College Football Enquirer

Dan Wetzel, SI’s Pat Forde, & SI’s Ross Dellenger give their thoughts on the first College Football Playoff rankings for the 2022 season. Along with reacting to who got snubbed and who got helped, the guys preview a few big SEC matchups including the Tennessee Volunteers facing off against the Georgia Bulldogs & the Alabama Crimson Tide facing off against the surging LSU Tigers.Outside of the SEC, the Clemson Tigers go up against college football’s x-factor team, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. Meanwhile, the Big 12 secured a new media rights deal under newly appointed commissioner Brett Yormark. Wrapping up the show, the Stanford mascot got suspended by the school and there is a new national mullet champion.3:00 The first edition of the college football playoff rankings are released for the 2022 college football season 16:30 The Tennessee Volunteers are looking to make a statement against the reigning national champion Georgia Bulldogs this weekend26:36 The Alabama Crimson Tide will battle it out vs the LSU Tigers in Death Valley this Saturday34:06 The Clemson Tigers face the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, who could be looking to play spoiler39:35 The Big Twelve conference has agreed to a new media rights extension under new commissioner Brett Yormark50:20 The Stanford University mascot has been suspended indefinitely55:40 The 2022 United States national mullet champion has been crownedStay up to date with the latest college football news and coverage from Yahoo Sports on Twitter @YahooSportsCFB.Follow Dan @DanWetzelFollow Pat @ByPatFordeFollow Ross @RossDellengerCheck out all the episodes of the College Football Enquirer and the rest of the Yahoo Sports podcast family at https://apple.co/3zEuTQj or at Yahoo Sports Podcasts Subscribe to the College Football Enquirer on your favorite podcast app:🎧 Apple Podcasts🎧 Spotify🖥️ YouTube📢 Check out the Yahoo Sports podcast network or yahoosports.tv

Dan Wetzel, SI’s Pat Forde & SI’s Ross Dellenger have an emergency podcast following all of the breaking news in college football on Monday.Michigan head coach Jim Harbaugh, as well as Michigan State head coach Mel Tucker, made additional statements regarding the post-game fight between the two teams' players. Attorney Tom Mars has gotten involved with the situation, furthering the discussion of whether criminal charges will be to the Michigan State players.Meanwhile in the SEC, Auburn let go of their coach Bryan Harsin with a buyout price tag of about $15 million, leading to a debate about who has the best chance to be the next head coach for the Tigers out of candidates like Lane Kiffin, Deion Sanders, and Hugh Freeze. The guys also feel for Mississippi State who just had their athletic director, John Cohen, leave for Auburn.4:15 The brawl in the Big House has seen further developments with statements made from Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh and Michigan State coach Mel Tucker19:15 Michigan State fans believe that Michigan incited the scrum with an excess amount of trash talk26:05 The Auburn Tigers relieve head coach Bryan Harsin of his duties and owe him a sum of $15 million dollars.35:53 Potential head coaching candidates to replace Bryan Harsin at Auburn54:17 Mississippi has lost its 3rd straight athletic director to another SEC school58:51 The Auburn head coach candidate lightning roundStay up to date with the latest college football news and coverage from Yahoo Sports on Twitter @YahooSportsCFB.Follow Dan @DanWetzelFollow Pat @ByPatFordeFollow Ross @RossDellengerCheck out all the episodes of the College Football Enquirer and the rest of the Yahoo Sports podcast family at https://apple.co/3zEuTQj or at Yahoo Sports Podcasts Subscribe to the College Football Enquirer on your favorite podcast app:🎧 Apple Podcasts🎧 Spotify🖥️ YouTube📢 Check out the Yahoo Sports podcast network or yahoosports.tv

