Split Zone Duo: College Football Podcast

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.splitzoneduo.comTo get this episode, make sure you’re a paid subscriber.Richard and Alex react to the College Football Playoff’s expansion to 12 teams, starting in 2027. Let’s talk through this together:* 0:00: Why this thing we dislike is happening* 9:12: Whose lot in life just changed a whole lot* 19:30: The inevitable impact on the regular season* 30:20: The big winners here, plus a closing discussion about how Split Zone Duo is going to respond to (and be affected by) this changeProduced by Alex in a pinch! Thanks for listening.

Richard and Alex take you on a preview of Week 7, starting with the weeknight grab bags and continuing through various blockbusters in places like Columbus and Provo. We cover dozens of games on this show, including these:* 13:55: Florida at Texas* 20:02: Kansas at Kansas State* 24:38: Mississippi State at LSU* 33:53: Ohio State at Indiana* 42:19: Western Michigan at Central Michigan* 43:51: Alabama at Tennessse* 51:36: Missouri at Ole Miss* 55:04: Penn State at Michigan (who should be more upset?)* 1:05:37: Florida State at Miami* 1:09:38: TCU at Baylor* 1:16:05: Notre Dame at BYU* 1:34:56: Nebraska at OregonProducer: Anthony VitoTHANKS TO OUR SUBSCRIBERS AND PARTNERSQuo, a business phone service! 20% off your first six months using this link10% off a set of Nokian Tyres with code SPLITZONEDUOShop for college sports apparel at Homefield This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.splitzoneduo.com/subscribe

Richard Johnson and Alex Kirshner guide you through the best college football week yet this year, led by Georgia’s big win in Tuscaloosa and a Red River upset and then bouncing through dozens more games. Including:* 1:33: SEC, led by Georgia 20, Alabama 17 and Oklahoma 27, Texas 24* 14:40: Pac-12, led by Boise State 38, Fresno State 31* 16:23: Big Ten, led by Indiana 20, Nebraska 17* 25:59: Big 12, led by BYU 24, Iowa State 10* 29:14: ACC and Notre Dame, led by North Carolina 21, Pitt 17* 33:43: American, led by Army 20, Tulane 17* 35:48: Mountain West, led by UNLV 13, North Dakota State 7* 36:58: MAC, led by Eastern Michigan 25, Akron 23* 38:49: Sun Belt, led by James Madison 27, Georgia Southern 24* 43:01: Conference USA, led by FIU 22, New Mexico State 3Producer: Anthony Vito.THANKS TO OUR SUBSCRIBERS AND PARTNERS* Quo, a business phone service! 20% off your first six months using this link* 10% off a set of Nokian Tyres with code SPLITZONEDUO at: https://www.tires-easy.com/brands/nokian-tires* Shop for college sports apparel at Homefield This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.splitzoneduo.com/subscribe

Week 6 preview! Richard and Alex talk about what’s interesting to them in the big college football weekend to come, while stopping to cover a handful of big stories along the way. 32:43: Is South Carolina actually too broke to fire Shane Beamer?47:31: Can Oklahoma score an offensive touchdown in Red River?1:07:27: When it comes to Cal coach Tosh Lupoi, Richard is … vindicated?1:10:35: Are Ohio State fans in the “Lunatic Fringe” right to be worried?1:18:47: Is UNLV a genuine trouble spot for North Dakota State?1:21:05: Are we fully aligned on Alabama being all the way back, before the Tide host Georgia in a potential hurricane game?1:27:50: Who wins: Penn State’s stoppable force or USC’s movable object?1:30:54: Could Fresno State spoil Boise’s run to an unbeaten Pac-12 slate? Producer: Anthony VitoTHANKS TO OUR SUBSCRIBERS AND PARTNERSQuo, a business phone service! 20% off your first six months using this link10% off a set of Nokian Tyres with code SPLITZONEDUOShop for college sports apparel at Homefield This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.splitzoneduo.com/subscribe

