In this episode of the Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods preview the 8 games in the Big Ten conference for week six that includes a rematch of the national championship game between Michigan and Washington. The Wolverines are heading to Seattle to take on the Huskies and both teams look extremely different that the programs that met back in January. New head coaches, new quarterbacks, new rosters and UW is hoping for a new result following its disappointing loss to Rutgers ...
Oct 02, 2024•1 hr 18 min
In this episode of the Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods recap the 8 games in the Big Ten conference for week five featuring the only ranked on ranked matchup with No. 19 Illinois falling on the road to No. 9 Penn State. Rutgers also got a big win over Big Ten newcomer Washington, USC needed a second half comeback to take out Wisconsin, Oregon rolled over UCLA in the Rose Bowl, Michigan snuck by Minnesota while Ohio State, Nebraska and Indiana blew out Michigan State, Purdu...
Sep 30, 2024•1 hr 28 min
In this episode of the Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods preview the 8 games in the Big Ten conference for week five including No. 19 Illinois traveling to No. 9 Penn State, No. 3 Ohio State traveling to Michigan State to take on its first real competition of the season, Maryland going to Indiana to take on the shockingly still unranked Hoosiers, and much more. They also discuss the decision by USC defensive tackle Bear Alexander to step away and redshirt this season instea...
Sep 26, 2024•1 hr 26 min
In this episode of the Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods recap the 12 games in the Big Ten conference for week four including Michigan running all over USC, Illinois leaving Nebraska with a victory, Rutgers securing a road win over a Power Four opponent in Virginia Tech, Iowa pounding the rock against Minnesota, Indiana pasting Charlotte, Washington shutting down Northwestern plus Ohio State and Penn State rolling Marshall and Kent State. The conference did take a few tough...
Sep 23, 2024•1 hr 27 min
In this episode of the Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods take a detailed look at an exciting slate of week four games in the Big Ten showcased by the biggest Big Ten conference game to date, with No. 11 USC going to Ann Arbor to take on No. 18 Michigan. The guys start off talking about a big Friday night B1G clash with No. 24 Illinois heading to Lincoln to take on No. 22 Nebraska on Fox. The Saturday slate starts off slow but picks up steam with USC at Michigan plus UCLA at...
Sep 19, 2024•1 hr 25 min
In this episode of the Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods recap all 13 Big Ten week three games, reveal their newest Big Ten Power rankings, discuss how their picks against the spread went (Ryan was 6-4, David 5-5) and update their mythical Pac-12 Power Rankings. They also talk about the latest news in the conference realignment world where the Pac-12 is raiding the Mountain West, taking San Diego State, Fresno State, Boise State and Colorado State in an attempt to rebuild t...
Sep 16, 2024•1 hr 56 min
In this episode of the Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods take a detailed look at an exciting slate of week three games in the Big Ten showcased by another SEC vs. B1G matchup with the No. 4 Crimson Tide visiting Wisconsin for Fox's Big Noon Kickoff game. Besides that massive matchup between the Power Two conferences we have a pair of rivalry games with Oregon heading to Corvallis to take on Oregon State in what was previously known as the "Civil War" and Washington State go...
Sep 11, 2024•1 hr 17 min
In this episode of the Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods recap all 15 Big Ten week two games, reveal their newest Big Ten Power rankings, brag about how they each went 8-3 picking against the spread this week and of course as a bonus to our former Pac-12 listeners unveil their mythical Pac-12 Power Rankings in all their glory. There were some crazy results across this conference this weekend and overall it certainly wasn't as a good of a showing as the B1G had in the openin...
Sep 09, 2024•1 hr 55 min
In this episode of the Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods put week one in the rearview mirror and look ahead to an exciting slate of 15 B1G games in week two, featuring one of the biggest out of conference games of the season with No. 3 Texas visiting No. 10 Michigan. Besides that massive Big Ten vs. SEC top-10 matchup Colorado comes to Lincoln and the Cornhuskers are looking for revenge following last season's loss to the Buffs, No. 21 Iowa hosts rival Iowa State, No. 19 Ka...
Sep 05, 2024•1 hr 28 min
In this episode of the Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods recap all 18 Big Ten week one games. The guys break down USC's huge win over LSU in Las Vegas, as well as Penn State's demolition of West Virginia, Minnesota's disappointing home loss to North Carolina, and all the action in between. Additionally, the boys unveil their first Big Ten power rankings, arguably the most important rankings in college football. Who will be No. 1? Who will be No. 18? Why will it be UCLA? As ...
