The Herd with Colin Cowherd

On this episode of 3 & Out, John Middlekauff opens up the Middlekauff Mailbag but first, he breaks down the biggest storylines from around the NFL as the preseason continues.
John dives into the performances of the league's rookie quarterbacks, discussing what actually matters during preseason action and how much fans should read into early results. He takes a closer look at Cam Ward and the expectations surrounding his development as he begins his his second season.
Plus, John shares some of the most interesting coaching nuggets from around the league, including what coaches are saying—and what their comments may really reveal as teams prepare for the regular season.
The conversation also turns to the Dallas Cowboys, examining the latest questions surrounding one of the NFL's most talked-about franchises, before discussing Jayden Daniels and what to expect after his team starting drama with LSU.
From rookie quarterback evaluations and preseason takeaways to coaching insight, the Cowboys, and listener questions, it's all covered on this episode of 3 & Out.
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Islam Makhachev IS BACK on the Daniel Cormier show, this time ahead of arguably the biggest UFC fight of the year in a title fight against Ian Garry at UFC 330 in Philadelphia! Makhachev breaks down Garry's skills and claims the Shavkat Rakhmonov fight proves that Ian won't be able to handle Islam's grappling. Islam also reflects on the Jack Della Maddalena fight and says he didn't try to submit him in order to secure the double championship, admitting he had many opportunities to finish the fight. Makhachev also tells Cormier that winning a UFC record 17 fights in a row is not his goal, because he plans on it being several more to make the record unbreakable. Plus, don't miss Islam call out DC for being "fat," and still trying to send his son to Dagestan for two to three years! #Volume
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Colin is joined by John Middlekauff, host of “3 and Out” on The Volume.
They start with Colin attending the Bears preseason win over the Browns and offer their biggest questions surrounding the Bears in Caleb Williams second season under Ben Johnson (2:00).
They move to Ty Simpson having a great debut for the Rams in his first preseason game and Colin argues that young quarterbacks ending up with head coach like Sean McVay is like hitting the lottery, and that the Rams weren’t crazy to spend a first round pick on a quarterback while Matt Stafford is still the starter (8:00).
They pivot to the 49ers and the highlight trend of Christian McCaffrey getting injured the year after leading the league in touches… which he did last season (16:30).
They also wonder whether Giants QB Jaxson Dart will stay upright after getting smoked during their first preseason game after getting beat up last year (24L15). Colin argues that Fernando Mendoza’s intangibles and work ethic are going to further elevate the Raiders #1 overall pick (32:00).
They wonder who gave Jayden Daniels the terrible advice to send a cease and desist to LSU over his former #5 going to another player (40:00) . They also laud Sam Darnold for becoming the leader of the Seahawks (48:00) and explain why buying the Seahawks may have been the best franchise purchase years (1:00:30).
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Jason reacts to the NBA releasing its primetime schedule, including the opening night games between the Boston Celtics and Detroit Pistons, Philadelphia 76ers and New York Knicks, and OKC Thunder and San Antonio Spurs as well as the Christmas Day slate including the Boston Celtics, Miami Heat, Los Angeles Lakers, Minnesota Timberwolves, Denver Nuggets, and Golden State Warriors. He dives into this star-studded slate to discuss LeBron James, Victor Wembanyama, Steph Curry, Jalen Brunson, Giannis Antetokounmpo, and more. Then he discusses Olivia Miles taking the WNBA by storm in her first season with the Minnesota Lynx.
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Mike Macdonald joins Richard Sherman to discuss how the Seahawks are building a team nobody wants to play. Fresh off a Super Bowl, Coach Macdonald explains Seattle’s “chasing edges” mentality, how the team is avoiding complacency, and why empowering veteran leaders is essential to sustaining a championship standard. Macdonald also shares what Hard Knocks has been like inside the building, why Seattle embraced the cameras, and what he has seen from Sam Darnold as he takes greater command of the offense. They also talk defensive evolution, the NFC West challenge, and the mindset driving the Seahawks into 2026.
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