Split Zone Duo: College Football Podcast

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Mailbag time! Alex and Richard answer subscriber questions on three broad topics, which sometimes meander into new areas:
0:53: Oklahoma has two losses heading into Red Vier. Who do we blame, and what would we do about it?
11:43: What keeps college football fresh for us, given that it’s now “work”?
17:19: How much has College GameDay changed? And how much of our shifting perception about the show is because we have changed?
29:54: What do we think about the current Protect College Sports Act?
Producer: Anthony Vito* What do we think about the current Protect College Sports Act?
Producer: Anthony Vito

The regular season is somehow one-third finished. Host emeritus Steven Godfrey joins Richard and Alex for a discussion about nine teams that have really surprised us and, in some cases, caused a big shift in opinion:
* 6:09: Michigan
* 15:30: Texas
* 19:41: Georgia
* 23:12: Wake Forest
* 26:42: Oregon State
* 32:14: Cal
* 35:04: UCLA
* 39:28: Washington
* 43:08: Oregon
* 53:46: Texas A&M
Producer: Anthony Vito
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Week 5 preview time! Richard and Alex look at dozens of games and also talk about some messes around college football:
6:28: Two good Friday night games (Pitt-Virginia Tech, Penn State-Northwestern)
14:45: Alabama at Mississippi State: We think the Tide are good, but for obvious reasons, Alex wants this to be State’s time
26:09: Houston is angry at the Big 12 over the scheduling of the Cougars’ game against UCF, which leads to a long talk about Friday night college football and how TV is causing fights like this in all kinds of leagues
32:13: Auburn vs. Tennessee: Richard does not believe in the Auburn offense
36:25: Is UMass about to win 10 games?
39:16: Florida vs. Missouri is one of the games of the week. Alex is trying to figure out the mystery of the Mizzou offensive line
48:16: Could Kirk Ferentz do “it” to Ohio State one more time?
52:39: Will NDSU, JMU, or Boise State eventually lose a shocker?
56:32: Dead cat bounce in Kentucky vs. South Carolina?
1:01:02: Oregon State has one of the most exciting players in the country
1:06:20: Deion Sanders’ Colorado program is falling apart in new ways
1:08:44: USC is poised to have a nice rebound against Washington
Producer: Anthony Vito


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The Mississippi State Bulldogs have the most exciting young QB in college football and are about to play their biggest game in years. Rodger Sherman joins Alex to talk about Kamario Taylor, the stroke of luck that led a QB of this caliber to State, why it’s exhausting to talk about the transfer portal, and why a longtime SEC bottomfeeder should go ahead and make the playoff right effing now.
Producer: Anthony Vito
TEAM OF THE WEEK is a subscriber series where Rodger Sherman and SZD hosts talk about a college football team doing something no one else is doing
We’ve already covered the following:
* Week 1: North Dakota State
* Week 2: UMass
* Week 3: Oklahoma State
* Week 4: Arkansas
This series will continue all season.

Richard and Alex take you on a 30(ish)-minute journey through Week 4 of the college football season. We begin with Iowa’s stunning win at the Big House and meander through dozens of games from there, in this order:
Iowa 20, Michigan 19
Oregon 41, USC 27
Wisconsin 24, Penn State 20
Notre Dame 49, Purdue 10
Indiana 29, Northwestern 23
Ohio State 42, Illinois 19
UCLA 54, Maryland 3
Nebraska 31, Michigan State 13
Minnesota 27, Washington 24
Texas 20, Tennessee 17
Georgia 41, Oklahoma 13
Florida 52, Ole Miss 28
Alabama 49, South Carolina 18
LSU 35, Texas A&M 6
Mississippi State 31, Missouri 24
Arkansas 34, Tulsa 6
Auburn 21, Vanderbilt 15
Kentucky 45, South Alabama 21
Texas Tech 49, Sam Houston 14
Utah 31, Iowa State 17
Baylor 23, Colorado 13
Cincinnati 31, Kansas State 26
UCF 21, TCU 13
Oklahoma State 41, West Virginia 24
Wake Forest 30, Louisville 27
Virginia Tech 21, Boston College 14
Clemson 24, California 10
NC State 41, App State 31
Stanford 34, Georgia Tech 27
Army 21, Temple 17
UAB 24, Navy 20
Tulane 24, Southern Miss 21
UTSA 59, Colorado State 45
Oregon State 33, UTEP 7
Wyoming 27, Hawai’i 10
USF 14, Bowling Green 6
Kent State 26, Ball State 13
Miami (OH) 24, UConn 21
UMass 35, Sacramento State 6
Toledo 41, San Diego State 16
Boise State 32, Western Michigan 7
Houston 42, Georgia Southern 28
Georgia State 35, Northern Illinois 14
James Madison 46, Old Dominion 20
FAU 45, UL Monroe 17
Liberty 34, Coastal Carolina 17
New Mexico 42, New Mexico State 18
Arizona 34, Washington State 24
Producer: Anthony Vito
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Shop for college sports apparel at Homefield
Producer: Anthony Vito


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