Yahoo Sports' Dan Wetzel & Ross Dellenger, along with SI’s Pat Forde break down the latest college football & college basketball news with their unique blend of...
SEC coaches pressure rankings part I: DeBoer, Freeze & Kelly all feeling the heat
Dan Wetzel, Ross Dellenger and SI's Pat Forde present part I of their SEC coaches pressure index for the 2025 college football season. In a conference with the highest of expectations, are there any coaches who aren’t feeling the pressure this upcoming season? Kalen DeBoer must show improvement at Alabama as he continues the impossible task of living up to Nick Saban’s success. How much longer will Auburn wait on Hugh Freeze to deliver wins? Brian Kelly has done well at LSU, but you might not know it from asking the Tiger fanbase. The trio reveal their pressure index for half of the SEC, with the rest to follow early next week. Dan, Ross & Pat also speculate about the potential outcomes of the joint Big Ten-SEC meeting today in New Orleans and revisit a hot People’s Court topic: is a boneless chicken wing really a wing at all? (2:07) SEC, Big 10 joint meeting(14:33) SEC coaches under pressure(15: 37) Kalen DeBoer, Alabama(20:43) Sam Pittman, Arkansas(24:26) Hugh Freeze, Auburn(28:05) Billy Napier, Florida (32:41) Kirby Smart, Georgia (35:35) Mark Stoops, Kentucky (40:50) Brian Kelly, LSU(44:53) Jeff Lebby, Mississippi State(49:07) People's court: boneless chicken wings Subscribe to the College Football Enquirer on your favorite podcast app:🎧 Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3hP91YU🎧 Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2Xh6GhA📢Yahoo Sports podcast network: https://apple.co/3zEuTQjAnd check out Dan, Ross & Pat on X:🏈 @DanWetzel: https://twitter.com/DanWetzel🏈 @RossDellenger: https://twitter.com/RossDellenger🏈 @ByPatForde: https://twitter.com/ByPatForde
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This 14-team CFP proposal from SEC & Big Ten could alter college football FOREVER
Dan Wetzel, Ross Dellenger and SI's Pat Forde look ahead to this week's meeting between the SEC & Big Ten conferences which may change college football as we know it. After only one season of the 12-team College Football Playoff, the SEC & Big Ten conferences have already determined it’s time for a change.The conferences are likely to propose a 14 or even 16-team playoff next week that would grant four automatic qualifiers each to the SEC and Big Ten; two each to the ACC and Big 12; and one to the highest-ranked Group of Five champion. Dan, Ross & Pat take a deep dive into all the ways this proposal could alter the college football landscape including the devaluation of conference championship games, non-conference games becoming all but irrelevant, and scheduling disparities that would alienate many conferences.(0:55) SEC & Big Ten meeting to change CFP format(56:30) People’s Court: Florida burger brawlSubscribe to the College Football Enquirer on your favorite podcast app:🎧 Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3hP91YU🎧 Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2Xh6GhA📢Yahoo Sports podcast network: https://apple.co/3zEuTQjAnd check out Dan, Ross & Pat on X:🏈 @DanWetzel: https://twitter.com/DanWetzel🏈 @RossDellenger: https://twitter.com/RossDellenger🏈 @ByPatForde: https://twitter.com/ByPatForde
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NIL Title IX ruling rescinded & Ohio State hires Matt Patricia
On this episode of The College Football Enquirer, Dan Wetzel, Ross Dellenger and SI's Pat Forde break down the Department of Education’s reversal of the decision to include revenue sharing as part of Title IX. How can the system be made more fair without crippling the budgets of collegiate athletic departments or leaving Olympic sports in the lurch? The trio also react to the latest Yahoo Sports NFL mock draft that has Travis Hunter going first to the Tennessee Titans, Cam Ward second to the Cleveland Browns and Shedeur Sanders third to the New York Giants. Is it crazy to have Ward before Sanders? Ohio State boasted how many players they returned to the program last season, so why are there only two Buckeye players projected to go in the first round?Speaking of Ohio State, they’re set to hire ex-Detroit Lions coach Matt Patricia as their new defensive coordinator. What’s led to the increase of coaches leaving the NFL for college football this season and can Patricia find success at OSU after a rocky run with the Lions?Dan, Ross & Pat also preview the IBOB or 'Iron Bowl of Basketball' happening this weekend between no. 1 ranked Auburn and no. 2 Alabama. (0:50) 2025 NFL mock draft(19:15) DoE rescinds Title IX NIL decision(40:30) Ohio State hires Matt Patricia(50:17) Auburn vs. Alabama men’s basketball preview Subscribe to the College Football Enquirer on your favorite podcast app:🎧 Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3hP91YU🎧 Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2Xh6GhA📢Yahoo Sports podcast network: https://apple.co/3zEuTQjAnd check out Dan, Ross & Pat on X:🏈 @DanWetzel: https://twitter.com/DanWetzel🏈 @RossDellenger: https://twitter.com/RossDellenger🏈 @ByPatForde: https://twitter.com/ByPatForde
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Jalen Hurts looks Tom Brady-like, P4 conferences to police NIL & Texas Tech a new transfer portal power?
