The "Mechanized Mayhem", Tank Ledger, better known as Joe Spivak to the college football community, joins Andy in detailing his path from Northwestern, where he played DT, to the WWE. Later, we bring you an excerpt from 'Prospects to Pros' in The Athletic Football Show feed, which is co-hosted by Andy and Dane Brugler. The guys discuss ex-Florida QB Anthony Richardson's skillset, and what abilities are translatable to the NFL.

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Max Olson and Sam Khan Jr. recap a wild week in the transfer portal. Max has the the latest on this new "transfer portal window". Sam also discussed his A1 story on Texas A&M titled "Texas A&M had national title hopes, a $94.9 million coach and a No. 1 recruiting class. What went wrong?"

Plus, Joel Anderson joins the show! Joel’s a former TCU player, used to work with Sam covering CFB at ESPN & currently works at Slate and is co-hosting a sports podcast. Last year Joel was on the show, was very tepid about Sonny Dykes and was instead lobbying for the Horned Frogs to hire Deion Sanders. The guys get his perspective on the man he used to call “September Sonny" and his Horned Frogs' trip to the CFP.

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College football news just keeps coming and Andy and Ari are here to break it down, including Jeff Brohm's departure from Purdue to Louisville. Who are head coaching candidates for the Boilermakers job? Drake Maye announces he's staying at UNC, and we react to possibly the wildest transfer portal announcement yet.

- Reuben Owens commits to Texas A&M (2:00)

-Drake Maye remains a Tar Heel, but Phil Longo heads to Wisconsin (5:30)

-Are recruiting rankings losing their value & can a program win a title without a top-25 recruiting class? (12:30)

-George Kliavkoff on Coach Prime & TV deal (19:30)

-Dillon Johnson's transfer portal announcement (23:30)

-Do highest-ranked conf champions deserve bye rounds in a 12-team format? (29:30)

-Purdue's opening (40:00)

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Ari and Mitch have their weekly dose of recruiting news and notes.

The guys are joined by Max Olson who discusses how the new transfer portal window is impacting the recruiting cycle and national signing day. 

What will Colorado's recruiting class be ranked come February now that Deion Sanders has taken over in Boulder? 

Can Louisville hold its class together with Scott Satterfield leaving for Cincinnati?

Will Trent Dilfer turn UAB into a Group of 5 destination program for recruits? 

Why is Oklahoma State losing so many starters in the portal? 

Plus, more!

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The Athletic's Nicole Auerbach and Chris Vannini have their weekly cocktail of college football...

The Power 5:

1. Did the committee get it right?

2. Coaching changes

3. Biggest transfer names

4. Heisman finalists

5. CFP expansion

Happy Hour:

Deion Sanders and Colorado

Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year nominees:

Sonny Dykes, TCU

Mike Elko, Duke

Willie Fritz, Tulane

Jim Harbaugh, Michigan

Lincoln Riley, USC

Kirby Smart, Georgia

Jon Sumrall, Troy

Jeff Traylor, UTSA

Favorite bowl games:

Cure Bowl (UTSA vs Troy)

Las Vegas (Florida vs. Oregon State)

Holiday (Oregon vs. UNC)

Cheez-It (Florida State vs Oklahoma)

Alamo (Texas vs. Washington)

On the Rocks:

Cincinnati and Scott Satterfield

Last Call - Cheers or Jeers

Nicole: Heisman voting

Chris: Max Duggan

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The transfer portal is open, and who better to break it all down than the Portal Authority, Max Olson?! Andy, Ari, and Max chat about DJ Uiagalelei, Devin Leary, Kedon Slovis, and more QBs on the move as well as other marquee players. How is the transfer portal impact traditional recruiting? The guys also discuss Coach Prime's first team meeting at Colorado, and what it could mean for the program's future. Plus, Ari drank the scorpion shot and lived to tell the tale.

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Andy and Ari react in real-time to the College Football Playoff being set. Did Ohio State deserve to snake in at #4? Was keeping TCU at #3 right? Was Alabama's sliver of hope merely drama-fueled? Plus, an early look at the Fiesta and Peach Bowls.

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Live from Las Vegas at Mandalay Bay, courtesy of our partners at BetMGM, Andy and Ari react to a wild championship week of action. The only question that now remains; who's going to be in the College Football Playoff? (Oh, and why didn't Dabo start Cade Klubnik sooner?)

-Welcome to Banana Land: who's going to be 3 and 4? (1:00)

-Nick Saban's case for Alabama in the CFP (4:45)

-ASSJUICE administered for a candid response to Bama in the CFP (7:30)

-Michigan vs. Ohio State in the playoff? (13:00)

-Would Cade Klubnik have saved Clemson's season? (21:45)

-Playoff predictions (30:00)

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