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On this episode of the College Football Apostles Podcast, George Wrighster and Ralph Amsden break down all of the previous week's biggest and strangest stories. 
George believes college football should add a preseason scrimmage to keep the opening week from looking so sloppy, and also continues his crusade against ESPN's Football Power Index  rankings, while Ralph explains why he repeatedly gets upset with Arch Manning...

College football Week 1 is here—and George Wrighster & Ralph Amsden are swinging at every headline. This Unafraid Show episode doubles as your all-in college football preview and picks against the spread show, with sharp analysis of Week 0 takeaways and the biggest stories shaping SEC, Big Ten, Big 12 and ACC narratives. We open with the viral moment from Dublin: the Avery Johnson family dust-up during K-State’s Ire...

On this episode of the college football apostles, George Wrighster and Ralph Amsden go over the stories from the week of college football-stories that George missed out on because he was traveling to interview Oregon head coach Dan, Lanning, and Washington head coach Jedd Fisch. What does George think of Annika Sorenstam’s suggestion that former PAC 12 commissioner Larry Scott take over the LPGA? Plus, Jim Nagy moves from the...

On this episode of College Football Apostles George Wrighster and Ralph Amsden air grievances about the SEC and Big Ten's takeover of the College Football playoff format.

The guys also get into Carson Beck and Hanna Cavinder's cars getting stolen, and what college athletes need to do to protect their assets. Plus, the cast of the first season of Last Chance U has decided to sue Netflix and others over their portrayal and compensati...

On this episode of the College Football Apostles, George Wrighster and Ralph Amsden talk about Ryan Day's new (unnecessary?) contract, Brian Kelly's response to the accusation that he abandoned a player during his recovery from brain cancer, Colorado QB commit Julian Lewis' father TC saying he's been one of the most scrutinized recruits in recent history. The guys also get into which teams performed well in the 2025 high schoo...

On this episode of College Football Apostles, the guys talk about Arch Manning's new NIL deal with Red Bull, and the quote he gave that has Ralph Amsden acting like a hater. George Wrighster brings up a list of On3's top 10 returning QBs in the 2025 season, and explains why it sets unfair expectations for the #1 QB on the list. The guys also talk about a lawsuit filed by a Wisconsin player who started his career at a D2 school...

On this episode of the College Football Apostles, George Wrighster and Ralph Amsden talk about Quinn Ewers' decision to declare for the NFL Draft instead of take a reported $8 million dollar payday to transfer away from Texas to another school. The guys also talk about the Arch Manning hype, and whether it's even possible to live up to the level of expectation that his last name and recruiting ranking bring.
The g...

On this episode of College Football Apostles, George Wrighster and Ralph Amsden get into a fascinating "Coach Prime Effect" Coaching Carousel that saw both Mike Vick get hired at Norfolk State, and DeSean Jackson get the head coaching job at Delaware State. 
The guys also go through some of the big-name transfer portal quarterbacks, and the sometimes surprising destinations they committed to- like Air Noland going from Ohio...

The College Football Apostles are back! George Wrighster and Ralph Amsden took a two week hiatus to cover their respective teams in person- and now that Oregon and Arizona State have earned their place in the College Football Playoff, the guys are back to preview and predict the first round of the bracket!
George is sticking by his preseason prediction of Oregon vs Notre Dame in the National Championship, and Ralph agrees o...

On this episode of the College Football Apostles Podcast, George Wrighster and Ralph Amsden try to unravel the cacophony of moaning and groaning from SEC mouthpieces like Lane Kiffin that are worried about not having enough representation in the College Football Playoff.

Plus, 5-star QB Julian Lewis flips from USC to Colorado, Ryen Rusillo questions Indiana's legitimacy, Jake Dickert and Deshaun Foster drop some rivalry week trash ...

On this week's episode of the College Football Apostles Podcast, George Wrighster and Ralph Amsden tackle the hottest college football topics of the week- including Kirby Smart calling his own player an idiot, Matt Rhule making a midseason offensive coordinator switch, the trend of students throwing objects on the field, how we would allocate the new salary cap money available to teams through the House settlement, who the current ...

On this episode of the College Football Apostles, George Wrighster and Ralph Amsden tackle college football's hottest topics- such as Texas Tech inquiring with the Big 12 about whether their unencrypted signals had been hacked by any of their recent opponents. The guys also discuss Miami opening against Notre Dame at home to kick off the 2025 season, discuss the likelihood of the current AP top 10 teams making the college football ...

On this week's episode of College Football Apostles, George Wrighster and Ralph Amsden talk about the hottest topics of the week in college football- including Mike Gundy's comments about money being the only way to retain players, former college football stars Lendale White and AJ McCarron giving their old schools a beatdown on social media, James Franklin's refusal to engage with reporters asking about the alleged crimes of his f...

On this week's episode of the College Football Apostles, George Wrighster and Ralph Amsden review the game between Oregon and Ohio State that George attended in person, and talk about the aftermath and fan discontentment coming from the Ohio State side over the last few days. 
The guys also get into which teams should be considered elite, which teams should be considered contenders, and which top 25 teams are actually just untes...

On this episode of College Football Apostles, George Wrighster and Ralph Amsden talk about a week that was filled with more storylines off the football field than on it. 
First, the NCAA defined the new transfer portal windows, and eliminated the need for Letter of Intent in recruiting, and then Big Ten commissioner Tony Petitti and SEC commissioner Greg Sankey held a summit to plot the future and flex their power over the rest ...

On this week's episode of the College Football Apostles, George Wrighster and Ralph Amsden talk about SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey's comments about not wanting a college football commissioner because it would devalue the SEC.
Also, a group spearheaded by Jimmy Haslam is seeking to create a super league that takes over or the NCAA once the current TV rights contracts expire- good idea or bad idea?
George and Ralph take sides i...

On this episode of College Football Apostles, George Wrighster and Ralph Amsden get into the Matthew Sluka vs UNLV drama, and Bear Alexander's decision to sit out the rest of the season at USC? Is NIL to blame for all this? The guys also get into Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy's pledge to provide NIL funding for a top transfer QB to head to Michigan every single year.

Plus, Auburn coach Hugh Freeze is out here beefing with hi...

Week 4 College Football predictions. On this episode of the College Football Apostles, George Wrighster and Ralph Amsden take a deep dive into the state-by-state NIL craziness coming out of Tennessee Vols, Georgia Bulldogs, North Carolina Tarheels and Arkansas Razorbacks. The guys also talk about how Texas QB Arch Manning is faced with an opportunity to "Wally Pipp" Quinn Ewers over the next couple of weeks, Urban Meyer shutting do...

On this week's episode of the College Football Apostles, George Wrighster and Ralph Amsden get into this week's best (and strangest) headlines, and make their picks for six of this weekend's top games. 
First, George Wrighster gets fooled by a fake Cam Rising injury update, and the guys reflect on their days of covering Utah in the old Pac-12, and their history of being aloof about injury updates. 
Next, Shilo Sanders talked ...