College Football Enquirer

Dan Wetzel, Pete Thamel & SI's Pat Forde break down Texas playing against SEC competition. How would the Horns fare if they started playing in the league next season?  The guys then preview the battle brewing between ESPN and Fox and their respective leagues going into playoff expansion TV negotiations. The winner could shape the future of college football. Will Amazon and CBS join the fray? With the NCAA under fire, what is the future of the NCAA basketball tournaments? Who would run March Madness if the NCAA folds?   See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

We officially have an Olympian in our extended podcast family as Brooke Forde took to the pool in Japan yesterday. SI's Pat Forde takes us inside covering your child on the world stage. College football expansion talk continues to turn as the Big 12 sent a cease-and-desist letter to ESPN... there always will be lawyers. And in another unexpected event, #1 QB recruit Quinn Ewers is mulling over a decision to leave high school a year early to enroll at Ohio State to cash in on the new NIL laws. Is this the next big trend for top recruits? Finally, the Pac-12 said they could be comfortable staying with 12 teams...could we see the Big Ten doing the same?  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The Longhorns and Sooners have all but left the Big 12 for the SEC. Dan Wetzel and Pete Thamel take you inside the meetings this past weekend between the two schools and their scorned conference members. Is this move bad for college football? Which schools would we target if we ran the Pac-12, Big 12, Big Ten and the ACC?   See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Today was proof there is no offseason in college football as conference realignment talks have returned. Dan Wetzel, Pete Thamel and SI's Pat Forde have the latest surrounding Texas and OU reaching out to the SEC. The guys break down every angle including will A&M, Oklahoma State and Texas Tech allow the move? Is Texas also looking at independence and could OU do the same? And what would happen to the Big 12 if they lost their two biggest draws?   See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

We might have a new name but it is the same ole podcast. The Olympic duo of Dan Wetzel and SI's Pat Forde recap their adventures traversing the Pacific Ocean and passing through hours of COVID-19 checks upon arrival in Tokyo, Japan. They also answer THE burning question... did either of them find beer? A growing theme out of the various conference media days has been college football splitting away from the NCAA in some form. How likely is a split, what would it look like, and is a new governing body a good idea in the first place?  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Dan Wetzel, Pete Thamel and SI's Pat Forde react to Big 12 officiating's decision to crack down on the horns down celebration in 2021... can we just let the kids play?  Nebraska hired alumni Trev Alberts as their next athletic director this week. What does it mean for the future of fellow alum Scott Frost?  The guys also dive into the SEC ahead of their annual media days circus in Hoover, Alabama. What are the biggest storylines ahead of the season? Pat, Pete and Dan also pick the over/under win totals for each team.   See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Ahead of Big 12 Media Days this week, Dan Wetzel, Pete Thamel and SI's Pat Forde dive into each team in the conference. Up first, the Kansas City Star uncovered yet another scandal out of Lawrence involving former coach Les Miles and the Jayhawk football program. What is next for KU?  The trio asks will Iowa State finally slay OU in the Big 12 title race? Also, what will Texas look like under Steve Sarkisian?  Dan then reports from the Chicken Wars front once again before spinning a tale involving Taco Bell and fireworks...   See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Pete Thamel joins Dan Wetzel and SI's Pat Forde from vacation because let's be honest... if he can break MAC coaching news, he can join the pod. The guys kick things off with a few name, image and likeness deals coming out of Miami, Arkansas and Michigan. Is Miami building the NIL template of the future? On the hardwood, Big Ten freshman of the year Hunter Dickinson pulled out of the NBA Draft, citing NIL rule changes. Is this a sign of the times to come with more players sticking around longer? We also take a look at Urban Meyer's first few weeks on the job in Jacksonville before highlighting Ohio State's recent successes on the recruiting trail. Finally, Dan has a litany of animal and chicken wars updates...make sure to stick around for the terror pigs.   See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Dan Wetzel and SI's Pat Forde celebrate the first day athletes can make money off of their name, image and likeness by listing the best deals made so far. The guys also draft which former players would have made the most money in this climate and which football programs can take a step forward in the NIL era. From everyone at Yahoo Sports, we wish you all a safe and happy 4th of July weekend.   See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Dan Wetzel and SI’s Pat Forde break down the NCAA’s decision to rip up two years of work for patchwork legislation ahead of the July 1st NIL date. What can we expect the world to look like on Thursday? Will the blue bloods at the top continue to dominate or can we expect more parity? Dan and Pat also have a couple of updates on our favorite ongoing sagas…  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

At a time when Justices Thomas & Sotomayor probably couldn't agree on the color of the ocean or if birds could fly, the Supreme Court agreed one one thing unanimously: the NCAA's rules limiting certain kinds of compensation violate antitrust laws. As Justice Kavanaugh put it, "The NCAA is not above the law." After discussing Brook Forde's ascension to the US Olympic swimming team & a game of Where in America is Producer Sully, Pat, Pete & Dan analyze the judicial flood gates opened up by this major SCOTUS ruling. Later in the show, they discuss NCAA president Mark Emmert's name, image and likeness memo on the eve of a July 1st legal train-wreck & outgoing Pac-12 commissioner Larry Scott's comments about the 12-team playoff expansion. The guys close out, as they often do, in the animal world, reporting on the latest from the mouse plague in southeastern Australia. Check out the rest of the Yahoo Sports podcast family at https://apple.co/2Abi8jk or at yahoosports.com/podcasts  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

SI's Pat Forde returns to the podcast to continue the 12-team playoff discourse. Pete Thamel floated the news this week that conference divisions may be a thing of the past due to playoff expansion. Can we also expect the quarterfinals to eventually be played on campus? Arizona State is in hot water with the NCAA over allegations they hosted recruits during the pandemic recruiting dead period. Just how bad is this investigation for the Sun Devils? The guys wrap the podcast with a tribute to former Big East commissioner John Marinatto, who passed recently at the age of 64.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Dan Wetzel and Pete Thamel detail the sweeping changes coming to America's favorite sport. How did we get here? What would we like to change from the initial suggestion & who benefits the most from the expansion? The guys also retroactively look at the best matchups if this format took hold in the past. SI's Pat Forde will return to the pod from Omaha & the Olympic swim trials on our second episode later in the week.   See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Dan Wetzel, Pete Thamel and SI’s Pat Forde review Mark Emmert's latest trip to DC where he answered questions on NIL legislation in front of a panel of US Senators. Will any legislation pass by the critical July 1st mark?  Pete broke a story this week detailing why the college football playoff is leaning towards a 12-team expansion. What is the best way to pull off that format and how will it affect the regular season?  Former Pac-12 commissioner Larry Scott made the media rounds this week and he had some…things to say. Will he ever take credit for the Pac-12's inability to keep up with the SEC and Big Ten?  And as usual, stick around for a couple of wild stories…  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

After 46 years at the helm, Duke head basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski announced he will be stepping down after next season and assistant Jon Scheyer will take over. Dan Wetzel, Pete Thamel and SI's Pat Forde look at the legacy of one of the great coaches in the history of the sport. What can we expect from the Blue Devils under Scheyer?  Boston Celtics head coach Brad Stevens has been promoted to the President of Basketball Operations role with the team. Would the former Butler headman think about making the jump back to campus when he gets the itch to coach again?  Dan also has a couple of stories from the humans vs the animal kingdom war you will not want to miss...   See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.