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Yahoo Sports' Dan Wetzel & Ross Dellenger, along with SI’s Pat Forde break down the latest college football & college basketball news with their unique blend of analysis, investigative journalism and eclectic humor. 

There will be overreactions, there will be beer, there will be reptiles, mascot fights, Florida Man stories & fast-food wars.

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Week 5 overreaction: Georgia looks human, USC’s concerning defense & LSU falls to Ole Miss

1h 2m · Published 01 Oct 20:07

Dan Wetzel, Ross Dellenger & SI’s Pat Forde review the loaded slate of Week 5 college football games on today’s podcast.

To kick things off, Notre Dame gets a solid bounce-back win against Duke. The Fighting Irish have played in back-to-back rollercoaster games, but come out on top in this one after losing in the final seconds last week to Ohio State.

The Georgia Bulldogs had to lean heavily on star tight end Brock Bowers in order to beat Auburn on Saturday. Auburn showed up to play and made Georgia look a little more vulnerable than everyone projected.

Kentucky had a dominant win over Florida behind Ray Davis’s 280-yard performance on the ground. The podcast imagines how Florida fans must be feeling after seeing other programs rebuild so quickly while trying to remain patient under the Billy Napier regime.

The SEC is a mess this year and there is no clear favorite to win the west division. The guys analyze who could come out on top at the end of the season and separate from the rest of the pack.

Ole Miss won in an epic shootout against LSU on Saturday. The Rebels took advantage of LSU’s weak secondary and put Brian Kelly on the warm seat in Baton Rouge.

Caleb Williams dominated in a big win over Colorado. Coach Deion Sanders and the Buffaloes tried to climb back in it, but the USC offense just couldn’t be stopped. The USC defense, on the other hand, raises a lot of questions about whether or not they can really compete for a title.

The Red River rivalry returns next week with a now 5-0 Texas Longhorns team facing off against a 5-0 Oklahoma Sooners team. This should be the game of the week, so the guys look ahead as the two teams face off for the final time as members of the Big 12.

In other news, Dan, Ross & Pat reflect on the infamous murder of Tupac Shakur 27 years ago, and the arrest of his alleged killer Duane “Keffe D” Davis this week in Las Vegas.

To close out the episode, the guys provide a Brian Ferentz scoring update, give thoughts on a sleepy Penn State team, they Say Something Nice & give out their Small Sample Heisman candidates.

1:00 - Notre Dame bounces back to beat Duke

6:15 - Georgia edges out Auburn

11:47 - Kentucky cruises past Florida

16:40 - Who will win the SEC West?

20:47 - LSU falls to Ole Miss in a thriller

25:38 - Is USC’s defense a liability?

31:37 - The Red River Rivalry returns next week

38:50 - West Virginia is heating up after beating TCU

42:19 - Tupac Shakur’s killer is identified and charged after 27-year mystery

48:08 - Iowa’s Brian Ferentz scoring update

49:29 - Did Clemson restore any faith after beating Syracuse?

50:35 - Penn State looked shaky vs. Northwestern

52:15 - Say Something Nice

58:13 - Small Sample Heisman

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Race for the Case Week 5: Colorado vs. USC, Georgia vs. Auburn & emotional support alligators vs. the Phillies

1h 15m · Published 28 Sep 19:19

Dan Wetzel, Ross Dellenger & SI’s Pat Forde pick the biggest Week 5 matchups in college football against the spread in this week’s Race for the Case.

Before making their official picks, the guys dive back into the Ryan Day vs. Lou Holtz saga. Ryan Day’s post-game outburst after beating Notre Dame seems to be stemming from a place other than Lou Holtz. The guys settle on one thing: if Ohio State wants to stop hearing comments about how they lose to more physical teams, they need to start by beating Michigan this year.

Later, the guys run through a handful of make-or-break SEC games that will undoubtedly affect the chase for the playoffs now that October is right around the corner.

