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The Talent Factor sees TDN's Damian Parson and Keith Sanchez team up to discuss all the ins and outs of the college football landscape, while keeping an eye towards the NFL Draft.

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    • May 15, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 33m AVG DURATION
    • 33 EPISODES


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    Commanders Schedule Breakdown

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2025 40:58


    In this episode of CTH, Ryan breaks down the primetime-littered 2025 schedule for the burgundy and gold game-by-game, with names and faces to know on each club.

    Week 3 CFB Preview

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2022 34:01


    Jaden, Keith and Damian are back to get you ready to go for the week 3 CFB slate. The guys make predictions and preview some of the bigger games of the weekend.

    Week 2 Good, Bad and Ugly And Game Balls

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2022 36:58


    The guys are back to recap week 2 of college football action. What makes the good, bad and ugly? Spoiler: Florida and Notre Dame make the cut. And of course, the guys hand out their game balls to the best week 2 performances.

    Week 2: CFB Settling In

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2022 40:56


    The college football landscape is starting to settle in, as week two is upon us. Damian and Keith close the book on Week 1, include the game from Monday before turning the page and previewing some of the week 2 matchups.

    Week 1 CFB Reactions

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 5, 2022 40:38


    Damian and Keith give their reactions to Week 1 of CFB action, including handing out their game balls and telling us the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly.

    Week 1 Preview

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2022 40:50


    Keith and Damian are joined by their new co-host Jaden to take an in-depth look at the week one slate of games. Keith and Damian bring the spice and make some bold picks for week one.

    It's Here: Week 0 Preview

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2022 24:44


    Ah, its finally back. College football is back in swing. Week 0 kicks off the college season this week and the Talent Factor podcast has you covered. They talk about week zero match ups, which players they are looking at to Make A Statement, and much more.

    Predicting the Big 10 Championship Game

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2022 32:40


    The guys continue their run-through of all the Power 5 conferences, predicting who will appear in the championship game and then ultimately: who wins the conference championship. Today it's the Big Ten.

    Predicting the SEC Championship Game

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2022 29:24


    The guys are back to the prediction game. Today, it's a conference that just means more. The guys go through and predict the division winners and the champion for the SEC.

    Reacting To ESPN's FPI for the 2022/23 College Season

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2022 30:35


    It's time for the good, bad and ugly on the Talent Factor podcast. The guys give their good, bad and ugly from ESPN's FPI for college football this season.

    A Conversation with Kansas State RB Deuce Vaughn

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2022 26:00


    The guys had the chance to sit down with Kansas State RB Deuce Vaughn to talk about his growth as a football, what motivates him, what led him to Kansas State and much more.

    Recapping SEC Media Days

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2022 24:36


    The guys continue their reactions to conference media days with a bonus episode of the Talent Factor with a focus on the SEC media days and how the SEC rules the land of college football.

    Recapping ACC Media Days

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2022 34:15


    Keith and Damian continuing reacting to media days and comments from the different coaches, players and conferences as we get closer to the 2022-23 college football season starting. Today's focus was an event that Damian got a chance to go see in person: ACC Media Days.

    A Converation About the Big-12 And Some of It's Teams

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2022 34:58


    It's almost time for the season to begin, but media days are here to get us hyped. The guys focus today's show on some of the comments coming out of the Big 12 media days.

    Predicting The Pac-12 and Big 12 Championship Games

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2022 30:30


    It's time for a new series on the Talent Factor podcast, as the guys take the next couple of weeks to predict the conference championship games and winners for the conferences. Today, it's a focus on the Pac-12 and Big-12.

    College Football Undergoes Some Massive Changes

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2022 39:27


    College football is getting a bit of a makeover. The guys record just ahead of the news that USC/UCLA are on their way to the Big 10. They explore what that could look like for everyone involved in the move and then they talk about the new scheduling approach for the ACC.

    Arch Manning is off to Texas, Louisville lands a big recruit and who is WR U?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2022 33:55


    There's a lot of college football news for the guys to get into on this week's show. Right before they record the show, Arch Manning makes his decision to commit to Texas (prompting the guys to give their immediate reactions). They also get into Louisville landing a big time recruit at the RB position and which school really is WR U.