On today's episode of The College Football Enquirer, Dan Wetzel, Ross Dellenger and SI's Pat Forde take a look back at how Jalen Hurts experiences at Alabama and Oklahoma propelled him to victory in Super Bowl LIX. After being benched in the 2018 National Championship for Tua Tagovailoa, few would have expected him to be named Super Bowl MVP just a handful of years later. However, Hurts rose to the occasion (not unlike a certain QB of legend, Tom Brady) both in college and now in the NFL and led the Philadelphia Eagles in a dominant victory against the Kansas City Chiefs.The trio dive into Texas Tech’s transfer portal strategy, which relies heavily on scouting reports from NFL sources, and earned them the no. 2 ranked transfer portal class. Ross shares the latest NIL news update that the power conferences intend to police revenue sharing themselves rather than rely on the NCAA as they have in the past, but it might be a lose-lose situation.To wrap, Dan, Ross & Pat react to former Ohio State coach Jim Tressel being named as Ohio lieutenant governor and ask a truly important question: does one’s foot need to be behind the line for a half-court shot to count? (1:15) Jalen Hurts journey from CFB to Super Bowl MVP(24:01) Texas Tech transfer class ranked no. 2(37:03) Power conferences to police revenue sharing(52:04) Jim Tressel named Ohio lieutenant governor(56:54) People’s Court: UMass half-court shot Subscribe to the College Football Enquirer on your favorite podcast app:🎧 Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3hP91YU🎧 Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2Xh6GhA📢Yahoo Sports podcast network: https://apple.co/3zEuTQjAnd check out Dan, Ross & Pat on X:🏈 @DanWetzel: https://twitter.com/DanWetzel🏈 @RossDellenger: https://twitter.com/RossDellenger🏈 @ByPatForde: https://twitter.com/ByPatForde
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Texas lands top recruiting class & the Superdome being the best sports venue
On today's episode of The College Football Enquirer, Dan Wetzel, Ross Dellenger and SI's Pat Forde discuss the top classes from National Signing Day. They focus on how Steve Sarkisian has reshaped the Longhorns program and landed another top class.Additionally, they debate which sports venue has seen the greatest sporting events in history. They also discuss a story of point shaving happening at small basketball programs and a potential tax break for Georgia athletes receiving NIL.(2:26) National Signing Day(9:22) Is the Super Dome the best sports venue?(22:54) Ballad of the PRT(25:56) CBB point shaving(33:49) NIL tax breaks(43:15) People's Court: how to lure a bearSubscribe to the College Football Enquirer on your favorite podcast app:🎧 Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3hP91YU🎧 Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2Xh6GhA📢Yahoo Sports podcast network: https://apple.co/3zEuTQjAnd check out Dan, Ross & Pat on X:🏈 @DanWetzel: https://twitter.com/DanWetzel🏈 @RossDellenger: https://twitter.com/RossDellenger🏈 @ByPatForde: https://twitter.com/ByPatForde
Yahoo Sports' Dan Wetzel & Ross Dellenger, along with SI’s Pat Forde break down the latest college football & college basketball news with their unique blend of analysis, investigative journalism and eclectic humor. There will be overreactions, there will be beer, there will be reptiles, mascot fights, Florida Man stories & fast-food wars.
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