Split Zone Duo: College Football Podcast

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.splitzoneduo.comWelcome back to another year of "The Eyes List,” where Split Zone Duo discusses coaching situations that we’ve got our eyes on. Richard, Godfrey, and Alex discuss the first two in-season head coach firings of 2024: ECU’s Mike Houston and Southern Miss’ Will Hall. Plus, Oklahoma fires Seth Littrell and puts the first blue-blood coordinator opening on the board.In this episode for paid subscribers, SZD discusses: * The specific challenges faced by ECU and Southern Miss * Why it’s not really time yet for candidate lists, and why the firing cycle has not heated up in earnest as November approaches * Why one hot ECU name seems like a long shot * How ECU is still cleaning up an AD’s mess from 10 years ago* Whether Southern Miss is a better situation than it was in 2021 * The critical nature of Oklahoma’s offensive coordinator search after firing Seth Littrell Producer: Anthony VitoHosts: Richard Johnson, Steven Godfrey, Alex Kirshner

Richard, Alex, and Godfrey preview Week 9 of the college football season, with looks ahead at two dozen of the weekend’s games. Including:* Notre Dame-Navy* A&M-LSU* Mizzou-Alabama* Boise State-UNLV* Tulane-North Texas* Illinois-Oregon* Washington-Indiana* Syracuse-Pitt* Oklahoma-Ole Miss* FSU-Miami* Wazzu-San Diego StateAnd a lot more.SPLIT ZONE DUO GOES TO NASHVILLE WITH NOKIAN TYRES: On Friday, 10/25 and Saturday, 10/26, we’ll join our friends for two events: a 5 p.m. Friday meetup at Bearded Iris Brewing in Sylvan Supply and a tailgate starting at 11 a.m. Saturday in Lot 4 on Vanderbilt’s campus. RSVP for the Friday event by going to www.nokiantyres.com/szd and entering Vanderbilt vs. Texas as your desired college football road trip. On Saturday, just show up. We’ll have pizza.HOMEFIELD: CODE SZD20 FOR 20% OFF YOUR FIRST ORDER: Meanwhile, all Split Zone Duo shirts this season are for a good cause. Our shirt collection, in partnership with Homefield, is at homefieldapparel.com/szd.This season, 100 percent of the profits from SZD shirt sales at Homefield will go toward a fund to help a close friend of our show and his family as they deal with a medical crisis. Further information is here: https://tinyurl.com/wesbolingProducer: Anthony VitoHosts: Steven Godfrey, Richard Johnson, Alex Kirshner This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.splitzoneduo.com/subscribe

A 30-ish-minute recap of Week 8 in college football, including: * Georgia asserts itself against Texas, but exactly how big is the gap between these teams if they meet again? We still don’t know* Tennessee wins a slog against a Bama offense that has one thing * NDSU finally takes back the Dakota Marker * Indiana is Good with a capital G * Mario Cristobal makes a good game management move* BYU continues a magical season* ECU opens up coach firing season * At least the weather is nice in Morgantown * Maryland fans rush the field And a lot more contained within the episode. Producer: Anthony Vito. SPLIT ZONE DUO GOES TO NASHVILLE WITH NOKIAN TYRES: On Friday, 10/25 and Saturday, 10/26, we’ll join our friends for two events: a 5 p.m. Friday meetup at Bearded Iris Brewing in Sylvan Supply and a tailgate starting at 11 a.m. Saturday in Lot 4 on Vanderbilt’s campus. RSVP for the Friday event now by going to www.nokiantyres.com/szd and entering Vanderbilt vs. Texas as your desired college football road trip. On Saturday, just show up. We’ll have drinks. HOMEFIELD: CODE SZD20 FOR 20% OFF YOUR FIRST ORDER: Meanwhile, all Split Zone Duo shirts this season are for a good cause. Our shirt collection, in partnership with Homefield, is at homefieldapparel.com/szd.This season, 100 percent of the profits from SZD shirt sales at Homefield will go toward a fund to help a close friend of our show and his family as they deal with a medical crisis. Further information is here: https://tinyurl.com/wesboling This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.splitzoneduo.com/subscribe

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.splitzoneduo.comCody Alexander of Match Quarters is a defensive coordinator by trade. He joins Richard and Alex for a discussion of five of the best players and offenses in college football right now. What can a defense do to stop them? Sometimes the answer is nothing, but here are some ideas, as well as explanations of why these guys have been so effective: * Boise State RB Ashton Jeanty* The Army and Navy flexbone * Penn State TE Tyler Warren* Ohio State WR Jeremiah Smith * Texas QB Quinn Ewers (and friends)If you liked this show, you’ll like Match Quarters. Also this week at Split Zone Duo … Producer: Anthony Vito.

Our Week 8 preview. CBS Sports national college football writer Shehan Jeyarajah joins Alex and Richard to break down a huge pile of games, including (but not only): * A UGA-Texas blockbuster * A Bama-Tennessee matchup that has lost some luster* The FCS Game of the Century * Duke’s chance to finally beat FSU * A Nebraska-Indiana game with playoff stakes * Missouri’s lack of explosive plays* Miami’s time to prove what it’s got * The potential for truly gross Michigan-Illinois and South Carolina-Oklahoma games* Time to get serious about Arizona State or Cincinnati? And much more. Producer: Anthony Vito. SPLIT ZONE DUO GOES TO NASHVILLE WITH NOKIAN TYRES: On Friday, 10/25 and Saturday, 10/26, we’ll join our friends for two events: a 5 p.m. Friday meetup at Bearded Iris Brewing in Sylvan Supply and a tailgate starting four hours before Texas vs. Vandy on Saturday. Tailgate details are TBA, but RSVP for the Friday event now by going to www.nokiantyres.com/szd and entering Vanderbilt vs. Texas as your desired college football road trip.HOMEFIELD: CODE SZD20 FOR 20% OFF YOUR FIRST ORDER: Meanwhile, all Split Zone Duo shirts this season are for a good cause. Our shirt collection, in partnership with Homefield, is at homefieldapparel.com/szd.This season, 100 percent of the profits from SZD shirt sales at Homefield will go toward a fund to help a close friend of our show and his family as they deal with a medical crisis. Further information is here: https://tinyurl.com/wesboling This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.splitzoneduo.com/subscribe

