Split Zone Duo: College Football Podcast

Richard Johnson and Alex Kirshner
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An independent college football podcast that covers the whole sport, led by Richard Johnson and Alex Kirshner. Free episodes each week (twice per week in season), plus frequent subscriber episodes. Featuring co-host emeritus Steven Godfrey and friends. www.splitzoneduo.com

  1. vor 12 Std.

    The 2026 FCS Upset Draft Special

    Richard, Alex, and Steven Godfrey discuss the state of FCS football ahead of a year of transformation. Then, it's time to make picks in our annual "FCS Upset Draft," which you can join at www.splitzoneduo.com. Which FBS teams will lose to FCS opponents? We'll talk about it here. Thank you to our subscribers and partners Become a paid subscriber today to get a lot more SZD, and check out www.nokiantyres.com/szd and www.homefieldapparel.com Producer: Anthony Vito 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

  2. vor 2 Tagen

    MAC Preview 2026: Wait, Someone's Rich Now?

    Conference previews continue with a (mostly) business-free preview of the MAC, focused on the actual football. We’ve got something good, something bad, and something curious about every team in the league, in this order: - 2:41: Western Michigan - 5:41: Ohio - 8:59: Toledo - 15:02: Miami (OH) - 19:10: Central Michigan - 22:27: Akron - 25:37: Buffalo - 28:59: Kent State - 33:00: Ball State - 34:39: Eastern Michigan - 38:08: Bowling Green - 42:31: UMass - 46:39: Sacramento State - 53:15: Preseason honors CATCH UP ON CONFERENCE PREVIEWS You can catch up on all of our season preview dives by scrolling down on your podcast app of choice. You can also find our published previews here: * Sun Belt * Conference USA * American * Big 12 * Independents and Pac-12 * ACC THANKS TO OUR PARTNERS * Ask your tire dealer about Nokian Tyres * Shop for college sports apparel at Homefield 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

  3. vor 5 Tagen

    Sun Belt 2026 Preview: Is James Madison Vulnerable, or Not?

    Our conference preview series rolls on with the Sun Belt. Alex and Richard have something to be excited about, something to be worried about, and a point of curiosity for every team in the league. We go in reverse standings order from last year: - 2:43: James Madison - 10:14: Old Dominion - 13:32: Coastal Carolina - 16:35: Georgia Southern - 28:01: Marshall - 31:50: Appalachian State - 38:48: Georgia State - 40:56: Troy - 46:00: Southern Miss - 48:32: Louisiana - 53:03: Arkansas State - 54:21: South Alabama - 58:03: ULM - 1:00:50: Louisiana Tech Producer: Anthony Vito THE CONFERENCE PREVIEW INDEX You can catch up on all of our season preview dives by scrolling down on your podcast app of choice. You can also find our published previews here: * Conference USA * American * Big 12 * Independents and Pac-12 * ACC THANKS TO OUR PARTNERS * Ask your tire dealer about Nokian Tyres * Shop for college sports apparel at Homefield 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

  4. 12. Aug.

    In Defense of the AP Poll, feat. Ralph Russo

    This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.splitzoneduo.com Ralph Russo spent many years as a college football writer for the AP and an administrator of the AP Top 25. Now a senior writer for The Athletic, Ralph joins Richard for a preseason chat about the poll everyone loves to hate. In two decades at the AP, Ralph saw just about everything. How does the poll come together? What does it say about the history of college football? It’s imperfect, but it’s also our best record of how seasons played out across 90 years. Ralph takes us through the AP Poll’s history, its current status in the CFP era, and why, in a way, it matters now more than ever. Producer: Anthony Vito

  5. 7. Aug.

    Conference USA 2026 Preview: Liberated?

    Richard and Alex preview the 2026 season in Conference USA. Last year, the richest school in the league went 4-8, while a recent FCS team that looked like a disaster a few months earlier went ahead and won the league. Go figure. Here’s what we’re thinking about this season for: - 1:42: Kennesaw State - 6:49: Jacksonville State - 10:34: Western Kentucky - 14:16: Missouri State - 17:55: FIU - 23:36: Delaware - 28:17: Liberty - 35:56: Middle Tennessee - 38:16: New Mexico State - 43:39: Sam Houston - 49:37: Preseason honors Producer: Anthony Vito 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

  6. 6. Aug.

    Mailbag: A Different Kind of Superleague?

    This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.splitzoneduo.com In our preseason mailbag, Alex and Richard take a bunch of questions from Split Zone Duo subscribers. Here’s what we’re talking about: - 0:27: Richard’s recruiting symposium report, including the G6 team that’s spending money like nobody else in its conference’s history - 8:56: What is the point of conferences, really? - 17:33: Your guide to picking a G6 team, tailored for a Washington fan but meant for anyone who’d like to care about more football teams - 21:57: Could the NFL weaken its college farm system? Does it care? - 25:31: What if Notre Dame bumps a P4 from the Playoff by being ranked 12th? - 31:28: How could college football get a real salary cap? - 34:38: Did COVID money fuel Miami’s ascent? - 38:34: What would make the “We’re So Back 12” successful this year? - 43:58: Which G6 team could win a Playoff game? - 45:47: How do you rediscover joy in college football? - 51:57: Which unvisited FBS stadiums top our lists? - 53:39: How many titles make Indiana a football school? - 54:15: Video game dynasty report - 54:48: How did we choose the intro soundbites? - 56:47: Akron, you better take your fan drive-scripting exercise seriously Producer: Anthony Vito

    Mailbag: A Different Kind of Superleague?

  7. 3. Aug.

    American Conference 2026 Preview: Reset

    The American had a great 2025. The reward? The top of the league all needed new coaches, and almost all of the top player talent went either to the NFL or the power conferences. This is a year of restarts. Cofounder Steven Godfrey joins Alex for a dive into the league, going team by team: - 4:58: Tulane - 12:45: North Texas - 20:53: Navy - 28:01: East Carolina - 32:49: South Florida - 39:19: Army - 45:32: Memphis - 50:43: UTSA - 56:00: Temple - 1:00:35: Florida Atlantic - 1:03:58: Rice - 1:08:44: UAB - 1:12:29: Tulsa - 1:16:02: Charlotte - 1:20:29: Preseason superlatives and conference honors Producer: Anthony Vito 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

  8. 30. Juli

    The Conference Commissioner Performance Review

    This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.splitzoneduo.com Host emeritus Steven Godfrey joins Alex for this subscriber episode. College football’s conference commissioners are all over the microphone right now. How many of them actually have things to do, and how many of them are trying to look like they have agency while the world closes in on them? - 0:25: Who are media days for in 2026? Well, the commissioners. - 2:21: How Mike Slive created the modern commissioner’s state of the union - 5:25: Brett Yormark’s problem at the Big 12’s kickoff event - 12:35: Why the Big Ten and SEC commissioners are so busy at the moment - 20:45: Quiet on the ACC front - 23:26: Does the sport need all these commissioners? Producer: Anthony Vito

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An independent college football podcast that covers the whole sport, led by Richard Johnson and Alex Kirshner. Free episodes each week (twice per week in season), plus frequent subscriber episodes. Featuring co-host emeritus Steven Godfrey and friends. www.splitzoneduo.com

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