Luke Ford, Another Paul Fight, A Fake Football Team, & The State of Cinema

After a weird week for sports fans, Professor Mike Lewis shares his thoughts a number of wild stories in the world of sports and entertainment.

Another Logan Paul fight causes Mike to question the sustainability of the new boxing model, while Luke Ford's emergence for Illinois football awakens his criticisms of the NCAA.

Mike also shares his thoughts on what it took for a fake football team to gain national attention through ESPN as well as the state of the film industry after a dismal year in the Chinese box office.

In the show's final segment, Mike and his co-host Doug Battle discuss the game of the week in college football's highly anticipated first week back.

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