Dan Wetzel, SI’s Pat Forde & SI’s Ross Dellenger are back to recap a wild Week 9 of college football action.There was a scary scene at the Big House following the Michigan/Michigan State game where players from both teams were involved in a brawl. The Penn State Nittany Lions tried to hold on against the Ohio State Buckeyes in an important Big Ten matchup on Saturday but ultimately came up short. The Notre Dame Fighting Irish are starting to pick themselves up off the mat after beating the Syracuse Orange, while the nightmare season for Jimbo Fisher and Texas A&M continues by falling to Ole Miss. The Oklahoma State Cowboys got blanked by a red hot Kansas State team led by their backup quarterback Will Howard while the Miami Hurricanes & Virginia Cavaliers produced one of the more unique overtime games of the season.Later the guys break down the monumental Week 10 matchup between the Georgia Bulldogs and the Tennessee Volunteers. Plus they give out their Small Sample Heisman winners & as always, Say Something Nice.1:00 The Michigan Wolverines and Michigan State Spartans brawl in the Michigan tunnel after the game14:22 The Ohio State Buckeyes and Michigan Wolverines are on a collision course to give each other their sole loss21:32 The Notre Dame Fighting Irish get off the mat with a big road win vs the Syracuse Orange26:08 The Oklahoma State Cowboys no-show in a 48-0 loss to the Kansas State Wildcats31:57 The nightmare season continues for the Texas A&M Aggies as they lose to the Ole Miss rebels36:40 The Miami Hurricanes beat the Virginia Cavaliers in 4 overtimes without scoring a touchdown41:07 The upcoming game between Tennessee and Georgia looks even more fun after both teams dominate the Kentucky Wildcats & Florida Gators this weekend47:30 There was some dicey officiating in the PAC Twelve matchup between the USC Trojans and Arizona Wildcats49:30 Small sample Heisman53:00 Say Something NiceStay up to date with the latest college football news and coverage from Yahoo Sports on Twitter @YahooSportsCFB.Follow Dan @DanWetzelFollow Pat @ByPatFordeFollow Ross @RossDellengerCheck out all the episodes of the College Football Enquirer and the rest of the Yahoo Sports podcast family at https://apple.co/3zEuTQj or at Yahoo Sports Podcasts Subscribe to the College Football Enquirer on your favorite podcast app:🎧 Apple Podcasts🎧 Spotify🖥️ YouTube📢 Check out the Yahoo Sports podcast network or yahoosports.tv

Dan Wetzel, SI’s Pat Forde, & SI’s Ross Dellenger are back to pick the biggest week 9 college football games against the spread. Before the picks we get a College Football Playoff committee update from Ross, George Kliavkoff's statements about the Pac-12's future without UCLA and USC & new developments from the Kirk Ferentz vs. Doug Lesmerises saga.The guys break down the Illinois Illini heading to a reinvigorated Nebraska team as well as a game that could get out of control quickly in Texas A&M vs Ole Miss and there is a mandatory edition of People’s Court on the passing of the dirtiest man alive.After, the guys pick the #2 ranked Ohio State Buckeyes at the #13 ranked Penn State Nittany Lions, the #9 ranked Oklahoma State Cowboys at the #22 ranked Kansas State Wildcats, the #19 ranked Kentucky Wildcats at the #3 ranked Tennessee Volunteers, the Michigan State Spartans at the #4 ranked Michigan Wolverines & the Notre Dame Fighting Irish at the #16 ranked Syracuse Orange.1:30 The show tests out a new Texas Longhorns fight song4:10 The CFP expansion committee has three major factors to work through before solidifying a start date.17:30 PAC Twelve Commissioner George Kliavkoff spoke on the departure of the USC Trojans and UCLA Bruins24:22 The Kirk Ferentz vs Doug Lesmerises saga continues29:30 The Illinois Illini head to Lincoln, Nebraska to face a reinvigorated Cornhuskers team37:50 The Texas A&M faithful are getting impatient with the team & could turn toxic during their bout with Ole Miss42:43 The People’s Court50:00 #2 Ohio State @ #13 Penn State54:23 #9 Oklahoma State @ #22 Kansas State 56:54 #19 Kentucky @ #3 Tennessee 59:30 Notre Dame @ #16 Syracuse 1:04:15 Michigan State @ #4 Michigan 1:07:55 Lock of the weekStay up to date with the latest college football news and coverage from Yahoo Sports on Twitter @YahooSportsCFB.Follow Dan @DanWetzelFollow Pat @ByPatFordeFollow Ross @RossDellengerCheck out all the episodes of the College Football Enquirer and the rest of the Yahoo Sports podcast family at https://apple.co/3zEuTQj or at Yahoo Sports Podcasts Subscribe to the College Football Enquirer on your favorite podcast app:🎧 Apple Podcasts🎧 Spotify🖥️ YouTube📢 Check out the Yahoo Sports podcast network or yahoosports.tv

