College Football Enquirer

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Andy Staples, Ross Dellenger & Steven Godfrey break down the latest college football news with their unique blend of analysis, investigative journalism and over-the-top shenanigans. There will be overreactions, there will be beer, there will be mascot fights. Buckle up for the most informative and funniest show about the most insane sport in America.

  1. 8h ago

    National outrage ensues after Brendan Sorsby is ruled eligible! What happens next?

    One of the most shocking rulings in college sports history came down Monday when a Texas judge granted an injunction for Brendan Sorsby's gambling case. This now makes him eligible for the 2026 season. Andy Staples and Ross Dellenger discuss the national outrage over this ruling and its potential lasting impact. Schools have already started discussing if they will refuse to schedule Texas Tech in the future. The Big 12 is looking at what options it may have to prevent Sorsby from playing for Texas Tech. The NCAA is going to appeal, but that hearing will most likely come too late. The guys look at the various options for a response and the factors that play into each of those. Could this be the beginning of conferences governing themselves? Plus, they also look at the impact on Brendan Sorsby. The Red Raiders' QB now has a target painted squarely on his back. How will that impact him and how will all of this affect his draft stock for the 2027 NFL Draft? Is there a way it could help him, or is the impact only detrimental? All of this and more on today's College Football Enquirer. 0:00:00 - Brendan Sorsby ruled eligible 6:50 - Schools & conferences discuss not scheduling Texas Tech 9:11 - What steps might Big 12 take? 17:38 - What is the appeal process for the NCAA? 20:01 - What other options might the Big 12 have? 34:49 - Looking at the impact on Sorsby 38:27 - How will this affect Sorsby's draft stock? 42:42 - Stories from the national outrage 48:37 - Other stories to watch Subscribe to the College Football Enquirer on your favorite podcast app: 🎧 Apple Podcasts 🎧 Spotify 🖥️ YouTube 📢 Check out the Yahoo Sports podcast network or yahoosports.tv

    52 min

  2. 5d ago

    Big Ten & SEC vs. the Senate: Is a super league imminent?

    Are the Big Ten and SEC under attack? That is what it looked like on Wednesday at the Senate hearing for the Protect College Sports Act. One thing that was made very clear was that the parts of the bill that are aimed directly at the SEC and the Big Ten are not going to be changed. Andy Staples, Ross Dellenger and Steven Godfrey discuss the hearing and what the fallout may be. Could this be another nudge for the Big Ten and SEC to separate from the NCAA? Then, the guys discuss another prominent figure who was at Wednesday's hearing. Notre Dame Athletic Director Pete Bevacqua. Bevacqua openly spoke about the idea of a super league and what that would actually look like. He discussed how the pooling of rights would really only involve the top brand-name programs getting together and the schedules would be stacked with huge matchups. Andy and Ross discuss the enticing aspect of this and what would happen in the world of this specific type of super league. Later, the guys shift to the feud between Texas and Texas Tech. Recently, Texas Head Coach Steve Sarkisian called out Texas Tech's weak schedule. Tech responded by offering to buy out both teams' Week 1 opponents so they could play each other. Texas did not accept this offer. As a response, Texas Tech Head Coach Joey McGuire called Texas scared and said in 2027 and 2028 they will be scheduling a big non-conference opponent. Andy and Ross discuss all of the drama going on in the state of Texas. All of this and more on today's College Football Enquirer. 0:00:00 - Big Ten & SEC under attack in the Senate 11:14 - Big Ten commissioner shuts down the idea of a super league 15:54 - Notre Dame athletic director discusses the potential of a super league 27:38 - How would a super league change the sport? 39:13 - Texas and Texas Tech taking shots at each other 46:53 - Latest update on Brendan Sorsby Subscribe to the College Football Enquirer on your favorite podcast app: 🎧 Apple Podcasts 🎧 Spotify 🖥️ YouTube 📢 Check out the Yahoo Sports podcast network or yahoosports.tv

