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False Start - College Football Podcast

John Buhler and Cody Williamsfalsestartcfb.buzzsprout.com
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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Episodes

Episode 65: CFB Program Comps for Masters Favorites, Spring Transfer Portal Drama, Ohio State QB Surprise for Spring

Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up! Hello, friends. And welcome to an episode unlike any other. It's Masters week, so we're comparing the favorites at Augusta to college football programs. We also dive into the spring transfer window, which already has drama with USC DL Bear Alexander and Oregon State RB Damien Martinez. Plus, big updates out of spring practice for LSU with the secondary, and bigger updates from Ohio State about the QB battle with Will Howard and Julian Sayin. A...

Apr 12, 202438 min

Episode 64: The Great Drake Maye Debate, Caitlin Clark Did More For Iowa Offenses in One Year Than Brian Ferentz Did in Four, John Calipari Goes Full-Blown Jimbo Fisher

Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up! Are you buying what Drake Maye is selling? Maye may be Cody Williams' guy but he is one of the most polarizing quarterbacks prospects in this draft. John Buhler may not love the guy, but he's certainly no Merril Hoge. While Caitlin Clark was the best thing to ever happen to Iowa Hawkeyes' women's basketball, Brian Ferentz was the worst thing to ever happen on the gridiron at Kinnick. And not to be outdone, John Calipari leaves Kentucky for Ark...

Apr 09, 20241 hr 9 min

Episode 63: College Football Super League, DJ Burns In NFL Draft, Loose On the Palouse and Little Giants (ft. Braulio Perez)

Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up! The College Football Super League has a proposal and it's... way better than you're probably thinking. And hey, maybe that will get Washington State back into the forefront of CFB! Braulio Perez, our guest for the week, sure hopes so. Plus, DJ Burns might somehow be a legitimate NFL Draft prospect as a basketball player, Bo Nix ain't about this SEC life, Little Giants is the peak of cinema, and the New York Giants are a turning point for the 2...

Apr 06, 20241 hr 25 min

Episode 62: Dissecting Kirby Smart's Q&A With ESPN's Chris Low, Is Michael Penix Jr. a First-Round Lock After His Pro Day?, False Start's March Madness Bracket Was Something, Alright...

Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up! Chris Low knows all the right people in all the right places. The noted ESPN college football writer got an exclusive Q&A with Georgia head coach Kirby Smart. It is certainly worth the read, as it is dissecting all the breadcrumbs he left. Michael Penix Jr. had a great Pro Day at Washington. While he should be a first-round pick, not everyone is the biggest fan of his game. His draft status is certainly polarizing. Also, we have arrived at...

Apr 01, 202434 min

Episode 61: Saban's Ten Commandments From Ms. Terry, Will The CFP Ever Rival March Madness, Jim Harbaugh Lives In A Van Down By The PF Changs

Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up! Nick Saban is retired from Alabama, but not from figuring out how to be a human being thanks to the Ten Commandments of Ms. Terry, including how to send an email. Meanwhile, another former college coach and national champion, Jim Harbaugh, is starting his Chargers career living in an RV with Greg Roman. Because of course he is. Plus, the J.J. McCarthy hype train is getting out of control, even for two guys who think he's better than most. Does...

Mar 29, 20241 hr 20 min

Episode 60: Coach Prime Reads From the Book of Eli, Georgia's No Good, Very Bad Weekend, Are Jimbo Fisher and John Calipari One and the Same?

Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up! Why "pull an Eli" when you can do it twice? That might be the ace (or two) Deion Sanders has up his sleeve regarding his son Shedeur Sanders and fellow Colorado football star Travis Hunter's NFL futures. Eli Manning's NFL legacy is complicated, but Coach Prime reads from the Book of Eli. Bad things always come in threes, as Georgia had a no good, very bad weekend on the college football front. Does Kirby Smart have a culture problem or is it s...

Mar 26, 20241 hr 16 min

Episode 59: Kadyn Proctor Leaves Iowa (Again), Transfer Portal Heating Up, Kalen DeBoer Got the Bag, Looking at This Photograph

Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up! Kadyn Proctor is heading back to Alabama after spending mere months back in the corn of Iowa, which is forecasting a potentially insane spring transfer portal window. And Kalen DeBoer is earning the bag getting Proctor back as Bama's $10 million man. Plus, J.T. Daniels is college football's Van Wilder and won't leave the sport, Troy Dannen only spent 5 months in Washington before leaving to be the Nebraska AD, Clemson is joining Florida State ...

