About this episode

The episode discusses the upcoming college football season, EA Sports' new game cover, and the potential dangers facing the sport.

Tate, Joel, and Van start the countdown to the college football season. (0:00) Intro (2:00) NBA Finals favorites (20:57) EA’s 'College Football 27' cover (27:30) Curt Cignetti: The sport is in danger (44:59) A political tangent (1:00:36) Texas Tech responds to Texas (1:06:10) 2027 HOF Ballot (1:11:23) USC’s Jayden Maiava (1:12:26) Paul Finebaum on Brendan Sorsby (1:16:24) Pete Golding on Lane Kiffin (1:19:41) NC State's international game moved (1:26:58) Beef of the Week: Joel vs. Jay-Z fans Hosts: Tate Frazier, Van Lathan, and Joel Anderson Producers: Oscar De La Luz, Alysha Tsuji, and Donnie Beacham Jr. Additional Production Support: Billy Gil The Ringer is committed to responsible gaming. Please visit www.rg-help.com to learn more about the resources and helplines available. 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
• EA Sports
• HOF Ballots
• sports in danger
• Texas Tech
• politics in sports

Keywords

• college football
• EA Sports
• HOF Ballots
• Curt Cignetti
• Texas Tech
• Jayden Maiava
• Brendan Sorsby
• Lane Kiffin

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Texas Tech, USC, The Ringer

Products: EA Sports 'College Football 27'

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