Dan Wetzel, SI’s Pat Forde, & SI’s Ross Dellenger are back again with a full episode discussing all of the latest breaking news in college football. Jimbo Fisher and Texas A&M suspended more members of their historic freshman class ,which leads to the revelation that the NIL market will begin to regulate itself. The guys chime in on LenDale White’s comments about getting paid during his time at USC. Steve Sarkisian had to issue an apology after not singing The Eyes of Texas after their last game. The Big Ten has another slate of boring games, but is filled with drama surrounding Taylor Swift and Kirk Ferentz lashing out at a reporter. The game formerly known as the World’s Biggest Cocktail Party will be taking place this weekend in Jacksonville while Kentucky is trying to play spoiler vs Tennessee.Outside of football, the chess cheating saga took an odd turn to legality & Dan shares a story about drinking with a professional strongman.1:30 The Texas A&M Aggies suspend 3 freshmen furthering the experiment of paying high schoolers millions of dollars in NIL money12:47 Former USC Trojan LenDale White reveals that he once received $150,000 cash in a bag during his time at college17:20 Texas Longhorns head coach Steve Sarkisian had to apologize after skipping the singing of The Eyes of Texas26:18 The Big Ten has another weekend of painful games, but their miscellaneous drama keeps them entertaining38:42 The Florida Gators and Georgia Bulldogs square off this weekend in the game formerly known as The World’s Biggest Cocktail Party45:06 The Kentucky Wildcats will try to play spoiler to the Tennessee Volunteers this Saturday47:31 Hans Niemann issues a $100 million dollar lawsuit49:50 Dan once had a drink with a professional strongmanStay up to date with the latest college football news and coverage from Yahoo Sports on Twitter @YahooSportsCFB.Follow Dan @DanWetzelFollow Pat @ByPatFordeFollow Ross @RossDellengerCheck out all the episodes of the College Football Enquirer and the rest of the Yahoo Sports podcast family at https://apple.co/3zEuTQj or at Yahoo Sports Podcasts Subscribe to the College Football Enquirer on your favorite podcast app:🎧 Apple Podcasts🎧 Spotify🖥️ YouTube📢 Check out the Yahoo Sports podcast network or yahoosports.tv

Dan Wetzel & SI’s Pat Forde are here to overreact to all of the biggest news from college football’s slate of games in week 8.Clemson’s DJ Uiagalelei was pulled from the game in favor of freshman Cade Klubnik while Bo Nix is thriving at Oregon. The TCU Horned Frogs have yet another ranked win in the Big 12, whereas Texas A&M couldn’t muster a victory against South Carolina. Elsewhere in college football, there was controversy over the officiating during the Texas - Oklahoma State game on Saturday, while the Big Ten had a weekend with very little excitement and Brian Kelly started 1-0 vs Lane Kiffin. As always the guys close out the show with their Small Sample Heisman awards & Say Something Nice.3:10 The Clemson Tigers have a quarterback controversy after DJ Uiagalelei was pulled from Saturday’s game vs the Syracuse Orange11:33 Bo Nix and Dan Lanning are finding their rhythm with the Oregon Ducks after out-Chipping Chip Kelly and the UCLA Bruins18:00 The TCU Horned Frogs & Sonny Dykes stay hot after beating the Kansas State Wildcats24:00 Was the fix in during Oklahoma State’s win over the Texas Longhorns?28:53 The South Carolina Gamecocks beat the Texas A&M Aggies with some classic Beamer ball39:35 The BIG Ten had a very boring slate of games on Saturday46:35 The LSU Tigers beat the Ole Miss Rebels giving Brian Kelly bragging rights over Lane Kiffin in the SEC49:50 Small sample Heisman54:06 Say Something NiceStay up to date with the latest college football news and coverage from Yahoo Sports on Twitter @YahooSportsCFB.Follow Dan @DanWetzelFollow Pat @ByPatFordeFollow Ross @RossDellengerCheck out all the episodes of the College Football Enquirer and the rest of the Yahoo Sports podcast family at https://apple.co/3zEuTQj or at Yahoo Sports Podcasts Subscribe to the College Football Enquirer on your favorite podcast app:🎧 Apple Podcasts🎧 Spotify🖥️ YouTube📢 Check out the Yahoo Sports podcast network or yahoosports.tv