Mar 23, 20241 hr 19 min

Episode 58: False Start Does a March Madness Bracket Based Strictly on College Football Knowledge, New CFP Deal w/ESPN, Guys Rememberin' Dudes

Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up! There is only one way to fill out a March Madness bracket. While Cody Williams (Senior Editor, FanSided.com) is a college basketball savant, having grown up in North Carolina and all, John Buhler (Staff Writer, FanSided.com) is an absolute stooge buffoon with these sort of shooty hoops shenanigans. Because they are ... them, the guys decided to fill out a March Madness bracket, based strictly on their college football knowledge. The results we...

Mar 19, 20241 hr 16 min

Episode 57: Nick Saban Unloads on NIL, 14-Team College Football Playoff and What It Means, Gig 'Em Trev Alberts, CFB Parrotheads

Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up! Nick Saban talked NIL and the future of college football on Capitol Hill, but the Alabama legend didn't bat 1.000 in his takes in front of Congress. And in the future, the College Football Playoff will expand again, this time to 14 teams, which could quite drastically change the sport's postseason. Plus, Trev Alberts is leaving his alma mater at Nebraska to become the new Texas A&M AD -- Good Bull or not? Sherrone Moore poaches an Ohio Sta...

Mar 15, 20241 hr 14 min

Episode 56: Greg Byrne is Really Trying to Sell Us on the Kalen DeBoer Hire, Drew Pyne Commits to Missouri, The Boys Celebrate 3/11 Day, Bruh!

Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up! Greg Byrne wants everyone to know that Alabama hiring Kalen DeBoer was so good. The fact he is overselling us on the former Washington head coach leads us to believe that he could be set up to underdeliver. We wonder what is to come for the Alabama program. With Drew Pyne transferring to Missouri, he could be the quarterback of the future in CoMo with a staggering three years of eligibility left. The guys celebrate 3/11 Day as any crunchy dude...

Mar 12, 20241 hr 12 min

Episode 55: Arch Manning Opts OUT of EA College Football 25, CFB Super League Proposal, Best and Worst Coaches for Road Trips

Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up! Texas backup QB Arch Manning doesn't want distractions like being in EA College Football 25 and getting $600. How in the world did the Manning camp think this was a good idea? We also break down On3's Andy Staples proposal for a 48-team College Football Super League with our likes, dislikes, and overall vibes. Plus, Zach Arnett flips sides in the Egg Bowl, Ohio State QB Devin Brown will take your lunch money if you tell him to hit the transfer...

Mar 08, 20241 hr 7 min

Episode 54: NFL Scouting Combine Fallout: Is Xavier Worthy of a First-Round Pick? How Badly Should Your Team Want Ladd McConkey? CFB HC Top Gun Call Signs

Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up! So the NFL Scouting Combine happened... As expected, Texas WR Xavier Worthy was fast and his DL teammate T'Vondre Sweat tipped the scales. But what wasn't expected was UGA WR Ladd McConkey looking more like Garrett Wilson than Hunter Renfrow ever wish he could. Also, Amarius Mims looked like a Greek god spitting gospel to us mortal peasants about how his non-titanium ankle changed the game for the worse last season. Plus, the guys decided to h...

Mar 05, 20241 hr 18 min

Episode 53: 14-Team College Football Playoff Workin', Drafting Coaching Hires, Kalen DeBoer's Major Alabama Change, Jayden Daniels Draft Stock

Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up! The chefs at the Big Ten and SEC already have the preliminary plans for a 14-team College Football Playoff cooking, but what will that mean and what are the potential pitfalls (and advantages too!)? Kalen DeBoer is changing one big thing Nick Saban always had in place at Alabama, while Kirby Smart's Georgia program could be mimicked in Atlanta with Raheem Morris and the Falcons. Plus, we draft the coaching hires since Nick Saban was retired, f...

Mar 01, 20241 hr 26 min

Episode 52: Pumpkin Pie in the Sky at the NFL Combine, Injunction Junction, What's Your Function, NCAA?, Barry Odom Grabs Life by the Horns

Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up! The NFL Combine is this week! With the 2024 NFL Draft right around the corner, the guys took a look at some potential risers and fallers up and down draft boards. Now that Tennessee won its case vs. the NCAA, expect for the spring transfer portal window to be wilder than Wild, Wild West. Also, Barry Odom is going to grab life by the horns and ride a bull for some reason... John Buhler (Staff Writer, FanSided.com) and Cody Williams (Senior Edit...

Feb 27, 20241 hr 21 min

Episode 51: Way, Way-Too-Early 12-Team College Football Playoff Projections, Lincoln Riley and Kenny Dillingham Had Some Things to Say, Which CFB Coaches Are Definitely Aliens?

Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up! For the time being, the 12-team, 5+7 format will be all the rage when it comes to the College Football Playoff. Putting together a way, way-too-early 12-team field was as fun as it was challenging. We can only hope that even more CFP expansion doesn't happen within the next few years? Also, Lincoln Riley and Kenny Dillingham had quotes for the ages in the heart of the offseason, alright. Plus, which college football head coaches are definitely...