Colorado coach Deion Sanders spoke in a press conference this week and was asked about cornerback Cormani McClain’s lack of playing time. Coach Prime opened up and explained that McClain hasn’t prepared himself enough to garner more snaps on the field. The crew is taken aback by Sanders’ honesty, as not many college football coaches will explicitly say that their 5-star recruit hasn’t applied himself enough.

Ross provides an update from the latest College Football Playoff meetings, along with an update on the possibility of Army joining the American Athletic Conference in the future.

The People’s Court returns with two cases: first, did New Mexico State QB Diego Pavia urinate on the practice field logo of in-state rival New Mexico? Secondly, the guys go through details a man being denied entry to a Philadelphia Phillies game due to his emotional support alligator.

To close out the podcast, the guys give their Race for the Case picks for the #10 ranked Utah Utes at the #19 ranked Oregon State Beavers, the #8 ranked USC Trojans at the Colorado Buffaloes, the #1 ranked Georgia Bulldogs at the Auburn Tigers, the #13 ranked LSU Tigers at the #20 ranked Ole Miss Rebels, the #11 ranked Notre Dame Fighting Irish at the #17 ranked Duke Blue Devils, and as always, Dan, Ross & Pat give their locks of the week.

1:00 - What was behind the Ryan Day v Lou Holtz beef?

16:44 - Make-or-break games for the SEC

29:01 - Deion Sanders’ comments on Cormani McClain

43:10 - Army could be moving to the American Athletic Conference

51:05 - The People’s Court: field urination & emotional support alligators

59:52 - #10 Utah @ #19 Oregon State

1:02:15 - #8 USC @ Colorado

1:04:38 - #1 Georgia @ Auburn

1:07:25 - #13 LSU @ #20 Ole Miss

1:08:35 - #11 Notre Dame @ #17 Duke

1:11:20 - Lock of the week

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Notre Dame travels to Duke, Oregon’s botany lesson & should Florida State be ranked #1?

55m · Published 26 Sep 19:49

Dan Wetzel, Ross Dellenger & SI’s Pat Forde react to Marcus Freeman’s explanation of his coaching gaffe versus Ohio State last Saturday and preview Notre Dame’s upcoming matchup with Duke.

After a tough loss to Ohio State last weekend, Notre Dame is looking to bounce back. With playoff hopes still alive, the Fighting Irish have to stave off an athletic and well-coached Duke football program. Duke’s Riley Leonard and Mike Elko have been strong this season and the Blue Devils could be very well playing for the ACC championship late in the season with this squad.

This week’s Big Ten football slate is a good example of why TV executives and the conference wanted to expand. The uninspiring matchups should be reduced with new exciting teams entering the conference, but the show questions why the mid-level Big Ten teams wanted the expansion while knowing their fate would be to relegated out of these major nationally televised matchups.

Florida State was ranked #5 in this week’s AP poll. The guys debate this ranking as FSU has had the best resume through 4 weeks of college football, while Georgia and Michigan have yet to play a worthy opponent to earn a top-2 spot.

Ross is attending College Football Playoff meetings this week as the committee decides how they want to handle automatic bids for the expanded 12-team playoff. Group of Five commissioners obviously want 6 automatic bids, while the Power Five is interested in getting more of their teams in the bracket. How will the future of the tournament shake out?

Oregon football released a movie-style recap of their win over Colorado. In the video, Ducks coach Dan Lanning stated, “I’ve never seen a redwood stand alone,” leading the podcast down the botany rabbit hole.

This week, Dan constructed the 12-team playoff bracket as if it were in effect this season. The major players involved would make the games fantastic, but the neutral site bowls in the second-round could still detract from the true feeling of the sport.

Lastly, a new national champion was crowned from Texas Tech: Cletus Johnson in something known as blade sport.

1:00 - Duke vs. Notre Dame preview

17:27 - NBC is struggling with good Big Ten Matchups

22:17 - Should Florida State be ranked #1?

28:39 - How many automatic bids should the future playoff have?

39:00 - Oregon coach Dan Lanning makes us ask: Can redwoods stand alone?

44:24 - What a 12-team playoff would look like right now

49:00- Can Kentucky fans be ready for a noon kickoff?

