Podcast Episodes

ESPN's Bill C. on His New Book, UNC's Disaster, and Post-Week 1 Risers and Fallers

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ESPN’s Bill Connelly, author of a new book on the evolution and future of CFB, joins Alex and Richard for a big post-…

Published on 3 months, 2 weeks ago

Covering Alabama in the Time of a Meltdown

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In this subscriber special (join us!), Alabama beat writer Matt Stahl of AL.com joins Alex to talk about exactly how …

Published on 3 months, 2 weeks ago

Week 1 CFB Hurry-Up: Florida Statement

The Split Zone Duo Sunday Hurry-Up returns for 2025, still featuring notes on dozens of games delivered in 30-ish (emphasis on “ish”) minutes and now sponsored by our partners at Dad Water. In this W…

Published on 3 months, 2 weeks ago

The 2025 CFB Time Capsule Prediction Special

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After an offseason and preseason of talking, it’s time to answer: What do we think will actually happen in this colle…

Published on 3 months, 2 weeks ago

Week 1 CFB Tasting Menu: Time to Eat

Richard Johnson and Alex Kirshner preview the first week of the 2025 season, with notes on dozens of games that will make your Week 1 more interesting. A brief selection of the games we talk about th…

Published on 3 months, 2 weeks ago

Which FBS Teams Will Lose FCS Games? Let's Draft.

This season, FBS teams will play 126 games against FCS opponents. Most years, anywhere between five-ish and 10-ish FBS teams will lose those games. The purpose of the Split Zone Duo FCS Upset Draft i…

Published on 3 months, 3 weeks ago

Why, Exactly, Is Arch Manning Good?

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Yahoo Sports’ Nate Tice joins Richard in this new episode of “Scheme School,” focused on one very famous QB. Arch Man…

Published on 3 months, 3 weeks ago

College Football Previews 2025: SEC

Richard and Alex preview the SEC for the 2025 season:

* Texas has everything it needs to make a deep playoff run

* Georgia has a few more questions, especially at QB, but (this will shock you) looks …

Published on 3 months, 3 weeks ago

College Football Previews 2025: Big Ten

Alex, Richard, and Rodger Sherman preview the Big Ten for 2025. This nearly two-hour episode runs through all 18 teams, in this order:

* Penn State faces “semifinals or bust” season

* Ohio State should…

Published on 3 months, 4 weeks ago

The Michigan Sign-Stealing Scandal Ends With a Whimper

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The NCAA’s big decision on Michigan’s sign-stealing operation is here, and it is a nothingburger. To explain what hap…

Published on 4 months ago