174 episodes

Join ESPN College GameDay host Rece Davis and Senior Writer Pete Thamel, as well as many of GameDay’s key analysts and contributors, as they discuss and debate the biggest stories and break down the biggest games in college football, while also leaning into the key basketball moments and storylines as well. With episodes Mondays/Wednesday/Fridays in the fall, and a year-round weekly presence this is the place to be for the college sports fan.

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Join ESPN College GameDay host Rece Davis and Senior Writer Pete Thamel, as well as many of GameDay’s key analysts and contributors, as they discuss and debate the biggest stories and break down the biggest games in college football, while also leaning into the key basketball moments and storylines as well. With episodes Mondays/Wednesday/Fridays in the fall, and a year-round weekly presence this is the place to be for the college sports fan.

    Mississippi State HC Jeff Lebby on the origins of his dominant offensive schemes

    Mississippi State HC Jeff Lebby on the origins of his dominant offensive schemes

    Rece Davis and Pete Thamel sit down with Mississippi State head coach Jeff Lebby to discuss how he's developed his offensive prowess, the players that will light up the field this season, the advantage his program has over others, and the "yeet yeet" call that always turns heads down in Starkville.

    0:00 Welcome
    0:20 - Ken Jean Auditions To Be On Gameday?
    02:56 - Gameday To Wrigley Field
    06:22 - Jeff Lebby Joins The Pod
    07:36 - Lebby on Shaping The Roster
    10:55 - Lebby on Mississippi St’s Advantage Over Others
    15:13 - Jeff Lebby On The Difficult Part Of His Job
    19:04 - The Offensive Minds That Impacted Coach Lebby
    24:27 - Coach Lebby’s Favorite Baylor Story Of Robert Griffin III
    30:08 - Lebby’s Yeet Yeet Call That Players Are Dialed Into
    38:23 - House v. NCAA Case: Why This week Is A Pivot Point In College Athletics
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    • 45 min
    Who Will Be Ohio State's Starting QUARTERBACK?; A Look Ahead To Florida State vs. Georgia Tech in Ireland!; Concerns for the CFP Committee Ahead of 12-Team Playoff

    Who Will Be Ohio State's Starting QUARTERBACK?; A Look Ahead To Florida State vs. Georgia Tech in Ireland!; Concerns for the CFP Committee Ahead of 12-Team Playoff

    Rece Davis and Pete Thamel get into Ohio State's and Michigan's current rosters - who came back and who joined - and who they think will emerge as the starting quarterback. They also look towards the big game in Ireland, Florida State vs. Georgia Tech, and GameDay's first in-season destination, College Station, where they'll be covering Notre Dame vs. Texas A&M.
     
    0:00 Preview of Week 0: Florida State vs. Georgia Tech
    4:41 Preview of Week 1: Notre Dame vs. Texas A&M
    6:37 Early preseason No. 1 pick: Ohio State or Georgia?
    9:28 Who will be Ohio State's starting QB?
    18:25 Who will be Michigan's starting QB?
    22:33 Very early concerns ahead of the CFP
    32:40 Next week: A vote on a revenue-share plan with players
     
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    • 37 min
    FIRST IMPRESSIONS of Colorado's Current Program + Possible Pathway For Revenue Sharing with Players?

    FIRST IMPRESSIONS of Colorado's Current Program + Possible Pathway For Revenue Sharing with Players?

    Rece Davis and Pete Thamel discuss why Colorado, particularly head coach Deion Sanders, remains to be relentlessly fascinating. They also get into what to expect from the program now that they've moved from the now defunct Pac-12 to compete in the Big 12. Next, they chat about what it was like covering the NFL Draft with the accomplished Nick Saban. Then they round out the show with a preview of a possible legal settlement which could open the door for players to be part of a revenue sharing model.
    0:00 - Welcome
    03:18 - Fair To Criticize Deion Sanders' Candidness?
    07:10 - Colorado's Big Scheduling Blunder
    13:14 - First Impressions of Colorado's Current Program
    15:38 - Expectations For Colorado, Now In The Big 12
    19:09 - Nick Saban's Approach To On-Air Draft Analysis
    23:35 - The Story of Oatmeal Crème Pies at the NFL
    25:08 - NCAA To Backpay Players Following Antitrust Lawsuit
    32:42 - What's On The Horizon For Rece & Pete?
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    • 36 min
    Reggie Bush gets his HEISMAN BACK; USC's upcoming press conference; What's next for Bush and USC?

