College Football Insiders
College Football Insiders isn’t about breaking news - it’s about breaking it down. Hosted by a powerhouse team of reporters, this show delivers the stories behind the headlines in college football. With unmatched access and elite intel, they’ll tell you how it happened, why it matters, and what comes next. College Football Insider brings you the full picture, not just the tweet.
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Unpacking Derek Mason's feud with Brian Kelly +...
Wait — why is Derek Mason inviting Brian Kelly to "come and see" him if he wants to talk about Vanderbilt playing "bad football"? Nick Cole of Vandy247 explains and catches us up on expectations for the Commodores in 2018.
10 min
1027
Just how much trouble are USC and Clay Helton in?
The USC Trojans are off to a 1-2 start, and a Pac-12 title and Rose Bowl win notwithstanding, the fans are starting to get anxious. Ryan Abraham of USCFootball.com joins the podcast to tell us what's wrong with USC and whether it can be fixed in time...
10 min
1028
Is Kansas good at football? Or at least good en...
Kevin Flaherty joins the show to explain how Kansas has managed to win two consecutive games, both in convincing fashion. Plus, your host indulges himself by going on a rant about Urban Meyer.
11 min
1029
What's behind Boise State and Mississippi State...
Steve Robertson of Gene's Page and Kevin Hiatt of Bronco Country explain the secret to Mississippi State and Boise State's beatdowns in Week 1 and Week 2 and discuss how well that success will translate to tougher games ahead.
9 min
1030
Kellen Mond, Jalen Hurts, and Hurricane Florence
Kellen Mond had 430 yards passing against one of the best defenses in the country it. Should we trust it? 247Sports Director of Scouting gives his appraisal of Mond's performance. And Travis Reier of BamaOnLine explains the curious decision to play...
13 min
1031
What's the matter with Florida (State)?
Florida lost to Kentucky. FSU almost lost to Samford. What's has gone so wrong for these proud Sunshine State programs, and is there hope of better days ahead? Thomas Goldkamp of Swamp247 and Brendan Sonnone of Noles247 explain.
14 min
1032
Week 1 recap with Chris Hummer
Could Will Grier follow RG3's path to the Heisman, or is Tua Tagovailoa lifting the trophy an inevitability? What's wrong with Texas, Michigan, and a bunch of other programs that laid eggs in Week 1? All that and more on today's episode of the Morning...
25 min
1033
Rapid fire Week 1 previews with Chris Hummer
The Morning Blitz tackles all of the match-ups involving ranked opponents on Labor Day weekend.
13 min
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Breakout performances for Rondale Moore, Sam Ha...
Purdue's heroic comeback was undone by a completely unnecessary personal foul, Wake Forest-Tulane went to overtime on an absurdly colored field, and we met college football's newest turnover prop. In other words, it was everything you want out of a...
5 min
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Thursday night college football preview
College football has returned at last. Week 1 begins on Thursday night, and we are breaking down the three biggest matchups. 247Sports director of recruiting Steve Wiltfong talks Northwestern-Purdue and Wake Forest-Tulane. Jason Beede of Knights247...
13 min
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Nebraska plays QB transfer musical chairs, OSU ...
Ohio State releases more documentation of its investigation into Urban Meyer’s handling of the allegations against Zach Smith and Nebraska plays a dangerous game of quarterback transfer musical chairs.
7 min
1037
Ryan Day promises a Tate Martell package, Penn ...
With Week 1 of the college football season just days away, Monday began the first round of head coach press conferences, which means we found out who’s hurt, who’s suspended, and who won a whole bunch of different quarterback battles. Here to help...
22 min
1038
Tarik Black injury, Week 0 results, and two mor...
Zach Shaw of The Michigan Insider joins the show to provide details on the injury to Wolverines wide receiver Tarik Black, plus results from Week 0 and two more true freshman quarterbacks win the starting job for Week 1.
7 min
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So ... Texas A&M had a pretty weird week
Thanks to the dramatic conclusion of the Urban Meyer scandal, you might have missed the fact that Texas A&M had a pretty weird week. Jason Scheer of Wildcat Authority catches us up on the fallout of Santino Marchiol's Arizona transfer appeal, and...
8 min
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Ohio State suspends Urban Meyer for three games
After 12 hours of deliberation from the board of trustees, Ohio State announced on Wednesday that Urban Meyer will be suspended from coaching games through Week 3 against TCU but will be allowed to return to the practice field starting Sept. 2, the...
13 min
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What to expect from Ohio State's board of trust...
Ohio State put out a press release on Monday saying that its board of trustees will meet at 9 a.m. eastern time on Wednesday morning to “discuss personnel matters related to the investigation involving Urban Meyer.” Steve Helwagen of Bucknuts.com...
10 min
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Takeaways from the preseason AP Top 25 release
The AP Top 25 hasn't technically counted for anything since it recused itself from the BCS formula in 2004. But it's still fun to talk about! 247Sports national college football writer Chris Hummer joins the Morning Blitz to discuss the release of the...
9 min
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Ohio State's Urban Meyer investigation is over....
Ohio State’s self-imposed end date for the investigation into Urban Meyer’s handling of the allegations against Zach Smith came and went on Sunday, with no decision on the head coach’s fate made public. Dave Biddle of Bucknuts gives The Morning...
8 min
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LSU's QB depth chart has been cut in half. What...
On Tuesday two LSU quarterbacks were absent from the Tigers’ football practice and within 24 hours each had decided to transfer out of the program. Where does this leave Ed Orgeron and company just two weeks removed from the start of the season?...
8 min
1045
What we learned from Maryland's Jordan McNair p...
The University of Maryland held a press conference on Tuesday to, the words of school president Wallace Loh, take “legal and moral responsibility” for the failures that led to Jordan McNair’s death this spring. After Loh spoke, athletics...
16 min
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How Jeff Snook's reporting impacts the Ohio Sta...
At the heart of the Zach Smith story are some troubling allegations of domestic abuse all too common in the world of college football, but everything else about the story has been completely insane — from the medium through which it’s been...
13 min
1047
ESPN's Jordan McNair, Maryland football culture...
The inside story of a toxic culture at Maryland football. That’s the headline from ESPN that sent shockwaves throughout the college football world on Friday afternoon, after the network published the findings of its investigation into the...
12 min
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What do we know about Ohio State acting head co...
Imagine, if you will, an alternate universe in which Urban Meyer doesn't put his foot in his mouth at Big Ten media days and the biggest coaching storyline coming out of Columbus this fall is the continued progress of the Ohio State offense and the...
14 min
1049
Why UNC's 13 suspensions probably aren't that b...
The University of North Carolina announced Monday that 13 Tar Heel football players will be suspended for some portion of the 2018 season. But exactly how much of an impact will this have on Larry Fedora’s football program? Ross Martin of Inside...
9 min
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247Sports Summer Top 25: Can The U stay *back* ...
In 2017 The U was back and the Turnover Chain arrived for the first time. As the calendar turns to 2018, the question is whether the Miami Hurricanes can consolidate the gains they made during Mark Richt’s third season and become perennial ACC title...
7 min