Sleeper Teams and the ACC TV Deal
Athlon U: The College Football Podcast
What teams outside of the Top 25 are the ones we like to surge in 2025? Last year, Miami, SMU and Iowa State were just outside the top 25 and had huge seasons. What are those teams this year? Plus, what are the implications of the new ACC TV contract? And the coordinator carousel is still spinning. Steven and Braden talk college football.
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Senior Bowl Practice and 2025 early Top 25
Athlon U: The College Football Podcast
Steven and Braden talk college football. Braden is at Senior Bowl practice recapping all the buzz from down in Mobile. Then we explain Lassan's early 2025 preseason top 25.
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Buckeyes Deserving: THE first 12-team champion
Athlon U: The College Football Podcast
Steven and Braden break down Ohio State's national championship victory over Notre Dame. Will Howard's play, the decisions by Marcus Freeman, Ryan Day's legacy and how the new format gave us what we wanted.
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Ohio State vs. Notre Dame
Athlon U: The College Football Podcast
Steven and Braden preview the National Championship game between Ohio State and Notre Dame. Characters, storylines, upset-ability, blue-chip ratio, coaching legacies, match-ups and predictions.
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New format delivers awesome semifinals
Athlon U: The College Football Podcast
Steven Lassan and Braden Gall talk college football. Ohio State topped Texas and Notre Dame eliminated Penn State in what was the best pair of semifinals in modern history. So did the new format do its job? What to make of Quinn Ewers legacy and Texas' staying power? Ohio State is just too good. The Irish and Lions have the same issue but it made for a great match-up. What does it tell us about James Franklin (if anything) and Marcus Freeman (and Brian Kelly)?
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The Final Four We Deserve
Athlon U: The College Football Podcast
Steven Lassan and Braden Gall talk college football playoffs. Texas survives on the back of a gutty win while Arizona State won hearts and minds. But do the Horns have the personnel to challenge Ohio State in the semis? (Since the Buckeyes routed Oregon) Notre Dame and Penn State match-up after hard-fought wins over Boise and Georgia. What does this Final Four tell us about the future of the game?
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Previewing a Happy New Year
Athlon U: The College Football Podcast
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Celebrate the Good Stuff, Get off the Internet
Athlon U: The College Football Podcast
Welcome to Athlon U! Steven and Braden begin a new era of college football with some fresh new digs. Ohio St, Texas, Penn St and Notre Dame move on in style and are worth celebrating. So why is the internet so dumb? We break down the first round and scold the comments section.
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The First Round (Plus, Heisman, Belichick and Portal)
Athlon U: The College Football Podcast
Steven Lassan and Braden Gall talk college football as the first round of the playoffs is upon us. We preview the games from a schematic match-up standpoing as well as a psychological standpoint. How big of a factor is pressure, the condensed schedule and weather? Bill Belichick is a college football coach, Braden reveals his Heisman ballot and the weirdest coaching carousel ever?
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Our New Playoff is Here!
Athlon U: The College Football Podcast
Steven Lassan and Braden Gall talk college football as the new 12-team playoff debuts for the first time in history. Did the Committee get it right? What upsets are coming? Which teams do we trust? Who are we picking to win the whole thing? Why the issues were so predictable.
info_outlineSteven and Braden talk college football entering a huge Week 5. What is Michigan or Illinois or Nebraska or Penn St or Rutgers in the Big Ten? The race for the G5 playoff spot gets more muddled with a few loses. Second-tier teams in the SEC got challenged while Bama and Georgia fight for the top spot. Utah takes control of the Big 12 while Miami takes control of the ACC.