This week saw a large wave of G5 college football programs make the decision to move on from their head coaches...Are all of them making the right call? Joe Londergan is joined by Eric Henry of 247Sports this week to discuss that subject in-depth. Also, the latest College Football Playoff Rankings project the Boise State Broncos to receive a first-round bye, thanks to some help from the Big 12 conference falling out of the committee's top 12. The committee also has a view of the Mountain West Co...
Nov 21, 2024•47 min
This week's second College Football Playoff rankings sent the Boise State Broncos to #13 after a #12 ranking in the first set. Joe Londergan chats with Eric Henry of 247Sports and Horns247 to dissect the selection committee's thoughts on the Broncos' season to date. Meanwhile, Army and Tulane headline what will be a dramatic final few few weeks for the American Athletic Conference. In addition to Boise State's date with a strong San Jose State team this week, the guys also preview Tulane's criti...
Nov 15, 2024•35 min
Two huge games are on the G5 college football schedule this week: Navy faces Notre Dame at MetLife Stadium, and Boise State travels to Las Vegas to take on a surging UNLV team. Both contests could greatly affect the College Football Playoff field. Eric Henry of 247Sports and Horns247 joins Joe Londergan this week to talk those matchups, Army's performance leading up to a bye week, and the coaching changes made this week at East Carolina and Southern Miss. Happy football watching! Don't forget to...
Oct 24, 2024•40 min
It's been a couple of weeks since the last episode, so it's time to catch up on a few major storylines in Group of Five football. Joe Londergan is once again joined by Eric Henry of 247Sports to discuss Ashton Jeanty's Heisman campaign, the dominance of Army and Navy's option offenses, Bryant Vincent's fast start at ULM, and more. Plus, Yahoo reported on the latest version of a college football super league that would have major financial ramifications on the G5 and FCS. Your hosts are unsuprsri...
Oct 17, 2024•43 min
UNLV starting quarterback Matthew Sluka will play no more football this year after announcing he will use his redshirt and seek other opportunities, citing unfulfilled NIL promises made by UNLV's coaching staff...Even by Las Vegas standards, it's a messy money situation. It gets even messier now with new details that have come to light Friday morning about the situation. Joe Londergan of G5 Football Daily and Eric Henry of 247Sports break down an incredibly weird two weeks in the Mountain West. ...
Sep 27, 2024•38 min
Ethan Hampton led the Northern Illinois Huskies to an upset of #5 Notre Dame in South Bend for the biggest upset in school history, and probably the biggest upset we will see this college football season, back in Week 2. Hampton sat down with G5FD contributor Jorge Pola to discuss the massive win and the thrill of doing it for the school he grew up rooting for. Happy football watching! Don't forget to subscribe and leave a review on your platform of choice! Listen on Apple . Listen on Spotify Fo...
Sep 21, 2024•29 min
The Pac-12 delivered groundbreaking news just a few days ago by adding Boise State, Colorado State, Fresno State, and San Diego State for the 2024 season. There's are several different ways that this story can still unfold. Are more Mountain West schools next for the Pac-12 to claim? Will AAC schools be claimed by either league? Are more FCS schools actually ready to move up? Your host Joe Londergan is joined by G5 Football Daily contributing writer Emily Van Buskirk and Eric Henry of 247Sports ...
Sep 19, 2024•32 min
Heading into the third full week of the college football season, the Sun Belt Conference has some of the more intriguing storylines in the Group of Five. In this quick episode, your host Joe Londergan walks you through some of those storylines and what the league's coaches had to say about them at this week's Sun Belt media availability. Happy football watching! Don't forget to subscribe and leave a review on your platform of choice! Listen on Apple . Listen on Spotify Follow us on Instagram Fol...
Sep 11, 2024•25 min
Northern Illinois took a trip to Notre Dame and headed home with the biggest upset win in the MAC's history under their belts. Joe Londergan is joined by Eric Henry of 247Sports and Horns247 to ponder this question: is there a possiblity we see an even bigger upset this regular season? Plus, Boise State comes up just a little bit short against Oregon, Bryant Vincent's statement win with ULM over UAB, Texas State obliterates UTSA, top individual performers from Week Two, and more. Happy football ...
Sep 10, 2024•35 min
Before Ara Parseghian turned around both Northwestern and Notre Dame and became one of the most revered college football coaches of all time, he was a running back at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, fresh out of the United States Navy. Shortly after his playing career ended in 1949, Parseighan joined Woody Hayes' coaching staff at his alma mater. In 1951, he took over as the program's head coach and wrote his own chapter in the history of the Cradle of Coaches. Author Mark O. Hubbard recently ...
