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Mario Cristobal MAKES HIS CASE for why Miami should make the College Football Playoff Dec 01, 2025

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As the regular season of college football is in the rearview mirror, championship week is upon us, and Andy & Ari pick this week's biggest games. First, however, Miami's Mario Cristobal joins the show to let everyone know, including the CFP committee, why the Hurricanes should be in the 12-team College Football Playoff format come Sunday. After that, the fellas pick the biggest games of championship week and cover some coaching carousel news in the mix.

(0:00) On Today's Episode

(0:55) Presenting Sponsor

(2:40) Intro: Previewing Mario Cristobal

(6:38) Mario Cristobal Joins

(18:51) How will the CFP rankings change?

(23:55) Records after Week 14

(26:06) Bob Chesney to UCLA

(26:50) Names to watch in Kentucky's search

(29:42) Championship Week Picks: Troy at James Madison

(34:33) GameTime

(35:52) Mountain West Championship: UNLV at Boise State

(44:16) American Conference: North Texas at Tulane

(48:39) Big 12 Championship: BYU vs Texas Tech

(54:26) SEC Championship: Georgia vs Alabama

(1:00:06) Big Ten Championship: Indiana vs Ohio State

(1:09:00) ACC Championship: Duke vs Virginia

(1:14:25) Closing Out

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Coaching Carousel WRAP UP | Lane Kiffin's LSU decision | Auburn, Florida, Ole Miss, & Arkansas hires Dec 01, 2025

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As a wild weekend in college football concludes, join Andy & Ari TONIGHT for a special edition wrap-up show of the coaching carousel. So far, 3 hires have been made today with more potentially on the way:

(0:00) On Tonight's Show

(1:39) BetMGM

(3:24) Intro: Coaching Carousel

(5:28) Lane Kiffin to LSU

(28:44) Pete Golding to Ole Miss

(39:15) Jon Sumrall to Florida

(53:45) Alex Golesh to Auburn

(58:15) How crazy was Sunday?

(59:46) Kentucky fires Mark Stoops

(1:09:30) Penn State's Search

(1:11:07) Ryan Silverfield to Arkansas

(1:18:03) Michigan State Fires Jonathan Smith, Hires Pat Fitzgerald

(1:25:46) Penn State's Search, pt 2

(1:27:32) Conclusion: Lane Kiffin's First Tweet at LSU

Catch up with Andy & Ari TONIGHT around 11 pm et to wrap up this WILD Sunday in college football.

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College Football Week 14 INSTANT REACTION: Alabama-Auburn, Ohio State-Michigan, Lane Kiffin's Decision Nov 30, 2025

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Join Andy & Ari LIVE following all of the action on Saturday night to recap the entirety of the Week 14 slate of College Football. Also, Lane Kiffin watch continues as we await what happens with the Ole Miss head coach and his decision. A jam packed Saturday to unpack, and Andy & Ari have you covered right here. Games include....

(0:00) On Tonight's Instant Reaction

(0:47) Presenting Sponsor

(2:43) Intro: #10 Alabama 27, Auburn 20

(7:20) Cal 38, SMU 35 LIVE

(8:20) JMU's New Life, ACC Conundrum

(11:32) #12 Miami 38, #22 Pitt 7

(13:46) Duke 49, Wake Forest 32

(14:15) Lane Kiffin's Incoming Decision

(16:38) Louisville 41, Kentucky 0 - Jon Sumrall discussion

(18:54) Closing out Lane Kiffin Discussion

(22:45) Notre Dame - Stanford LIVE

(23:58) CFP Outlook

(32:00) Florida 40, Florida State 21

(33:41) Lane Kiffin's Decision, Continued

(37:02) #1 Ohio State 27, #15 Michigan 9

(41:24) #6 Oregon 26, Washington 14

(45:25) Ohio State or the field?

(47:29) BYU's argument?

(49:10) Conference Championships

(50:15) Lane Kiffin, again

(51:01) #14 Vanderbilt 45, #19 Tennessee 24

(53:00) Heisman discussion

(56:00) Clemson 28, South Carolina 14

(56:25) #17 USC 29, UCLA 10

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Oklahoma SURVIVES LSU | Sooners battle to keep CFP hopes Alive vs Tigers | Lane Kiffin Watch Continues Nov 30, 2025

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Oklahoma was in a TOUGH battle vs LSU and came out on top to keep its CFP dreams alive. Meanwhile, Vanderbilt is hoping to keep its College Football Playoff dreams alive as they travel to Knoxville to take on in-state rival Tennessee. How will these afternoon games shake out? Watch here LIVE with Andy & Ari On3 from the MGM Grand in the BetMGM Sports Lounge in Detroit.

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Ohio State FINALLY beats Michigan | Buckeyes vs Wolverines Instant Reaction Nov 29, 2025

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Join And & Ari LIVE from the Big House in Ann Arbor to instantly react to Ohio State at Michigan. While it was a back and forth first half, will the Buckeyes be able to claim victory after losing the last four matchups against the Wolverines? Find out here as Andy & Ari break it all down here from Michigan.