50:11- Texas Tech wins the blade sport national championship

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Week 4 overreaction: Colorado vs Oregon, Alabama vs Ole Miss & Ryan Day vs everybody

59m · Published 25 Sep 05:48

Dan Wetzel, Ross Dellenger & SI’s Pat Forde review a conflict-filled week of college football.

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish hosted the Ohio State Buckeyes in an incredibly tough game that went down to the wire. Ohio State pulled off the win on the very last play of the game, partially due to a Marcus Freeman oversight, and let the world know about it. After receiving some criticism from Lou Holtz, Ryan Day fired back at the legendary coach in his postgame interview, leaving the guys in awe.

Florida State was able to get past Clemson in overtime on Saturday. The Seminoles defense showed up when they needed it thanks in part to their transfer portal star recruit Keon Coleman, who caught the game-winning touchdown.

Coach Deion Sanders and Colorado traveled up to Eugene and left with a bad taste in their mouths after losing 42-6 to the Oregon Ducks. The guys provide their thoughts on the lack of Colorado offense as well as Dan Lanning’s passionate pregame speech about the Buffs.

The battle of the Pac-2 came down to the wire as Washington State held off a feverish comeback from Oregon State on the back of quarterback Cam Ward. Washington State head coach had words for Lee Corso, after believing that the College Football Gameday host had called the game “nobody watches bowl” instead of the intended “nobody wants them bowl.”

Texas A&M had a big win against Auburn, holding the Hugh Freeze-led offense to under 200 total yards with a suffocating defensive performance.

Alabama took care of business and made the Lane Kiffin-led Ole Miss Rebels look like they were being led by Lane Kiffin. Alabama’s meat and potatoes approach wore down Ole Miss and surely hindered their hopes for a playoff berth as well.

Penn State looked very sharp against Iowa, leaving them scoreless in a 41-0 drubbing in Happy Valley.

To close out the show, the show provides their Innovative Play of the Week, they Say Something Nice and gives out their Small Sample Heisman candidates.

1:00 Ohio State vs Notre Dame & Lou Holtz

19:00 Florida States edges out Clemson in overtime

23:02 Oregon beats Colorado 42-6

29:48 Washington State defeats Oregon State 38-35

34:42 Texas A&M looks sharp vs Auburn

38:00 Alabama responds against Ole Miss

41:52 Penn State won in dominating fashion over Iowa

45:17 The Innovative Play of the Weekend

47:28 Say Something Nice

53:22 Small Sample Heisman

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Race for the Case Week 4: Ole Miss vs. Alabama, Ohio State vs. Notre Dame & relegation in college football?

1h 3m · Published 21 Sep 21:48

Dan Wetzel, Ross Dellenger & SI’s Pat Forde pick the biggest Week 4 college football games against the spread in this week’s Race for the Case episode.

Before they get to the games, the podcast reflects on the massive ratings number that the Colorado State/Colorado game drew on ESPN last Saturday night. The game eclipsed 9 million viewers so the guys determine whether Colorado can keep that viewership up and how long the Coach Prime effect can last.

In new meetings, the Pac-12 has been exploring the option of creating a relegation-style football conference. The popular format used in European soccer has excited American fans for years, and the guys wonder how it would operate in football.

Congress met this week to discuss revenue sharing within college athletics and our very own Ross was in attendance. Dan and Pat commend Ross for his wardrobe choice and believe it exemplified the podcast and college football itself.

This weekend is not for apple picking as the slate of games is packed. The show performs a lightning-round of the games that you will want to keep your eyes on if you’re looking for top-notch college action outside of the ranked matchups.

In Race for the Case the guys make their picks as the #4 ranked Florida State Seminoles take on the Clemson Tigers, the #19 ranked Colorado Buffaloes visit the #10 ranked Oregon Ducks, the #15 ranked Ole Miss Rebels travel to the #13 ranked Alabama Crimson Tide, the #14 ranked Oregon State Beavers visit the #21 ranked Washington State Cougars, the #6 ranked Ohio State Buckeyes take on the #9 Notre Dame Fighting Irish, and as always Dan, Ross & Pat give their locks of the week.