Richard and Rodger Sherman take you on a 30(ish)-minute journey through Week 4 of the college football season. We begin with Missouri beating Florida to a pulp and waltz through the rest of the CFB schedule.SEC* Missouri 45, Florida 17* Georgia 38, Vanderbilt 14* Alabama 56, Mississippi State 23* Tennessee 24, Auburn 14* Kentucky 35, South Carolina 34BIG TEN* Ohio State 31, Iowa 14* USC 25, Washington 21* Purdue 24, Illinois 17* Michigan 20, Minnesota 14* Nebraska 48, Maryland 23* Northwestern 34, Penn State 13* Wisconsin 31, Michigan State 3BIG 12* BYU 17, TCU 10* Texas Tech 29, Colorado 7* Houston 27, UCF 17* Arizona 34, Cincinnati 7* Baylor 55, Arizona State 19* Iowa State 45, West Virginia 42ACC* Notre Dame 37, North Carolina 26* Miami 41, Clemson 13* SMU 25, Boston College 16* Florida State 38, Virginia 7* NC State 31, Louisville 28* Pitt 35, Virginia Tech 33* Wake Forest 57, Stanford 3AMERICAN* Memphis 59, Charlotte 8* UTSA 16, Rice 14* Temple 17, USF 13* North Texas 45, Tulsa 44MOUNTAIN WEST* Air Force 14, Navy 9* San Jose State 20, Hawaii 16* NDSU 28, Wyoming 0* UNLV 39, Cal 31MAC* Toledo 39, Ball State 24* WMU 20, Buffalo 17* Ohio 13, Kent State 10* Eastern Michigan 35, UMass 14* Bowling Green 24, Miami (OH) 20SUN BELT* James Madison 45, Marshall 17* Louisiana 23, Arkansas State 20* Louisiana Tech 31, Army 29CONFERENCE USA* New Mexico State 34, Western Kentucky 13PAC-12* Oregon State 56, Colorado State 26* San Diego State 31, Texas State 29FBS INDEPENDENTS* Syracuse 42, UConn 41FCS* Idaho 35, Montana State 34* Harvard 20, Colgate 17* Yale 41, Merrimack 28Producer: Anthony VitoTHANKS TO OUR SUBSCRIBERS AND PARTNERS* Quo, a business phone service! 20% off your first six months using this link* 10% off a set of Nokian Tyres with code SPLITZONEDUO at: https://www.tires-easy.com/brands/nokian-tires* Shop for college sports apparel at Homefield This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.splitzoneduo.com/subscribe

The regular season is somehow one-third finished. Host emeritus Steven Godfrey joins Richard and Alex for a discussion about nine teams that have really surprised us and, in some cases, caused a big shift in opinion:* 6:09: Michigan* 15:30: Texas* 19:41: Georgia* 23:12: Wake Forest* 26:42: Oregon State* 32:14: Cal* 35:04: UCLA* 39:28: Washington* 43:08: Oregon* 53:46: Texas A&MProducer: Anthony VitoTHANKS TO OUR SUBSCRIBERS AND PARTNERS* Quo, a business phone service! 20% off your first six months using this link* 10% off a set of Nokian Tyres with code SPLITZONEDUO* Shop for college sports apparel at Homefield This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.splitzoneduo.com/subscribe

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.splitzoneduo.comThe Mississippi State Bulldogs have the most exciting young QB in college football and are about to play their biggest game in years. Rodger Sherman joins Alex to talk about Kamario Taylor, the stroke of luck that led a QB of this caliber to State, why it’s exhausting to talk about the transfer portal, and why a longtime SEC bottomfeeder should go ahead and make the playoff right effing now.Producer: Anthony VitoTEAM OF THE WEEK is a subscriber series where Rodger Sherman and SZD hosts talk about a college football team doing something no one else is doingWe’ve already covered the following:* Week 1: North Dakota State* Week 2: UMass* Week 3: Oklahoma State* Week 4: ArkansasThis series will continue all season.

