ESPN's Bill Connelly joins to talk Returning Production, Luck, Texas/Ohio State, & more

We're less than 10 days away from the start of the college football season! Tim Murray is back for another episode and welcomed ESPN's Bill Connelly to the show. Before Bill jumped on, Tim discussed the news of Ty Simpson being named the starting quarterback at Alabama and added a futures bet on the Crimson Tide. Additionally, Tim took a look at a long shot bet on a Big Ten team to reach the College Football Playoff. 

Bill Connelly joined the podcast to preview the upcoming college football season. 

-Clemson is #1 in the nation in returning production but... are they overrated?

-Is Alabama being overlooked?

-Did the pollsters overrate Illinois coming off a 10 win season?

-Who were the "luckiest" teams in 2024? Who is due for some positive regression?

-Should Ohio State (-2.5) be a bigger favorite against Texas is Week 1?

Lastly, Tim closed out the show discussing the latest in the Notre Dame quarterback competition (CJ Carr vs Kenny Minchey) and the massive line move in the Notre Dame/Miami game in Week 1.

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