False Start - College Football Podcast

John Buhler and Cody Williams
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A college football podcast for everyone... and everyone else. John Buhler and Cody Williams break down the biggest and littlest college football stories every week to bring the joy of this dumb, beautiful sport to every fan and could-be fan. 

  1. 1D AGO

    Episode 238: College Football Christmas (Part Deux): Biggest Scrooges, Who Gets Coal, New Year's Resolutions

    Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up! It’s Christmas time in college football, and Cody Williams is breaking down the sport in the name of the holiday season while John Buhler got a holiday break. Who are the Scrooges? Which players, coaches or teams need coal in their stocking, or took a loss this year? Which coaches need to make New Year’s resolutions? It’s all in here, from Bill Belichick at UNC to Diego Pavia at Vanderbilt and much more.

    30 min

  2. 4D AGO

    Episode 237: College Football Playoff thoughts, Transfer portal preview, What is going on with Michigan's coaching search?

    Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up! When your plans totally blow up in your face, you are the Michigan Wolverines! On today's episode of False Start, John Buhler (Lead Writer, FanSided) and Cody Williams (Content Director, FanSided.com) divulged their last remaining thoughts from the first round of the College Football Playoff before taking a look at the soon-to-be-open transfer portal, as well as what is going on at Michigan? Sit back and enjoy the show, because this is False Start!

    1h 16m

  3. 5D AGO

    Three Yards and a Cloud of Punt: College Football Playoff First Round Fallout!: Alabama booms Sooners, Texas A&M is not about The U, Ole Miss loves Pete Golding, Oregon let JMU hang around

    Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up! And then there were eight... On today's episode of False Start, John Buhler (Lead Writer, FanSided) and Cody Williams (Content Director, FanSided.com) reacted to the first round of the College Football Playoff in the only way they know how! With Three Yards and a Cloud of Punt, the guys shared their thoughts on Alabama-Oklahoma, Miami-Texas A&M, Tulane-Ole Miss, and James Madison-Oregon before bouncing off into the night. Four teams off to the quarterfinals gave us one helluva show because this is False Start!

    51 min

  4. DEC 18

    Episode 236: CFP First Round Preview!, Who is advancing between Alabama at Oklahoma, Miami at Texas A&M, Tulane at Ole Miss, and James Madison at Oregon?

    Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up! And so it begins! On today's episode of False Start, John Buhler (Lead Writer, FanSided) and Cody Williams (Content Director, FanSided.com) previewed the upcoming College Football Playoff slate. It will be four first-round games this weekend with Oklahoma hosting Alabama, Texas A&M welcoming Miami to College Station, Ole Miss getting Tulane in a rematch, and Oregon drawing James Madison in potentially Liquid Sunshine. The guys have you scattered, smothered, and covered on this here fine episode because this is False Start!

    1h 37m

  5. DEC 15

    Episode 235: Diego Pavia Acts a Fool, CFB Playoff Power Rankings, Michigan Coaching Search, Utah’s Future

    Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up! Fernando Mendoza won the Heisman Trophy, but Diego Pavia unfortunately overshadowed the show. Cody Williams breaks down the Heisman race and Pavia acting like a fool in the aftermath while John Buhler gets some rest. He then ranks all 12 teams in the College Football Playoff by their chances to win a national championship, unpacks Kyle Whittingham leaving Utah and Michigan’s coaching search, takes an early look at Bryce Underwood and LaNorris Sellers with the transfer portal, and then continues to run through the start of CFB bowl season.

    40 min

  6. DEC 11

    Episode 234: Sherrone Moore out at Michigan, Extended CFP rankings reactions!, Did Notre Dame really get screwed by the committee?

    Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up! Guess who's back, back again? Cody Williams (Content Director, FanSided.com) is back. Tell a friend... John Buhler (Lead Writer, FanSided) was over the moon to have this splendid co-host back for another delicious episode of False Start. Right before recording, Sherrone Moore was fired by Michigan for scandalous reasons. The guys unpacked that on this episode, as well as Cody's extended College Football Playoff rankings thoughts, and so much more! Who has it better than us? Nobody! Because this is False Start!

    1h 4m

  7. DEC 8

    Episode 233: Final CFP Rankings Reactions! Did Notre Dame get snubbed?, Why are Alabama and Ohio State still getting so much love?

    Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up! Hey look Ma, we made it! On today's episode of False Start, John Buhler (Lead Writer, FanSided) reacted to the final College Football Playoff rankings and the 12-team bracket. With Cody Williams (Content Director, FanSided.com) still on his way back from a Nashvillian wedding, Buhler did his best to keep this thing on the tracks for as long as he could. With Notre Dame being snubbed, he also looked at how the Selection Committee gave huge breaks to teams like Ohio State and Alabama, while simultaneously punishing others like Georgia and Texas Tech for no good reason. Regardless, it is better to False Start than to not start at all.

    46 min

  8. DEC 7

    Three Yards and a Cloud of Punt: Conference Championship Weekend, 2025: Indiana outlasts Ohio State, Georgia Crushes Alabama, Texas Tech owns BYU

    Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up! Ladies and gentlemen, we might have some clarity now! On today's episode of False Start, John Buhler (Lead Writer, FanSided) flew solo like a cup with Cody Williams (Content Director, FanSided.com) out doing wedding things, reacting to the conference championship weekend slate. Texas Tech, Georgia, Indiana, and Duke all won their Power Four conferences, while James Madison, Kennesaw State, Boise State, Tulane, and Western Michigan won their Group of Five leagues. Buhler took a look at who could be making the playoff less than 12 hours from the final reveal. We are almost there, but keep on holding steady because this is False Start!

    38 min
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A college football podcast for everyone... and everyone else. John Buhler and Cody Williams break down the biggest and littlest college football stories every week to bring the joy of this dumb, beautiful sport to every fan and could-be fan. 

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