The College Football Chaps
The College Chaps Podcast is the only UK College Football podcast. Hear from Oli, George and Alex as they laugh their way through all things college football whilst adding excellent insight and analysis.
Episodes
August 21, 2025 • 37 mins
On this episode the Chaps reunite to talk about the impending new college football season,
- Week Zero Kick Off Game in Dublin
- Key match ups to watch out for in the Farmageddon game
- Week zero slate of games
- the future of CFB games being played in Europe
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August 12, 2025 • 28 mins
On this episode the Chaps catch up with CBS National College Football Writer, Shehan Jeyarajah to talk about the football revolution happening in Lubbock, Texas with the Red Raiders. In an awesome episode we talk with Shehan about,
- How the piece about Texas Tech came about
- Mike Leach's influence on Cody Campbell
- Texas Tech taking advantage of the current situation - how do they maintain that momentum going forward?
- The groundbreaki...
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August 8, 2025 • 30 mins
With the Netflix debut of "SEC Football: Any Given Saturday" the Chaps have the opportunity to talk with the show's Executive Producer, Paul Martin to talk about,
- the shows origins & the appeal of a show covering the SEC
- Paul's experience of getting down into the South versus his expectations
- some of the stories coming from the show
- if the show can have the same impact on the European audience that Drive to Survive had on the U...
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August 5, 2025 • 31 mins
Episode #219 with The Film Guy, Brooks Austin
On this episode The Chaps catch up with The Film Guy, Brooks Austin to talk about recruting across college football. On this episode we discuss,
On this episode The Chaps catch up with The Film Guy, Brooks Austin to talk about recruting across college football. On this episode we discuss,
- The impact roster caps proposed under revenue sharing and the house settlement bill will have on “walk on” players
- the decline in recruitment of JUCO players as a result of the numbers of players entering the transfer portal
- How recruitment is ...
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July 15, 2025 • 39 mins
On this episode the Chaps talk about all of the news coming out of SEC Media Days in Atlanta FROM the College Football Hall of Fame. Yes, for the first time our podcast comes to you On Location.
We chat...
We chat...
- LSU prospects for the 2025/26 season
- Review QB prospects :Simmons, Pavia & of course Arch Madness!
- the launch of the new NETLFIX show featuring SEC Football - "Any Given Saturday"
- Rumours of a Saban return?
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July 8, 2025 • 33 mins
On this episode the Chaps catch up on the news coming out of College Football this week...
- Texas State jumps to the PAC12 to revive the Conference
- Excluding Gonzaga, this is an 8 team conference - who joins to give 8 conference games?
- The ripple effect across College Football from these moves
- Texas Tech pays OT Ojo $5m to come play in Lubbock - what does this do for the game?
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June 18, 2025 • 31 mins
On this episode we welcome back good friend of the show, Adam Rittenberg to talk about the BIG10.
We talk...
We talk...
- the introduction of Clearing houses - will they regulate or complicate CFB?
- With the SEC's reluctance to move to a 9 conference game schedule can the stalemate on CFB Playoff format with the BIG10 be broken?
- Expectations for the Buckeyes with a new Matt Patricia defense and a new QB?
- How Bryce Underwood is developing so far i...
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June 10, 2025 • 43 mins
On this episode we’re going to do a bit of crystal ball gazing and peek into the future of the new season with our good freind, Chris Marler. We talk:
- which teams are overhyped or not hyped enough?
- if Brett Bielema is Social Media’s new Lane Kiffin?
- which players we expect to have Heisman worthy seasons?
- will Hugh Freeze still be head coach on the Plains at the end of this coming season?
- which teams are overhyped or not hyped enough?
- if Brett Bielema is Social Media’s new Lane Kiffin?
- which players we expect to have Heisman worthy seasons?
- will Hugh Freeze still be head coach on the Plains at the end of this coming season?
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June 3, 2025 • 31 mins
In this episode we speak with returning guest, Ross Dellenger, Senior College Football Reporter for Yahoo Sports about the changing face of college football. We talk with Ross about
- the position of the NCAA House settlement Bill
- SEC moves to favour a 5+11 CFP Playoff format and what this does for the SEC/BIG10 “alliance”
- When will the SEC move to a 9 conference schedule?
- Private Equity involvement in CFB
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May 13, 2025 • 36 mins
It's been a few weeks since the Chaps last caught up so there is much college football news to talk about.
So on this episode, we chat
So on this episode, we chat
- the Bill Belichick "circus" at Chapel Hill
- moving to a 16 team College Football Play Off
- the implementation of a Presidential Collegiate Sports Commission
- and Lee Corso's retirement
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April 15, 2025 • 30 mins
On this episode we are joined by Sports Illustrated's Pat Forde to talk about his sporting memories from years of covering sports.