    48 min

  3. Jun 2

    Everything you need to know before the Protect College Sports Act hearing

    Last episode the guys filled you in on the bombshell development of the Protect College Sports Act that was created in the Senate. Well, just a week later there is a hearing to discuss this latest bill. Andy Staples, Ross Dellenger and Steven Godfrey discuss what the purpose of this hearing is, who is on what side and what could come out of Wednesday's hearing. Notre Dame athletic director Pete Bevacqua and Nick Saban are among those set to testify. Is this bill good or bad for college athletics? Then, they discuss one of the many hot button issues in college football. Andy, Ross and Godfrey look at tampering, but specifically in the case of Ole Miss head coach Pete Golding. No decision has been made about the allegations made against Golding for tampering with a Clemson player, but he and his camp have made it very clear that if he is punished, he has no issue releasing all of the information about who has tampered with his team. The crew discusses this situation and what the likely resolution is.  Later, the guys remember an all-time great who is now on the College Football Hall of Fame ballot. Mike Leach has finally been added to the Hall of Fame ballot and will be eligible for the 2027 class. Andy, Ross and Godfrey discuss the rule change that made Leach eligible and reflect on memories of a coach who changed the game. All of this and more on today's College Football Enquirer. 0:00:00 - What is the point of the Protect College Sports Act hearing? 4:20 - What will the Notre Dame AD say? 7:49 - Why are people in support of the bill? 18:01 - Explaining the misleading Save College Sports Letter  27:57 - Pete Golding's threats to expose tampering 42:08 - Mike Leach added to College Football Hall of Fame ballot Subscribe to the College Football Enquirer on your favorite podcast app: 🎧 Apple Podcasts 🎧 Spotify 🖥️ YouTube 📢 Check out the Yahoo Sports podcast network or yahoosports.tv

    52 min

  4. May 28

    Explaining the new Senate bill & how it would change college sports

    College athletics could soon be changing in a big way. A final decision is yet to be determined, but a huge step was taken on Wednesday when Senators Ted Cruz and Maria Cantwell released the Protect College Sports Act. This bipartisan bill has many layers including preventing a super league, creating a 5-year limit on eligibility and more. Two of the most noticeable parts are the ability for conferences to pool their media rights and creating a hard cap for NIL. Andy Staples and Ross Dellenger discuss the most impactful parts of this bill and the next steps for passing it. Is it possible this could pass in the coming months? Then, Andy and Ross discuss news coming out of the SEC spring meetings. Among the many topics discussed at the meetings, one that stood out the most was the concept of the SEC collectively bargaining with its athletes. The other notable idea discussed was the SEC breaking away from the NCAA and governing itself.  The guys discuss both of these topics. Is collective bargaining possible? Would breaking away from the NCAA actually be in the SEC's best interest? Later, the guys chat about news for the upcoming season. More kickoff times have been released for the first few weeks of the season and Arkansas AD Hunter Yurachek was not thrilled with the difficulties it will cause his team. Plus, Big Noon Kickoff's Week 1 game has been released and Greg Sankey feels that the SEC's deal with Disney is undervalued. Andy and Ross discuss all of this and more on today's College Football Enquirer. 0:00:00 - Explaining the impact of the Protect College Sports Act 3:26 - Creating a hard cap for NIL 5:30 - The potential of pooling broadcasting rights 12:38 - What happens next? 22:13 - SEC talks collective bargaining 24:48 - SEC talks leaving the NCAA 28:25 - Could a CBA work in the SEC? 37:10 - Big Noon Week 1 game announced 38:31 - Arkansas and the SEC upset with scheduling 43:04 - How the CFP is impacting the regular season 44:00 - Greg Sankey says media deal is undervalued 45:36 - New bill calls for regionalization of conferences Subscribe to the College Football Enquirer on your favorite podcast app: 🎧 Apple Podcasts 🎧 Spotify 🖥️ YouTube 📢 Check out the Yahoo Sports podcast network or yahoosports.tv

    50 min

  5. May 26

    Which transfer vs. former team matchups will cause the most chaos? + Sark stirs up drama