Our 30(ish)-minute recap of a wild weekend in college football, including: * Oregon beats Ohio State in a classic. Did the Ducks intentionally deploy an old Buddy Ryan trick to seal the game? * LSU keeps firing until it finally hits Ole Miss* Billy Napier almost pulls it off in Knoxville, then doesn’t * Pitt and BYU are 6-0 * Iowa State, Kansas State, and a juicy Big 12 race that doesn’t even include preseason favorite Utah * Army keeps sluggin’; Trent Dilfer keeps strugglin’ * Georgia Southern pulls off the comeback of 2024Producer: Anthony Vito. SPLIT ZONE DUO GOES TO NASHVILLE WITH NOKIAN TYRES: On Friday, 10/25 and Saturday, 10/26, we’ll join our friends for two events: a 5 p.m. Friday meetup at Bearded Iris Brewing in Sylvan Supply and a tailgate starting four hours before Texas vs. Vandy on Saturday. Tailgate details are TBA, but RSVP for the Friday event now by going to www.nokiantyres.com/szd and entering Vanderbilt vs. Texas as your desired college football road trip.HOMEFIELD: CODE SZD20 FOR 20% OFF YOUR FIRST ORDER: Meanwhile, all Split Zone Duo shirts this season are for a good cause. Our shirt collection, in partnership with Homefield, is at homefieldapparel.com/szd.This season, 100 percent of the profits from SZD shirt sales at Homefield will go toward a fund to help a close friend of our show and his family as they deal with a medical crisis. Further information is here: https://tinyurl.com/wesboling This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.splitzoneduo.com/subscribe

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.splitzoneduo.comIn a Week 7 mailbag: Godfrey helps reset expectations for Lance Leipold at Kansas, talks about his first ever CFB game (hint: it's a match-up this weekend), debates himself on the state of play with Lincoln Riley and USC, and then just talks about Halloween spooky movies.

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.splitzoneduo.comA midseason, pre-coach carousel review of the programs in each FBS conference that are falling flat on their faces in 2024. Why have things gone so badly? What is the definition of “cooked,” and which Carolinas ACC school meets it the most? Are things as grim as they appear at Purdue? Was Jeff Lebby’s Mississippi State supposed to be this bad off the bat? What do you make of the brutal first half of the season for Mike Gundy’s Oklahoma State? And, finally, we attempt to pick a winner (sort of) in the race to be the worst team in FBS in 2024.Producer: Anthony Vito

Our preview of Week 7. Ohio State-Oregon is the blockbuster in a loaded week that also features USC-Penn State, Ole Miss-LSU, Colorado-Kansas State, and a bunch of solid matchups all around the country. Let’s get into it. Production: Anthony Vito. SPLIT ZONE DUO GOES TO NASHVILLE WITH NOKIAN TYRES: On Friday, 10/25 and Saturday, 10/26, we’ll join our friends for two events: a 5 p.m. Friday meetup at Bearded Iris Brewing in Sylvan Supply and a tailgate starting four hours before Texas vs. Vandy on Saturday. Tailgate details are TBA, but RSVP for the Friday event now by going to www.nokiantyres.com/szd and entering Vanderbilt vs. Texas as your desired college football road trip.HOMEFIELD: CODE SZD20 FOR 20% OFF YOUR FIRST ORDER: Meanwhile, all Split Zone Duo shirts this season are for a good cause. Our shirt collection, in partnership with Homefield, is at homefieldapparel.com/szd.This season, 100 percent of the profits from SZD shirt sales at Homefield will go toward a fund to help a close friend of our show and his family as they deal with a medical crisis. Further information is here: https://tinyurl.com/wesboling This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.splitzoneduo.com/subscribe

The Week 6 Hurry-Up is our recap of everything we found interesting in the college football weekend, delivered in 30(ish) minutes: * Vanderbilt flushes Alabama * The call Cal should really be mad about * Michigan does not have the pieces * Army and Navy continue to bulldoze* Iowa State continues to rise * TCU sullies itself against Houston * Tulane shows no mercy * CHARLOTTE?? And much more! Producer: Anthony Vito. SPLIT ZONE DUO SHIRTS, COMFY AND FOR A GOOD CAUSE: Our code for 20% off your first order at Homefield is SZD20. Our shirt collection, in partnership with Homefield, is at homefieldapparel.com/szd.This season, 100 percent of the profits from SZD shirt sales at Homefield will go toward a fund to help a close friend of our show and his family as they deal with a medical crisis. Further information is here: https://tinyurl.com/wesboling WANT TO WIN FREE TIRES AND SUPPORT SZD? Head to NokianTyres.com/SZD and nominate a Road Trip of the Week for next week. When you do, you’ll be entered in a monthly tire drawing. Thanks to Nokian Tyres for the support! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.splitzoneduo.com/subscribe