The Triple Option
A new age of football is here! Urban Meyer, Mark Ingram II, and Rob Stone will guide you through the ever-changing landscape of the sport we all live for. Meyer, 3x National Champion at Ohio State and Florida, takes you inside the mind of the decision-makers, and explores championship caliber leadership and locker room culture. Ingram, National Champion and Heisman Trophy winner at Alabama and 13-year NFL vet with the New Orleans Saints, Baltimore Ravens, and Houston Texans, gives the player perspective from all levels. And Stone has seen it all, bringing more than two decades of experience covering the sport more closely than anyone. From the expanded college football playoff, NIL, conference realignment, the increasing popularity of the NFL Draft, and everything in between, these guys have the experience and perspective to give fans unparalleled access into the game they love. New episodes every Wednesday. Watch on YouTube, or listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get podcasts. Follow us @3XOptionShow on Instagram, Twitter, TikTok, and Facebook for bonus content. Presented by Wendy’s
Episodes
Contract negotiations? Fines for lost gear? Breach of contract? Is it the NFL? Nope! It’s the new age of college football.
Urban Meyer, Mark Ingram II, and Rob Stone talk about the latest issue at Michigan as Jim Harbaugh, Warde Manuel, and former president Santa Ono were named in a lawsuit against a former assistant. The guys then discuss the rev share contracts that Florida State is reportedly requiring their student athletes t...
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June 25, 2025 • 70 mins
Is two months before the season too soon to talk trash?
Urban Meyer, Mark Ingram II, and Rob Stone talk about Thomas Castellanos taking shots at Alabama after transferring into Florida State. Urban gets into some of the top moments he used bulletin board material including the Michigan "Revenge" Tour that fell one stop short of being completed.
Illinois football has had 10 wins just a few times in their school history and ...
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The best way to figure out what's coming next is to go back to the start.
Urban Meyer and Rob Stone take you through the different eras of NCAA enforcement, Urban's role in changing the game, and how the newly formed College Sports Commission will be different...or will it? Regardless, don't accept any cookies from Shelley.
The past two seasons a veteran team from the Big Ten won the College Football Playoff National Championsh...
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Tell us if you have heard this before, "this is the biggest change in college football history." Well, this time it's true and covers ALL college athletics.
Student athletes can now be paid by their school, former athletes will get backpay, NIL deals will be subject to approval, and more. Let Urban Meyer, Mark Ingram II, and Rob Stone guide you into the new landscape of college athletics after the House Settlement. Bruce Feld...
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May 28, 2025 • 45 mins
What defines a hero? We take a crack at it today.
With NFL rookies reporting for camp, Mark takes a look back at his first spring in New Orleans and it wasn't exactly normal #WhoDat.
Urban, Mark, and Rob then attempt to define what is a hero with a man deserving of the title - retired Navy Seal Mike "Boots" Barker as they discuss leadership, how to build a team you can count on, the weight of sacrifice, as well as a coupl...
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Some things are bigger than football.
Urban, Mark & Rob reflect on what Memorial Day means to them and how they honor those that served.
Want some job interview advice? New England Patriots Head Coach Mike Vrabel might not be the guy to go to. He and Urban look back at their time together in Columbus, the Patriot Way, and how coaching the new generation of college athlete is different than just five years ago.
The Fi...
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What is love? For some, it certainly doesn't seem like it's football.
Urban, Mark & Rob go deep into the conversation of players & coaches true love for the game; specifically, how NIL & the transfer portal has shifted the mindset of college football players, even as they prepare to go pro. Urban peels back the curtain on what to look for when truly evaluating a player's hunger for success, while Mark explains that it's genuine...
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May 7, 2025 • 43 mins
Is two games enough? Michigan is about to find out.
Urban Meyer and Rob Stone react to Michigan suspending head coach Sherrone Moore for the third and fourth game of the 2025 season in an effort to show the NCAA they take the sign stealing scandal from 2023 seriously. In the end, where does the blame lie? Coach Meyer's answer may shock you. (1:16)
Year one in Chapel Hill for Bill Belichick has mainly produced storylines off ...
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April 25, 2025 • 78 mins
It’s The Triple Option and Throwbacks Live presented by Nissan! Heisman Trophy winners Matt Leinart and Mark Ingram, 3-time national champion coach Urban Meyer, former Entourage star & actor Jerry Ferrara & broadcaster Rob Stone crossover for an unforgettable special.
The Triple Option and Throwbacks are teaming up to bring you the most insightful, entertaining, and detailed coverage of the draft. From Matt and Mark’s draft da...