Sep 07, 2024•30 min
After the first week of the season, it's not fair to jump to any drastic conclusions. However, Week One gave us enough surprising results that it's worth taking a dive into. Your host Joe Londergan is joined by Eric Henry of 247Sports and Horns247 to chat about some of those results, including Coastal Carolina's beatdown of Jacksonville State, Ashton Jeanty's historic day for Boise State, and UNLV's decimation of Houston to start the second year of Barry Odom's tenure. Happy Football Watching! D...
Sep 04, 2024•30 min
This week, Senior Writer for the The Athletic and national college football expert Chris Vannini joins Joe Londergan for a wide-ranging discussion on several topics that could have major ramifications on the future of G5 football. Is UConn headed to the Big 12 (eventually)? Is a G5 postseason tournament on the horizon? Are we in for even more conference realignment in the MAC or elsewhere? Vannini also reveals his favorite stadium in the entire G5. Happy football watching! Don't forget to subscr...
Aug 30, 2024•31 min
College football is finally here! Joe Londergan of G5 Football is joined by familiar guest Eric Henry of 247Sports to preview the slate. Plus, Boise State have decided that the starting quarterback for the opening week of the season will be redshirt sophomore Maddux Madsen over USC transfer and former #1 overall recruit Malachi Nelson. Did Spencer Danielson's staff make the right call? Guess we'll find out. Happy football watching! Don't forget to subscribe and leave a review on your platform of...
Aug 23, 2024•23 min
This week, it's a deep dive on Naval Academy football players in more ways than one. First, Joe Londergan chats with Navy linebacker Colin Ramos, who has been touted as one of the best defenders in the G5 this preseason. Ramos shared some of his thoughts on what the Midshipmen are expecting in the new year. Then, guest contributor Jorge Pola sits down with former Navy and University of Hawaii quarterback Dalen Morris. Morris played three seasons at the Naval Academy, graduated, and was later sta...
Aug 14, 2024•58 min
This week, Joe Londergan chats with Emily Van Buskirk, who recently spent the week in Las Vegas chatting with Mountain West coaches and players ahead of the 2024 season. She spent an extended period of time speaking with Utah State quarterback Spencer Petras, who has fought through an impressive amount of adversity to even get to this point in her career. That feature story is available to read now on G5FootballDaily.com. In addition to the other Mountain West schools, Van Buskirk also heard fro...
Aug 01, 2024•33 min
With Blake Anderson out at Utah State, Joe Londergan is joined by Eric Henry (247Sports) to name a few very viable candidates to replace him in 2025. Or, will Nate Dreiling prove he deserves the job permanently? The guys also give a few of their boldest predictions for the upcoming G5 season, including some surprising teams on playoff watch. Of course, it wouldn't be EA College Sports 25 launch week without more talk into the highly anticipated video game. Happy football watching! Don't forget t...
Jul 18, 2024•38 min
July 19 will mark the release of EA Sports College Football 25, which CFB fans everywhere are waiting on the edge of their seats for. This week, Joe Londergan gives a recap of some of the more important G5 updates released throughout the last few weeks. Then, Eric Henry of 247Sports joins to help interview Sam Doughton, staff writer at GoBlueRaiders.com. Doughton has been chronicling MTSU's work making sure that the Blue Raiders are accurately represented throughout EA's development process, giv...
Jul 03, 2024•30 min
With the 2024 college football season just over the horizon, FanDuel is projecting win totals for each team in the G5. On today's episode, Joe Londergan is again joined by Eric Henry of 247Sports to discuss some of the most intriguing and which ones could be an opportunity for sports bettors. FanDuel also has odds for the most likely G5 teams to make the College Football Playoff. It's the usual suspects in that regard, but the team with the best odds may surprise you. Happy football watching! Do...
Jun 10, 2024•33 min
This week, the Power 5 conferences and NCAA board of governors voted to accept the settlement of three antitrust cases, which will create a revenue sharing model and pay billions of back damages to current and future athletes...But what about the Group of Five and other smaller leagues? Mike Craven, Senior Writer at DCTF, has been exploring the ramifications of a scenario like this and taking the temperature of coaches around the sport for the past few years. Joe Londergan of G5FD and Eric Henry...
May 25, 2024•37 min
The NFL Draft and the subsequent weeks saw a few dozen players from the Group of Five conference earn their first professional opportunities. This week, Joe Londergan and Eric Henry recap the most notable selections, snubs, slides, and more. The guys also break down the prospects who landed in the best possible situations for their professional growth and how opportunities in national television slots may or may not have affected draft stocks. Happy football watching! Listen on Apple. Listen on ...
