Adapt and Respond with RJ Young

Post Game Instant Reaction LIVE: OKC Thunder DEFEAT Indiana Pacers in NBA Finals 2025 Jun 23, 2025

RJ reacts to the Oklahoma City Thunder winning its first NBA championship over the Indiana Pacers.

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--RJ gives his strong opinions on the biggest topics in college football, sports and entertainment every week.

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--RJ also performs daily segments taking on the biggest breaking news stories in college football and the NFL.

Oklahoma got a Bentley Jun 22, 2025

In this episode of Adapt & Respond

00:00: 9:13 Which RB will have the best 2025: Ohio State's CJ Donaldson, Oregon's Makhi Hughes or Texas' CJ Baxter

17:22 to 27:49 Is Colorado's Kaidon Salter going to rush for 1,000 yards?

27:49 to end Is Wisconsin really suing Miami? Over a player?

--This is the official podcast for everything Adapt & Respond with RJ Young.

--RJ gives his strong opinions on the biggest topics in college football, sports and entertainment every week.

--Tune in live on College Football Saturday Night, Sunday Night Football, Monday Night Football, Tuesday Night College Football Playoff rankings revealed and Thursday Night Football.

--RJ also performs daily segments taking on the biggest breaking news stories in college football and the NFL.

Dia Bell became the first Texas QB commit to win Elite 11 MVP + A new obstacle in moving toward a 16-team CFP format? Jun 20, 2025

(0:00-9:24) Texas QB commit Dia Bell wins Elite 11 MVP(9:25-19:27) Mizzou spent $31 million on its student-athletes in 2024(19:28-26:01) Is strength of schedule that important?(26:02-end) Bret Bielema has a point about the SEC conference schedule?--This is the official YouTube channel for everything Adapt & Respond.

--RJ gives his strong opinions on the biggest topics in college football, sports and entertainment every week. --Tune in live on College Football Saturday Night, Sunday Night Football, Monday Night Football, Tuesday Night College Football Playoff rankings revealed and Thursday Night Football. --RJ also performs daily segments taking on the biggest breaking news stories in college football and the NFL.

Ohio State WR Jeremiah Smith's brother receives an OSU offer, Texas QB commit Dia Bell could win Elite 11 and the Pac-12 is expanding again Jun 18, 2025

(0:00-8:54) Jeremiah Smith's little brother received an Ohio State offer?

(8:55-19:07) Can 2026 Texas commit Dia Bell win Elite 11 MVP

(19:08-26:25) What does Michigan transfer Jake Garcia add to the Wolverines QB room?

(26:26-34:19) The Pac-12 is expanding to Texas?

(34:18-end) Does Arch Manning needs to be like Vince Young for Texas to win a national title?

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--RJ gives his strong opinions on the biggest topics in college football, sports and entertainment every week.

--Tune in live on College Football Saturday Night, Sunday Night Football, Monday Night Football, Tuesday Night College Football Playoff rankings revealed and Thursday Night Football.

--RJ also performs daily segments taking on the biggest breaking news stories in college football and the NFL.

Ohio State's breakout stars, five bold predictions and what 5-star official visitors can mean for Josh Heupel's Tennessee Vols Jun 16, 2025

In this episode, RJ discusses five bold predictions in the Big Ten, Tennessee hosted a pair of five-star talents (12:23), will Bill Belichick's Year 1 be better than Deion Sanders' Year 1 (18:48), what will it take for Penn State to win a championship (26:16) and RJ's candidates for breakout stars at Ohio State include one defender (36:16).

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--RJ gives his strong opinions on the biggest topics in college football, sports and entertainment every week.

--Tune in live on College Football Saturday Night, Sunday Night Football, Monday Night Football, Tuesday Night College Football Playoff rankings revealed and Thursday Night Football.

--RJ also performs daily segments taking on the biggest breaking news stories in college football and the NFL.

What Deion Sanders had to say about his health + Nebraska's underappreciated QB + Texas must win in 2025 Jun 13, 2025

RJ discusses Texas' win-now attitude, Deion Sanders' time away from Boulder (9:10), Nebraska's gem in Dylan Raiola (18:17) and Texas A&M's KC Concepcion as a $2.5 million WR.

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--RJ gives his strong opinions on the biggest topics in college football, sports and entertainment every week.

--Tune in live on College Football Saturday Night, Sunday Night Football, Monday Night Football, Tuesday Night College Football Playoff rankings revealed and Thursday Night Football.

--RJ also performs daily segments taking on the biggest breaking news stories in college football and the NFL.