Feb 23, 20241 hr 18 min

Episode 50: Transfer Portal's Best Adds, Sarkisian-itis-land With the Private Jet, Getting Higher on Penn State and Jason Candle

Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up! Steve Sarkisian got paid like a man ready to finance his own country in Texas. And the Longhorns show up on our best additions of the 2024 college football transfer portal. Plus, False Start turns 50 like Steve Spurrier playing the Dawgs, so we celebrate the legend of the Old Ball Coach. Georgia State found its new head coach and he definitely listens to Kutless. Then we get higher on James Franklin's Penn State and Jason Candle before giving ...

Feb 21, 20241 hr 27 min

Episode 49: Shawn Elliott Keeps Coaching Carousel Turning, DeShaun Foster's UCLA Outlook in a New Big Ten, The Boys Read From The Book of Gundy

Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up! So Shawn Elliott doesn't want to be a G5 head coach anymore? By leaving Georgia State to be a position coach at South Carolina the coaching carousel is back open. It is the middle of February. This is never going to end. With DeShaun Foster having now taken over at UCLA, the guys unpack if he will have success leading the Bruins in the new Big Ten. Plus, the guys read excerpts from the Book of Gundy a.k.a. an article put out by Tulsa World on ...

Feb 16, 20241 hr 26 min

Episode 48: UCLA Loses Chip Kelly Adds a Legacy, Ohio State Gains Chip Kelly, Arch Manning And the Family's Mistake

Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up! The college football coaching carousel somehow continues to move in February as Bill O'Brien goes to Boston College, and Ohio State replacing him with Chip Kelly. That UCLA vacancy at head coach was then filled by DeShaun Foster live during recording, so we had to break it all down. Plus, the Super Bowl showed a Power 5 blueprint working to perfection for the Chiefs and Kyle Shanahan being a choker again. Who is college football's Kyle Shanaha...

Feb 13, 20241 hr 22 min

Episode 47: Nick Saban to College GameDay, Aight..., Sherrone Moore Thinks Michigan is Innocent, Move Over, Maserati Marv!, Carson Beck is on Your Left in a Lamborghini!

Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up! Nick Saban will still be in our lives on college football Saturdays. The iconic former head coach of Alabama and LSU will be sitting next to the guys on the College GameDay studio set for ESPN. It should be a good time, aight. Also, Sherrone Moore using the word "think" when describing Michigan's innocence in the on-going sign-stealing investigation on The Rich Eisen Show is certainly concerning. Plus, Maserati Marv is going to have to make ro...

Feb 09, 202439 min

Episode 46: Bill O'Brien to Boston College?, The Big Ten and SEC Want to Rule the CFB World, Spencer Rattler Leveled up Down in Mobile at the Senior Bowl

Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up! So Bill O'Brien really wants to take over at Boston College, huh? Ohio State's new offensive coordinator may want to go back to his native Massachusetts to coach a team that Jeff Hafley gave up on. This is actually a great fit for both parties, if the dollars make sense... Plus, the Big Ten and SEC gave themselves even more power to determine the fate of college football. What could possibly go wrong with that? Also, the Super Bowl is going to...

Feb 06, 20241 hr 28 min

Episode 45: Jeff Hafley Goes Green Bay Packin', Tennessee-Virginia Tag Team to Face NCAA, Falling Into the Pitt, Remembering the Titans (ft. Mark Powell)

Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up! Jeff Hafley shocked the college football world, leaving as Boston College's head coach to be the new Green Bay Packers DC. What does this mean for BC, who replaces him and more? Meanwhile, Tennessee and Virginia legislators are coming for the NCAA's neck with the Vols under another investigation, this time regarding Nico Iamaleava. What could the effects be? Plus, Mark Powell (Senior Editor, FanSided.com) joins the program to talk about Pat Na...

Feb 02, 20241 hr 34 min

Episode 44: More, More, (Sherrone) Moore! Dan Lanning Really Loves Him Some Ducks, Alright, Big Us to Talk About the Foo Fighters (Just Like Novocaine, Baby!)

Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up! Sherrone is taking over at Michigan, but he may not have the best ingredients to keep Michigan's Michelin 3-star restaurant open for long. Dan Lanning is never going to leave the Oregon Ducks ever. Plus, Kalen DeBoer starts a war with fellow non-southerner SEC rival Brian Kelly over fake accents and such. Also, the guys try to keep it tight by explaining very important college football situations with the help of the Foo Fighters. Just like no...

