Split Zone Duo: College Football Podcast

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.splitzoneduo.comAlex, Richard, and host emeritus Steven Godfrey identify 10-ish head coaches whose tenures are not going well heading into 2026. Is it possible to find hope in any of these situations? On this show, we’re trying to figure out what a turnaround might look like. In this subscriber episode: 0:01: Michigan’s hoops coach goes to the Mavericks, and it’s time for another news cycle about college coaching lifestyles9:22: Explaining the assignment for this episode12:23: Mike Norvell and Florida State19:35: Mike Locksley and Maryland26:25: Luke Fickell and Wisconsin34:16: Dave Doeren and NC State42:02: Dave Aranda and Baylor47:21: Dabo Swinney and Clemson57:36: Speed round: Shane Beamer, Scott Satterfield, and Pat Narduzzi1:01:31: Sure, let’s talk about Bill Belichick and Deion SandersProducer: Anthony Vito

As the season gets closer and closer, the hypotheticals start to inch closer to reality. Will the good vibes that your favorite team captured this offseason actually pan out, or will it only lead to disappointment? Is the current situation with your coaching staff or roster getting any better? This internal monologuing can snowball into the dreaded sports anxiety. So we asked you the listener, to spell out your anxieties about your favorite team so that we can analyze whether they’re substantiated or whether you’re just mostly being a impatient for the season to come. In this episode we cover:* 07:56 Boston College* 11:28 Cal* 14:00 Duke* 16:01 Georgia Tech* 18:09 Louisville* 22:32 North Carolina* 23:30 Pitt* 25:00 Stanford* 27:01 Virginia Tech* 33:02 Arizona * 35:23 Iowa State* 37:37 BYU* 43:41 Texas Tech* 52:16 Michigan State* 58:48 Penn StateProducer: Anthony VitoIf you like this episode, you’ll love a paid subscription. For $10 a month (or you can get a free month with an annual subscription), subscribers get about twice as many Split Zone Duo podcasts, as well as our coach carousel reporting, deep dives on college football history, Q&A opportunities, and many more goodies as we think of them. You also help keep this show independent and ensure we’re making a podcast that puts our listeners, not anyone else, first. 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