Michigan is predicted to finish fourth in the Big Ten; Oklahoma is predicted to finish behind Auburn in SEC and Deion Sanders is not in Boulder Jun 11, 2025

Oklahoma is predicted to finish behind Auburn; Michigan is predicted to finish fourth in the Big Ten (9:50); Deion Sanders is not in Boulder (18:35); Deloitte's NIL Go will face scrutiny.

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--RJ gives his strong opinions on the biggest topics in college football, sports and entertainment every week.

--Tune in live on College Football Saturday Night, Sunday Night Football, Monday Night Football, Tuesday Night College Football Playoff rankings revealed and Thursday Night Football.

--RJ also performs daily segments taking on the biggest breaking news stories in college football and the NFL.

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Michigan's NCAA infraction hearing ends + House v. NCAA settled + Deion Sanders' Colorado anonymously assessed Jun 08, 2025

Monday's edition of A&R begins with a discussion about Michigan and its NCAA infractions hearing, then moves to what Arkansas' 2025 might look like (9:35), the impact of House v. NCAA settled (19:36), Kevin Jennings was snubbed as notable by the Manning Passing Academy (28:53), Oregon WR Evan Stewart's apparent season-ending injury (37:03) and an anonymous assessment of Deion Sanders' Colorado by a Big 12 assistant coach.

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--RJ gives his strong opinions on the biggest topics in college football, sports and entertainment every week.

--Tune in live on College Football Saturday Night, Sunday Night Football, Monday Night Football, Tuesday Night College Football Playoff rankings revealed and Thursday Night Football.

--RJ also performs daily segments taking on the biggest breaking news stories in college football and the NFL.

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Is this the year Texas wins its first national title since 2025? + What can we expect from Josh Heupel's Vols? Jun 06, 2025

Steve Sarkisian's Texas is the favorite to win the 2025 College Football Playoff national championship with Arch Manning at QB and (8:34) Josh Heupel's Tennessee is going through a transition year with quarterback Joey Aguilar and running back DeSean Bishop looking to lead the Vols.

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--RJ gives his strong opinions on the biggest topics in college football, sports and entertainment every week.

--Tune in live on College Football Saturday Night, Sunday Night Football, Monday Night Football, Tuesday Night College Football Playoff rankings revealed and Thursday Night Football.

--RJ also performs daily segments taking on the biggest breaking news stories in college football and the NFL.

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SEC coaches speak anonymously + Ryan Day wants four Big Ten teams to receive automatic bids to CFP Jun 05, 2025

Georgia is baking on Gunner Stockton being the guy, but should Kirby Smart trust that? And Ohio State coach Ryan Day said he'd like to see four spots reserved for Big Ten teams in a 16-team CFP field. And In its 2025 edition of Anonymous coach speak, Athlon Sports dropped a doozy about the Sooners' head coach and what expectations must be in 2025.

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--RJ gives his strong opinions on the biggest topics in college football, sports and entertainment every week.

--Tune in live on College Football Saturday Night, Sunday Night Football, Monday Night Football, Tuesday Night College Football Playoff rankings revealed and Thursday Night Football.

--RJ also performs daily segments taking on the biggest breaking news stories in college football and the NFL.

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Oklahoma and Alabama are on their revenge tours in 2025 beginning with Tennessee and Vanderbilt? Jun 04, 2025

RJ discusses just why the Oklahoma Sooners and Alabama Crimson Tide have two SEC foes circled on their schedules.

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--RJ gives his strong opinions on the biggest topics in college football, sports and entertainment every week.

--Tune in live on College Football Saturday Night, Sunday Night Football, Monday Night Football, Tuesday Night College Football Playoff rankings revealed and Thursday Night Football.

--RJ also performs daily segments taking on the biggest breaking news stories in college football and the NFL.

--What is Adapt & Respond with RJ Young? https://youtu.be/F0jZl9pCcxQ?si=1zskTQ5SaNJXpBSH

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Colorado's Deion Sanders SHREDS reports that Shedeur Sanders didn't prepare for NFL Draft + Ohio State QB Julian Sayin MUST be successful here?! Jun 03, 2025

Ohio State QB Julian Sayin follows a tough act in Will Howard after Ryan Day's Buckeyes won the 2024 national championship AND Deion Sanders has made headlines once again as he defends his son and former star Colorado QB Shedeur Sanders' NFL Draft prep on Asante Samuel's podcast.

--This is the official YouTube channel for everything Adapt & Respond.

--RJ gives his strong opinions on the biggest topics in college football, sports and entertainment every week.

--Tune in live on College Football Saturday Night, Sunday Night Football, Monday Night Football, Tuesday Night College Football Playoff rankings revealed and Thursday Night Football.

