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Bryan and Shaun from Irish Breakdown discuss a potential rift forming between the Big Ten and SEC. This centers around some differences in the playoff format, with the Big Ten advocating for a 4+4+2+2+1 format that the SEC seems to be backing away from.
Bill Bender of Sporting News interviews Fanstake CEO Greg Glass about the future of NIL and collectives in an ever shifting college football landscape.
The CFB All-America team discusses the Top 25 coaches ranking from Bill Bender. Marcus Freeman, Bill Belichick and Dan Lanning are some of the coaches discussed.
The SEC meeting were this week and there was plenty to discuss. The CFB All-America team discusses the latest from the meetings, including a new playoff format, expanding to a 9-game conference schedule, frustrating with the ACC and Big 12.
In the latest CFB All-America podcast the guys are joined by Matt Fortuna to talk about Notre Dame and USC coming to an end, the Top 25 quarterbacks in college football and more.
The team of Bill Bender and Bill Trocchi from Sporting News discuss the changes coming to the College Football Playoff, they rank the quarterbacks in the ACC - including Notre Dame's CJ Carr, and also discuss the Cleveland Browns battle between Dillon Gabriel and Shedeur Sanders at quarterback.
In the latest CFB All-American show the team of Bill Bender and Bill Trocchi discuss the new 12-year series between Notre Dame and Clemson. They'll also rank the SEC quarterbacks and talk about Michigan suspended head coach Sherrone Moore for two games.
Bill Bender and Bill Trocchi of Sporting News discuss the latest CFB news, including the draft fall of Shadeur Sanders and Quinn Ewers, the drama surrounding Bill Belichick at North Carolina and the post-spring Top 25 rankings.
Bill Trocchi and Bill Bender talk about the Nico Iamaleava/Joey Aguilar trade, College Football Playoff start times, NFL Draft sleepers and more!
Bryan Driskell of Irish Breakdown and Brian Smith of The Portal Podcast preview the Miami Hurricanes, who enter year four of the Mario Cristobal era. It's a huge year for Coach Cristobal. The guys discuss the latest with Miami, the expected strengths and the biggest question marks. Â
The CFB All-America team was joined by Trey Wallace of Outkick to discuss everything that went on with former Tennessee quarterback Nico Iamaleava. They also discuss Tennessee's hunt for a quarterback now that Iamaleava is gone. NOTE: Since this show was completed Iamaleava committed to UCLA.
In the latest edition of the CFB All-America show the guys ranked the Big Ten quarterbacks.
Shaun and Bryan from Irish Breakdown discuss teams that are poised for a step back season in 2025. Georgia, Miami, Oregon and Colorado are some of the programs that the team views as being poised to have a step back season in 2025.
In the latest CFB All-America show the team of Bill Bender and Bill Trocchi discuss the pending House settlement and what it means for college sports, they talk about the Final 4 vs the College Football Playoff and they discuss the seeding issues with the CFP
The top four seeds in the first 12-team College Football Playoff went 0-4 this season, and three of those games were double digit games. Shaun and Trevor discuss if that could change, or if the lower seeds will continue holding the advantage.
Bill Bender and Bill Trocchi of Sporting News discuss the decision by Stanford to fire head coach Troy Taylor, and the challenge of replacing a coach this late in the offseason. Georgia all has more legal troubles in its football as a disturbing pattern continues. The guys also discuss the - sort of - return of Bedlam.
Bryan and Shaun from Irish Breakdown continue their ranking of the top quarterbacks in college football. This segment focuses on the top transfers.
Bryan and Shaun from Irish Breakdown discuss their Top 5 quarterbacks lists for the 2025 season. In this show they discuss the Top 5 returning starters. This list are quarterbacks who started last season at the school they are playing for this season.
In the latest CFB All-America episode the duo of Bill Bender and Bill Trocchi from Sporting News discuss the College Football Playoff vs March Madness. They also dive into Ohio State's spring practice, Matt Weiss' conviction and the investigation into Troy Taylor at Stanford.
Bryan and Shaun of Irish Breakdown give their rankings for the Top 10 coaches in college football. The coach on top was the same and the No. 10 coach was the same, but there was plenty of disagreement on who ranks where. They break it all down and discuss why this year's ranking was a bit more challenging than past seasons.
The CFB All-America team discusses spring quarterback battles at Notre Dame, Ohio State, Alabama and Michigan. They also discuss the impact that Dante Moore could have at QB for Oregon.