Dan Wetzel, SI’s Pat Forde, & SI’s Ross Dellenger pick the biggest week 8 college football games against the spread in our weekly Race for the Case episode.The guys discuss the major matchup between the Ole Miss Rebels & LSU Tigers, while in other SEC news, Alabama fans have been taking the loss to the University of Tennessee very hard by accusing officiating conspiracy. We have an update on the Little Blessings preschool saga & Dan prepared a trivia game inspired by the University of Miami Ohio. There was a sandwich throwing scandal at halftime between Michigan and Penn State last weekend that resulted in a full breakdown.Plus, the guys pick #18 ranked Syracuse Orange at the #4 ranked Clemson Tigers, the #20 ranked Texas Longhorns at the #11 ranked Oklahoma State Cowboys, the #11 ranked UCLA Bruins at the #12 ranked Oregon Ducks, the #17 ranked Kansas State Wildcats at #8 ranked TCU Horned Frogs, the #7 ranked Ole Miss Rebels at the LSU Tigers & as always, Pat, Dan & Ross close out with their locks of the week.2:54 The #7 ranked Ole Miss Rebels visit the LSU Tigers in a prove-it game for Lane Kiffin and Brian Kelly18:00 The Little Blessings childcare teachers that intentionally scared the children have been arrested for child abuse by the state of Mississippi. Felony charges across the board for the teachers.22:17 Alabama Crimson Tide fans have taken the loss to the Tennessee Volunteers very poorly29:49 Dan’s University of Miami Ohio inspired trivia37:40 Nashville is possibly getting a dome stadium which could open up a lot of College Football Playoff game possibilities40:07 At halftime of Penn State vs Michigan, Penn State players threw PB&Js at the Michigan players in the shared tunnel46:21 #18 ranked Syracuse @ #4 ranked Clemson 48:29 #20 ranked Texas @ #11 ranked Oklahoma State 51:10 #11 ranked UCLA @ #12 ranked Oregon54:00 #17 ranked Kansas State @ #8 ranked TCU56:24 #7 ranked Ole Miss @ LSU 59:48 Lock of the weekStay up to date with the latest college football news and coverage from Yahoo Sports on Twitter @YahooSportsCFB.Follow Dan @DanWetzelFollow Pat @ByPatFordeFollow Ross @RossDellengerCheck out all the episodes of the College Football Enquirer and the rest of the Yahoo Sports podcast family at https://apple.co/3zEuTQj or at Yahoo Sports Podcasts Subscribe to the College Football Enquirer on your favorite podcast app:🎧 Apple Podcasts🎧 Spotify🖥️ YouTube📢 Check out the Yahoo Sports podcast network or yahoosports.tv

Dan Wetzel, SI’s Pat Forde, & SI’s Ross Dellenger are back with another packed episode of bears, money & playoff logistics.The College Football Playoff committee is meeting again this week to determine when the expanded playoff will take place, leading to a discussion on the importance of becoming a top 2 seed and the other challenges the committee may face logistically. We are starting to get a better look at this year’s College Football Playoff picture, so the guys speculate on which teams that are currently on the outside looking in have a shot at breaking into the top 4.Later, Pat gives a breakdown from what he observed at UCLA’s practice & the guys talk about the Utah player who was offered one million dollars to transfer to another school from a NIL collective. Finally, Pat, Ross & Dan close out the episode with a brand new People’s Court out of Mississippi, as well as a new bear story.1:55 The next CFP expansion committee meeting is taking place this Thursday in Dallas30:33 The College Football Playoff Race is starting to take shape heading into week 845:20 Pat attended an impressive UCLA Bruins practice lead well by head coach Chip Kelly46:52 The University of Utah’s Athletic Director stated that one of their players was offered $1 million dollars by a NIL collective to transfer out of Utah58:00 The People’s Court1:02:55 Two college wrestlers in Wyoming fought off a grizzly bear while on a hunting tripStay up to date with the latest college football news and coverage from Yahoo Sports on Twitter @YahooSportsCFB.Follow Dan @DanWetzelFollow Pat @ByPatFordeFollow Ross @RossDellengerCheck out all the episodes of the College Football Enquirer and the rest of the Yahoo Sports podcast family at https://apple.co/3zEuTQj or at Yahoo Sports Podcasts Subscribe to the College Football Enquirer on your favorite podcast app:🎧 Apple Podcasts🎧 Spotify🖥️ YouTube📢 Check out the Yahoo Sports podcast network or yahoosports.tv