Jan 29, 20241 hr 31 min

Episode 43: Jim Harbaugh Peaces Out at Michigan, Sherrone Moore Time, Michigan and Will Rogers in the Transfer Portal, Playoff Picks Galore

Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up! Jim Harbaugh officially left Michigan for the NFL -- and now Sherrone Moore, as expected, is replacing him. Will he follow in the footsteps of his predecessor or trip up? The transfer portal is now open again for Michigan players with Harbaugh gone. Who could be the hottest commodities? Will Rogers isn't as he returns to Washington, and Gunner Gundy just doesn't want you to talk about his mom, please. Plus, Playoff picks for 2024 in college fo...

Jan 27, 20241 hr 45 min

Episode 42: Where's the Money, Ohio State? Is Jim Harbaugh Really About to go to the NFL? Lane Kiffin Made His Most Sacred Pilgrimage to Buc-ee's

Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up! Where's the money, Lebowski? Better yet, where's the money coming from, Ohio State? More importantly, where in the world is Cody Flippin' Williams? Once again, this is a solo pod from The Buhltron, John Buhler himself. Buhler takes you on another one of his wild rides through that crazy mind of his, touching on Ohio State's spending spree, the latest on Jim Harbaugh playing flirt with the NFL again and Lane Kiffin doing his part to change live...

Jan 24, 202438 min

Episode 41: Alabama Bleeding Stars in Transfer Portal, Jim Harbaugh Good as Gone, Caleb Williams' Bust Potential

Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up! Jim Harbaugh won a natty with Michigan and now seemingly has a hefty market to add a Super Bowl to his resumé -- but where will he go, and how with the coaching carousel keep turning. Alabama has their coach in Kalen DeBoer but the Crimson Tide are bleeding their own blood in the transfer portal, and Florida State is reaping many benefits. Plus, the red flags for Caleb Williams after entering the 2024 NFL Draft, big administrative changes have...

Jan 18, 20241 hr 39 min

Episode 40: Kalen DeBoer to Alabama, Jedd Fisch to Washington, J.J. McCarthy Turns Pro, What CFB Team is the Equivalent of the Detroit Lions?

Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up! This is 40! Our 40th episode of False Start was packed to the brim with some delicious content. Kalen DeBoer has left Washington to take over at Alabama upon Nick Saban's retirement. It did not take long for Troy Dannen to find a replacement for DeBoer at U-Dub, as he was able to pry Jedd Fisch away from Arizona. While J.J. McCarthy has decided to turn pro, Cam Ward opted to go back to school for one more year, this time transferring to Miami....

Jan 15, 20241 hr 29 min

Episode 39: Nick Saban Retires, What's Next for Alabama, Potential Butterfly Effects, NFL Playoff QBs College Football Bracket

Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up! Nick Saban, the GOAT of college football coaching, has retired. Where does Alabama go next after his dynastic run with the Crimson Tide, and what could that mean for the rest of the sport? Plus, more coaching carousel talk with Jim Harbaugh, Mike Vrabel and more that could still take shape to shake up the CFB world. Then, we play out the NFL Playoff bracket with the college teams that each starting QB played for, shoutout to the Wyoming Bills....

Jan 12, 20241 hr 20 min

Episode 38: Michigan Wins the CFP!, Should Jim Harbaugh Stay or Should He Go Now?, Quinshon Judkins is an Ohio State Football Player

Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up! The victors were victorious! Michigan just won its first national championship since 1997 on Monday night by giving Washington all it could handle. Jim Harbaugh finally got to be a champion, but will this be the last game he coached at his alma mater? The NFL beckons. Former Ole Miss RB Quinshon Judkins loved him some Columbus, Ohio so much that he now plays for the Buckeyes. Him partnering up with former K-State QB Will Howard in the Ohio Sta...

Jan 09, 20241 hr 35 min

Episode 37: National Semifinals Review, National Title Preview, DJ U to FSU, Cam Ward Enters NFL Draft

Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up! It will be Michigan vs. Washington for the national championship in Houston. While the Wolverines and Huskies certainly earned their way to the national title bout, we wonder what a 12-team College Football Playoff would have looked like this year, instead of the final four-teamer. With Cam Ward turning pro, Florida State turned its attention to DJ Uiagalelei in the transfer portal. Ward's decision to turn pro was shocking, but DJ U going back...

Jan 04, 20241 hr 43 min

Episode 36: CFB Playoff Picks and Breakdown, Ohio State, Missouri, Ole Miss Outlooks After NY6, Pop-Tart Masterpiece, Long Decembers

Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up! College Football Playoff picks for Michigan vs. Alabama in the Rose Bowl and Washington vs. Texas in the Sugar Bowl. The big matchups, key players, and predictions for who will play for a national championship. Plus, the New Year's Six is almost all in the books, but what do we take away for the likes of Ohio State and Missouri, Ole Miss and Penn State, and even Georgia and Florida State after the Orange Bowl massacre between CFP snubs. We als...

Jan 01, 20241 hr 59 min
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