Bryan from Irish Breakdown discusses the re-ascension of the Clemson Tigers after a few down seasons. The Tigers are improving, and the newly agreed to deal with the ACC should help the program. But are the Tigers ready to get back to being a national title contender, or are they simply getting back to their pre-2015 level?
Bill and Trevor also discussed the top returning quarterbacks in the country in 2025. They talk returners, transfers and newcomers to the starting lineups who have a chance to shine.
Bill Bender of Sporting News and Trevor Trowbridge of Irish Breakdown discuss the top title contenders for the 2025 season. They break them into three groups and discuss which teams have the best shot to win it all, and who are the teams knocking on the door.
In the latest episode of the CFB All-America show the team of Bill Bender and Bill Trocchi discuss the changes coming to the College Football Playoff, the quarterbacks at the NFL Scouting Combine and evaluate the transfer portal quarterback class.
Bryan and Trevor of Irish Breakdown dive into the changes that are coming to the College Football Playoff, and some could come as early as 2025. They discuss the proposals, what could end up happening, how it will change the game and some of the back and forth left to work through. They also discuss what it means for Notre Dame. Â
The CFB All-America team of Bill Bender and Bill Trocchi are joined by Stewart Mandel of The Athletic to discuss the Big Ten and SEC takeover of college football.
The CFB All-America team is joined by ESPN's Andrea Adelson to discuss the ACC, the College Football Playoff, Bill Belichick and much more!
In part two Bryan and Shaun break down Notre Dame, Texas, Ohio State and Penn State and discuss which teams have the best shot of making another deep run in the 2025 College Football Playoff.
Bryan and Shaun break down the teams that lost in the first two rounds of the 2024 College Football Playoff, and break down
The CFB All-America team grades this offseason's coaching hires, they look back at the college careers for Super Bowl quarterbacks Pat Mahomes and Jalen Hurts, and discuss the rule looking to limit faking injuries.
Bryan and Shaun break down the programs that are the elite of the elite, and which program is on the verge of falling out. They also discuss the Tier 2 teams that are knocking on the door as well as diving into a look at programs looking to jump into that second tier.
The CFB All-America team discusses the latest College Football happenings. They break down their way too early Boom or Bust teams for the 2025, the defensive coordinator coaching carousel and the latest with the sanctions against Michigan.
The CFB All-America team of Bill Bender and Bill Trocchi recaps the national title game between Notre Dame and Ohio State.
The CFB All-America team was down in Atlanta for the national title game matchup between Notre Dame and Ohio State. They discuss the latest from Atlanta ahead of the huge matchup between the Irish and Buckeyes.
The CFB All-America team previews the title game matchup between Notre Dame and Ohio State.
The CFB All-America team of Bill Bender and Bill Trocchi break down the Orange Bowl and Cotton Bowl matchups. They talk about what led to Notre Dame and Ohio State winning those games and advancing to the national championship game.
MALIK ZAIRE, AND SHAUN DAVIS DISCUSS: AL GOLDEN'S FOCUS GUNNER STOCKTON WHO STEPS UP FOR NOTRE DAME? AND MUCH MORE. THE PLAYERS ONLY PODCAST EXCLUSIVELY AT patreon.com/luckyleftynetwork Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
MALIK ZAIRE, AND SHAUN DAVIS DISCUSS: ND OFFENSE WON'T CHANGE RILEY LEONARD'S BIGGEST TEST VS UGA OPPORTUNITY IN THE PASS GAME AND MUCH MORE.. THE PLAYERS ONLY PODCAST EXCLUSIVELY AT patreon.com/luckyleftynetwork Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
MALIK ZAIRE, AND SHAUN DAVIS DISCUSS: MATCHING UGA PHYSICALITY MUST WIN FOR MARCUS FREEMAN? RILEY LEONARD ON BEING MORE PREPARED AND MUCH MORE. THE PLAYERS ONLY PODCAST EXCLUSIVELY AT patreon.com/luckyleftynetwork Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Irish Breakdown previews the College Football Playoff matchup between the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and the Georgia Bulldogs. Georgia is the biggest program in the game, having won two of the last three national titles, while Notre Dame is trying to return to its former glory. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Irish Breakdown previews the College Football Playoff matchup between the Ohio State Buckeyes and the Oregon Ducks. It's a rematch game that Oregon won in the regular season, but a lot more is on the line this time. After the breakdown the guys make their predictions for this matchup. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices