On today’s show, Pat, AJ Hawk, and the boys react to last night’s one-sided showdown between the Jacksonville Jaguars and Baltimore Ravens, along with everything else happening around the football world, before looking ahead to the weekend and making their picks for the entire Week 9 NFL slate. Joining the progrum, 7-time National Champion and the GOAT, Nick Saban, stops by to preview this weekend’s highly anticipated matchup as #1 Miami travels to South Bend to take on #11 Notre Dame. Coach Saban breaks down how the Hurricanes will respond to Malachi Toney’s injury, the impact having a Heisman favorite can have on a team, and how team success can help elevate individual players in the race for national awards. He also weighs in on how the College Football Playoff committee evaluates the Big Ten and SEC, previews LSU’s showdown with Alabama, and discusses the dynamic play of Ole Miss Quarterback Trinidad Chambliss ahead of their matchup with Georgia. Shifting gears to the NFL, Junior NFL Insider for ESPN, Ian Rapoport, joins the lads to discuss the latest developments around the league, starting with Baltimore’s quarterback situation following last night’s performance against Jacksonville. Raps also weighs in on Carson Wentz’s opportunity Monday night against Buffalo, the latest rumors as the NFL trade deadline approaches, and injury updates on AJ Brown and TreVeyon Henderson. He also discusses Myles Garrett being on track to make his season debut alongside Aaron Donald and the reaction from 49ers players surrounding the possibility of Brandon Aiyuk returning to San Francisco. Turning our attention back to college football, Heisman Trophy winner and Super Bowl MVP, Desmond Howard, stops by to share his thoughts on the news surrounding Malachi Toney and how he initially learned about the situation. Desmond also previews the highly anticipated Notre Dame-Miami matchup, discusses the current state of Texas football and the direction of the Longhorns' progrum, and breaks down how Ohio State can put Luke Fahey in a position to succeed as QB1 while Julian Sayin remains sidelined with an injury. Rounding out the show, The Udder Guy, Stanford Steve, joins Pat and the boys to break down the biggest matchups of the weekend and make their picks for the entire Week 9 NFL slate. Make sure to subscribe to youtube.com/thepatmcafeeshow or watch on ESPN (noon–2 p.m. EST), ESPN’s YouTube channel (noon–3 p.m. EST), or ESPN+. We appreciate the hell out of all of you! We’ll see you Monday. Cheers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
