About this episode

The episode discusses Miami's recent recruiting success, the implications of Malachi Toney being featured on the EA College Football cover, and broader issues in college football including NIL and recruiting dynamics.

Nick Saban showed up to Congress, FSU's recruiting class lost its last blue chip to Wisconsin, and Miami just ripped another five-star out of Lane Kiffin's hands. Episode 465 of Orange Bowl Boys does not slow down for anybody. The boys open with a charity ad parody so good they play it twice — Florida State football, starring a walk-on long snapper named Chad and a kicker who's only there for the meal plan. For just 60 cents a day, you can help. From there it's all Miami. Malachi Toney just became the cover athlete for EA College Football '27, and the guys break down what that means for the program — the recruiting pitch, the national visibility, the cultural weight of having a kid from South Florida own the biggest college game on the market. Then comes the honest question nobody wants to answer: is a sophomore slump coming? Defensive coordinators know who he is now. The conversation on Cooper Barkate, Josh Moore, and whether this offense is actually deeper than last year's numbers will suggest is one of the better breakdowns they've done all year. Nick Saban in front of Congress goes exactly how you'd expect — the right message delivered by the absolute wrong messenger. The…

Topics covered

• Miami Hurricanes
• college football
• recruiting
• NIL
• sports commentary
• EA Sports

Keywords

• Malachi Toney
• Nick Saban
• Florida State
• recruiting class
• EA College Football
• NIL arms race
• Miami AD
• sophomore slump

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Florida State football, EA College Football '27, Miami AD, Wisconsin, NIL, Yorkmark

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