--RJ also performs daily segments taking on the biggest breaking news stories in college football and the NFL.

--What is Adapt & Respond with RJ Young? https://youtu.be/F0jZl9pCcxQ?si=1zskTQ5SaNJXpBSH

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USC is No. 1 in 2026 recruiting rankings, but can the Trojans compete with Ohio State and Michigan? + Deion Sanders and Colorado take a step back in 2025 with Kaidon Salter at QB?! Jun 02, 2025

In Monday's edition of Adapt & Respond, RJ asks is USC ready to compete in the Big Ten versus the likes of Ohio State and Michigan and is Deion Sanders' Colorado about to take a step back in 2025?

--This is the official YouTube channel for everything Adapt & Respond.

--RJ gives his strong opinions on the biggest topics in college football, sports and entertainment every week.

--Tune in live on College Football Saturday Night, Sunday Night Football, Monday Night Football, Tuesday Night College Football Playoff rankings revealed and Thursday Night Football.

--RJ also performs daily segments taking on the biggest breaking news stories in college football and the NFL.

--What is Adapt & Respond with RJ Young? https://youtu.be/F0jZl9pCcxQ?si=1zskTQ5SaNJXpBSH

--Apple podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/adapt-and-respond-with-rj-young/id1346315892

Bret Bielema and the $40 million NIL question + Is $8 million the going rate for a star QB? Jun 01, 2025

In Sunday's edition of Adapt & Respond, RJ unpacks the $40 million Illinois coach Bret Bielema claimed some programs are spending on their rosters and if Duke QB Darin Mensah is worth more to the Blue Devils than Oklahoma QB John Mateer is to the Sooners.

--This is the official YouTube channel for everything Adapt & Respond.

--RJ gives his strong opinions on the biggest topics in college football, sports and entertainment every week.

--Tune in live on College Football Saturday Night, Sunday Night Football, Monday Night Football, Tuesday Night College Football Playoff rankings revealed and Thursday Night Football.

--RJ also performs daily segments taking on the biggest breaking news stories in college football and the NFL.

--What is Adapt & Respond with RJ Young? https://youtu.be/F0jZl9pCcxQ?si=1zskTQ5SaNJXpBSH

--Apple podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/adapt-and-respond-with-rj-young/id1346315892

Nebraska can win nine games + SEC fine for field rush reaches 500K May 31, 2025

In Saturday's edition of Adapt & Respond, RJ asks with seven home games and perhaps just one ranked opponent on the schedule before November, Matt Rhule, Dylan Raiola and the Nebraska Cornhuskers have a chance to win nine games and SEC commissioner Greg Sankey and his SEC spring meetings dominated news this week with field rush fine and news about the 16-team playoff format that most agree is best.

--This is the official YouTube channel for everything Adapt & Respond.

--RJ gives his strong opinions on the biggest topics in college football, sports and entertainment every week.

--Tune in live on College Football Saturday Night, Sunday Night Football, Monday Night Football, Tuesday Night College Football Playoff rankings revealed and Thursday Night Football.

--RJ also performs daily segments taking on the biggest breaking news stories in college football and the NFL.

--What is Adapt & Respond with RJ Young? https://youtu.be/F0jZl9pCcxQ?si=1zskTQ5SaNJXpBSH

--Apple podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/adapt-and-respond-with-rj-young/id1346315892

Justin Fields just has to be better than Aaron Rodgers + Texas AD Chris Del Conte REFUTES most of this May 30, 2025

In Friday's edition of Adapt & Respond, RJ discusses what Justin Fields has to do be great for New York Jets and what Texas athletic director Chris Del Conte had to say about his Longhorns football program's NIL roster pay out and moving their game time with Ohio State.

--This is the official YouTube channel for everything Adapt & Respond.

--RJ gives his strong opinions on the biggest topics in college football, sports and entertainment every week.

--Tune in live on College Football Saturday Night, Sunday Night Football, Monday Night Football, Tuesday Night College Football Playoff rankings revealed and Thursday Night Football.

--RJ also performs daily segments taking on the biggest breaking news stories in college football and the NFL.

--What is Adapt & Respond with RJ Young? https://youtu.be/F0jZl9pCcxQ?si=1zskTQ5SaNJXpBSH

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Deion Sanders to blame + SEC and Big Ten schedule agreement May 29, 2025

In the Wednesday podcast episode of Adapt & Respond, RJ discusses the idea that Deion Sanders is to blame for Shedeur Sanders NFL Draft slide and the prospect of the SEC and Big Ten agreeing to play each other regularly.