We talk college football, Olympics, horse racing, basketball and NFL in a packed episode. Particularly,
We talk college football, Olympics, horse racing, basketball and NFL in a packed episode. Particularly,
- Pat's memories of following the Olympics and watching his daughter qualify for the Tokyo games
- the noise in Jordan Hare on the night of the legendary "Pick Six"
- watching Christian Laettner in his prim...
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April 2, 2025 • 32 mins
It's April already and with 143 days to go until the college football season kicks off, the Chaps mull over some of the April Fools Japes circulating college football social media.
On this episode we talk,
On this episode we talk,
- why can't ASU have a maroon field?
- Coaches Sanders and Saban expand their AFLAC relationship in Colorado?
- Are Georgia Black Uni’s back? And we hope Oregon's pink ones are indeed a joke...
- Matt Rhule does Strictly with Harper Murra...
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March 18, 2025 • 41 mins
On this episode, the second in the series of guests favourite sporting memories, ESPN/ SEC network & Marty and McGee's Ryan McGee joins the Chaps to recall some of his memories from over the years covering sports.
Hear Ryan talk about,
Hear Ryan talk about,
- his entry into sports with Johnny Majors at the University of Tennessee
- being taken out by a North Carolina State linebacker aged just 13
- playing kids end zone footbal wtih Lane Kiffin
- Ryan's Rose...
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February 26, 2025 • 42 mins
On this epsiode we kick off our new series "Tell me a story" with guests recalling their favourite sporting memories and telling us about the sporting memorabilia that they have accumulated along the way.
On this episode, Director of Communications for the Southeastern Conference, Chuck Dunlap tells us about...
On this episode, Director of Communications for the Southeastern Conference, Chuck Dunlap tells us about...
- his love for sports growing up in Mississisppi
- the story of how he became a New York Mets fan
- joining the SEC and the incr...
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February 19, 2025 • 32 mins
On this episode we talk all things UNLV Rebels with Fox Sports, Las Vegas Anchor Paloma Villicana. We chat...
- The changing face of Sports in Las Vegas with UNLV benefitting from the surge of pro sports in the City
- The job that Barry Odom took on and how good a job he did with Rebels football
- What Dan Mullen brings to the Running Rebels program
- Zach Arnett as DC demonstrating UNLV’s growing ambitions as a program
- Exciting times to be...
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February 11, 2025 • 46 mins
On this episode we welcome back Seth Saunders from the Saturday in Athens podcast for a retrospective of the season just finished. So on this episode we chat,
- The good, the bad & the ugly (what worked, what didn’t, what do we never want to see again..?)
- What did we learn?
- Individual highlights of the season
- A Georgia Bulldogs 2024 report card with a look forwad to 2025
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February 4, 2025 • 35 mins
While the season may be over, college football news stops for no-one. So on this episode the Chaps talk over what has been grabbing the headlines during February, including...
- Co-ordinators jumping ship for big money. Is this sustainable as a revenue sharing model comes into view?
- Is Matt Rhule right about cancelling his public Spring practice?
- Are expectations for Arch Manning wholly unrealistic?
- ESPN extends contract with ACC thr...
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January 21, 2025 • 32 mins
On this episode we catch up with our good friend John T Edge, author and host of the excellent TV show, True South. We chat about
- his recent trip to the UK, his highlights and favourite foods from the trip
- What chance a True South international special?
- How well Texas and Oklahoma fits into "Southern" culture
- The place that the humble hotdog holds in American culture
- Some of John T's favourite personal interest stories from this sea...
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January 16, 2025 • 37 mins
On this episode, the Chaps preview the 2024 season National Championhip game between THE Ohio State Buckeyes and the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. We talk....
- Is Ryan Day & Ohio State exonerated now that they have made it to a Championship game? Or do they still have to win it?
- Despite Chip Kelly’s excellent record with Oregon, he has never won a National Championship. Arguably that Ducks team was one of the best teams College F...
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January 8, 2025 • 41 mins
Happy New Year to all our listeners! On this first episode of 2025 we chat....
- Round up of FCS Championshio game between NDSU & Montana State.
- Now at CFB PlayOff semi final stage, has the 12 teams playoff format left us with the best 4 teams in CFB?
- The positive impact of the CFB Playoff on Bowl game TV viewing figures
- Final 4: Texas v Ohio State & Penn State v ND previews
- Our Predictions !!!!
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