Greg McElroy talks with National Championship quarterback and Ohio State legend Cardale Jones. Jones talks about growing up in Ohio, what drew him to Ohio State and that magical title run in 2014. If today’s college football rules were in place would Cardale have transferred? How much could he have made in NIL and were teams tampering with him before the 2015 season? Cardale opens up to tell some fantastic stories and makes the assertive claim that if there was a 12 team playoff in 2015 - Ohio S...
Jan 30, 2025•45 min
How would you grade Kalen DeBoer at Alabama after a 9-4 season? What about Sherrone Moore at Michigan and Mike Elko at Texas A&M? McElroy looks back at 2024 and grades out all of the first year head coaches based on the transfer portal impacts, win loss record, big wins & more. Plus Penn State hires Jim Knowles from Ohio State, making him college football's highest-paid defensive coordinator. Are the Nittany Lions gearing up for a National Title run in 2025? Learn more about your ad choi...
Jan 27, 2025•56 min
The 12 team CFP was a HUGE success but McElroy found a few ways to make it a little bit better. The seeding and bye’s need to change but does that mean conference championships are going away? Should the best of the SEC and BIG 10 get TWO first round home playoff games and are the New Years 6 bowl games going anywhere? Tell us what you think needs to happen to make the 12 team CFP better below. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Jan 23, 2025•32 min
Ohio State won the inaugural 12 team college football playoff with an offense that was humming in the first half as the Buckeyes raced out to 21-7 halftime. Ohio State held off a valiant Notre Dame comeback to win their first National Championship since 2014. McElroy breaks down the game talking about impact players, outstanding coaching and what the win means for Ryan Day. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Jan 21, 2025•23 min
Atlanta is covered in Blue, Gold, Green, Scarlet and Grey as we get ready for the National Championship. McElroy and Stanford Steve break down why it’s Ohio State’s game to lose on Monday, how Notre Dame will go about trying to pull off the upset and what a National Title would mean for both schools. Plus the guys go through the best prop bets for the game, if Notre Dame will cover, how many receiving yards for the Ohio State WR’s and much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastcho...
Jan 19, 2025•28 min
Greg McElroy talks with former Ohio State head coach Jim Tressel about the similarities between Ryan Day and Marcus Freeman, how special Jeremiah Smith is, what a National Championship for Ryan Day would mean and much more. Plus, McElroy and Matt Barrie go over the challenges ahead for Notre Dame, how Ohio State’s loss to Michigan may have made them better, what a National Championship would mean for both teams and how Notre Dame has given other programs hope. Learn more about your ad choices. V...
Jan 18, 2025•50 min
It’s the Ohio State vs Notre Dame preview that you have been waiting for. McElroy goes in-depth and asks the questions that will help determine the National Championship. Can Will Howard and Ohio State continue to make big plays, will the Notre Dame’s Wide Receivers step up, who are the sneaky impact players of the game, and most importantly, can Notre Dame eliminate the margins by winning the situations? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Jan 15, 2025•59 min
Greg McElroy and Brady Quinn sit down and discuss what Notre Dame HAS to do to beat Ohio State and win their first National Championship since 1988. Can Marcus Freeman get this team to keep fighting, will the re-shuffeled offensive line be able to hold back the wildly talented Ohio State defensive front and how will Notre Dame defend Ohio State? Plus, it’s a new era in college football, how well positioned is Notre Dame to keep this success up and is there another bet with AJ Hawk coming? Learn ...
Jan 13, 2025•35 min
The National Championship is set Notre Dame vs Ohio State! McElroy breaks down the epic semifinal games that saw the Irish fight back to beat Penn State 27-24 and Ohio State seal a win over Texas with a scoop and score. What were the keys and can the Irish shock the world and beat Ohio State for the National Championship? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jan 11, 2025•34 min
The CFP Semifinals are upon us and McElroy asks the questions that will determine who will play for a National Title. Can Notre Dame run on Penn St or will they be forced to throw down field and who wins the turnover battle? Will Ohio St start (stay) hot or will Texas’ defensive line take over? McElroy breaks it down in his previews. Plus Booger McFarland joins the show to talk Penn St WR’s vs ND’s secondary, Ohio St’s defensive line vs Texas offensive line and much more Learn more about your ad...
