Aubrey Solomon and Brock Hoffman learned their transfer waiver fates on Tuesday, and four key Alabama contributors found out they'll miss time in the season opener.

The 247Sports Team Talent Composite came out on Monday, and there are some narrative-defying observations to dive into. The injury and suspension bug hits Michigan and Tennessee, and whole bunch of quarterback battle winners were announced.

What can you learn from a Week 0 that both teams seemed hellbent on trying to lose? Connor and Trey did their best to parse meaningful insight from a messy meeting between two teams expected to contend for a spot in their conference's championship game.

Talking Miami vs. Florida and why we need more creativity in our college football scheduling. We've also got a whole host of quarterback battle winners named, another transfer, and Hugh Freeze being released from the hospital.

Another ex-Wolverine complains about his transfer waiver and Harbaugh accuses the SEC of cheating.

Quarterback battles are wrapping up across the country, and today we focus on Auburn's decision to start true freshman Bo Nix over Joey Gatewood.

Connor and Trey pick four unranked teams that will finish ranked and four ranked teams that will finish unranked.

Takeaways from the Sports Illustrated expose on Virginia Tech's 2018 implosion, and UNC is rolling with true freshman Sam Howell as its starting QB.

In a rare departure from our usual format, Connor and Trey run the best college football players in the history of the college football at each position, in honor of the sport's 150th anniversary.

The Buckeyes' attempt to trademark the definite article was the subject of much mockery on Wednesday.

Plus, it was a devastating day of injuries for Texas A&M.

Barton Simmons hops on to discuss Martell fallout and why he said before the news broke that Miami should go with Jarren Williams as QB1

Alabama has been racking up injuries to depth pieces, but now they have to deal with one to a projected starter. A busy weekend in Gainesville sees a star transfer arrive and two other players leave the team.

First Take, Pardon The Interruption, and many more heavyweights of the take-o-sphere tackled the subject of Kelly Bryant not getting a title ring for Clemson's national championship. Is this just a sign that Clemson has arrived as a college football powerhouse?

An NFL-style injury report is not coming to the NCAA any time soon (sorry, gamblers). Clemson football self-reported secondary NCAA violations on Wednesday, which range in seriousness — but shouldn't result in any penalties. And Tennessee suffered two big blows on the injury front.

Washington successfully block's Colson Yankoff's appeal for immediate eligibility at UCLA, Florida loses a defensive back for the season and has more disturbing details unearthed about one of its players, Maryland loses its top receiver for the season, and Florida transfer Chris Steele is granted immediate eligibility at USC.

Yet another big name is leaving Athens, leaving the Georgia Bulldogs to again reload, while cross-divisional rival Auburn isn’t sure about the status of speed-demon Anthony Schwartz for its Week 1 opener vs. Oregon.

What, if anything, did we learn from the 2,000 pages of documents released by Ohio State pertaining to their investigation of Urban Meyer and Zach Smith?

Evan Watkins of VT Scoop joins the show to discuss longtime Virginia Tech defensive coordinator Bud Foster and his plans to retire at the end of the 2019 season.

August has arrived, which means college football is on the immediate horizon. As is the preseason USA Today coaches poll, which will be released Thursday. Will Clemson or Alabama claim the No. 1 spot? Does it matter? That, plus a smattering of bad-news notes from around the country.

FSU picked up its fourth commitment in four days, securing the pledge of four-star running back Jaylan Knighton, and 247Sports released its update Top247 for the class of 2021, including a new five-star prospect from the Golden State.

There’s a flurry of recruiting activity to discuss — and if you’re shopping for a running back in 2020, you’d better get on that — as well as a new ESPN hire and a home-and-home series that we wish they could just play this season.

Football season is almost here, but portal season still has the mic.

Nick Saban used a platform on ESPN's First Take to seemingly clarify comments he made last week that helped spark a way of words between the Tide and the Clemson Tigers; Legal troubles continue for Nebraska RB Maurice Washington, the Kentucky Wildcats are down yet another defender and a former Top247 QB is hanging up his (football) spikes.

Ohio State football self-reported 16 violations to the NCAA over the course of two years, and while the damage has already come and gone, the impact is interesting. Pac-12 Media Days kicked off with plenty of noise — a coach dropped the hammer on the transfer portal, officiating is, well, fine, games might start earlier and the title game is moving to Vegas. That and more in the 247Sports Morning Blitz.