1:00 Colorado vs Colorado State amassed 9.3 million viewers

16:28 The Pac-2 is considering a relegation style conference

24:49 Congress meets over revenue sharing

31:35 Fascinating games lightning round

44:40 #4 FSU @ Clemson

46:55 #19 Colorado @ #10 Oregon

49:25 #14 Oregon State @ #21 Washington State

51:10 #15 Ole Miss @ #13 Alabama

53:50 #6 Ohio State @ #9 Notre Dame

57:55 Lock of the Week

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Ohio State vs Notre Dame, Lane Kiffin’s masterful trolling & Mel Tucker is gone at Michigan State

58m · Published 19 Sep 18:12

Dan Wetzel, Ross Dellenger & SI’s Pat Forde examine the biggest powerhouse matchups for this coming weekend of college football action.

The rising Notre Dame Fighting Irish will be facing off with the #6 ranked Ohio State Buckeyes. This has the potential to be a career-defining game for Marcus Freeman as a win could push him out of Brian Kelly’s shadow.

The #10 ranked Oregon Ducks are hosting the #19 ranked Colorado Buffaloes on Saturday in a big Pac-12 matchup. With the latest news of Travis Hunter’s injury sidelining him for the next 3-4 weeks, the guys believe the Ducks may be too much to handle for Colorado.

Lane Kiffin isn’t heading into Alabama quietly as the Ole Miss head coach pulled off two troll jobs on the Crimson Tide already. Kiffin started stirring the pot by stating that he had a source in Tuscaloosa who told him that Alabama defensive coordinator Kevin Steele was not calling the plays for Alabama’s defense. This statement earned a quick response from Nick Saban, who rejected the claim. Kiffin also posted a video of Taylor Swift performing her song ‘Castles Crumbling’. The song has lyrics indicative of a power falling from grace and the end of a dynasty. Another shot at Saban and a not as dominant Alabama squad?

The ACC has a huge matchup this weekend between #4 ranked Florida State and Clemson. The show notes that this could be the chance for Mike Norvell and Florida State to finally get back to the top of the ACC by taking down Clemson.

In the Big Ten, Michigan State has announced that they are starting the process of firing head football coach Mel Tucker, following allegations of an inappropriate relationship with a female staff member. Pat & Dan dive back into the saga and believe that this will truly be the end of Tucker at MSU.

Lastly, the People’s Court takes on a case surrounding a Florida Man, an excavator and a Walmart.

1:00 Notre Dame vs Ohio State

16:35 Colorado heads to Oregon this weekend

26:55 Lane Kiffin’s latest trolling

43:04 Florida State vs Clemson

50:00 Michigan State is in the process of firing Mel Tucker

51:57 The People’s Court

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Week 3 overreaction: Colorado duels with Colorado State & Florida shocks Tennessee in The Swamp

1h 0m · Published 17 Sep 20:25

Dan Wetzel, Ross Dellenger & SI’s Pat Forde recap all of the action that took place this weekend in college football.

Coach Deion Sanders and the Colorado Buffaloes won a shootout against in-state rival Colorado State. The podcast dives into the pre-game chippiness along with the impact that Shedeur Sanders makes on the Buffaloes offense.

The Tennessee Volunteers left Florida with a bad taste in their mouth after getting upset by the Florida Gators. The sloppy Tennessee offense couldn’t keep up with Billy Napier’s squad and gave Napier his first signature win as the Florida coach.

Alabama beat USF this weekend, but did not look very good doing it. The QB rotation of Tyler Buchner and Ty Simpson could not score or move the ball very effectively, leading the show to question what the best move going forward is for the Crimson Tide.

In other games, the Georgia Bulldogs looked a bit more human this week vs South Carolina. The departure of Todd Monken and Stetson Bennett seems to be taking more of an impact than expected. Also, the West Virginia Mountaineers defended their home turf this week against Pitt in the Backward Brawl. Next, Fresno State receives praise from the guys after beating Arizona State 29-0. The Bulldogs are now the only team to have two wins against ranked teams on the road this season.

