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It’s spring meeting time in college football and the number 1 topic is whether or not to expand the College Football Playoff. McElroy dives into the sustainability of the sport moving forward, why the BIG Ten and SEC are in a standoff and if anyone is thinking of the sport as whole or just their conferences. Plus, we hit the mailbag to discuss Michigan’s Jordan Marshall, the Oregon RB room, who is the better overall football player Jeremiah Smith or Malachi Toney and why so many in the media are taking a “dooms day” approach to the 24 team CFP. Timecodes: 0:00 College Football is on the brink of change 3:13 Stainable or not is the key question in college football 8:45 Money to keep up with football is costing other D1 sports 12:25 Will there be CFP changes? 14:15 It’s the SEC vs BIG Ten in a CFP standoff 18:21 Selection committee concerns with an expansion 20:25 Conference coagulation vs broadcast rights 22:06 No one knows what is the best for the long term for college football...
On The Pat McAfee Show, ESPN College Football insider Pete Thamel joins to discuss a couple of situations happening in the college football world. 0:00 Pete Thamel joins! 0:42 New punting rule 3:30 Why did the new rule start 4:20 Thamel weighs in on Texas Tech QB Brendan Sorsby filing for an injunction against the NCAA 7:21 More on the Sorsby and NCAA situation ✔️ Subscribe to ESPN Unlimited: https://plus.espn.com/
Who are the best running backs heading into the 2026 college football season? Can Kewan Lacey get Ole Miss back to the CFP, how much better can a healthy Isaac Brown be at Louisville, what impact will the transfers have at Oklahoma State and West Virginia and can anyone challenge the SEC as the best conference for running backs in 2026? McElroy goes over all of it plus gives you some honorable mention RBs who could work their way into the top 10 after the season. 00:00 College Football never stops 02:12 Honorable Mentions at running back 12:27 #10 Antwan Raymond - Rutgers 13:54 #9 Cam Cook - West Virginia 15:15 #8 Isaac Brown - Louisville 16:35 #7 Nate Frazier - Georgia 117:56 #6 Caleb Hawkins - Oklahoma State 19:22 #5 LJ Martin - BYU 21:34 #4 Mark Fletcher - Miami 23:28 #3 Jadan Baugh - Florida 25:27 #2 Kewan Lacy - Ole Miss 25:00 #1 Ahmad Hardy - Missouri 29:53 Hot Take - Caleb Hawkins will be a Heisman contender 30:27 Hot Take - Jadan Baugh will lead the SEC in rushing 30:53...
It is not easy playing as the defending National Champions and it’s even harder replacing the #1 overall pick and Heisman Trophy winner. That is exactly the spot that Josh Hoover is in and the question remains: can he really just replace Fernando Mendoza? ✔️ Subscribe to ESPN Unlimited: https://plus.espn.com/cfb
Bryce Underwood enters the 2026 season with big expectations, but with a new coaching staff and a new system it’s fair to wonder if he can take the next step? ✔️ Subscribe to ESPN Unlimited: https://plus.espn.com/cfb
Heather Dinich and Paul Finebaum join Mike Greenberg on Get Up to discuss the ongoing drama in the SEC with Lane Kiffin and Steve Sarkisian speaking on the Ole Miss Rebels. 0:00 Kiffin & Sark's comments 2:06 CFB updates 3:20 SEC drama 4:09 Paul's thoughts 5:46 Kiffin's drama history 7:00 ACC on CFP expansion 8:52 How bad would 24 teams be? ✔️ Subscribe to ESPN Unlimited: https://plus.espn.com/
In this clip from Always College Football with Greg McElroy, Alabama Head Coach Kalen Deboer tells us why Ryan Coleman Williams is due for a bounce-back season in 2026. For this conversation and more, check out the full episode. ✔️ Subscribe to ESPN Unlimited: https://plus.espn.com/cfb
We continue to monitor to the recent comments by Lane Kiffin about Ole Miss.. Paul visits with Chris Childers from Show Pony Media, and Matt Hayes from USA Today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices (https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices)
UCLA quarterback Josh Rosen is skipping his senior season to enter the NFL draft.
Quarterback Tyler Wiegers is set to play at Eastern Michigan as a graduate transfer.
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