The Solid Verbal: College Football Podcast

Ty and Dan welcome back Brandon Huffman from 247 Sports to talk about the prospects in the upcoming NFL Draft and reflect on what recruiting evaluations got right and wrong. Plus, why Trevor Lawrence and Justin Fields are easy to root for, how Zach Wilson's recruitment shaped him, how Jaelen Phillips reached his potential at Miami, how Najee Harris improved as a pass catcher, how Penei Sewell was molded by Oregon, and much more.

Ty and Dan extend an olive branch to the Verballerhood, asking which college football takes they get right and which they get wrong on a regular basis.

Ty and Dan take a look around college football and evaluate the state of affairs between coaches and their programs, prodding at the relationships that make the sport tick, while asking which coaches have wandering eyes, which couples still have the spark, and which programs are in it just for the hair.

Ty and Dan take a look at five Power 5 teams and evaluate whether their 2020 seasons are an indicator for where their football programs are headed.

Ty and Dan welcome back Ari Wasserman from The Athletic to discuss the haves and have-nots in the recruiting game, and whether it's possible to reset the balance of the sport through expanded playoffs, budgets or marketing. (Apologies if you downloaded our first attempt at uploading this episode, because that one definitely had some funky editing.)

Ty and Dan run through five big upsets (and close calls) from the 2020 college football season, reliving the storylines and moments that made them special. Games featured include: Coastal Carolina vs. BYU, Indiana vs. Penn State, LSU vs. Florida, Texas vs. Texas Tech, and Oregon vs. Oregon State.

Ty and Dan conjure their inner March Madness and play their own bracket game, debating the likelihood of various college football events in the 2021 season and beyond.

Ty and Dan embrace the feeling of spring in the air, take a closer look at the programs that cleaned house and hired new coordinators this offseason, and stage an impromptu draft of the assistants who will have the most impact in 2021.

Ty and Dan poll the Verballerhood and get a sense for how fans feel about their respective teams over the next few years and, more importantly, discuss realistic ceilings moving forward.

Ty and Dan relive the best and worst decisions by their teams (and themselves) over the last year.

Ty welcomes Dan back to the podcast to chat about coaches in their infancy with new teams. Can Mike Norvell turn around Florida State? Is the Lane Train on track to revitalize Ole Miss? Is Jimmy Lake the answer at Washington? Plus, British Comedy Legend Alan Bowman transfers to Michigan, Arik Gilbert untransfers from Florida, and the tragic passing of Louis Nix III.

Ty welcomes Matt Brown from the Extra Points newletter to the podcast and dissects Notre Dame's claim that it will not be in the next college football video game. Who will be in the game and when do we realistically expect it will be released? Plus, more details on the looming NIL legislation, how TV rights affect college football, and lessons learned from a quirky 2020 season.

Ty chats with Andy Staples of The Athletic about the impact that new Name, Image and Likeness (NIL) rules will have on college football in the short- and long-terms. Will it be the end of the sport as we know it? Will the gap between the haves and have-nots widen? How does college football's new one-time transfer rule factor in? And which Miami player would score a sponsorship with a fictitious Subaru dealership?

Ty and Dan solicit outlandish college football takes and wild predictions from the Verballerhood, and grade them on the venerable Scoville Scale, otherwise used to measure the spiciness of peppers.

With the nation under the cold-hearted fist of Old Man Winter, Ty and Dan examine the unlikely circumstances under which powerhouses like Alabama, Clemson, Ohio State and Oklahoma could freeze up and lose their edge.