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April 24, 2025 • 79 mins
It’s The Triple Option and Throwbacks Live presented by Nissan! Heisman Trophy winners Matt Leinart and Mark Ingram, 3-time national champion coach Urban Meyer, former Entourage star & actor Jerry Ferrara & broadcaster Rob Stone crossover for an unforgettable special.
The Triple Option and Throwbacks are teaming up to bring you the most insightful, entertaining, and detailed coverage of the draft. From Matt and Mark’s draft day ...
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April 16, 2025 • 55 mins
$2.5 million, $4.5 million, what's the going rate for the playoff quarterback?
Urban Meyer, Mark Ingram II, and Rob Stone dive into the Tennessee - Nico Iamaleava situation which has led to the quarterback leaving Rocky Top and what it means for college football. Urban then shares some stories around Augusta after Rory McIlroy completed the Grand Slam of Golf for just the sixth time in PGA History.
Just a week away from the NFL ...
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April 9, 2025 • 53 mins
You know what college football needs? More agents!
Urban Meyer, Mark Ingram, and Rob Stone discuss the negative impact agents are having on team chemistry, but also the long term earning potential for student athletes as NIL payments continue to grow.
It's April which means it's time for the NFL Draft. The Ringer's Todd McShay joins the guys to discuss "the greatest running back class in 25 years", what is Travis Hunter's future...
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April 2, 2025 • 41 mins
Deion Sanders and Colorado are trying to change college football once again, this time it's in Spring Ball.
Coach Urban Meyer, Mark Ingram II, and Rob Stone take a look at the failed proposal between Colorado and Syracuse to play each other in the Spring game and if it is something that teams should do in the future or if it is a disaster waiting to happen.
Syracuse head coach Fran Brown ran off 10 wins in his first season in u...
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March 26, 2025 • 35 mins
What do you get when a football guy coaches basketball? Just 16 Sweet 16 appearances.
Coach Urban Meyer, Mark Ingram II, and Rob Stone are joined by one of the GOATS! Michigan State's Tom Izzo joins the show to talk about his latest visit to the Sweet 16, basketball practice in pads, how he has evolved as the game has changed, and how close Urban came to donning the green and white.
The guys then looked into their Crystal Ball ...
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March 19, 2025 • 64 mins
Is there a way to properly pick the College Football Playoff?
Coach Urban Meyer, Mark Ingram II, and Rob Stone took a crack at it with one of the proposals for 2026 giving the Big Ten and SEC four automatic bids each, the ACC and Big 12 two automatic bigs, one auto bid for group of six, and one at large bid.
Former Alabama and Georgia Strength and Conditioning Coach turned West Alabama Head Coach, Scott Cochran joined the show ...
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March 12, 2025 • 45 mins
Greatness recognizes greatness.
Coach Urban Meyer, Mark Ingram II, and Rob Stone are joined by Heisman Trophy winner and new Bowling Green State University head coach Eddie George. George takes us inside the process that lead to him heading up the Falcons and how one former head coach at the school initiated the conversation (hint: his friends call him Coach Meyer). He also previews what he is bringing to western Ohio as well as ho...
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The 12-team playoff was a success! Time to blow it up and make a new format.
Coach Urban Meyer, Mark Ingram II, and Rob Stone look back at the 12-team College Football Playoff and what they enjoyed and what should be fixed ahead of the 2025-26 season. They then debated if the proposed 14-team playoff, giving the Big Ten and the SEC four guaranteed spots EACH is good for the sport or another money grab.
"The Game" wrote another chap...
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February 26, 2025 • 53 mins
To Spring Game or not Spring Game, that is the question.
Coach Urban Meyer and Rob Stone dive into the purpose of Spring games as teams across the country are cancelling the fan facing event to protect their roster ahead of the Spring transfer portal window. Meyer then expresses concern for where the players who enter the transfer portal and never find a new home. (2:14)
Nebraska Head Coach Matt Rhule was the first head coach to ma...
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February 19, 2025 • 47 mins
What happens when two National Champion head coaches walk into a podcast?
It's no joke, it's The Triple Option. Head Coach Urban Meyer and Mark Ingram II are joined by his successor Ryan Day after Day delivered the first College Football Playoff National Championship to Ohio State since 2014. The two former staff mates talked about the magical playoff run the Ohio State Buckeyes delivered this year, the future of the CFP, how coach...
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February 12, 2025 • 58 mins
A salary cap for college sports? Tampering actually enforced? A break up with the NCAA and college football?
Coach Urban Meyer, Mark Ingram II, and Rob Stone first discuss the dominating performance by the Philadelphia Eagles defense against the Kansas City Chiefs in the Super Bowl. Super Bowl MVP Jalen Hurts has three huge fans on this show, for his play on the field and resilience off of it. (1:44)
The guys then dove into the lat...
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