    An Enquirer first opens the show today as Andy Staples and Steven Godfrey talk college softball drama from the weekend. Texas Tech's Mia Williams faced her former team, Florida, in a Super Regional matchup and was hit by five pitches throughout the three-game series. Drama ensued. This got the guys thinking if this could happen in college football. Andy and Godfrey discuss what the transfer vs. former team matchups are that will be the most dramatic this season. Texas Tech against Cincinnati will depend on if Brendan Sorsby is eligible to play or not, but two other big games that the guys discuss are Miami and Darian Mensah visiting Duke and Lane Kiffin and LSU visiting Ole Miss. Later, the guys look at another piece of drama going on in college football. Texas head coach Steve Sarkisian has been taking aim at various schools in the media lately, and the most recent instance came at the expense of Texas Tech. Andy and Godfrey discuss Sark's WWE-like antics and why this is actually a good thing for Texas Tech. Plus they discuss if Sark will comment on anyone else during the SEC spring meetings this week. Speaking of SEC spring meetings, the guys preview those as well. Andy and Ross will be at the meetings this week, but Andy and Godfrey discuss what to expect. What key topics will most likely be discussed and will any decisions come out of these meetings? Could we see a decision regarding CFP expansion? All of this and more on today's College Football Enquirer. 0:00:00 - Texas Tech vs. Florida softball drama 5:30 - Will we see this type of drama for CFB in '26 8:47 - Transfers who will face their former teams 16:03 - Darian Mensah and Miami vs. Duke 19:36 - Lane Kiffin and LSU vs. Ole Miss 22:04 - Sark causing drama with other teams 26:43 - Comparing Sark's antics to WWF 31:46 - Why Sark's comments are a good sign for Texas Tech 37:46 - Explaining Sark vs. Ole Miss 38:20 - Will Sark take stir up more drama at the SEC spring meetings 43:18 - Previewing SEC spring meetings Subscribe to the College Football Enquirer on your favorite podcast app: 🎧 Apple Podcasts 🎧 Spotify 🖥️ YouTube 📢 Check out the Yahoo Sports podcast network or yahoosports.tv

    56 min

  6. May 21

    Tony Petitti's comments from Big Ten meetings: CFP expansion, CSC changes & more

    Big Ten Commissioner Tony Petitti spoke at the Big Ten spring meetings this week and had some pretty strong thoughts on the future of the sport. To no one's surprise, he doubled down on wanting to expand the playoff to 24 teams. He noted that 16 is not an option and he is fine with remaining at 12 or expanding to 24. He also spoke about the idea of a 10-game conference schedule, rather than the current 9-game schedule, if the playoff were to expand to 24 teams. One other topic of note that he discussed was the College Sports Commission. He said that changes need to be made to the CSC. Andy Staples and Ross Dellenger discuss all of his comments and analyze what each means for the sport. They also preview the SEC spring meetings and discuss what similar conversations will happen there. Later, Andy and Ross check-in on Baton Rouge as a familiar face has returned. Coach Ed Orgeron has returned to LSU to join Lane Kiffin's staff. Coach O is at least the third coach that has come back to LSU after being previously fired within the last decade. The other two are basketball coaches Johnny Jones and Will Wade. The guys discuss how this came to be and what impact it will have on Kiffin's program. All of this and more on today's College Football Enquirer 0:00:00 - Tony Petitti speaks at Big Ten meetings 3:04 - Petitti address the College Sports Commission issue 22:51 - Petitti on why a 24-team CFP is the right move 29:04 - Petitti discusses a 10-conference game schedule 32:57 - Previewing SEC spring meetings 43:23 - Coach O returns to LSU Subscribe to the College Football Enquirer on your favorite podcast app: 🎧 Apple Podcasts 🎧 Spotify 🖥️ YouTube 📢 Check out the Yahoo Sports podcast network or yahoosports.tv

    58 min

  7. May 19

    Brendan Sorsby's fight to play for Texas Tech + could the Big Ten & SEC split from the NCAA?

