Stay ConnectedWelcome to Until Saturday, The Athletic’s college football podcast. This is your home for everything college football. Join David Ubben, Chris Vannini, former Alabama running back Damien Harris, The Athletic’s CFB staff, and guests to celebrate our favorite day of the week, Saturday.
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Washington head coach Jedd Fisch joins David and Chris to discuss a variety of topics. Fisch shares his thoughts on Bill Belichick joining the CFB ranks, Washington's 2025 season and beyond, QB Demond Williams, body clocks, Seinfield and much more. Plus, news on the future of Until Saturday before we head out. Thank you for everything, and, please, bring back the Turnover Chain.
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Rich Rodriguez, former and now new, head coach at West Virginia joins David and Chris on Until Saturday! Rich Rod talks about the Pat White and Pat McAfee WVU teams, playoff bids, flirting with the Alabama job, his time as Michigan's coach (and donating hundreds of dollars worth of Michigan gear to Salvation Army), his reunion in Morgantown, and much more!
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Hosts: David Ubben (@davidubben), Chris Vanninin (@ChrisVannini)
Audio editor: John Ross
Executive producer: Cam Molina (@commentatorcam)
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Who are the college football breakout stars in 2025? David Ubben, Chris Vannini, and Damien Harris draft the players with the greatest potential to burst out onto the scene this season (like Texas' Arch Manning and Oregon's Dante Moore)! Plus, the ACC is safe...for now; the end of the CFP committee may be nearing; Colorado and Deion's completely normal recruiting cycle & One Cool Thing.
Rundown:
- The ACC is safe...for now (2:45)
- New CFP Committee members & the end drawing near? (11:15)
- Breakout player draft (20:00)
- Break player draft honorable mentions (43:00)
- Colorado & Deion Sanders' very normal recruiting cycle (48:30)
- One Cool Thing/One Uncool Thing (55:30)
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Hosts: David Ubben (@davidubben), Chris Vanninin (@ChrisVannini), Damien Harris (@DHx34)
Audio editor: John Ross
Executive producer: Cam Molina (@commentatorcam)
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College football coaches, executives, and GMs opined, on the promise of anonymity, about the CFB transfer portal to The Athletic. David Ubben and Chris Vannini welcome Sam Khan Jr., who helped report and author the aforementioned CFB staffers' thoghts, onto Until Saturday. Who landed the best QB? Who won the portal? How much does a DE, QB, RB, and other positions cost? Plus, the ACC, Clemson & FSU saga may be nearing its end, do CFB's new rules matter, Texas dominated the NFL Combine, and coin toss mania takes over CBB.
Rundown:
- CFB heels & John Cena (:30)
- ACC, Clemson & FSU nearing settlement (3:00)
- Transfer portal confidential: Who landed the best QB? Won the offseason? (7:45)
- New rule changes, and do they even matter? (34:00)
- The Texpert weighs in on Texas at the Combine (50:00)
- Coin flips! (54:30)
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Hosts: David Ubben (@davidubben), Chris Vanninin (@ChrisVannini), Sam Khan Jr. (@skhanjr)
Audio editor: John Ross
Executive producer: Cam Molina (@commentatorcam)
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Is Clemson the College Football champion front-runner? The Tigers rank #1 in ESPN's Bill Connelly's returning production, but the metric is far more nuanced than a ranking. David, Chris, and Bill discuss Dabo's squad, Alabama, Ohio State, Oregon, Colorado, Arizona State, and others' returning production, and what it means for their title hopes. Before Bill joins the show, Chris recaps the CFP meeting, and he and David chat Jim Nagy to Oklahoma. Plus, Kirby Smart takes a shot at Johnny Manziel.
Rundown:
- CFP Meeting: Play-ins, Big 12 and ACC deal, and end of conf championships? (2:00)
- Jim Nagy hired as Oklahoma's GM (11:00)
- Bill Connelly joins to talk returning production (16:00)
- Missouri Tiger Trivia (46:15)
- Kirby Smart jabs Johnny Football (53:30)
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Hosts: David Ubben (@davidubben), Chris Vanninin (@ChrisVannini)
Audio editor: John Ross
Executive producer: Cam Molina (@commentatorcam)
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Why are college football spring games dropping like flies? David Ubben, Chris Vannini, and Damien Harris examine spring game's terminality, and they discuss why they're so important to CFB. Does 2025 have the best Week 1 slate ever? The guys power rank a loaded 2025 opening weekend. Lastly, Ben from Sarasota left a voicemail to posit a very interesting playoff proposal.