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Texas beats Texas A&M | What it means for the Longhorns, Aggies, Georgia and Ole Miss Nov 29, 2025

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Over in the Lone Star State, Texas A&M and Texas meet on the gridiron in Austin. As Texas A&M is eyeing a spot for the SEC title game, Texas is looking to knock off the Aggies' perfect record. Is Texas A&M the real deal, or will the Longhorns ruin everything for the Aggies? Watch here LIVE with Andy & Ari On3 from the MGM Grand in the BetMGM Sports Lounge in Detroit.

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Georgia-Georgia Tech INSTANT REACTION | CFP Outlook as Dawgs beat Yellow Jackets | Lane Kiffin watch Nov 29, 2025

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It's time for some Clean, Old Fashioned Hate between the Bulldogs and Yellow Jackets in Mercedes-Benz Stadium as Georgia takes on Georgia Tech. While Georgia Tech scored first to go up 3-0, Georgia quickly turned the momentum to take a 13-3 lead into halftime. How will this game shake out? Watch here LIVE with Andy & Ari On3 from the MGM Grand in the BetMGM Sports Lounge in Detroit.
(0:00) Georgia 16, Georgia Tech 9
(12:04) Lane Kiffin Watch, Press Conference

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Ole Miss-Mississippi State INSTANT REACTION | Recapping the Egg Bowl | What will Lane Kiffin Decide? Nov 28, 2025

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As Week 14 is officially underway, Black Friday's slate started off with a classic rivalry game in Starkville: the Egg Bowl. As Ole Miss and Mississippi State battle it out at Davis-Wade Stadium, all eyes are on Lane Kiffin and his decision. As Florida is reported to be out of the Lane Kiffin sweepstakes, it's now down to Ole Miss and LSU. What will Coach Kiffin decide after the Egg Bowl? Find out here as Andy & Ari breakdown this classic SEC rivalry here.

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FINAL PREVIEW of College Football Week 14: Ohio State-Michigan, Texas A&M-Texas, Ole Miss-Miss State Nov 27, 2025

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Happy Thanksgiving. On this special edition of Andy & Ari, it's a mailbag show where our great viewers lead and guide the show. But first, we welcome on VSiN's Tyler Shoemaker to give us his best bets of the week ahead of Week 14 in college football. A great Thanksgiving show to really get you ready for this weekend's slate of games.

(0:00) On Today's Show

(1:02) Presenting Sponsor

(3:30) Intro: Happy Thanksgiving!

(6:07) Best Bets - Tyler Shoe Maker joins

(7:38) Ohio State at Michigan

(8:40) Georgia vs Georgia Tech

(11:33) Wisconsin at Minnesota

(14:56) Florida State at Florida

(18:19) Back to OSU-Michigan

(21:14) Closing out with Tyler

(22:21) Dear Andy & Ari: Miss. State's devious plan for the Egg Bowl

(26:26) CFP picked by BCS computers?

(32:14) Ari's punishment from South Carolina

(37:00) Texas Fans neighborly love for Texas A&M

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“Lane Kiffin isn’t acting like a coach who plans to stay” Nov 26, 2025

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As Lane Kiffin watch continues, it's all eyes on Starkville early Black Friday as the Ole Miss Rebels take on the Mississippi State Bulldogs in Davis-Wade Stadium. It's a Megaboard Wednesday episode and we take a look at the message boards with OM Spirit ahead of the Egg Bowl, and it seems like Rebel fans may start to expect some bad news following this game. Watch here as Andy & Ari dive deep into this situation surrounding Lane Kiffin and the coaching carousel.

(0:00) On Today's Episode

(1:35) Presenting Sponsor

(4:32) Intro: Lane Kiffin with Ole Miss

(16:05) Miami + CFP Rankings = Injustice?

(32:25) Keys to victory: The Game

(41:05) Is USC satisfied with Lincoln Riley?

(54:54) What if DJ Durkin and Auburn win the Iron Bowl?

(59:40) Conclusion

After the Lane Kiffin discussion, Andy & Ari dive into the Miami message boards to go through Hunter Yurachek's comments on Miami's ranking compared to Notre Dame's. Do you think Ari is right? What is the right way to go about this? Read Ari's entire column here:

https://www.on3.com/news/miami-is-getting-hit-with-the-biggest-college-football-playoff-committee-injustice/

Later, the fellas go through keys to victory between Ohio State-Michigan. Which team wins The Game? Find out here why the run game may be the deciding factor.

Afterwards, Andy & Ari go west to see how USC fans feel about Lincoln Riley after coming off the loss to Oregon this past weekend. Should Trojan fans be excited about 2026?

To wrap things up, an Auburn fan asks an important question regarding this week's Iron Bowl: "Won’t that be a bad look if we turn around and announce the hiring of Sumrall if DJ wins next weekend? Andy & Ari dive into this topic here.

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