May 12, 2024•33 min
Time to take some questions from the audience about the upcoming G5 football season and more. Obviously, the expansion of the College Football Playoff opens the door for at least one team from the G5 to make that tournament. Could that change with the potential creation of a G5 super league? Is this the potential impetus for the G5 to make their own playoff? Eric Henry of 247Sports joins once again for a discussion of what this offseason prognostication means for the sport. Happy football watchi...
May 01, 2024•38 min
The South Florida Bulls showed substantial improvement in 2023, jumping to a 7-6 record after a one-win season. On today's episode, the discussion centers around what it took for the program to bounce back last season and what's next for Alex Golesh's program. Founder of USF outlet The Bay Area Examiner Rob Steeg is a guest, alongside Tampa native Eric Henry of 247Sports. Happy football watching! Don't forget to subscribe and leave a review on your platform of choice! Follow us on Instagram Foll...
Apr 18, 2024•38 min
With the NFL Draft quickly approaching, it's extra important we look at it from as many angles as we can. That's why we brought in so many great guests to make sure we're getting all the right angles! In short, we're taking an hour plus to talk G5 (and some FCS) prospects in the 2024 NFL Draft - from Quinyon Mitchell, to Michael Pratt, to Mohamed Kamara and more. Who goes where? Who has the most pro potential? Who should we be watching for in the 2025 Draft? Guest info is below. Enjoy! Eric Henr...
Mar 22, 2024•1 hr 33 min
Double guests! It's spring time at West Point, which mean's the Army Black Knights are busy preparing for the 2024 college football season. This week, Army quarterback Bryson Daily joins the podcast to discuss cadet life, his team's offensive changeups in the last half of 2023, and his golf game. Then, Sun Belt fans may recognize new Georgia Southern offensive coordinator Ryan Aplin from his playing days at Arkansas State, where he was a two-time league player of the year. Now, after a recent pr...
Mar 17, 2024•25 min
This week, Joe Londergan is joined by Western Kentucky head football coach Tyson Helton as his team begins spring practice. The Hilltoppers are coming off of yet another trip to the postseason that ended with a massive comeback win in the Famous Toastery Bowl. The Hilltoppers also had one of the more notable transfer signings in the Group of Five with the addition of ex-Texas State quarterback TJ Finley. In order to reach their 2024 goals, WKU will also need to see defensive leadership from retu...
Mar 11, 2024•30 min
This week, Joe Londergan chats with ESPN Honolulu host and former Hawaii Rainbow Warriors quarterback Hunter Hughes. Hawaii took noticeable steps forward in 2023. Now, with most of their production from last season returning, can they improve further and get to a bowl game? What do they need to do in order to make that happen? Then, Joe is joined by Eric Henry of 247Sports and Kara Richey of The Ticket Radio Network to discuss the Arkansas State Redwolves. A-State are still in search of their fi...
Mar 04, 2024•45 min
Time to catch up on more coach shifting in the G5 as Georgia State's Shawn Elliott and Georgia Southern OC Bryan Ellis are both off to the SEC. FIU linebacker Donovan Manuel also stops by to discuss his strong end to his college career and how he's preparing for April's NFL Draft. Then, Joe Londergan and Eric Henry discuss the upcoming summer release of EA College Football 25 and how the G5 just makes the game more fun. Happy football watching! Don't forget to subscribe and leave a review on you...
Feb 20, 2024•32 min
After a short hiatus, G5 Football Daily's podcast is back. Joe Londergan hosts and is joined by Eric Henry of 247Sports to discuss the college football All-Star season, as well as this latest rounds of coaching hires in the Group of Five. Then, it's time to throw it over to Kevin Barral, who sits down with former FIU Panthers defensive tackle Jack Daly to discuss his recently-ended college career and his preparations for the upcoming 2024 NFL Draft. Happy football watching! Don't forget to subsc...
Jan 19, 2024•43 min
Now that college football's bowl season is basically over, it's time to recap the performances we've seen over the last several weeks of postseason football. Joe Londergan of G5 Football Daily is joined by regular guest Eric Henry of 247Sports. The guys get into the best performances from the G5 bowl slate, as well as the most disappointing. The discussion also goes into the biggest things learned from the bowl season. Would another team have made more sense in the New Year's Six? Happy football...
Jan 03, 2024•42 min
For the time being, college football's coaching carousel has stopped spinning. Joe Londergan is again joined by Eric Henry of 247Sports to discuss which ones make the most sense for their respective programs. Plus, Liberty's New Year's Day matchup with Oregon in the Fiesta Bowl looms. Londergan briefly checks in with Liberty head coach Jamey Chadwell and Oregon head coach Dan Lanning about the game. Happy football watching! Don't forget to subscribe and leave a review on your platform of choice!...
Dec 29, 2023•29 min
