CFP Is Looking to Expand, and Joel Defends His Performance

About this episode

The hosts discuss college football news, including CFP expansion and Joel's performance at UCLA.

Tate, Joel, and Van are back to their normal programming to discuss the latest news around college football. Expansion seems to be looming, but what good does that do for players? Plus, Joel took time to discuss his performance at the UCLA practice facility.(0:00) Intro(08:00) Recapping UCLA facility footage(29:29) Story of the week: CFP expansion(45:30) Top five headlines of the weekHosts: Tate Frazier, Van Lathan, and Joel AndersonProducers: Jonathan Frias, Alysha Tsuji, and Donnie Beacham Jr.Additional Production Support: Billy GilThe Ringer is committed to responsible gaming. Please visit https://fanduel.com/playwithaplan to learn more about the resources and helplines. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

People in this episode

Hosts: Tate Frazier, Van Lathan, Joel Anderson

Topics covered

• college football
• CFP expansion
• UCLA practice
• sports news
• performance discussion

Keywords

• CFP
• college football
• UCLA
• expansion
• sports news

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Organizations: UCLA, CFP, The Ringer

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