Jan 07, 2025•1 hr 5 min
Penn State closed out 2024 with a dominating win over Boise State - are the Nittany Lions ready for Notre Dame who dominated SEC Champion Georgia. Texas looked like it was going to roll Arizona State until Cam Skattebo took over and forced overtime, but the Longhorns held on and now face an Ohio State team that absolutely dominated #1 Oregon and looks like they are playing on a different level than everyone else. McElroy breaks down the quarterfinal games and what’s next in the semifinals. Learn...
Jan 03, 2025•29 min
The quarterfinals of the CFP are here and McElroy gives you the BIGGEST questions that will help determine the outcomes. Will Ashton Jeanty be able to run on Penn State, can Cam Skattebo spark Arizona State in the upset over Texas? Who will create more big plays: Oregon or Ohio State in the much anticipated rematch. Can Notre Dame run on Georgia or will Gunner Stockton step in and save Georgia’s title dreams? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Dec 28, 2024•1 hr 8 min
McElroy and Josh Pate go over the first round of the CFP and talk about the negative reaction from media members, how to fix the “most deserving vs best team” debate, and why we NEED to stop using fictional Vegas lines for hypothetical games and much more. Plus, does Gunner Stockton make Georgia better, could Texas be overlooking Arizona State, is Boise State ready for the BIG stage against a really good Penn State squad and can Oregon beat Ohio State TWICE in a season? The guys go over it all p...
Dec 23, 2024•40 min
Notre Dame hosted the first CFP game on campus and dominated an Indiana team that didn’t have a good game plan. Penn State’s defense crushed SMU’s dreams before the 1st quarter was over. Texas held off a good Clemson team by running the ball all over the Tigers and Ohio State flexed hard on Tennessee and looked like a team on a mission from the start. McElroy breaks down the 1st round games and has a few more general takeaways for all of us i.e. stop with the hypothetical matchups in the CFP (lo...
Dec 22, 2024•55 min
The first round of the College Football playoff is here! Will Notre Dame be able to run the football against Indiana or will the Hoosiers continue their remarkable run? Can SMU hold up in the trenches or will Penn State hammer down in the 2nd half, who will perform better, Clemson’s Cade Klubnik or Texas’ Quinn Ewers and can Ohio State bounce back on offense against a strong Tennessee defense? McElroy breaks down all the games and asks the questions that will determine the outcomes. Learn more a...
Dec 18, 2024•57 min
Notre Dame head coach Marcus Freeman joins McElroy to talk CFP prep, scouting Indiana, adversity this Fighting Irish team has faced, a December playoff game in South Bend and much more. Plus Louisville, Florida State and Auburn picked up big transfer QB’s and there are plenty more on the market, McElroy talks fits for each player and goes over the running back and wide receiver market. Bill Belichick’s move to North Carolina gained a lot of attention, McElroy talks about what it means for the Ta...
Dec 16, 2024•51 min
Dan Lanning joins the show and talks with Greg McElroy about the Ducks impact transfer players this year, especially Dillion Gabriel, how they are handling the new calendar in the 12 team CFP while remaining balanced, the Tennessee vs Ohio State game and much more. Plus is Bill Belichick really going to go to North Carolina? McElroy goes over all the latest moves from a busy coaching carousel and tells you who fits and who doesn’t. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adcho...
Dec 11, 2024•40 min
The first 12 team College Football playoff ranking is official. SMU stays in, pushing Alabama out, Oregon’s path is tougher than Penn State’s, Ohio State looks to get right vs Tennessee and there’s a battle of Indiana (which NO one saw coming). Boise State and Arizona State get a buy while the ACC Champion Clemson is a 12 seed. Year 1 is wild and McElroy tells you what the committee did right, the issues he has and what can be fixed to make the 12 team CFP better. Learn more about your ad choice...
Dec 09, 2024•32 min
Championship weekend delivered! Arizona State dominates Iowa State, Ashton Jeanty does it again as Boise State wins another Mountain West championship. Oregon wins a shootout against Penn State, Georgia takes down Texas but what is the injury update of Carson Beck and will he be back for the CFP? Clemson blows a 17 point lead but beats SMU in a walk-off field goal, now the question is should it be SMU or Alabama with the last playoff spot. McElroy breaks it all down plus tells you who he thinks ...
Dec 08, 2024•22 min
Conference championship week is here and we have questions we want answered. Can Georgia become just the 2nd team in the last 115 years to beat Texas twice in a season, will Clemson knock off SMU and knock Alabama out of the CFP? Will Oregon keep rolling or will Penn State prove the doubters wrong, will it be Iowa State or Arizona State repping the BIG 12 in the CFP and is Boise State on upset alert? McElroy answers these and much more in previewing all 9 conference championship games. Learn mor...
