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. 7h ago

    Why Did College GameDay Do *That* Ted Cruz Interview?

    This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.splitzoneduo.com It was the College GameDay interview heard around the world, if only because it was forced down your ears. Richard and Alex talk with Extra Points publisher Matt Brown about what we think went into ESPN’s decision to have Senator Ted Cruz on College GameDay (a reasonable choice) for a barely-interrupted stump speech in support of the bill being pushed by noted GameDay panelist Nick Saban. Is this a big corporate influence operation, something simpler, or much ado about nothing? We cover that and a handful more topics on this version of the Extra Points/SZD Sports Business Hour, a recurring feature around here: * 0:52: Why did ESPN lend its time to Cruz and decline to check any of his claims as he took up 10 of the most valuable minutes in sports TV? * 16:53: A lot of FCS buy games feel even uglier than normal right now, and there’s probably an economic reason for that. Is this tenable? * 28:03: Rutgers obviously needs to split with Greg Schiano, but … can they afford it? Let’s discuss an outrageously bad financial situation * 32:36: Florida State fires its athletic director. What do we make of that? Producer: Anthony Vito

  2. 1d ago

    The Week 2 CFB Hurry-Up: Hooked ‘Em

    The Sunday Hurry-Up goes just a little over 30 minutes this week, as Richard Johnson and Alex Kirshner take you through a stacked Week 2 in college football. We touch on all of these games in the following order: Texas 24, Ohio State 23 Georgia 70, Western Kentucky 20 Texas A&M 48, Arizona State 20 LSU 45, Louisiana Tech 14 Alabama 45, Kentucky 17 Florida 52, Campbell 3 South Carolina 45, Towson 9 Vanderbilt 35, Delaware 26 Michigan 17, Oklahoma 10 USC 49, Louisiana 30 Washington 16, Utah State 14 Iowa 16, Iowa State 13 Duke 31, Illinois 27 Michigan State 35, Eastern Michigan 7 Mississippi State 38, Minnesota 13 Wake Forest 38, Purdue 36 UCLA 28, San Diego State 10 Oklahoma State 39, Oregon 31 BYU 28, Arizona 17 Utah 43, Arkansas 10 Missouri 38, Kansas 21 Kansas State 34, Washington State 7 Miami 77, Florida A&M 7 Tennessee 45, Georgia Tech 24 Boston College 28, Rutgers 21 Clemson 22, Georgia Southern 7 Pitt 12, UCF 7 California 21, Syracuse 18 Virginia Tech 44, Old Dominion 21 Penn State 27, Temple 9 USF 28, Army 24 App State 27, East Carolina 24 FAU 38, Navy 30 North Texas 44, UNLV 6 Tulane 28, South Alabama 24 UAB 26, UL Monroe 20 North Dakota State 38, Air Force 32 Montana State 20, Nevada 7 Illinois State 28, Northern Illinois 24 Akron 45, Robert Morris 10 Ohio 29, Jacksonville State 27 (4 OT) Western Michigan 49, Monmouth 14 James Madison 87, Wagner 3 Georgia State 31, Kennesaw State 17 Liberty 24, Gardner-Webb 23 Tulsa 23, Sam Houston 17 Texas Tech 35, Oregon State 24 Boise State 38, Memphis 20 Fresno State 49, Sacramento State 3 UTSA 31, Texas State 26 Worcester Polytechnic Institute 22, University of New England 21 THANKS TO OUR PARTNERS * 10% off a set of Nokian Tyres with code SPLITZONEDUO at: https://www.tires-easy.com/brands/nokian-tires * 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. 5d ago

    The Week 2 CFB Tasting Menu: The Game of the Century of the Year

    Richard and Alex preview Week 2 on the college football schedule but take a few detours, first stopping to review the Sunday and Monday games from Week 1 and later closing the book (hopefully) on the WMU-Michigan situation. We cover dozens of games in this episode, including the ones below: * Missouri at Kansas * App State at East Carolina * Arizona State at Texas A&M * Oklahoma at Michigan * Wazzu at Kansas State * Alabama at Kentucky * Arizona at BYU * Cal at Syracuse * Mississippi State at Minnesota * UTSA at Texas State * Memphis at Boise State * Tennessee at Georgia Tech * Iowa State at Iowa * North Dakota State at Air Force * Oh yeah sure we’ll talk about Ohio State at Texas Producer: Anthony Vito THANKS TO OUR SUBSCRIBERS AND PARTNERS * 10% off a set of Nokian Tyres with code SPLITZONEDUO at: https://www.tires-easy.com/brands/nokian-tires * 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. 6d ago

    Team of the Week: UMass

    This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.splitzoneduo.com Not even a year ago, Rodger Sherman joined Alex for a deep dive into how the UMass Minutemen made a case as the worst team in modern history.Now, we have a much different episode about UMass: They’re our TEAM OF THE WEEK coming out of Week 1. This is a new subscriber series in which we talk about a team in college football attempting to do something that nobody else is trying to do. Rodger and Richard cover the Minutemen, fresh off their season-opening win over Rutgers. Let’s talk about this rising team from the MAC: * 0:18: Why UMass earned TOTW honors * 5:49: Pop Watson! The option! What a win in Piscataway * 11:10: The very New Englandy character of the team * 16:06: UMass’ investment in not being terrible * 25:37: Are we crazy, or is a bowl a possibility? Producer: Anthony Vito

