Week 2 Tasting Menu: Go big (red or orange) or go home

Godfrey, Richard, and Alex preview Week 2 of the 2024 college football season (14:10) after discussing one of Week 1’s hot topics: the state of College GameDay and Kirk Herbstreit’s dog in the broadcast booth. In Week 2: Texas and Michigan play a blockbuster that may not live up to it on the field, K-State and Tulane might have the game of the day, UTSA and Texas State have legit Playoff implications, Iowa and Iowa State might play a slightly more offensive game than usual, NC State needs to remember that Tennessee can also run the ball, and Colorado and Nebraska play a game with lots of storylines. Plus, why the week’s testiest game might be ULM against UAB.

Producer: Anthony Vito.

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MORE EPISODES COMING THIS WEEK:

* Overtime, a weekly bonus show for paid subscribers, where the SZD crew goes deeper on a topic we think you’ll be interested in

* The Single Wing Q&A with Steven Godfrey for paid subscribers

* The Sunday Hurry-Up for everyone, recapping the weekend’s action in the longest 30 minutes you’ve ever heard in your life

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