    Previewing The SAF's Ahead of the 2022 CFB Season

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2022 34:35


    It's the last positional preview episode of the summer for the guys at The Talent Factor podcast. They finish up by taking a look at some of the top SAF's entering the 2022 college football season.

    Previewing The CB's Ahead of the 2022 CFB Season

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2022 41:46


    The guys continue to evaluate the talent in college football for the 2022 season. Their preview series continues on the defensive side of the ball with a look at five different corners who's names you should know ahead of the start of the season.

    Previewing The LB's Ahead of the 2022 CFB Season

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2022 40:23


    The guys continue previewing different positions ahead of the start of the 2022 CFB season. Today, the guys focus on the LB group.

    Nick Saban and Jimbo Fisher Create Some CFB Headlines

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2022 33:30


    Nick Saban made some comments, and Jimbo Fisher didn't like them. What ensued was what everyone seems to love about college football and all of it's drama. So, what did Damian and Keith make of it all?

    A Look At Pass Rushers in CFB for 2022

    Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2022 39:08


    The guys are back to previewing the 2022 CFB season. And the game is still won in the trenches and still won by getting after the quarterback. So that's what the guys focus on for today's show:pass rushers entering the 2022 season.

    Emory Jones, NIL and Some Talk to Me Thursday Questions

    Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2022 38:34


    Damian and Keith are back from their NFL Draft trip with the TDN squad to Vegas, and boy is there a lot to talk about in college football. Emory Jones is off to ASU, NIL continues to stay at the forefront of the sport and there are some listener questions to get to.

    Breaking Down Our Predictive Mock Drafts

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2022 26:03


    The guys are together at the draft house and it's almost time for the 2022 NFL Draft. So with that in mind, the guys decided to turn on the microphones and talk about their predictive mock drafts before the draft begins.

    2022 QB Competitions: Georgia and Texas A&M

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2022 25:48


    The guys continue their peek into QB competitions across the college football landscape for 2022. This week on the show, its a trip to the SEC for two teams in Georgia and Texas A&M.

    Looking at Some of the QB Competitions in CFB for 2022

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2022 35:41


    The guys are back and with Spring football starting up this weekend, they decided to take a look at some of the teams that could have a QB battle on their hands throughout the 2022 college football season.

    Catching Up with Texas A&M S Leon O'Neal

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2022 24:08


    Damian and Keith catch up with Texas A&M S Leon O'Neal to talk about the draft process, his time with the Aggies and his growth as both a player and person.

    Predicting The Near Future For Some CFB Programs

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2022 37:37


    The guys are back and they are going to try their hand at predicting the future. Damian and Keith take a look at five different CFB programs, who stood out to them, and discuss whether or not those programs will play in their conference championship game over the next two seasons.

    LSU, Jayden Daniels, and the Transfer Portal

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2022 34:40


    Former ASU QB Jayden Daniels is headed to the SEC and LSU. With that in mind, Damian and Keith discuss the move itself, where LSU is at in the SEC pecking order and how the transfer portal continues to evolve and change college football.

    A Conversation About Pass Catchers

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2022 40:45


    After going through the QB's and RB's that stand out for the 2022 college football season, the Talent Factor decides it's time to give some love to the pass catchers this season. It's a conversation about WR's and some TE's on today's show.

    A Sit-Down Conversation with T.J. Ward

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2022 25:23


    The guys sit down and chat with former NFL safety, turned agent, T.J. Ward about his playing days, his new path in life as an agent, and some of the players he's representing for the 2022 draft cycle.

    Previewing This Season's Intriguing RB's

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2022 30:42


    The Talent Factor returns this week focusing on a group whose talent might be a tad bit undervalued when it comes to the NFL Draft. Well, this group of RB's on today's show might certainly test that theory. Damian and Keith break down all the names that intrigue them for this upcoming season.

    Discussing QB's That Have Moved Through the Transfer Portal

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2022 35:00


    It's the debut episode of the Talent Factor podcast. And where else could Damian and Keith start but with all of the movement at QB inside the transfer portal? Which guys are in good positions to succeed and which guys need to step up and show something this upcoming season?

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