Dec 05, 2024•59 min
The penultimate rankings are out and the CFP committee put Alabama ahead of Miami, Ole Miss and South Carolina. Was that the right move? McElroy breaks down the resumes and flaws of all four teams. Plus is SMU in with a loss, how much will the seedings change after championship weekend and just who has the best chance to win it all. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Dec 04, 2024•28 min
Ohio State’s most inexcusable loss in memory, Texas looks like they have been in the SEC for years, the Notre Dame machine keeps rolling along and FOUR teams who changed conferences this year are playing for conference championships. McElroy breaks it down in his top 10 takeaways from Week 14, plus what to do with Miami, Alabama, South Carolina and Ole Miss in what should be the most intriguing rankings ever! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Dec 02, 2024•1 hr 4 min
The regular season is over and wow did that weekend deliver. Georgia wins in 8 OT’s, Travis Hunter delivers a Heisman performance, Ryan Day and Ohio State lost to Michigan AGAIN, Notre Dame gets TWO pick 6’s in the final minutes for the victory over USC, Miami falls short against Syracuse and will (probably) miss the CFP while South Carolina takes down Clemson to make a CFP push. McElroy gives his instant reaction to it all plus gives his take on flag planting. Learn more about your ad choices. ...
Dec 01, 2024•31 min
It’s the last week of the regular season and SO much is on the line. Ryan Day looks to break a 3 game losing streak to Michigan, Alabama tries to rebound to keep slim CFP hopes alive in the Iron Bowl, Texas and Texas A&M renew a rivalry while Notre Dame heads out west to USC looking to secure a home playoff game. McElroy previews all the big games and tells you if Tennessee & Miami are on upset alert, who will win between Clemson and South Carolina and who will take charge in the BIG 12....
Nov 27, 2024•1 hr 5 min
McElroy gives you his Top 10 takeaways from a wild week 13. Is Ohio State the best team in the country and does Indiana still belong in the CFP discussion? Can Alabama & Ole Miss rebound and make the CFP or will the top teams like Penn State, Texas and Notre Dame continue to dominate. Where does the BIG 12 stand and what is the ceiling for their conference champion and how many teams from the SEC and ACC should make the CFP? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoice...
Nov 25, 2024•1 hr
What a wild day in college football! Ohio State’s defense dominates as the Buckeyes take down Indiana, now are the Hoosiers out of the CFP? Alabama goes down as Milroe struggles, Ole Miss loses at Florida taking them out of the CFP race. Kansas runs all over Colorado, Notre Dame dominates, Penn State holds on and McElroy is here to deliver his instant reaction as the College Football Playoff takes shape. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Nov 24, 2024•27 min
Is Indiana for real? That’s the question that everyone is asking and will be answered on Saturday. McElroy gives you his break down plus tells you why Ole Miss better be careful at Florida, what to expect from a HUGE weekend in the BIG 12 and if Alabama, Notre Dame or Penn State are on upset alert. Plus more previews from all the teams in the college football playoff race. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Nov 21, 2024•56 min
McElroy and Colin Cowherd look at the CFP rankings and which teams deserve to be in, the impact of cold weather games in the CFP, if we should believe in Penn State and wonder if Oregon can handle a CFP run. What should we make of Alabama, Texas, Ohio State and do any of them have enough to win a National Championship and can Deion Sanders and Colorado really run the table? Plus what happened to Brian Kelly and LSU, who you should trust in the SEC and so much more. Learn more about your ad choic...
Nov 20, 2024•54 min
Georgia looked like the team we thought they were with Carson Beck shining, Tennessee is not dead but the defense needed to step up (and didn’t), Texas needs to get the offense rolling before it’s too late and did Travis Hunter just lock up the Heisman. McElroy breaks it all down plus tells you about the (ridiculous) conference tiebreakers and asks how many SEC teams should get into the College Football Playoff. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Nov 18, 2024•58 min
Georgia got a huge statement win at home over Tennessee, Oregon survives a scare at Wisconsin while Texas takes care of Arkansas. BYU loses to Kansas at home ending any hope of an at-large CFP bid while the rest of the BIG 12 gets crazy as Arizona State takes down Kansas State and Colorado just keeps winning. Notre Dame, SMU and Clemson all won and more reaction from week 12 from McElroy. Plus what to make of LSU and Brian Kelly’s third loss in a row. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podc...
Nov 17, 2024•32 min
