The Herd with Colin Cowherd

The Herd with Colin Cowherd

The Herd with Colin Cowherd is a thought-provoking, opinionated, and topic-driven journey through the top sports stories of the day.

Episodes

August 23, 2025 29 mins

Colin tells you why he was right about Taylor Swift and the NFL but wrong about Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford

He unveils his first Herd Hierarchy for the 2025 season with an NFC powerhouse at number 1 and the Chiefs surprisingly low

Legendary head coach Mack Brown joins the show to talk to Colin about Arch Manning and the pressures of coaching football at Texas

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Nick Wright reacts to Jalen Hurts being ranked the 9th best QB according to NFL executives, coaches, and scouts. Is Hurts being disrespected after winning the Super Bowl with the Philadelphia Eagles? Later, Nick ranks his top 10 QBs in the NFL including the Kansas City Chiefs' Patrick Mahomes, Baltimore Ravens' Lamar Jackson, and Buffalo Bills' Josh Allen. Later, Nick shares his favorite futures bet ahead of the 2025 NFL season inc...

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Colin’s top takes of the week.

First, he’s joined by John Middlekauff, host of “3 and Out” to talk about the potential for a disastrous season looming for the Dallas Cowboys (2:45), the potential expansion of the college football playoff to 24 teams (10:45) and their expected win total for Caleb Willams and the Chicago Bears in Ben Johnson’s first season as head coach (15:15).

Then, he’s joined b...

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Join Ryan Wormeli, Andrew Erickson, and Tom Strachan as they highlight their favorite picks and top targets in each round of your 2025 fantasy football drafts!

Timestamps: (May be off due to ads)

Intro - 0:00:00

Round 1 - 0:00:34

Nico Collins - 0:00:50

Ja’Marr Chase - 0:03:21

Round 2 - 0:06:01

Drake London - 0:06:07

Brock Bowers - 0:09:10

Round 3 - 0:13:50

Omarion Hampton - 0:13:59

Jayden Daniels - 0:16:45

DraftKings BestBall...

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Jason answers mailbag questions from Hoops Tonight listeners on topics including if Kevin Durant is enough of a boost to lift Amen Thompson, Alperen Sengun, and the Houston Rockets over the top compared to Nikola Jokic's Denver Nuggets & Shai Gilgeous Alexander's Oklahoma City Thunder. Then he discusses how he compares Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James and Cleveland Cavaliers guard Donovan Mitchell, how Bron and Steph Cur...

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Danny Parkins fills in for Colin

 

Why Jerry made a mistake with comments on Michael Irvin’s Podcast

Why you have to pay a guy like Terry McLaurin especially when you have a QB like Jayden Daniels on a rookie contract

The Giants should be better than most people think this season

 

Guest: Terron Armstead

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Danny Parkins pushes back against the harsh criticisms Bears quarterback Caleb Williams has faced and why he's in prime position for a breakout season

The Big Ten floating the idea for a 24 or 28 team CFP, which is the stupidest thing Danny has ever heard

Why JJ McCarthy and the Vikings should have success this season

 

Guest: Tom Verducci

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NFL insider Robert Mays joins the show to tell Danny if the Cowboys and Parsons will settle their contract dispute before the regular season begins

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August 22, 2025 41 mins

Danny Parkins fills in for Colin with the latest on the drama filled contract standoff between Cowboys owner Jerry Jones and their star pass rusher Micah Parsons. He pushes back against the harsh criticisms Bears quarterback Caleb Williams has faced and why he's in prime position for a breakout season. NFL insider Robert Mays joins the show to tell Danny if the Cowboys and Parsons will settle their contract dispute before the regul...

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John answers all of your questions from if the Patriots are heading the right direction, if we could see Joe Burrow on the Rams next season, will we see Anthony Richardson traded to the Raiders and much more in this episode's massive mailbag segment. 

Follow John on Twitter, Instagram and YouTube for the latest. Check out Gametime - the fastest growing ticketing app in the US, and the official ticketin...

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A division known for gritty, hard-nosed franchises, the AFC North is ALSO home to the tumultuous Cincinnati Bengals. Action Network hosts Chad Millman and Simon Hunter dive into each team to provide their favorite bets before the 2025 NFL season kicks off. Can Mike Tomlin keep the Steelers winning with Rodgers? Are the Browns DOA? And why does the public love Baltimore so much? #Volume

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Nick Wright shares his best takes on the Los Angeles Lakers heading into the 2025 NBA season including why LeBron James is not done winning NBA championships as well as why Luka Doncic is primed for an MVP season. #Volume

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Colin looks at the 49ers struggling with injuries in training camp and explains why he doesn’t want to hear excuses for quarterback Brock Purdy if the offense struggles to start the season

He talks about Sean Payton pulling off one of the greatest steals in NFL history

 

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Colin talks to Greg Cosell from NFL Films joins the show to breakdown the biggest hurdle Caleb Williams is facing under new head coach Ben Johnson

He reacts to breaking news out of Cleveland that has Shedeur Sanders as the 3rd string quarterback with the Browns despite Dillon Gabriel turning the ball over twice last week

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Colin talks to former Ohio State HC Urban Meyer about clarifying what he really said about Jim Harbaugh and the NFL, the importance of strength of schedule, why he feels the college committee needs to go away, and more

More on the Browns making Shedeur Sanders the 3rd string QB and the backlash from some fans

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August 21, 2025 35 mins

Colin looks at the 49ers struggling with injuries in training camp and explains why he doesn’t want to hear excuses for quarterback Brock Purdy if the offense struggles to start the season. He reacts to breaking news out of Cleveland that has Shedeur Sanders as the 3rd string quarterback with the Browns despite Dillon Gabriel turning the ball over twice last week. Plus, Greg Cosell from NFL Films joins the show to breakd...

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Fat Joe and Jadakiss are joined by hip hop legend and Video Music Box host Ralph McDaniels. Joe and Jada pick Uncle Ralph's brain about hip hop history, from being on set with Tupac Shakur and Queen Latifah on the 1992 cult classic 'Juice,' to his 2021 hip hop documentary 'You're Watching Video Music Box' directed by Nas, to the list of iconic music videos he directed or produced like "C.R.E.A.M." by Wu-Tang Clan, "It Ain't Hard To...

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John discusses the hype surrounding Arch Manning and how he's handled everything extremely well despite what others around him are saying. Next, John talks about the Dallas Cowboys documentary and how the way the Cowboys played and parties back in the day is so incredibly different from what goes today in ANY sport. Finally, John dives into Anthony Richardson's agent speaking to the media and ultimately could be hurting Richar...

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Jake Paul will be fighting Gervonta "Tank" Davis on November 15th in Atlanta, Georgia on Netflix, and Daniel Cormier IS BACK for another Instant Reaction to the biggest news in combat sports and boxing. Cormier sheds light on the MAJOR WEIGHT DIFFERENCE between the two superstars, and why Davis, despite being 60 pounds lighter, should ABSOLUTELY be the BETTING FAVORITE. DC also gets into the history of both fighters, the fight with...

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Colin is joined by LIV Golf star Cam Smith!

Colin begins by asking Cam about what he misses most about his home country of Australia while on tour in the states (4:30). He pivots to golf and asks about the mental part of the game and what Cam attributes his struggles to and the challenges of changing his swing (6:00). 

They discuss the rowdier nature of the environment at LIV events and whether it was a difficult adjustment an...

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Colin Cowherd

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