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Always College Football: Coaching carousel UPDATE: Who LSU, Florida, Penn St and others are looking at! Oct 28, 2025

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LSU, Florida, Penn State, Virginia Tech, Oklahoma State, Arkansas and UCLA headline a crazy in-season coaching carousel the likes that the sport has never seen before. McElroy uses his industry contacts and breaks down the top jobs and tells you why Lane Kiffin, Matt Rhule, Matt Campbell, Shane Beamer, Eli Drinkwitz, Clark Lea, Brent Key, Rhett Lashlee and many more are getting the calls to take over other programs. Plus, McElroy gives you HIS top 25 after week 9.

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Always College Football: Greg McElroy’s Top 10 takeaways from Week 9 Oct 27, 2025

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Greg McElroy breaks down his TOP 10 takeaways from Week 9 of the college football season. Starting with Texas A&M’s dominant win over LSU in Baton Rouge, Greg acknowledges that THIS is the moment the Aggies have officially arrived. Alabama and Vanderbilt continued to show they can win in a variety of ways, with Bama showing great competitive character on the road. Ole Miss did so as well, and Greg has the Rebels as borderline playoff locks. Indiana and Oregon seem that way, too, but there is a clear gap between those teams. Finally, Greg explains why Texas isn’t dead yet, how it could be a WILD finish for the ACC, goes through the Big 12 and Heisman races and takes a look at YOUR bold predictions. | Always College Football

Approximate Timecodes:

(0:00) Intros

(2:26) Texas A&M has ARRIVED

(10:31) Alabama weathered the Sandstorm

(16:04) Ole Miss is going to the CFP

(22:00) Vandy is a legit title contender

(26:51) The gap between IU and Oregon is growing

(32:37) Texas isn’t dead yet

(36:55) It’ll be a WILD finish in the ACC

(42:54) Big 12 race is WIDE OPEN

(48:21) G5 CFP race was sent into tailspin

(52:01) Heisman update

(56:44) Looking at YOUR bold predictions

(58:39) Thanks for watching

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SVPod: CFB Week 9 REACTIONS! Texas A&M makes a STATEMENT, Alabama survives & Ole Miss impresses Oct 26, 2025

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SVP and Stanford Steve are back with a LIVE recap of the CFB Week 9 slate. Starting with Texas A&M’s DOMINANT win over LSU in Baton Rouge… exactly how good are the Aggies? And what to make of LSU’s disappointing season. The second most impressive win of the day came in Norman as Ole Miss took down Oklahoma, changing the narrative around the Rebels’ program. Texas survived Starkville, but SVP can’t get over how unconvincing the Horns continue to look. And what a brutal, brutal stretch for Miss State. Changing gears to the Big Ten, Indiana continues to roll, Michigan continues to trend up and, hey, rank Washington. The Big 12 is wide open but the guys have a team they’re keeping a close eye on. And then in the ACC, who knows. The guys break down all that and more, with a special debut for Scott: Manager of Lighting & Pet Supplies. | SVPod

Approximate Timecodes:

(0:00) Intro

(5:40) Texas A&M-LSU recap

(15:01) Vandy-Mizzou recap & Nashville experience

(23:28) Indiana keeps dominating

(26:52) Hypothetical IU-Ohio State line

(28:39) Oregon eases past Wisconsin

(30:17) Ole Miss changed the narrative with win over OU

(39:13) BYU passes test in Ames - and it was wild

(47:55) Cincinnati is playing at a HIGH level

(49:21) Alabama survives the Cockpit

(57:15) Texas pulls off comeback at Mississippi State

(1:00:00) More brutal run for Texas or MSU?

(1:08:15) Great win for Wake and Jake Dickert

(1:09:01) How did Auburn beat Arkansas?!?

(1:10:50) Lots of questions in the ACC

(1:16:23) Great move to go for 2 by Belichick

(1:17:50) Memphis upsets USF, new G5 CFP favorite

(1:20:24) Rank Washington

(1:21:16) Kansas State keeps dominating the Sunflower Showdown

(1:23:32) UT-Vandy could be for a CFP spot

(1:25:45) Is Texas good?

(1:29:40) Michigan stock up, OU stock down

(1:32:17) Pribula’s injury is brutal…

(1:32:55) Redd infiltrates the show

(1:33:09) NFL Week 8 storylines – Lamar?

(1:36:07) SVP the handyman

(1:38:01) Hot seat for BK?

(1:40:30) Thanks for watching

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Always College Football: Road tests for Ole Miss, Texas A&M, BYU & more week 9 previews Oct 22, 2025

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Greg McElroy is here to get you ready for week 9. With a daunting schedule ahead, is this a must win for Oklahoma at home against Ole Miss, should Indiana be worried about a resurgent UCLA team, does Alabama have anything to worry about going against a struggling South Carolina team and can Texas A&M get their first win in Baton Rouge since 1994? Plus, BYU is a ranked underdog at Iowa State, Missouri and Vanderbilt are both in the thick of the CFP race and Michigan is looking for their longest win streak over Michigan State (3 games) in almost 20 years! Weekends like this ALWAYS have upsets we don’t see coming.