Dan Wetzel, SI’s Pat Forde, & SI’s Ross Dellenger are here to break down college football’s wild Week 7 slate of games.Tennessee finally took down the king by beating #3 ranked Alabama in Knoxville, TN. Michigan trampled Penn State furthering the gap in the Big Ten between the two powerhouses. USC and Utah battled it out in Salt Lake City with Utah coming out on top in a Pac-12 shocker. Illinois looked very strong against Minnesota under the Brett Bielema regime. TCU beat Oklahoma State in a gritty overtime win on the backs of QB. Max Duggan and WR Quentin Johnson. Syracuse moved to a solid 6-0 after beating ACC rival NC State in upstate New York.The guys close out the podcast giving out their Small Sample Heisman winners and as always, finish the show with Say Something Nice.2:00 The Tennessee Volunteers take down the Alabama Crimson Tide in thrilling fashion.29:46 The Penn State Nittany Lions got destroyed by the Michigan Wolverines in Ann Arbor36:34 The USC Trojans were upset by the Utah Utes in a PAC Twelve stunner39:35 The TCU Horned Frogs stun the Oklahoma State Cowboys in overtime42:43 The Syracuse Orange are 6-0 after beating the North Carolina State Wolfpack45:48 The Illinois Illini take down the Minnesota Golden Gophers with a gritty run game.48:18 The LSU Tigers beat the Florida Gators in the first coaching grudge match between Brian Kelly and Billy Napier50:19 The Kentucky Wildcats get back on track after beating the Mississippi State Bulldogs52:33 The SMU pony created a disturbance during their game on Friday56:20 Small Sample Heisman1:00:00 Say Something NiceStay up to date with the latest college football news and coverage from Yahoo Sports on Twitter @YahooSportsCFB.Follow Dan @DanWetzelFollow Pat @ByPatFordeFollow Ross @RossDellengerCheck out all the episodes of the College Football Enquirer and the rest of the Yahoo Sports podcast family at https://apple.co/3zEuTQj or at Yahoo Sports Podcasts Subscribe to the College Football Enquirer on your favorite podcast app:🎧 Apple Podcasts🎧 Spotify🖥️ YouTube📢 Check out the Yahoo Sports podcast network or yahoosports.tv

Dan Wetzel, SI’s Pat Forde, & SI’s Ross Dellenger have a full slate of games to pick and preview before Week 7 of college football kicks off. The Florida Gators are taking on LSU Tigers while Florida State faces Clemson in a Mike Norvell prove-it game. Kansas has the potential to put the stake in Oklahoma fans' seasons & Minnesota vs. Illinois is the under game of the year with a BetMGM betting total of only 39.5 points. Elsewhere in college football, Virginia & Virginia Tech debuted a new trophy that they will be competing over and Jacksonville State and North Alabama will face off in an incredibly rare one-direction game this weekend.The guys also have an update on the Walleye fishing scandal and a racehorse shares the name of a show host. Plus, our Race for the Case games include #10 Penn State at the big house to face #5 Michigan, #15 NC State @ #18 Syracuse in the Carrier Dome, #3 Alabama travels to Rocky Top to play #6 Tennessee, #8 Oklahoma State vs #13 TCU & #7 USC heads to Salt Lake City to challenge #20 Utah.2:27 Dan’s selection of 747 in Fat Bear Week is crowned champion3:15 Female listeners weigh in on partners abstaining from drinking during pregnancy5:08 Punishments come down on the walleye fishing tournament cheating scandal12:45 Wetzel the horse makes its debut17:00 The upcoming battle between Billy Napier and Florida vs Brian Kelly and LSU to determine if LSU made the right coaching decision21:35 Can a FSU win over Clemson this week preserve Mike Norvell’s status as head coach of the Seminoles?25:33 North Alabama & Jacksonville State will be playing their game on a minor league baseball field that is too small to play both ways29:15 The Minnesota Golden Gophers face the Illinois Illini in a game expected to be the ‘under game of the year’30:00 The Kansas Jayhawks head to Oklahoma to test the desperation of Brent Venables and Sooner fans.32:32 Virginia Tech and The University of Virginia unveil their new trophy that they will be competing for in the commonwealth cup36:54 The #10 ranked Penn State Nittany Lions go to the #5 ranked Michigan Wolverines in a huge BIG Ten matchup40:10 #15 ranked NC State battle the #18 ranked Syracuse in the Carrier Dome to try and gain a stronghold in the ACC43:57 In the SEC matchup of the week the #3 ranked Alabama Crimson Tide travel to Knoxville, TN to play the #6 ranked Tennessee Volunteers48:13 The #8 ranked Oklahoma State Cowboys face the #13 ranked TCU Horned Frogs51:05 The #7 ranked USC Trojans have a big PAC Twelve battle with the #20 ranked Utah Utes in Salt Lake City54:25 Lock of the weekStay up to date with the latest college football news and coverage from Yahoo Sports on Twitter @YahooSportsCFB.Follow Dan @DanWetzelFollow Pat @ByPatFordeFollow Ross @RossDellengerCheck out all the episodes of the College Football Enquirer and the rest of the Yahoo Sports podcast family at https://apple.co/3zEuTQj or at Yahoo Sports Podcasts Subscribe to the College Football Enquirer on your favorite podcast app:🎧 Apple Podcasts🎧 Spotify🖥️ YouTube📢 Check out the Yahoo Sports podcast network or yahoosports.tv