  5. Sep 6

    The Week 1 CFB Hurry-Up: 0:01

    The Sunday Hurry-Up makes its triumphant return. Rodger Sherman is again in the hot seat with Richard Johnson to break down a Week 1 that was anything but boring. We go through as many games as are fit to print (or podcast about). * Michigan 13, Western Michigan 12 * Oregon 34, Boise State 27 * Ohio State 56, Ball State 3 * Indiana 52, North Texas 16 * USC 39, Fresno 0 * Penn State 45, Marshall 0 * Iowa 40, Northern Illinois 0 * Illinois 42, UAB 23 * Michigan State 30, Toledo 20 * Nebraska 49, Ohio 21 * Northwestern 34, South Dakota State 18 * UMass 37, Rutgers 21 * LSU 51, Clemson 10 * Auburn 17, Baylor 16 * Oklahoma 51, UTEP 0 * South Carolina 57, Kent State 0 * Alabama 48, ECU 10 * Florida 66, FAU 21 * Vanderbilt 28, Austin Peay 9 * Georgia 63 vs Tennessee State 3 * Texas Tech 33, Abilene Christian 10 * Houston 33, Oregon State 20 * Cincinnati 34, Boston College 15 * West Virginia 31, Coastal Carolina 24 * Miami 45, Stanford 6 * UCLA 45, Cal 24 * Duke 17, Tulane 3 * Colorado 14, Georgia Tech 13 * Pitt 59 vs Miami (OH) 14 * Wake Forest 38, Akron 16 * The Citadel 43, Charlotte 41 (3OT) * Memphis 42, Arkansas State 24 * USF 19, FIU 9 * Temple 38, Rhode Island 14 * Tulsa 24, Oklahoma State 10 * UNLV 21, Hawaii 6 * Nevada 49, Western Kentucky 14 * New Mexico 38, Central Michigan 7 * North Dakota State 38, Fordham 0 * Tarleton State 20, Bowling Green 13 * Buffalo 21, UAlbany 17 * San Jose State 27, Eastern Michigan 21 * Sacramento State 52, Mississippi Valley State 0 * James Madison 20, Liberty 13 * Louisiana Tech 80, Northwestern State 6 * Troy 24, Sam Houston 21 * Colorado State 35, Wyoming 13 * Idaho State 29, Utah State 17 Yeah, we went big for Week 1. Producer: Anthony Vito THANKS TO OUR PARTNERS * 10% off a set of Nokian Tyres with code SPLITZONEDUO at: https://www.tires-easy.com/brands/nokian-tires * 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

  6. Sep 2

    The Week 1 CFB Tasting Menu: We Made It

    Guest host Rodger Sherman joins Richard for the first weekend preview of the season, running through dozens of games. They touch on about 38 games, including these: - 5:02: UMass vs. Rutgers is technically football - 6:48: Colorado vs. Georgia Tech: What do we want the Buffs to be, exactly? - 12:49: Fresno State vs. USC will have at least someone in attendance - 23:43: Liberty vs. James Madison is not a gentle handshake for Billy Napier - 36:00: Baylor vs. Auburn: Sneaky game of the weekend? - 50:53: Clemson vs. LSU: There will be celebs, but will there be a game of any consequence? - 1:02:56: UCLA vs. Cal: Hell yeah, brother - 1:06:47: Louisville vs. Ole Miss: The actual game of the weekend - 1:09:18: Wisconsin vs. Notre Dame: [Insert “play it on campus” discourse] - 1:13:15: SMU vs. Florida State: Don’t lose big, Noles Producer: Anthony Vito. The Sunday Hurry-Up will arrive on Sunday as usual, despite several big games being played after that time. See you then. THANKS TO OUR PARTNERS * 10% off a set of Nokian Tyres with code SPLITZONEDUO at: https://www.tires-easy.com/brands/nokian-tires * 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

  7. Sep 1

    Team of the Week: North Dakota State

    New series! It’s the Split Zone Duo TEAM OF THE WEEK, a weekly episode in which guest host Rodger Sherman joins Alex and/or Richard to talk in detail about one college football team doing something interesting. That team can be good or bad or anything in between, as long it has a compelling story. This week, we spin off North Dakota State’s first game in FBS, a blowout win over Jacksonville State, and talk about the long arc of the Bison. 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

    Team of the Week: North Dakota State

  8. Aug 31

    Football Arithmetic 2026, feat. Justis Mosqueda

    This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.splitzoneduo.com Richard is joined by Justis Mosqueda, an Acme Packing Co. writer and Oregon fan, for a quick preview of the national championship-contending Ducks and a deep dive into how college football’s rule changes will affect the special teams plays you might typically tune out. Maybe Kirk Ferentz had a point? Maybe don’t grab that beverage or use the bathroom on fourth down this season. Also, because Richard can’t shut up about it, what does it really mean that the Rams’ use of 13 personnel might be infiltrating the rest of the NFL? In this episode: - 0:56: Oregon’s new coordinators, offensive line, and brutal defense - 7:04: NFL cutdown day and the return-to-college eligibility mess. (Note: This episode was recorded last week, and this is a developing story.) - 11:17: How college football’s new fair-catch kick will work - 14:18: Why a new punting rule has Kirk Ferentz pissed - 30:24: How four-strong formations break match coverages - 36:22: What the Rams’ 13 personnel package does to a defense 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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