Off The Bench
Off The Bench is a radio show on 104.5 ESPN Baton Rouge hosted by former LSU players Jacob Hester and Matt Flynn.
Episodes
September 23, 2026 • 47 mins
In hour three we continue breaking down Matt Flynn’s quarterback rankings and debate where some of the NFL’s top QBs belong on his list. We also take a look at the ranked-on-ranked matchups across the SEC this weekend and which games we’re most interested in before wrapping up the show with Ask the Bench.
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September 23, 2026 • 47 mins
In hour two Dr. Stephen Etheredge joins us to discuss all of the injuries piling up right now and what goes into managing them during the season. We also talk about Trey’Dez Green and LSU’s lack of depth behind him in the tight end room before taking a look at Matt Flynn’s Top 10 NFL quarterbacks for the week.
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September 23, 2026 • 46 mins
In hour one we start with our LSU vs. Ole Miss film review and break down what stood out after going back to the tape. We take an early look at Texas A&M and how the Aggies have looked so far this season before starting to look ahead to Saints vs. Raiders.
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September 22, 2026 • 46 mins
In hour three Nick Underhill joins us to break down the Saints’ win over the Ravens in Baltimore and give us his biggest takeaways from the victory. We also turn our attention back to college football and start looking ahead to LSU vs. Texas A&M before wrapping up the show with Ask the Bench.
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September 22, 2026 • 47 mins
In hour two we continue breaking down LSU’s loss to Ole Miss and take a closer look at the issues along the Tigers’ offensive line. Would Matt consider putting Landen Clark in for Sam Leavitt at this point in the season? We also discuss what LSU does with DeShawn Spears out before taking a look around the SEC slate.
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September 22, 2026 • 46 mins
In hour one we start with some NFL and Monday Night Football before turning our attention back to LSU. Matt breaks down some of the issues he’s seeing with Sam Leavitt and whether they’re fixable moving forward. Plus, we listen to a quote from Lane Kiffin, and Matt explains why he’s not a fan of what the LSU head coach had to say.
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September 21, 2026 • 46 mins
In hour three it’s Marler Monday! Chris Marler joins us as we continue breaking down the weekend in college football, with plenty of focus on everything that went down across the SEC. We get Marler’s biggest takeaways from the weekend before wrapping up the show with Ask the Bench.
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September 21, 2026 • 47 mins
In hour two, LSU may have lost, but the Saints won! We break down New Orleans’ win over the Ravens in Baltimore, talk about Tyler Shough and Chris Olave playing his ass off. We also get back into LSU’s loss to Ole Miss and discuss some of the injuries coming out of the game, including Trey’Dez Green.
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September 21, 2026 • 46 mins
In hour one we break down LSU’s loss to Ole Miss and dive into what went wrong for the Tigers in Oxford. We open up the text line and hear from LSU fans, answering listener questions and reacting to what they had to say about the loss.
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September 18, 2026 • 46 mins
In hour three it’s time for our usual Football Friday fun! We play What’s the Ticket, put together this week’s Pontoon Parlay and make our picks for the weekend before wrapping up the show with Ask the Bench.
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September 18, 2026 • 52 mins
In hour two we react to Bills vs. Lions from Thursday night before turning our attention back to LSU vs. Ole Miss. We continue breaking down the matchup in Oxford, what LSU needs to do to come away with a win and the biggest factors we’ll be watching Saturday night.
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September 18, 2026 • 46 mins
It’s Football Friday! In hour one we get you ready for a massive LSU vs. Ole Miss matchup in Oxford, breaking down the Tigers and Rebels and what we’ll be watching for Saturday night. We also take a look around college football at this weekend’s Top 25 slate and the biggest games on the schedule.
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September 17, 2026 • 47 mins
In hour three we find out Matt’s CTE might be worse than we thought before talking some Louisiana high school football. Chef Michael Johnson joins us for Munchies, we discuss how everyone plans to take in LSU vs. Ole Miss this weekend and take a look at the upcoming EPL schedule before wrapping up with Ask the Bench.
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September 17, 2026 • 47 mins
In hour two we continue trying to figure out what to believe from Lane Kiffin’s injury report and what it could mean for Saturday night. We keep breaking down LSU vs. Ole Miss and the matchups we’ll be watching in Oxford before, naturally, getting sidetracked by some grunge music talk.
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September 17, 2026 • 45 mins
In hour one we react to Sam Leavitt being listed as doubtful on the injury report and discuss just how much we actually believe it. We also take a closer look at the Ole Miss offense, how LSU’s defense matches up against it and continue breaking down LSU vs. Ole Miss ahead of Saturday night in Oxford.
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September 16, 2026 • 47 mins
In hour three we take a look at Matt’s NFL quarterback power rankings before getting back into LSU vs. Ole Miss following Princewill Umanmielen getting served papers in the parking lot outside LSU’s football facility. We also take a look around this week’s college football slate before wrapping up with Ask the Bench.
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September 16, 2026 • 47 mins
Dr. Stephen Etheredge joins us to kick off hour two before we turn our attention to Saints vs. Ravens. Then, news breaks during the show that LSU defensive end Princewill Umanmielen was served papers outside of LSU’s football facility, and we react to the latest development.
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September 16, 2026 • 45 mins
In hour one we kick things off exactly how you’d expect: talking Jason’s Deli, Shoney’s and the guy who spent 37 days in the Amazon and is now preparing to kayak the Congo Basin. Because… OTB. Eventually, we get to actual sports and discuss the LSU vs. Ole Miss spread moving in the Tigers’ favor. We also explain why our LSU film review may be on pause and, somehow, end up talking about silent discos.
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September 15, 2026 • 46 mins
In hour three Nick Underhill joins us to talk Saints and break down the latest surrounding the team. Then Matt finds himself coming to the defense of Winnie Watkins before we wrap up the show with Ask the Bench.
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September 15, 2026 • 47 mins
In hour two we continue the conversation about signal calling and stealing before turning our attention back to LSU vs. Ole Miss. We break down the matchup between LSU’s defense and the Ole Miss offense and what could decide that side of the ball. We wrap up the hour by getting to your questions in OTB Mailbag.
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