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The Next Round with Jim Dunaway, Ryan Brown & Lance Taylor is your daily destination for the latest in college football, the SEC, the NFL, and everything in between. This unfiltered sports podcast delivers bold takes, expert analysis, and candid conversations with the biggest names in sports.
Whether you’re looking for SEC football insights, college football predictions, or the latest on the NFL, The Next Round is where passionate fans and smart sports talk collide. Hosted by seasoned radio vets, Dunaway, Brown & LT bring decades of experience, humor, and deep insider access to every episode.
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Latest Episodes:

The Next Round (6/30/25) - Hour 2 Jun 30, 2025

Show notes

The Alabama Crimson Tide gets 5-Star #3 in the 2026 class. Is Alabama Football trending for even more?

Our Champions Boxing 40-in-40 brings us to another national championship contender from the SEC, The Alabama Crimson Tide at #7. Alabama Football is coming off year one of the Kalen DeBoer era and starts year two with a new QB and new OC. Can new QB Ty Simpson lead them back to the College Football Playoffs?

Simpson and many other major college QBs are at the Manning Passing Academy. We share impressions those players left with the observers.

Former Alabama and LSU Tigers head coach Nick Saban goes into the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame over the weekend. We look at LSU Football before and after Saban.

Is BYU Cougars QB1 Jake Retzlaff really hitting the portal or is this a massive game of college football chicken. BYU Football is definitely one of the Big 12 contenders, how would hid transfer impact that?

The Georgia Bulldogs are also winning at recruiting. What Georgia Football reeled in.

The Nike deal for the Auburn Tigers begins tomorrow. Is Auburn Football on the brink of alternate uniforms?

Also tomorrow, the revenue share begins in college athletics. One prominent SEC AD says it is time to start talking collective bargaining in college athletics.

Former LSU head coach Ed Orgeron may be the best…or worst…wedding guest ever.

ESPN NFL Draft analyst Matt Miller mocks up the 2026 NFL Draft First Round. How did Alabama Football and Auburn Football fare?

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The Next Round (6/30/25) - Hour 1 Jun 30, 2025

Show notes

The Alabama Crimson Tide gets 5-Star #3 in the 2026 class. Is Alabama Football trending for even more?

Our Champions Boxing 40-in-40 brings us to another national championship contender from the SEC, The Alabama Crimson Tide at #7. Alabama Football is coming off year one of the Kalen DeBoer era and starts year two with a new QB and new OC. Can new QB Ty Simpson lead them back to the College Football Playoffs?

Simpson and many other major college QBs are at the Manning Passing Academy. We share impressions those players left with the observers.

Former Alabama and LSU Tigers head coach Nick Saban goes into the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame over the weekend. We look at LSU Football before and after Saban.

Is BYU Cougars QB1 Jake Retzlaff really hitting the portal or is this a massive game of college football chicken. BYU Football is definitely one of the Big 12 contenders, how would hid transfer impact that?

The Georgia Bulldogs are also winning at recruiting. What Georgia Football reeled in.

The Nike deal for the Auburn Tigers begins tomorrow. Is Auburn Football on the brink of alternate uniforms?

Also tomorrow, the revenue share begins in college athletics. One prominent SEC AD says it is time to start talking collective bargaining in college athletics.

Former LSU head coach Ed Orgeron may be the best…or worst…wedding guest ever.

ESPN NFL Draft analyst Matt Miller mocks up the 2026 NFL Draft First Round. How did Alabama Football and Auburn Football fare?

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Next Round of Trash presented by Bud Light (6/27/25) Jun 27, 2025

Show notes

The Alabama Crimson Tide got two more highly regarded recruits last night with EJ Crowell a 5-star RB and 4-star TE Mack Sutter. What does this mean for Kalen DeBoer and Alabama Football recruiting?

The Auburn Tigers ring the recruiting bell too, getting a surprise QB flip from a Penn State Nittany Lions commit. Peyton Falzone flips to Auburn Football for the 2026 class, what does he bring to Auburn?

Alabama Football QB Keelon Russell is on the cover of Men’s Health as one of their “25 Gen Z Athletes” that will define the next decade of sports.

Auburn Basketball’s Johni Broome had his name called early in Round Two of the NBA draft. What is his future?

Notable undrafted free agents:

Alabama Basketball’s Mark Sears and Grant Nelson

Also, Auburn Basketball’s Miles Kelly

The Field of 68 gives us six first round locks in next year’s NBA Draft, it includes Alabama’s Labaron Philon and Auburn’s Tahaad Pettiford.

Our Champions Boxing 40-in-40 brings us to another national championship contender, The Notre Dame Fighting Irish at #8. Notre Dame Football is coming off a national championship game appearance in the College Football Playoffs. How can you be replacing a QB and still be considered a Playoff lock?

