcast on Barstool sports hosted by Brandon Walker and Kayce Smith presented by Twisted Tea
In today's episode we get right into College Football week 1. We give you our game of the week picks, under the radar games, players to watch, and which teams are on upset watch.
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00:00 Intro
05:20 Week 1 is officially here
08:55 Texas vs Ohio State
30:30 LSU vs Clemson
42:05 Notre Dame vs Miami
57:45 Game of the Week
01:09:30 Under the Radar Game of the Week
01:18:45 Who's on Upset Alert?
01:23:45 Unnecessary Roughness Dog Parlay 🐶
01:25:38 Close Your Eyes Bad Game of the Week
01:34:50 Player to Watch
01:42:22 Blutman's Final Thought(s)
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1h 46min
August 26, 2025 WEEK ZERO RECAP + WEEK ONE LOOKAHEAD
College Football podcast on Barstool sports hosted by Brandon Walker and Kayce Smith presented by Twisted Tea
In today's episode we recap week 0, discuss the SEC's 9 game conference move, and answer some week 1 questions as we look forward to the massive weekend ahead.
00:00 Intro
01:35 T-Bob gets us READY for week 1
19:24 Week 0 recap
43:43 SEC to move to 9 conference games
57:38 Brandon's Week 1 questions
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1h 15min
August 19, 2025 2025 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF + HEISMAN FINALIST PREDICTIONS
College Football podcast on Barstool sports hosted by Brandon Walker and Kayce Smith presented by Twisted Tea
In today's episode we drop our boldest takes of the season, release our 12 team College Football Playoff fields, and predict the 2025 Heisman finalists.
00:00 Intro
02:27 Bold as f**k takes of the season
20:50 College Football Playoff predictions
01:09:30 Heisman finalist predictions
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1h 33min
August 15, 2025 FULL ACC PREVIEW FOR THE 2025 COLLEGE FOOTBALL SEASON
College Football podcast on Barstool sports hosted by Brandon Walker and Kayce Smith presented by Twisted Tea
In today's episode we react to the latest Michigan Football punishment news and preview the underrated ACC conference ahead of the 2025 College Football season.
00:00 Intro
06:10 Expected Michigan football punishments
13:25 ACC Preview
18:55 Worst team in the ACC
24:00 ACC Coach of the Year
28:40 Most surprising ACC team
42:52 Most disappointing ACC team of the season
56:33 ACC Breakout player
01:05:25 Ball Knowers Big Game
01:09:31 ACC Player of the Year
01:10:23 ACC title game & champion
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1h 30min

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How many episodes does Unnecessary Roughness have?

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