Our big preview of Week 4, with little notes and things to watch in dozens of games that we find interesting. Included but not limited to: Clemson faces a pivotal moment in … Berkeley? Texas visits a different kind of Tennessee team Boise State visits Western Michigan with major playoff implications (plus Boise’s coach stirs the pot over the Michigan Hail Mary) Iowa and Michigan prepare to play an ugly one Why is Florida favored to beat Ole Miss? A huge list of coaches face their old teams USC’s latest chance to change its trajectory under Lincoln RileyTexas A&M and LSU: Someone’s going to be miserable 4-0 UMass? Producer: Anthony VitoTHANKS TO OUR SUBSCRIBERS AND PARTNERSQuo, a business phone service! 20% off your first six months using this link10% off a set of Nokian Tyres with code SPLITZONEDUOShop for college sports apparel at Homefield This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.splitzoneduo.com/subscribe

Richard and Alex recap a busy Week 3 in college football, starting with Ole Miss’ cathartic win over Lane Kiffin’s LSU and continuing through 48 more games. Kentucky exposes Texas A&M, South Carolina’s slide accelerates, Clemson finds a flash of urgency, North Dakota State enters the Playoff conversation, and Grand Valley State scores 96 points. We sort by conference home stadium, in this order: SEC, led by the showdown in OxfordBig Ten, featuring a sad affair in College ParkBig 12, where BYU might just be the best teamACC, where Miami definitely is the best teamGroup of 6, where the stage is now set for Broncos vs. Broncos THANKS TO OUR PARTNERSQuo, a business phone service! 20% off your first six months using this link 10% off a set of Nokian Tyres with code SPLITZONEDUO at: https://www.tires-easy.com/brands/nokian-tiresShop for college sports apparel at Homefield This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.splitzoneduo.com/subscribe

Richard and Alex preview Week 3 of the college football schedule, headlined by Lane Kiffin’s return to Oxford but featuring dozens of matchups. They include:* 11:19 Houston at Texas Tech* 27:19 North Texas at Texas State* 32:41 Florida State at Alabama* 45:28 SMU at Louisville* 49:35 Mississippi State at South Carolina* 55:46 Florida at Auburn* 1:01:00 LSU at Ole MissAnd many, many more games featured inside. Producer: Anthony VitoTHANKS TO OUR SUBSCRIBERS AND PARTNERS* Quo, a business phone service! 20% off your first six months using this link* 10% off a set of Nokian Tyres with code SPLITZONEDUO* Shop for college sports apparel at Homefield This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.splitzoneduo.com/subscribe

The Sunday Hurry-Up goes just a little over 30 minutes this week, as Richard Johnson and Alex Kirshner take you through a stacked Week 2 in college football. We touch on all of these games in the following order:Texas 24, Ohio State 23Georgia 70, Western Kentucky 20Texas A&M 48, Arizona State 20LSU 45, Louisiana Tech 14Alabama 45, Kentucky 17Florida 52, Campbell 3South Carolina 45, Towson 9Vanderbilt 35, Delaware 26Michigan 17, Oklahoma 10USC 49, Louisiana 30Washington 16, Utah State 14Iowa 16, Iowa State 13Duke 31, Illinois 27Michigan State 35, Eastern Michigan 7Mississippi State 38, Minnesota 13Wake Forest 38, Purdue 36UCLA 28, San Diego State 10Oklahoma State 39, Oregon 31BYU 28, Arizona 17Utah 43, Arkansas 10Missouri 38, Kansas 21Kansas State 34, Washington State 7Miami 77, Florida A&M 7Tennessee 45, Georgia Tech 24Boston College 28, Rutgers 21Clemson 22, Georgia Southern 7Pitt 12, UCF 7California 21, Syracuse 18Virginia Tech 44, Old Dominion 21Penn State 27, Temple 9USF 28, Army 24App State 27, East Carolina 24FAU 38, Navy 30North Texas 44, UNLV 6Tulane 28, South Alabama 24UAB 26, UL Monroe 20North Dakota State 38, Air Force 32Montana State 20, Nevada 7Illinois State 28, Northern Illinois 24Akron 45, Robert Morris 10Ohio 29, Jacksonville State 27 (4 OT)Western Michigan 49, Monmouth 14James Madison 87, Wagner 3Georgia State 31, Kennesaw State 17Liberty 24, Gardner-Webb 23Tulsa 23, Sam Houston 17Texas Tech 35, Oregon State 24Boise State 38, Memphis 20Fresno State 49, Sacramento State 3UTSA 31, Texas State 26Worcester Polytechnic Institute 22, University of New England 21THANKS TO OUR PARTNERS* 10% off a set of Nokian Tyres with code SPLITZONEDUO at: https://www.tires-easy.com/brands/nokian-tires* Shop for college sports apparel at Homefield This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.splitzoneduo.com/subscribe