About this episode

Colin Cowherd and guest John Middlekauff discuss the revival of the Notre Dame vs. USC rivalry, NFL team dynamics, and predictions for the upcoming season.

Colin is joined by John Middlekauff, host of “3 and Out” to talk all things football. They start with the renewed discussions between Notre Dame & USC to potentially revive their rivalry after many top schools won’t schedule Notre Dame and why the new NIL business model of college sports & their lack of quality opponents  has forced Notre Dame to the table (2:00). They also react to an ex UNC quarterback’s disparaging comments about the atmosphere Bill Belichick created and explain why the “Patriot Way” doesn’t work with 18 year olds (8:30). They move to the NFL & discuss the weird situation developing between the Steelers and still unsigned Aaron Rodgers amongst some of their other strange personnel decisions, and Colin predicts the Steelers could be an absolute mess within five years (16:30).  They react to a recent article by The Athletic ranking the top NFL rosters and debate whether the Bills deserve to be ranked at #3 (28:00). Finally, they pivot to NFL win totals, and give their thoughts on the Patriots, 49ers, Vikings, Packers, Bengals and more (34:00).  (Timestamps may vary based on advertisements.)…

People in this episode

Host: Colin Cowherd

Guest: John Middlekauff

Topics covered

• NFL
• college football
• rivalries
• sports commentary
• team analysis

Keywords

• NFL
• Notre Dame
• USC
• Aaron Rodgers
• Steelers
• Patriot Way
• Bills
• win totals

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Notre Dame, USC, UNC, The Athletic, NFL, Bills, Patriots, 49ers, Vikings, Packers

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