Back in Iowa, Brian Ferentz and the Iowa Hawkeyes put up big numbers against Western Michigan. After the 41-point performance, Iowa’s offense is averaging over 25 points per game and Ferentz’ much-publicized contract incentives appear to be on-track.

To close out the podcast, the guys give their Innovative Play of the Week, dole out their Small Sample Heisman candidates & play a around of Say Something Nice.

1:00 Colorado edges past Colorado State in double overtime

14:51 Florida stuns Tennessee in the swamp

23:30 Alabama’s QB woes

28:55 Georgia comes out victorious vs South Carolina

31:03 West Virginia wins the backyard brawl

34:08 Fresno State needs to be ranked high

37:36 Iowa and Brian Ferentz put 41 points on Western Michigan

41:14 Fascinating scores in week 3

43:55 Innovative Plays of the Week

46:18 Standout performances from the weekend

49:16 Small Sample Heisman

52:54 Say Something Nice

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Race for the Case Week 3: Tennessee travels to The Swamp, the Pitt-WVU Backyard Brawl & mummified aliens emerge

1h 12m · Published 14 Sep 21:37

Dan Wetzel, Ross Dellenger & SI’s Pat Forde pick their favorite college football Week 3 games against the spread in this week’s Race for the Case.

Before their official picks, the show dives into the details of UNC’s Tez Walker’s appeal for NCAA eligibility this season. After Walker’s appeal was denied, UNC head coach Mack Brown spoke out against the NCAA and the rules that are preventing Walker from suiting up this season.

Alabama is playing USF this weekend in a rare Power Five vs. Group of Five matchup in Tampa Bay. The Crimson Tide aren’t strangers to games in Florida & the guys hope that fans can get more interesting matchups like this in the future.

Ahead of the next wave of realignment, ESPN’s Paul Finebaum stated that Florida State is not on the SEC’s wishlist of schools to add to their conference. With an already strong presence in Florida, the SEC’s sights are set on new states to expand into.

The podcast shares its most interesting games of the weekend, including the Pitt-WVU Backyard Brawl, Michigan State vs. Washington and LSU in a pressure-filled matchup with Mississippi State.

The Race for the Case games for Week 3 include the #15 ranked Kansas State Wildcats at the Missouri Tigers, the #14 ranked LSU Tigers at the Mississippi State Bulldogs, the #11 ranked Tennessee Volunteers at the Florida Gators, the Pittsburgh Panthers @ the West Virginia Mountaineers, the BYU Cougars at the Arkansas Razorbacks, and Dan, Ross & Pat’s locks of the week.

Lastly, in news of the weird, Mexico’s congress were shown a presentation of what a group claimed to be 1,000 year old mummified aliens.

1:00 Apple picking weekend

5:08 Tez Walker’s appeal for NCAA eligibility

23:34 Alabama will be playing at USF this week

32:49 Paul Finebaum stated that FSU isn’t at the top of SEC expansion wishlist

38:30 What game this weekend are you most interested in seeing?

46:36 #15 KSU @ Missouri

49:06 #14 LSU @ Mississippi State

51:40 #11 Tennessee @ Florida

54:30 Pitt @ WVU

58:10 BYU @ Arkansas

1:00:37 Lock of the week

1:06:00 Mummified aliens in Mexico

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Pac-2 is suing the deserters, transfer portal is improving parity & who could take over the Michigan State job?

1h 5m · Published 12 Sep 20:36

Dan Wetzel, Ross Dellenger & SI’s Pat Forde react to Mel Tucker’s response to the Title IX investigation and predict possible successors in the event that Tucker is let go from the Spartans.

Michigan State’s Mel Tucker responded to the news surrounding his Title IX investigation and had a different stance than Brenda Tracy, the woman who he is accused of having an inappropriate relationship with. The guys still believe there is little to no chance that Tucker returns to Michigan State, so they go through possible candidates looking to make a splash in the Big Ten.