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Always College Football: Who are the REAL CFP contenders?! Oct 21, 2025

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On our 500th episode of Always College Football, Greg McElroy gives you his top 25 after week 8 and goes through the P4 to tell you who might (will) win the conference championship and who the real CFP contenders are. Is it just Ohio State, Indiana and Oregon from the BIG 10, will the ACC get TWO teams in again, or is this the year the BIG 12 gets two in and is it just Alabama, Georgia, Texas A&M and Ole Miss from the SEC?

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Always College Football: Greg McElroy’s Top 10 takeaways from Week 8 Oct 20, 2025

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Outside of Billy Napier getting fired there were some BIG takeaways from an incredible weekend where 9 AP ranked teams lost. Georgia pulled out a gutsy win over Ole Miss, Notre Dame ran all over USC, Alabama continues to be clutch, Vanderbilt and Indiana continue to change the narrative, and with Miami and Texas Tech losing, the ACC and BIG 12 are up for grabs. Plus, what happened to Florida State, and is this the most interesting Heisman race in years? McElroy gives you all the answers in his week 8 takeaways.

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Always College Football: 9 Top 25 teams go down! SEC clarity, Notre Dame’s CFP future and more reaction! Oct 19, 2025

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College Football delivers again. 9 Top 25 went down over the weekend and McElroy is here to give you his rapid reaction. Georgia and Gunner Stockton take down Ole Miss, Vanderbilt is a real CFP contender after dominating LSU and BYU knocks off Utah. Alabama might be playing the best football out of anyone in the country, Notre Dame continues to make their case for the CFP and will anyone challenge Ohio State this season?

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SVPod: CFB Week 8 REACTIONS: Alabama, Georgia, Notre Dame win big ones + Unbeatens fall Oct 19, 2025

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SVP and Stanford Steve are LIVE once again to break down an action-packed day in college football. The game of the day resided in the desert, as Sam Leavitt and Arizona State conquered Texas Tech. But what a shootout it was in Athens, where Georgia handed Ole Miss its first loss of the season. Speaking of unbeatens no more, Miami went down at home to Louisville on Friday night, making things murky in the ACC. Things are also murky in the Big Ten aside from the big three. Michigan? USC? Who’s the 4th best team? Plus full reaction to Alabama beating Tennessee, Oklahoma, Texas, Texas A&M, Florida and Missouri achieving SEC wins, Notre Dame beating USC, Ohio State crushing Wisconsin and more. And finally, the epic story of Charlie’s heist, and a special shoutout to a special young woman. | SVPod

Approximate timecodes:

(0:00) Intro

(4:30) Arizona State-Texas Tech was the game of the day

(9:13) Georgia displayed championship DNA vs. Ole Miss

(26:33) Duke dominated in 1H but GT wins big

(27:23) Vandy gets it done over LSU

(36:38) Miami gets upset by Louisville

(40:45) Notre Dame wins a great one over USC

(49:25) Things are grim in Camp Randall

(55:35) Texas barely beats Kentucky

(1:01:30) Alabama-Tennessee reaction

(1:08:38) B1G & Big 12 pecking order

(1:14:42) Auburn & Maryland have brutal losses

(1:15:48) Iowa tops Penn State

(1:17:22) On the James Franklin CGD appearance

(1:22:46) More CFB Wk 8 reaction

(1:28:40) Charlie’s epic heist

(1:33:20) Shoutout to a special young woman

(1:37:53) Jelly Roll was great

(1:39:17) London game coming up

(1:39:50) MLB thoughts

(1:42:47) Thanks for watching

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Always College Football: Alabama, Georgia, Miami & Notre Dame with HUGE home tests + more week 8 previews Oct 16, 2025

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Week 8 is set up to be a great one and McElroy is here to give you the only previews you will need. Can Miami keep rolling against a stingy Louisville team, will Vanderbilt all but end LSU’s CFP dreams, are Georgia Tech and Texas A&M on upset alert and can Oklahoma bounce back? Plus, can Tennessee beat Alabama in Tuscaloosa for the first time since 2003, can Ole Miss make it 2 in a row over Georgia and who is the real CFP contender: USC or Notre Dame?

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Always College Football: Penn State’s future, must wins for Notre Dame, Tennessee & more Oct 15, 2025

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McElroy and Stanford Steve sit down to go over what’s next for Penn State, if it was the right time to fire James Franklin and who they think will be the next head coach. The guys also look ahead to an incredible week 8 and tell you why it’s important for Miami to beat Louisville for the ACC, who to trust in Ole Miss vs Georgia and why Alabama will probably continue their home winning streak vs Tennessee. Plus, who is a legit CFP contender USC or Notre Dame - we will find out Saturday night!

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