GUEST: Brooks Austin, AI Recruiting, 24-Team Playoff, NEW CFB Blue Bloods, Big Ten, SEC, ACC Payouts & More

About this episode

George Wrighster discusses the impact of AI on college football recruiting and evaluates the financial dynamics of major conferences with guest Brooks Austin.

George Wrighster breaks down college football recruiting, AI in football, Big Ten football, SEC football, Big 12 expansion money, Kirby Smart, college football blue bloods, and the future of the College Football Playoff in this loaded George Wrighster’s College Football Podcast episode on the Unafraid Show. This is a full college football conversation built around how AI is changing recruiting and player evaluation, why the Big Ten is outpacing the SEC financially, why the Big 12’s private equity move is risky, why a 24-team playoff could hurt the sport, and which programs still deserve to be called blue bloods over the last 25 years. The biggest takeaway, according to George, is that college football is changing faster than a lot of people want to admit. He explains how AI is already being used by programs like Florida and Nebraska to sort through portal players and evaluate recruits, and why that could help staffs save time while also creating a dangerous filter that causes some prospects to get missed. He also reacts to Kirby Smart giving the Big Ten credit, argues that the SEC’s talent advantage has masked coaching issues, and breaks down why the Big…

People in this episode

Host: George Wrighster

Guest: Brooks Austin

Topics covered

• college football recruiting
• AI in football
• Big Ten football
• SEC football
• 24-team playoff
• college football blue bloods
• financial payouts

Keywords

• college football
• AI recruiting
• Big Ten
• SEC
• 24-team playoff
• blue bloods
• financial payouts

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Organizations: Florida, Nebraska, Big Ten, SEC, Big 12, College Football Playoff, AP

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