Sep 02, 2024•2 hr 5 min
In this episode of the Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods are shifting gears from season previews to season predictions with both hosts picking each and every game for all 18 Big Ten teams. They guys share which programs they feel will make the conference championship game, which teams have a legit shot at making the playoffs, which can make a bowl game and which will likely struggle in the newly expanded conference. With week one of the season now upon us, Ryan and Dave wil...
Aug 26, 2024•1 hr 55 min
In this episode of the Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods are continuing their Big Ten season previews with Purdue, Northwestern and Michigan State First up we welcome back Bill Bender from the Sporting News to talk about a pair of Big Ten programs, the Northwestern Wildcats and Purdue Boilermakers. David Braun took over a Northwestern's program that was in disarray last season but surprised everyone by winning 8 games and Big Ten Coach of the Year. He will try to improve on...
Aug 19, 2024•1 hr 43 min
In this episode of the Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods are continuing their Big Ten season previews with Penn State and Iowa. First up Daniel Gallen from Lions247 joins the show to talk about what head coach James Franklin has planned for the 2024 college football season and if this Penn State program can finally get over the hump and make an appearance in the now expanded College Football Playoffs. We'll talk about some of the major changes to the roster, bringing in a p...
Aug 12, 2024•1 hr 32 min
In this episode of the Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods are continuing their Big Ten season previews with Nebraska and Maryland. First up Brian Christopherson from Huskers247 joins the show to talk about what head coach Matt Rhule has been up to this off-season as he tries to turn things around for the Huskers with their first bowl bid since the 2016 season. The biggest addition to the roster was five-star quarterback Dylan Raiola and all eyes will be on the freshman to se...
Aug 08, 2024•1 hr 37 min
In this episode of the Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods are continuing their Big Ten season previews with Michigan and Minnesota. First up Zach Shaw from The Michigan Insider joins the show to talk about what new head coach Sherrone Moore had to say during Big Ten Media Days, what the off-season has been like after winning the national championship, the winning streak against Ohio State and how Moore and company can keep the Jim Harbaugh culture going. Next we welcome in R...
Aug 01, 2024•1 hr 33 min
In this episode of the Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods are continuing their Big Ten season previews with Ohio State and Indiana. First up Dave Biddie from Bucknuts.com joins the show to talk about what Ryan Day had to say during Big Ten Media Days, hiring Chip Kelly to run the offense, the importance of getting over the Michigan hump and being picked to win the conference. Next we welcome in Jared Kelly from Peegs.com to talk about the Indiana Hoosiers including what head...
Jul 27, 2024•1 hr 54 min
In this episode of the Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods are kicking off their Big Ten season previews with Illinois and Rutgers. First up Jeremy Werner from IlliniInquirer.com joins the show to talk about what Bret Bielema has been up to this off-season getting the Fighting Illini ready for an expanded and improved Big Ten conference. Next we bring in Rutgers expert Brian Dohn to talk about Greg Schiano's second stint at the Scarlet Knights head coach. As usual Ryan and Da...
Jul 15, 2024•1 hr 30 min
In this episode of the Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods are in studio for the official launch of the new version of the POC, where we shift from covering Pac-12 football (RIP) to covering Big Ten football. Dave and Ryan will now focus on this new super conference, with former Pac-12 programs Oregon, Washington, UCLA and USC joining the 14 existing Big Ten schools. Even though Ryan and Dave are the foremost authorities on all things B1G, they are bringing special guest Bill...
Jul 09, 2024•1 hr 17 min
In this episode of the Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods are in studio talking about the latest development in the conference realignment craziness, with UCLA forced to pay rival Cal $10 million a year for three years in "Calimony," taking a chunk out of the Bruins Big Ten media rights windfall. On Tuesday the UC Board of Regents adopted the Calimony proposal to help the Golden Bears' athletic department after the Bruins left the Pac-12 for greener pastures. UC system presi...
May 16, 2024•1 hr 10 min
In this episode of the Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods are in studio finishing up their deep-dive into all of the former Pac-12 football programs, talking about how the USC Trojans and UCLA Bruins finished up their respective spring football sessions. On the USC side, head coach Lincoln Riley had to figure out a way to replace Heisman Trophy winner Caleb Williams and fix a defense that was one of the worst in the Power Five the past two seasons. Ryan talks about how Mille...