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Hosts: David Ubben (@davidubben), Chris Vanninin (@ChrisVannini), Damien Harris (@DHx34)
Audio editor: John Ross
Executive producer: Cam Molina (@commentatorcam)
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College football is tilting on its axis after the SEC and Big Ten met to discuss the future of the sport. While you THINK you may know what's going on, you don't have the full picture. David Ubben, Chris Vannini, and Damien Harris break down what's really happening with the playoff, play-ins, the death of conference championships & more. Plus, we react to your bold takes!
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Hosts: David Ubben (@davidubben), Chris Vanninin (@ChrisVannini), Damien Harris (@DHx34)
Audio editor: John Ross
Executive producer: Cam Molina (@commentatorcam)
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Is the College Football Playoff expanding again? NBA All-Star weekend sucked, so we created our own CFB All-Star showcase. Oh, and David nearly traded hands with a soccer mom. David Ubben, Chris Vannini, and NEW Until Saturday newsletter author Jason Kirk run the CFB gammut on a loaded podcast. Plus, what's 'The Carolina Blue Matter'?
Rundown:
- SEC & Big Ten meeting; playoff expansion coming? (3:15)
- Team South vs Team World CFB All-Star Game (9:00)
- The Carolina Blue Matter; Is UNC the next realignment domino? (24:30)
- You storm the field, you lose? (31:30)
- Our favorite off-season CFB troupes (35:30)
- Jason lives out David's CFB25 dream (41:00)
- David vs Soccer Mom (44:30)
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Read The Athletic's 2025 predictions: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6092995/2025/01/28/college-football-playoff-heisman-predictions-2025/
Hosts: David Ubben (@DavidUbben), Chris Vanninin (@ChrisVannini), Jason Kirk (@JasonKirk_fyi)
Audio editor: John Ross
Executive producer: Cam Molina (@commentatorcam)
Supervising producer: Michael Martinez (@MikeMartinezDC)
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Will Florida win 10 games? Clemson make it to the CFP national championship? Alabama fall flat on their face in 2025? College football pairs perfect with takes, and Chris and Damien each have five takes with this CFB season. Plus, will Ohio State's Matt Patricia hire work? Damien, who worked with Patricia in New England, weighs in.
Rundown:
- Ohio State hires Matt Patricia as DC; will it work? (3:30)
- 10 bold takes for the 2025 season (9:30)
- The Athletic CFB staffs' predictions (35:15)
- 'Who will be the next coach to win their first national championship' poll results (38:30)
- Georgia NIL income tax proposal absurdity (41:15)
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Call/text the Until Saturday phone and leave us a question for our Monday reaction podcasts: (316) 462-9852
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Read The Athletic's 2025 predictions: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6092995/2025/01/28/college-football-playoff-heisman-predictions-2025/
Hosts: Chris Vanninin (@ChrisVannini), Damien Harris (@DHx34)
Audio editor: John Ross
Executive producer: Cam Molina (@commentatorcam)
Supervising producer: Michael Martinez (@MikeMartinezDC)
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Texas, Oregon, Alabama, LSU, Michigan, and many other prominent programs are lead by coaches without a national championship to their name. Who will match Ryan Day and Ohio State as the next first-time CFB national championship coach? Chris Vannini and Ralph Russo draft three title-less coaches each, and debate whose lineup is better and why. Later, we answer your mailbag questions, including 'does recruiting even matter anymore'? Plus, what we learned from the Super Bowl and the Eagles' win.
Rundown:
- Drafting the next first-time CFB title-winning coach (2:30)
- Mailbag question via Jeff H.: Does recruiting matter anymore in the portal era? (31:45)
- Question via Kevin.brock77: Who makes the decisions about conf championship & Army-Navy dates? (35:30)
- Question via Brandon S.: Whose seat is hotter: Mike Locksley or Mike Gundy? (43:00)
- Super Bowl takeaways (47:15)
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@UntilSaturday
Call/text the Until Saturday phone and leave us a question for our Monday reaction podcasts: (316) 462-9852
Subscribe to the FREE Until Saturday newletter:: https://theathletic.com/newsletters/until-saturday
Hosts: Chris Vanninin (@ChrisVannini), Ralph Russo (@ralphDrussoATH)
Audio editor: John Ross
Executive producer: Cam Molina (@commentatorcam)
Supervising producer: Michael Martinez (@MikeMartinezDC)
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