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The Next Round

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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Regular segments include:

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Listener Q&A & pop culture crossover topics

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TNR 5/26/26 - Hour 3 | Ranking the Power 4 Conferences by Revenue & SEC Meetings Updates May 26, 2026

Show notes

Ranking the Power 4 conferences by revenue

SEC Meetings are underway in Destin. SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey says this is the most overblown spring meeting ever. He also had much to say about a 16-team College Football Playoff but doe she have his ADs on board?

Also part of the discussion is the future of the SEC Championship Game. Sankey remains squarely in the corner of keeping the game on the schedule.

NASCAR honors Kyle Busch

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TNR 5/26/26 - Hour 2 | Lane Kiffin TRIES to Clean Up Vanity Fair Comments & MIND BLOWING Stats for CFB May 26, 2026

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LSU Tigers Head Coach Lane Kiffin is still trying to clean up his Vanity Fair interview. Will it ever work?

Lane Kiffin says that Ole Miss would've played for the championship if he was allowed to coach

CBS Sports Brad Crawford: 26 Mindblowing Stats for the 2026 Season.

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Decision time for Alabama's Amari Allen

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TNR 5/26/26 - Hour 1 | Greg Sankey on a CFB Playoff ISLAND? SEC ADs Want 24? May 26, 2026

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SEC Meetings are underway in Destin. SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey says this is the most overblown spring meeting ever. He also had much to say about a 16-team College Football Playoff but doehe have his ADs on board?

Also part of the discussion is the future of the SEC Championship Game. Sankey remains squarely in the corner of keeping the game on the schedule.

The Alabama Crimson Tide has two teams still playing on the field. Alabama Baseball is the 7-Seed nationally in the College World Series. Alabama Softball is headed to Oklahoma City for the College Softball World Series.

The Auburn Tigers got the overall 4-Seed in the College World Series field. Did they also get the easiest path to Omaha?

Mississippi State Softball stuns Oklahoma

Texas Tech Softball knocks off Florida in Gainesville and Jason Williams burns bridges

Knicks hammer Cavaliers to sweep NBA Eastern Conference Finals

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Last Call | Steve Sarkisian Says Texas Backups Could DOMINATE Texas Tech’s Schedule?! May 23, 2026

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Steve Sarkisian appears to have put the Texas Tech Red Raiders on blast while discussing strength of schedule in college football. The Texas Longhorns face a loaded 2026 slate featuring Ohio State, Tennessee, Oklahoma, Ole Miss, LSU and Texas A&M—while Texas Tech’s path through the Big 12 has sparked debate over whether schedule strength should carry more weight in the College Football Playoff race.

Could Texas really go undefeated against Texas Tech’s schedule using second- and third-string players? Is the week-to-week grind of the SEC still unmatched in college football? And in the NIL and transfer portal era, do championship contenders even have enough roster depth to survive an elite schedule and a playoff run?

Plus, we break down the latest in Alabama athletics:

🏈 The impact of SEC depth and roster attrition

🥎 Patrick Murphy and Alabama softball battling LSU for a spot in the Women’s College World Series

⚾ Frustration surrounding Alabama baseball’s postseason performance

🐘 An unforgettable piece of Alabama memorabilia featuring Derrick Henry and Kenyan Drake

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For accuracy, Sarkisian’s reported comment did not name Texas Tech directly, though coverage has widely interpreted it as aimed at the Red Raiders; Texas and Texas Tech’s official 2026 schedules support the contrast discussed in the video. Alabama’s official schedule lists LSU as its NCAA Tuscaloosa Super Regional opponent.

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TNR 5/22/26 - Hour 3 | Big 12 BOLD Predictions: BUY or SELL? May 23, 2026

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Big 12 bold predictions - buy or sell?

SEC Rosters $50 Million dollars this season? Sark says yes.

Alabama Basketball and Auburn Basketball know who they will face in Las Vegas for the Players Era.

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TNR 5/22/26 - Hour 2 | CFB Big Game Point Spreads May 22, 2026

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Todd Fuhrman's picks from Vegas

Matt Stafford gets extension with the Rams

Jacoby Brissett holding out

Are the Titans ascending?

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TNR 5/22/26 - Hour 1 | Steve Sarkisian SOUNDS OFF Again! May 22, 2026

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FanDuel has released some point spreads for some of the biggest games of the 2024 College Football Season: Ole Miss Rebels (-2.5) v. LSU Tigers, Texas Longhorns (-1.5) v. Ohio State Buckeyes, Notre Dame (-6.5) v. Miami, Georgia Bulldogs (-2.5) at Alabama Crimson Tide, Michigan Wolverines (-2.5) v. Oklahoma Sooners, Indiana Hoosiers (-1.5) v. Ohio State

Texas Football head coach Steve Sarkisian must think his roster is the best in college football. Coach Sark says he thinks his Longhorns team could go undefeated playing their “twos and threes” against the schedule one team in his state will face.

RIP Kyle Busch

Rueben Chinyelu returning to Florida

Amari Allen decision looming

Alabama Basketball and Auburn Basketball know who they will face in Las Vegas for the Players Era.

Georgia Basketball gets huge donation

Who will perform at halftime when the Super Bowl is in Nashville?

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TNR 5/21/26 - Hour 3 | Modern Day Blue Blood CFB Programs May 21, 2026

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Who should be the modern day Blue Blood Programs if the clock started in the “on the field” championship era?

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TNR 5/21/26 - Hour 2 | Buy or Sell: Big Ten & Top 100 Players in College Football May 21, 2026

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Big Ten storylines - buy or sell?

On3's top 100 players in college football

Four-time NFL Most Valuable Player Aaron Rodgers says he will retire after the upcoming season, ending a career in which he became a fixture in the league for more than two decades.

Rodgers, 42, spent more than four months deciding whether to return for a 22nd NFL season before he signed a one-year contract Monday to return to Pittsburgh for his second season with the Steelers.

Asked Wednesday whether the upcoming season would be the last of his career, Rodgers told reporters, “Yes, this is it.”

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TNR 5/21/26 - Hour 1 | LSU: BRILLIANT or DESPERATE? & 100 DAYS UNTIL COLLEGE FOOTBALL!! May 21, 2026

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Alabama lands big basketball commitment

Jake Coker responds to our rankings of the last 10 Alabama QBs

Lane Kiffin bringing Ed Orgeron back to LSU

Big Ten non-conference scheduling is WEAK

Andy Staples on Big Ten scheduling

Ron Slay talks NBA Playoffs and SEC basketball

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