    Brendan Sorsby seems to be trying to force a decision from the NCAA sooner rather than later so that he can figure out his future. On Friday, Sorsby requested an expedited decision from the NCAA on his sports gambling case. On Monday, he requested an injunction in a lawsuit against the NCAA to be eligible to play the 2026 season. Andy Staples, Ross Dellenger and Steven Godfrey discuss this evolving situation. They explain everything surrounding it and discuss how likely it is that Sorsby will get an injunction to be able to play. Then, the conversation shifts to Washington D.C. where the much discussed SCORE Act seems to have been defeated. In its place is a new bill that is being worked on in the Senate and is reported to be a bi-partisan bill. Ross explains more information about this bill and the difference between it and the SCORE Act. The guys discuss if it will ever see the light of day. Later, the College Sports Commission has been a heavily discussed topic since its inception. Now the sports' two biggest brands are clashing with the CSC. Over $100 million in NIL contracts for the Big Ten and the SEC remain uncleared and the tensions are growing by the day. Could this be a boiling point for the Big Ten and the SEC to split from the NCAA? Plus, Iowa State Athletic Director Jamie Pollard made headlines when he said, "Let ‘em break away. I would turn it around and say we should break away from them." Andy, Ross and Godfrey discuss Pollard's comments, if the Big Ten and SEC breaking away is realistic and what kind of chaos that would create. All of this and more on today's College Football Enquirer. 0:00:00 - Brendan Sorsby's fight with the NCAA 22:21 - SCORE Act collapses, is replaced by a new bill 35:45 - Big Ten & SEC vs. College Sports Commission 38:08 - Big Ten & SEC to split from NCAA? 43:33 - Iowa State AD calls out the Big Ten & SEC Subscribe to the College Football Enquirer on your favorite podcast app: 🎧 Apple Podcasts 🎧 Spotify 🖥️ YouTube 📢 Check out the Yahoo Sports podcast network or yahoosports.tv

    1h 1m

  8. May 14

    ACC & Jim Phillips in favor of 24-team playoff + 2026 kickoff times released

    The ACC spring meetings have wrapped up and Commissioner Jim Phillips shared his and the ACC's support of a 24-team playoff. Andy Staples and Steven Godfrey discuss his reasoning behind wanting such a drastic expansion and how much impact this stance has on playoff expansion moving forward. The guys also share their thoughts on if they think the playoff should expand and what impact expansion would have. Andy and Godfrey also discuss Commissioner Phillips' idea of a universal tiebreaker system across all conferences. Then, Andy and Godfrey look to the upcoming season. Some kickoff times for various games in the 2026 season were announced this week. The guys discuss what they think of the matchups and which they are most looking forward to. College Gameday's locations have been announced for the first two weeks of the season. Although Week 3 has not been announced, it is widely assumed that Lane Kiffin and LSU's trip to Ole Miss will be the location of Week 3's College Gameday. Andy and Godfrey talk about what may happen in Oxford that weekend. They also look at what has been released for Thanksgiving weekend's slate of games.  Later, neutral site games are the topic of choice. Florida State and Georgia have announced they will play a neutral site game in 2028 after they previously cancelled their home-and-home series. Andy and Godfrey talk about what they think of the switch to a neutral site game and they share their thoughts on neutral site games in general.  All of this and more on today's College Football Enquirer. 0:00:00 - Commissioner Jim Phillips & ACC support 24-team playoff 12:26 - SEC remains lone conference to not support 24 teams 21:47 - Commissioner Phillips' universal tiebreaker 29:12 - Kickoff times released 29:59 - LSU at Ole Miss 32:12 - Clemson at LSU 32:21 - Ohio State at Texas 32:42 - Oklahoma at Michigan 33:33 - Colorado at Georgia Tech 33:44 - Miami at Stanford 34:51 - Baylor vs. Auburn 36:14 - Louisville at Ole Miss 36:29 - SMU at Florida State 41:56 - Florida at Florida State 42:18 - Texas at Texas A&M 42:39 - Ole Miss at Mississippi State 43:50 - Michigan at Ohio State 44:08 - TCU vs. North Carolina 44:13 - Virginia vs. NC State 44:26 - Other notable games 45:56 - Florida State vs. Georgia neutral site game announcement 53:13 - Thoughts on neutral site games Subscribe to the College Football Enquirer on your favorite podcast app: 🎧 Apple Podcasts 🎧 Spotify 🖥️ YouTube 📢 Check out the Yahoo Sports podcast network or yahoosports.tv

    1h 3m
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