Rece Davis and Pete Thamel are joined by Stanford Steve for the 2023 Race For The Ribeye. Steve will be on the show every Friday to pick the weekend’s games against the spread. Losers of this season-long contest buy the winner a steak dinner. They start by discussing Jim Harbaugh’s three game self-suspension and Washington losing running back Cam Davis to injury. Then, the guys pick the entire Week 0 slate.
0:00 - Jim Harbaugh self-suspended three games
7:00 - Washington loses RB Cam Davis
13:48 - Race For The Ribeye returns!
15:02 - Navy vs. Notre Dame -21
20:46 - UTEP -1 @ Jacksonville State
22:55 - Ohio @ San Diego State -2.5
25:34 - UMass @ New Mexico State -6.5
28:32 - Hawaii @ Vanderbilt -17.5
34:29 - San Jose State @ USC -30.5
40:29 - FIU @ Louisiana Tech -11
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Week 0 Picks; Stanford Steve Joins the Race For The Ribeye; Jim Harbaugh vs. Everybody

Join ESPN College GameDay host Rece Davis and Senior Writer Pete Thamel, as well as many of GameDay’s key analysts and contributors, as they discuss and debate the biggest stories and break down the biggest games in college football, while also leaning into the key basketball moments and storylines as well. With episodes Mondays/Wednesday/Fridays in the fall, and a year-round weekly presence this is the place to be for the college sports fan.

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Rece Davis and Pete Thamel sit down with Mississippi State head coach Jeff Lebby to discuss how he's developed his offensive prowess, the players that will light up the field this season, the advantage his program has over others, and the "yeet yeet" call that always turns heads down in Starkville.

0:00 Welcome
0:20 - Ken Jean Auditions To Be On Gameday?
02:56 - Gameday To Wrigley Field
06:22 - Jeff Lebby Joins The Pod
07:36 - Lebby on Shaping The Roster
10:55 - Lebby on Mississippi St’s Advantage Over Others
15:13 - Jeff Lebby On The Difficult Part Of His Job
19:04 - The Offensive Minds That Impacted Coach Lebby
24:27 - Coach Lebby’s Favorite Baylor Story Of Robert Griffin III
30:08 - Lebby’s Yeet Yeet Call That Players Are Dialed Into
38:23 - House v. NCAA Case: Why This week Is A Pivot Point In College Athletics
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Mississippi State HC Jeff Lebby on the origins of his dominant offensive schemes

Rece Davis and Pete Thamel get into Ohio State's and Michigan's current rosters - who came back and who joined - and who they think will emerge as the starting quarterback. They also look towards the big game in Ireland, Florida State vs. Georgia Tech, and GameDay's first in-season destination, College Station, where they'll be covering Notre Dame vs. Texas A&M.
 
0:00 Preview of Week 0: Florida State vs. Georgia Tech
4:41 Preview of Week 1: Notre Dame vs. Texas A&M
6:37 Early preseason No. 1 pick: Ohio State or Georgia?
9:28 Who will be Ohio State's starting QB?
18:25 Who will be Michigan's starting QB?
22:33 Very early concerns ahead of the CFP
32:40 Next week: A vote on a revenue-share plan with players
 
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Who Will Be Ohio State's Starting QUARTERBACK?; A Look Ahead To Florida State vs. Georgia Tech in Ireland!; Concerns for the CFP Committee Ahead of 12-Team Playoff

Rece Davis and Pete Thamel discuss why Colorado, particularly head coach Deion Sanders, remains to be relentlessly fascinating. They also get into what to expect from the program now that they've moved from the now defunct Pac-12 to compete in the Big 12. Next, they chat about what it was like covering the NFL Draft with the accomplished Nick Saban. Then they round out the show with a preview of a possible legal settlement which could open the door for players to be part of a revenue sharing model.
0:00 - Welcome
03:18 - Fair To Criticize Deion Sanders' Candidness?
07:10 - Colorado's Big Scheduling Blunder
13:14 - First Impressions of Colorado's Current Program
15:38 - Expectations For Colorado, Now In The Big 12
19:09 - Nick Saban's Approach To On-Air Draft Analysis
23:35 - The Story of Oatmeal Crème Pies at the NFL
25:08 - NCAA To Backpay Players Following Antitrust Lawsuit
32:42 - What's On The Horizon For Rece & Pete?
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FIRST IMPRESSIONS of Colorado's Current Program + Possible Pathway For Revenue Sharing with Players?

Pete and college football writer Paolo Uggetti, who covered USC football, discuss the Heisman Trust's "reinstatement" of Reggie Bush's 2005 Heisman Trophy to Bush, his contentious legal battle with the NCAA, the anomaly of OJ Simpson's Heisman Trophy sitting in USC's Heritage Hall but not Bush's, and what's next for Bush and USC's football program.
 
0:00 Reggie Bush has his 2005 Heisman Trophy back
1:45 USC's Heritage Hall, where the Trojans' Heisman Trophies sit
3:08 How Reggie Bush influenced USC over the years
4:37 The day Reggie Bush was allowed back on USC's campus
6:05 Reggie Bush and the NCAA's contentious relationship
10:40 USC's upcoming press conference
12:08 The time Reggie Bush got excited about the hip hop duo Kid 'n Play
13:32 Some Reggie Bush stats
14:59 What's next for USC and Reggie Bush?
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Reggie Bush gets his HEISMAN BACK; USC's upcoming press conference; What's next for Bush and USC?

Rece Davis and Pete Thamel take stock of the latest notable players in the transfer portal, how they performed last season and what to expect from them next season. Then NFL Insider Field Yates joins to lift the curtain on the NFL Draft drama circulating around the Minnesota Vikings, QB Drake Maye and other teams trying to make a splash in this year's draft. Finally, they get into some QB drafting strategy and what aspects of a player can't be measured ahead of the draft.

0:00 Welcome 
0:54 - What’s It Like To Have Dinner WIth Rece & Pete?
02:58 - Where Will CB Cormani McClain Transfer To?
06:05 - RB Damien Martinez Leaves Oregon St
09:24 - NFL Insider Field Yates Joins The Pod!
11:48 - Where Does The Drama Start In The NFL Draft?
13:23 - Addressing QB Drake Make Criticism
18:37 - How Many QBs Go In The First Round?
21:39 - QB Comparison: Michael Penix vs Bo Nix
25:04 - Draft A QB Backup Or Future Star?
28:55 - Prediting Draft Surprises At CB Position
29:47 - Cornerback Quinyon Mitchell
44:20 - What You Can’t Measure In The NFL Draft
44:48 - Film Study With NFL Insider Field Yates
46:08 - Do Fractional Arm Measurements Matter?
46:41 - Draft Night Conundrum: DT T'Vondre Sweat
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Week 0 Picks; Stanford Steve Joins the Race For The Ribeye; Jim Harbaugh vs. Everybody

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