The Solid Verbal College Football

The College Football Playoff is here. In this episode, we pop the hood on the four first round matchups and break down our biggest questions. Is Oklahoma more lucky than good? Can Alabama's offense get out of its rut? How will Miami's offensive line hold up against Texas A&M's front four and a loud Kyle Field? Are the Aggies trustworthy? To what degree will Ole Miss feel the absence of Lane Kiffin? Can Oregon run against James ...

In this college football podcast episode, Ty catches up with Matt Fortuna of The Inside Zone newsletter and The Independent podcast to go through the finer details of Penn State's tumultuous coaching search, his reactions to the sad situation unfolding in Ann Arbor, and his thoughts on Notre Dame's media blitz after being left out of the College Football Playoff.

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In this episode, we react to the breaking news of Sherrone Moore's dismissal from Michigan. What does it mean for the Wolverines, who are the initial candidates, and how might it impact the rest of the coaching carousel? Then, we take a step back and evaluate the coaching carousel moves with our good friend Bruce Feldman of Fox Sports, The Athletic and The Audible podcast. We chat with Bruce around the drama surrounding Lane Kiffin...

Now that the CFP field is set, we have a pile of news to discuss. In this episode, we talk through Matt Campbell's move to Penn State, including our early impressions from his introductory presser and why we both think it's a terrific fit. Plus, we take a spin around the coaching carousel and talk about other moves around the sport at the head coach, coordinator, and position coach levels. Then we kick around some of our early lean...

What a finish! After 14 weeks of an incredible season, college football may have saved the best for last. In this episode, we walk back through the biggest storylines for all nine conference championship games in Week 15, starting with Indiana defying expectations and closing out a thin win over Ohio State in the Big Ten Championship. Not to be outdone, Georgia layed the smack down on Alabama, winning the SEC for the second straigh...

Championship Week is here, and we're asking the important questions about all nine games on Friday and Saturday. Can BYU avenge an earlier loss to Texas Tech and rally behind their newly re-upped coach? Will Georgia snap a three-game losing streak against Alabama and earn a first round CFP bye? What's the formula for a five-loss Duke to worm its way into the playoff? How big is the gap between Ohio State and Indiana? With a playoff...

The Coaching Carousel is spinning like never before, and we're back to talk it through. In this episode, we discuss Lane Kiffin's move to LSU, the fallout of leaving behind a playoff team in Ole Miss, and the funny ways in which the news was discussed on the national stage. Plus, a look at all the recent hires, which seem to make sense, which done, and a look at what happens next at Penn State. And finally, we debate the upcoming C...

The 2025 college football regular season is officially in the books after a Rivalry Week that gave us a little bit of everything. In this episode, we unpack the results, from Texas's big upset of Texas A&M on Friday night to the thrilling finish of the Iron Bowl. Listen in as we break down Georgia's rock fight with Georgia Tech, Ohio State's triumph over Michigan, Miami's destruction of Pitt, Oklahoma's close call against LSU, ...

In Part 2 of our College Football Rivalry Week extravaganza, we dive into The Game between Ohio State and Michigan and talk through what it'll take for the Buckeyes to break their four-game losing streak, and spitball the ways that Michigan could win their fifth straight in college football's biggest rivalry. We also unpack the implications of the Iron Bowl and debate a De Facto National Championship situation for Auburn and whethe...

We're gearing up for Rivalry Week with a special two-part preview. In Part 1, we do a deep dive of the three biggest games of Friday, including the Egg Bowl between Ole Miss and Mississippi State, the Lonestar Showdown between Texas and Texas A&M, and "Clean, Old Fashioned Hate" between Georgia and Georgia Tech. Plus, we react to the news that Mike Norvell is being retained by Florida State, Justin Wilcox got fired by Cal, and ...

College Football Week 13 is officially in the books, and though it wasn't an insane week of upsets, it sets the stage for one of the most exciting Rivalry Weeks we've had in quite some time. In this episode, we rehash Oregon's statement win over USC, Oklahoma's follow-up after beating Alabama in Week 12, Pitt's upset of Georgia Tech, Utah's shootout and more. Plus, Notre Dame's utter destruction of Syracuse, Penn State's impressive...

Be careful before you sit! Week 13 may be short on marquee matchups, but with the college football season winding down and so much still in flux, there's more than enough potential for a contender to get bit. In this episode, we preview an eventful slate of games, as Oklahoma looks to seal its playoff bid, USC aims to knock off Oregon, BYU hopes to make the Big 12 title game, and Louisville, SMU, Pitt and Georgia Tech are primed to...

MAILBAG TIME! It's been far too long since we answered questions from the Verballerhood, so we reached out to our community on Verballers.com and picked out some of our favorites. Would you take Ohio State or The Field in a hypothetical CFP bet? Which Group of Six team has the best chance of pulling a massive first round upset in the playoff? Which conference is actually the best? Which team's coaching ope...

Let's relive a wild Week 12 of college football. In this episode, we take a look back at the biggest storylines. Oklahoma knocked off Alabama in Tuscaloosa, giving the Sooners a signature SEC win and putting them in prime position to qualify for the College Football Playoff. Meanwhile, Georgia and Notre Dame padded their CFP cases with dominant wins, while both Texas A&M and Georgia Tech needed second ...

Week 12 is already here... try to keep up! On this episode, we react to the second batch of College Football Playoff rankings and an official "projected bracket" that includes Miami, leaves out Oklahoma and BYU, and teases the possibility of the first-ever Solid Verbowl. Then, we work our way through a loaded Week 12 slate, starting with lingering thoughts on Notre Dame vs. Pitt and Texas vs. Georgia and diving deep on Alabama's ho...

Welp, we ran long... but we had a lot to unpack!

In this episode, a quick look back at some of the storylines from Week 11 (and beyond) that deserve a little more attention, including Nebraska's "professional" win over UCLA, Bear Bachmeier's measurables, Delaware's quiet season, the weirdness of Kentucky and Duke football, and something we're calling the Pitt Measuring Stick. Then, we pose six big questions for each other, taking a...

College Football Week 11 was a story of survival, domination, and conference shakeups. In this college football podcast episode, we unpack a crazy week with Indiana and Oregon on the brink of losing in tough road spots, with Texas Tech dominating another Big 12 opponent, and with both Virginia and Louisville losing at home and throwing the ACC into further chaos. Plus, we take a look at impressive showings...

Eat your broccoli and get ready for a loaded Week 11 slate, featuring top five teams on the road, sandwich games, interim coaches and plenty of potential chaos. On today's college football podcast episode, we deep dive the games we didn't discuss on Tuesday and break down a defanged Indiana vs Penn State matchup, a classic letdown-lookahead spot for Georgia, a road test for Texas A&M, and potential for the "After Brian Factor" ...