Until Saturday: A show about college football
Sports:Football
Nicole and Chris welcome Stew Mandel to the podcast to react and discuss his coaching cycle grades. Which hirings made Nicole and Chris pick a bone with Stew? Is Mike Elko really a B-grade hiring? Later, Nicole and Chris take a close look at the CFP-ESPN +$7B deal, and what it may mean for the future of the sport. Plus, NCAA Football 25 teaser, rule changes, and why is Warde Manuel the CFP Committee Chair?
Rundown:
-A grades (2:15)
-B grades (11:30)
-C grades (19:45)
-G5 grades (26:45)
-CFP-ESPN deal//next week's vote//playoff structure (29:30)
-EA Sports (45:30)
-Rule changes (50:15)
-Mailbag: G5 Playoff + Warde Manuel as CFP Committee Chair (57:00)
Subscribe to the Until Saturday newletter: https://theathletic.com/newsletters/until-saturday
Call/text the Until Saturday phone and leave us a question for a future mailbag and/or Sunday Sound-Off podcast: (316) 462-9852
Subscribe to Until Saturday on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbhfrD1COvG40Mk7vvgaHIQ
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Spring mysteries: Does Ohio State have a QB competition? | How would a Super League work? | Sneaky-good portal gets
Wild Card QBs in 2024 | Way-too-early hot seat watch | How Cason Beck's navigated NIL and the portal
Mount Rushmore of HCs | Is Deion failing in real time & death of CFB prop bets?
Which Big 12 team will win a national title first & do they even stand a chance?
Clemson wants out | Nebraska moved FAST + Raiola hype | Players we're most excited to watch
Inside Kansas' rebuild with Lance Leipold & which programs could learn from it?
CFB heels and heroes | CFP dysfunction + Saban and structure | Georgia, Missouri check-ins
Notre Dame, Arkansas + State of Florida spring check-ins | Will Alabama revert to pre-Saban? | Plot holes in sports movies
Next steps in athlete employment | Spring storylines: LSU, Michigan + more | Fan, donor fatigue
FASCINATING teams in 2024 + Fran Brown chats Syracuse | New team expectations in a 14-team CFP
The 14-team playoff train needs to slow down | Can Penn State, Clemson bounce back? | UMass + Future of independents
Welcome to pay for play | Coach Prime, Colorado year 2 | The Take Tank
More Playoff expansion?! + 5+7 model winners/losers | Kalen DeBoer's staff | EA Sports, they're in the game
Kirk Herbstreit joins to talk health of CFB, Nick Saban on GameDay, Dylan Raiola, and more
Is Chip Kelly a better fit for OSU? | Alabama OC search | Jedd Fisch opens up about Arizona exit, Washington's future
New rivalries in conference realignment era | Michigan, Ohio State staff updates + Who's on 3rd?
Signing Day Special | State of Florida recruiting | Year of the WR + New HCs we're most excited for
Senior Bowl winners & NFL Draft dilution w/ Dane Brugler + the SEC, Big Ten and money talks
The truth about NIL collectives' spending + EA Sports NCAA Football latest w/ Matt Brown | NFL vs CFB coaching jobs | End of the greatest era?
Create your
podcast in
minutes
It is Free
The Athletic FC Podcast
Tifo Football Podcast
No Dunks
The Athletic Football Tactics Podcast
Talk of the Devils - A show about Manchester United