NFL Coaching Hot Seat time! Four are kind of obvious, one is not.

The best and worst bobble head in Major League History.

The New York Times has their best 100 films of this quarter century.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Next Round (6/27/25) - Hour 3 Jun 27, 2025

Show notes

The Alabama Crimson Tide got two more highly regarded recruits last night with EJ Crowell a 5-star RB and 4-star TE Mack Sutter. What does this mean for Kalen DeBoer and Alabama Football recruiting?

The Auburn Tigers ring the recruiting bell too, getting a surprise QB flip from a Penn State Nittany Lions commit. Peyton Falzone flips to Auburn Football for the 2026 class, what does he bring to Auburn?

Alabama Football QB Keelon Russell is on the cover of Men’s Health as one of their “25 Gen Z Athletes” that will define the next decade of sports.

Auburn Basketball’s Johni Broome had his name called early in Round Two of the NBA draft. What is his future?

Notable undrafted free agents:

Alabama Basketball’s Mark Sears and Grant Nelson

Also, Auburn Basketball’s Miles Kelly

The Field of 68 gives us six first round locks in next year’s NBA Draft, it includes Alabama’s Labaron Philon and Auburn’s Tahaad Pettiford.

Our Champions Boxing 40-in-40 brings us to another national championship contender, The Notre Dame Fighting Irish at #8. Notre Dame Football is coming off a national championship game appearance in the College Football Playoffs. How can you be replacing a QB and still be considered a Playoff lock?

NFL Coaching Hot Seat time! Four are kind of obvious, one is not.

The best and worst bobble head in Major League History.

The New York Times has their best 100 films of this quarter century.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tom Luginbill (6/27/25) Jun 27, 2025

Show notes

The Alabama Crimson Tide got two more highly regarded recruits last night with EJ Crowell a 5-star RB and 4-star TE Mack Sutter. What does this mean for Kalen DeBoer and Alabama Football recruiting?

The Auburn Tigers ring the recruiting bell too, getting a surprise QB flip from a Penn State Nittany Lions commit. Peyton Falzone flips to Auburn Football for the 2026 class, what does he bring to Auburn?

Alabama Football QB Keelon Russell is on the cover of Men’s Health as one of their “25 Gen Z Athletes” that will define the next decade of sports.

Auburn Basketball’s Johni Broome had his name called early in Round Two of the NBA draft. What is his future?

Notable undrafted free agents:

Alabama Basketball’s Mark Sears and Grant Nelson

Also, Auburn Basketball’s Miles Kelly

The Field of 68 gives us six first round locks in next year’s NBA Draft, it includes Alabama’s Labaron Philon and Auburn’s Tahaad Pettiford.

Our Champions Boxing 40-in-40 brings us to another national championship contender, The Notre Dame Fighting Irish at #8. Notre Dame Football is coming off a national championship game appearance in the College Football Playoffs. How can you be replacing a QB and still be considered a Playoff lock?

NFL Coaching Hot Seat time! Four are kind of obvious, one is not.

The best and worst bobble head in Major League History.

The New York Times has their best 100 films of this quarter century.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Next Round (6/27/25) - Hour 2 Jun 27, 2025

Show notes

The Alabama Crimson Tide got two more highly regarded recruits last night with EJ Crowell a 5-star RB and 4-star TE Mack Sutter. What does this mean for Kalen DeBoer and Alabama Football recruiting?

The Auburn Tigers ring the recruiting bell too, getting a surprise QB flip from a Penn State Nittany Lions commit. Peyton Falzone flips to Auburn Football for the 2026 class, what does he bring to Auburn?

Alabama Football QB Keelon Russell is on the cover of Men’s Health as one of their “25 Gen Z Athletes” that will define the next decade of sports.

Auburn Basketball’s Johni Broome had his name called early in Round Two of the NBA draft. What is his future?

Notable undrafted free agents:

Alabama Basketball’s Mark Sears and Grant Nelson

Also, Auburn Basketball’s Miles Kelly

The Field of 68 gives us six first round locks in next year’s NBA Draft, it includes Alabama’s Labaron Philon and Auburn’s Tahaad Pettiford.

Our Champions Boxing 40-in-40 brings us to another national championship contender, The Notre Dame Fighting Irish at #8. Notre Dame Football is coming off a national championship game appearance in the College Football Playoffs. How can you be replacing a QB and still be considered a Playoff lock?

NFL Coaching Hot Seat time! Four are kind of obvious, one is not.

The best and worst bobble head in Major League History.

The New York Times has their best 100 films of this quarter century.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Next Round (6/27/25) - Hour 1 Jun 27, 2025

Show notes

The Alabama Crimson Tide got two more highly regarded recruits last night with EJ Crowell a 5-star RB and 4-star TE Mack Sutter. What does this mean for Kalen DeBoer and Alabama Football recruiting?