With all the negativity from coaches and athletic directors in regards to NIL and the transfer portal, Dan decides to do some research and see if it’s impacting parity within college football. Dan explains that the top recruits in the nation are increasingly going to a wider variety of programs and the guys figure the phenomenon stems from universities’ desires for star players and athletes’ desires for earlier playing time.

Week 3 of college football has an odd slate of games, and weeks like this will only increase due to scheduling stubbornness and trying to beat the bottom line. The guys share frustration that the Louisville and Indiana series will only take place this year due to Indiana backing out to play an additional home game vs Indiana State.

The Pac-2 (Oregon State and Washington State) is suing the rest of the former Pac-12 to try and prevent them from a majority vote on the final details regarding their departure. There is another hearing expected in October to determine whether or not the schools that are leaving the conference will be able to have a say in the final matters.

Michigan’s Jim Harbaugh had a big day off on Saturday. The crew revels in his lawn care routine along with a Harbaugh-esque speech he gave to a youth football team.

Lastly, the People’s Court returns as Burger King is being sued over a disparity in size between their actual Whopper sandwich and the advertisements shown in restaurants.

1:00 Who should replace Mel Tucker?

21:24 The transfer portal is helping create parity

40:50 Week 3’s odd slate of games

50:17 Jim Harbaugh’s day off

52:50 The Pac-2 files a lawsuit against the quitters

59:50 The People’s Court

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Week 2 overreaction: Mel Tucker in hot water, Texas upsets Alabama & Colorado is 2-0

59m · Published 11 Sep 06:32

Dan Wetzel, Ross Dellenger & SI’s Pat Forde run through all of the biggest college football games from Week 2 along with the latest from the Mel Tucker scandal at Michigan State.

Michigan State head coach Mel Tucker has ended up in a Title IX investigation after information surfaced about a possible inappropriate relationship with a colleague at Michigan State. The guys examine the details of the possible misconduct & provide their analysis of where Michigan State and Mel Tucker should go from here.

The Texas Longhorns made a trip to Tuscaloosa to play the Alabama Crimson Tide and walked out with a convincing win. Steve Sarkisian & company were effective in all phases of the game and shocked the college football world with a 34-24 victory.

Coach Deion Sanders and the Colorado Buffaloes kept the train rolling after beating Nebraska on Saturday to advance to 2-0. While Nebraska played disciplined defense, the Cornhuskers couldn’t keep up with Shedeur Sanders, Travis Hunter and the rest of this new-look Buffaloes team under Coach prime.

Mario Cristobal had the Miami Hurricanes ready for action on Saturday as they trounced Texas A&M, thanks to a five touchdown performance from QB Tyler Van Dyke. Could this Miami squad be competing for an ACC title this season? The guys weigh the possibility.

Notre Dame continues to look sharp after blowing out NC State 45-24. Even after a long weather delay, the Fighting Irish were able to stay hot and make the case that they’re a legitimate championship contender.

Iowa and Brian Ferentz were able to beat Iowa State this week, but the Hawkeyes have still yet to eclipse 25 points per game so far this season. The guys question if Ferentz will be able to get the program over the coveted 25 points per game threshold to unlock his contract.

Closing out the show, the crew shares their Innovative Play of the Week, Small Sample Heisman & play a round of Say Something Nice.

1:00 Mel Tucker could be out at Michigan State

15:56 Texas upsets Alabama

27:38 Colorado crushes Nebraska

35:00 The Miami Hurricanes ripped through Texas A&M

41:03 Notre Dame guts out a big win vs NC State

43:14 Brian Ferentz points tracker

45:00 The Innovative Play of the Week

47:15 Small Sample Heisman

51:00 Say Something Nice

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Yahoo Sports: College Football Enquirer has 591 episodes in total of non- explicit content. Total playtime is 568:56:02. The language of the podcast is English. This podcast has been added on February 22nd 2023. It might contain more episodes than the ones shown here. It was last updated on May 29th, 2024 07:40.

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