    Reggie Bush gets his HEISMAN BACK; USC's upcoming press conference; What's next for Bush and USC?

    Pete and college football writer Paolo Uggetti, who covered USC football, discuss the Heisman Trust's "reinstatement" of Reggie Bush's 2005 Heisman Trophy to Bush, his contentious legal battle with the NCAA, the anomaly of OJ Simpson's Heisman Trophy sitting in USC's Heritage Hall but not Bush's, and what's next for Bush and USC's football program.
     
    0:00 Reggie Bush has his 2005 Heisman Trophy back
    1:45 USC's Heritage Hall, where the Trojans' Heisman Trophies sit
    3:08 How Reggie Bush influenced USC over the years
    4:37 The day Reggie Bush was allowed back on USC's campus
    6:05 Reggie Bush and the NCAA's contentious relationship
    10:40 USC's upcoming press conference
    12:08 The time Reggie Bush got excited about the hip hop duo Kid 'n Play
    13:32 Some Reggie Bush stats
    14:59 What's next for USC and Reggie Bush?
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    • 19 min
    Where Will The DRAMA Start In The NFL Draft? + Unexpected Transfer Portal Updates

    Where Will The DRAMA Start In The NFL Draft? + Unexpected Transfer Portal Updates

    Rece Davis and Pete Thamel take stock of the latest notable players in the transfer portal, how they performed last season and what to expect from them next season. Then NFL Insider Field Yates joins to lift the curtain on the NFL Draft drama circulating around the Minnesota Vikings, QB Drake Maye and other teams trying to make a splash in this year's draft. Finally, they get into some QB drafting strategy and what aspects of a player can't be measured ahead of the draft.

    0:00 Welcome 
    0:54 - What’s It Like To Have Dinner WIth Rece & Pete?
    02:58 - Where Will CB Cormani McClain Transfer To?
    06:05 - RB Damien Martinez Leaves Oregon St
    09:24 - NFL Insider Field Yates Joins The Pod!
    11:48 - Where Does The Drama Start In The NFL Draft?
    13:23 - Addressing QB Drake Make Criticism
    18:37 - How Many QBs Go In The First Round?
    21:39 - QB Comparison: Michael Penix vs Bo Nix
    25:04 - Draft A QB Backup Or Future Star?
    28:55 - Prediting Draft Surprises At CB Position
    29:47 - Cornerback Quinyon Mitchell
    44:20 - What You Can’t Measure In The NFL Draft
    44:48 - Film Study With NFL Insider Field Yates
    46:08 - Do Fractional Arm Measurements Matter?
    46:41 - Draft Night Conundrum: DT T'Vondre Sweat
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    • 53 min
    UConn's Use Of An NBA-Like Offense To Win Title; Dan Hurley Responds to Kentucky HC Job; Predicting What UConn Does For A Threepeat

    UConn's Use Of An NBA-Like Offense To Win Title; Dan Hurley Responds to Kentucky HC Job; Predicting What UConn Does For A Threepeat

    Pete Thamel and ESPN College Basketball Insider Jeff Borzello delve into UConn's NBA-like offense and the defense that won them a national title against Purdue. They also get into which UConn players will be remembered on this team. And looking to next season, they discuss what roster changes will happen and what Dan Hurley said about the Kentucky head coach job.
     
    0:00 How UConn's defense helped them win
    5:00 The stretch that determined the game
    6:24 Which individual players will be remembered?
    8:21 Where does UConn rank among repeat teams?
    14:51 UConn's offense in comparison to an NBA offense
    17:54 Dan Hurley responds to the Kentucky head coach job
    19:58 What does UConn do to get a threepeat?
    21:36 UConn's expected roster changes
    22:35 Is there more college basketball news coming?
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    • 26 min

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