The Auburn Tigers ring the recruiting bell too, getting a surprise QB flip from a Penn State Nittany Lions commit. Peyton Falzone flips to Auburn Football for the 2026 class, what does he bring to Auburn?

Alabama Football QB Keelon Russell is on the cover of Men’s Health as one of their “25 Gen Z Athletes” that will define the next decade of sports.

Auburn Basketball’s Johni Broome had his name called early in Round Two of the NBA draft. What is his future?

Notable undrafted free agents:

Alabama Basketball’s Mark Sears and Grant Nelson

Also, Auburn Basketball’s Miles Kelly

The Field of 68 gives us six first round locks in next year’s NBA Draft, it includes Alabama’s Labaron Philon and Auburn’s Tahaad Pettiford.

Our Champions Boxing 40-in-40 brings us to another national championship contender, The Notre Dame Fighting Irish at #8. Notre Dame Football is coming off a national championship game appearance in the College Football Playoffs. How can you be replacing a QB and still be considered a Playoff lock?

NFL Coaching Hot Seat time! Four are kind of obvious, one is not.

The best and worst bobble head in Major League History.

The New York Times has their best 100 films of this quarter century.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Next Round of Trash presented by Bud Light (6/26/25) Jun 27, 2025

Show notes

We walk through the SEC match-ups that the SEC is under the most pressure to win and we give you win/loss projections.

Illinois Illini head coach Bret Bielema implies the Georgia Bulldogs tampered with a player in a very Bret Bielema way. What the Illinois Football coach said, or didn’t say, about Georgia Football and Kirby Smart.

Alabama Crimson Tide WR Germie Bernard sets the table for the upcoming season, what the Alabama Football receiver has to say to our own Emily Grace McWhorter.

Outside eyes look at Alabama Football to see just how close they were to winning even more national championships.

The best SEC Football rematch we are most looking forward to.

Our Champions Boxing 40-in-40 brings us to an SEC contender, The LSU Tigers at #9. LSU Football is coming off a season that disappointed some fans in the Bayou, can Brian Kelly get the Tigers back into SEC and College Football Playoff contention? This is also the first team with a first place vote. What keeps you from thinking LSU can win a championship?

The Auburn Tigers, Alabama and Georgia await the decision of RB EJ Crowell tonight. Will the 5-star recruit go to Alabama Football, Auburn Football or Georgia Football?

Should you be banned for life from being a jerk at a sporting event?

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jacob Hester (6/26/25) Jun 26, 2025

Show notes

We walk through the SEC match-ups that the SEC is under the most pressure to win and we give you win/loss projections.

Illinois Illini head coach Bret Bielema implies the Georgia Bulldogs tampered with a player in a very Bret Bielema way. What the Illinois Football coach said, or didn’t say, about Georgia Football and Kirby Smart.

Alabama Crimson Tide WR Germie Bernard sets the table for the upcoming season, what the Alabama Football receiver has to say to our own Emily Grace McWhorter.

Outside eyes look at Alabama Football to see just how close they were to winning even more national championships.

The best SEC Football rematch we are most looking forward to.

Our Champions Boxing 40-in-40 brings us to an SEC contender, The LSU Tigers at #9. LSU Football is coming off a season that disappointed some fans in the Bayou, can Brian Kelly get the Tigers back into SEC and College Football Playoff contention? This is also the first team with a first place vote. What keeps you from thinking LSU can win a championship?

The Auburn Tigers, Alabama and Georgia await the decision of RB EJ Crowell tonight. Will the 5-star recruit go to Alabama Football, Auburn Football or Georgia Football?

Should you be banned for life from being a jerk at a sporting event?

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Max Chadwick (6/26/25) Jun 26, 2025

Show notes

We walk through the SEC match-ups that the SEC is under the most pressure to win and we give you win/loss projections.

Illinois Illini head coach Bret Bielema implies the Georgia Bulldogs tampered with a player in a very Bret Bielema way. What the Illinois Football coach said, or didn’t say, about Georgia Football and Kirby Smart.

Alabama Crimson Tide WR Germie Bernard sets the table for the upcoming season, what the Alabama Football receiver has to say to our own Emily Grace McWhorter.

Outside eyes look at Alabama Football to see just how close they were to winning even more national championships.

The best SEC Football rematch we are most looking forward to.

Our Champions Boxing 40-in-40 brings us to an SEC contender, The LSU Tigers at #9. LSU Football is coming off a season that disappointed some fans in the Bayou, can Brian Kelly get the Tigers back into SEC and College Football Playoff contention? This is also the first team with a first place vote. What keeps you from thinking LSU can win a championship?

The Auburn Tigers, Alabama and Georgia await the decision of RB EJ Crowell tonight. Will the 5-star recruit go to Alabama Football, Auburn Football or Georgia Football?

Should you be banned for life from being a jerk at a sporting event?

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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