May 07, 2024•1 hr 36 min
In this episode of the Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods are in studio and joined remotely by the Oregon Ducks football expert Matt Prehm from DuckTerritory.com, talking about Oregon's spring football game that happened over the weekend, how active the Ducks have been in the NCAA Transfer Portal, the move to the Big Ten, the battle to replace Bo Nix and how Oregon players did in the NFL Draft. Of the four teams moving from the Pac-12 to the Big Ten, the Ducks appear to be i...
Apr 30, 2024•1 hr 45 min
In this episode of the Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods are in studio and joined remotely by the Washington Huskies football expert Chris Fetters from Dawgman.com, talking about UW's spring football with Jedd Fisch at the helm, the move to the Big Ten, the battle to replace Michael Penix and how the Huskies are navigating the open transfer portal window. Coming off a run to the national championship game, Washington is in rebuilding mode after losing its head coach, athlet...
Apr 23, 2024•1 hr 39 min
In this episode of the Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods are in studio and joined remotely by the Washington State football expert Jamey Vinnick from Cougfan.com, talking about the state of the Cougars athletic programs as WSU and partner OSU head into uncharted territory. With the breakup of the Conference of Champions, Oregon State and Washington State were left trying to put the pieces back together, forming a two-team conference under the Pac-12 banner during the two ye...
Apr 16, 2024•1 hr 8 min
In this episode of the Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods are in studio and joined remotely by the longtime publisher of BeaverBlitz.com, Angie Machado, talking about the state of the Oregon State athletic programs as the Beavers head into uncharted territory. With the breakup of the Conference of Champions, Oregon State and Washington State were left trying to put the pieces back together, forming a two-team conference under the Pac-12 banner during the two year NCAA grace ...
Apr 04, 2024•1 hr 10 min
In this episode of the Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods are in studio and joined remotely by Jackson Moore from BearTerritory and Cardinals247 to talk about all things California and Stanford football plus the Cardinal poaching Washington State head basketball coach Kyle Smith. Cal football kicked off their spring practices last week, completing four before pausing for spring break. Jackson talks about some of the standouts he's seen at practice including veterans Jaydn Ot...
Mar 26, 2024•1 hr 11 min
In this episode of the Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods are recording remotely to talk about the stunning departure of Washington athletic director Troy Dannen, and what that means for the Husky program. The fellas also talk about the crumbling ACC, which is now being sued by two of its members, and what that could mean for California and Stanford. As usual Ryan and Dave end the podcast answering listener emails and questions from the YouTube chat. To learn more about list...
Mar 21, 2024•41 min
Want more college hoops insight and bracket advice? Download and follow the Eye on College Basketball podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or anywhere else you listen to podcasts. The ONLY episode on the NCAA Tournament that you'll ever need is HERE! Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander will break down every game to give you the sleepers, cinderellas, bracket busters, and more! (01:00) - Kansas Kevin McCullar shut down for NCAA Tournament (09:50) - Virginia, we're not mad. We're just disappointed. (18:...
Mar 20, 2024•1 hr 2 min
In this episode of the Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods are in studio and joined remotely by Adam Munsterteiger from BuffStampede.com to talk about all things Colorado football and of course Coach Prime. The Buffaloes had one of the more eventful seasons in college football with new head coach Deion Sanders shaking things up with some massive roster restructuring and then made some assistant coaching changes after the 4-8 campaign. We chat with Adam about what changes Coac...
Mar 07, 2024•1 hr 28 min
In this episode of the Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods are in studio and joined remotely by Steve Bartle from UteZone.com to talk about all things Utah football. The Utes and longtime head coach Kyle Whittingham are poised to make a run at a Big 12 title in 2024 with lot of talent returning including star quarterback Cam Rising. The guys talk to Bartle about some of the chances to the roster, some of the impact players fans should look out for this spring and how this tea...
Feb 20, 2024•1 hr 23 min
In this episode of the Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods are in studio talking about this crazy February breaking news that Chip Kelly bailed on Westwood to take the offensive coordinator position with his buddy Ryan Day at Ohio State, leaving UCLA without a head coach. Our own David Woods breaks down how it all went down including Kelly's attempts to get an OC job in the NFL before Bill O'Brien's departure to become the head coach at Boston College opened up an intraconfer...
Feb 14, 2024•1 hr 23 min
