Always College Football with Greg McElroy

Booger McFarland joins Greg McElroy to talk about the repercussions of Alabama getting into the CFP over Florida State and what it means for the future of college football. Plus is Jayden Daniels, Bo Nix, Michael Penix or Marvin Harrison Jr who walks away with the Heisman and can people change their minds? Is that allowed? | Always College Football Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Alabama upsets Georgia, Texas dominates Oklahoma State and Florida State holds on to beat Louisville. All three teams have a claim for a CFP berth but not all will get in. McElroy breaks down who he thinks the committee will take plus what it means for this weekends other big winners - Michigan and Washington. | Always College Football Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Championship weekend is here and McElroy gives you the most in depth breakdowns you will find. Can Alabama pull off the upset over Georgia and (maybe) knock the Dawgs out of the CFP? Will Michigan have any trouble with Iowa? Will Florida State answer the bell and finish undefeated? Will it be Washington or Oregon punching their ticket to the CFP and will Texas do enough to impress the committee? | Always College Football Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The final regular season CFP rankings are out and there are A LOT of questions heading into championship weekend. Can Alabama win and get in or do they need help? If Texas wins should they stay ahead of the Tide? Can Ohio State sneak in without playing this weekend? McElroy breaks down a few scenarios and what needs to happen for the committee to have an easy job. | Always College Football Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Michigan is the standard in the B1G (and maybe CFB), Ryan Day and Ohio State have some soul searching to do, Alabama wins ugly - could it hurt their ranking? Plus Texas is hitting a stride, Florida State did what it had to do and Texas A&M, Michigan State and Mississippi State all got their guys. McElroy discusses all this plus much more. | Always College Football Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Michigan beat Ohio State (again), Alabama wins on the “corner prayer in Jordan Hare”, Oregon and Texas looked dominant over the weekend while Florida State, Georgia and Washington survived scares to stay alive in the CFP race. McElroy breaks it all down in a wild rivalry week. | Always College Football Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Michigan and Ohio State are ready to headline a HUGE weekend. It’s not just “The Game'' that we preview, McElroy goes in depth on the Iron Bowl, the Apple Cup AND ‘clean old fashioned hate’. Plus are Florida State and Oregon on upset alert, who will play Texas in the BIG 12 Championship and was the CFP committee right to move Florida State down. | Always College Football Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Michigan and Ohio State had their final tune up for “The Game” what questions do they have? Georgia flexed on Tennessee (and the rest of CFB), Florida State controls their destiny in the CFP without Jordan Travis, Texas has to win BIG to show they belong and the Heisman race is down to 3 - Daniels, Nix and Penix. Will the bigger marquee games out West tip the balance? Plus more takeaways from a wild Saturday| Always College Football Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Georgia just looks different and that’s scary for everyone else in CFB. Ohio State wins big, Michigan survives, Oregon dominates, Texas comes up big in the 4th quarter, Missouri finds a way and Louisville holds on against Miami. Plus McElroy goes in depth on the Jordan Travis injury and if it should impact their ranking. | Always College Football Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Six of the top 10 teams are on the road this weekend including Georgia, Washington, Oregon and Texas - can any of the home teams pull off a major upset? Can Louisville get their 1st ever win IN Miami, and will North Carolina get a win AT Clemson? The Big 12 race will get clearer this weekend and what will Michigan do at Rutgers and who will be on the sideline? | Always College Football Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Georgia jumps Ohio State as the #1 team and McElroy is here to tell you why that is OK. Plus will the #1 seed definitely come from the SEC or Big 10, should Florida State be worried, can Texas run the table and are Washington and Oregon ready to jump into the top 4. McElroy hits some chaos scenarios and tells you why it stinks that coaches like Deion Sanders and Dan Lanning have to answer questions about open coaching jobs. | Always College Football Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Michigan and Georgia look a little better than everyone else, Alabama keeps improving each week, Texas has some big (RB) shoes to fill, Washington is in a gauntlet, the Heisman is heating up with Daniels, Nix, Penix and Harrison taking the lead, Jimbo’s dismissal was a long time coming and the pressure to win in the SEC is crazy. All those takeaways plus more from Greg McElroy. | Always College Football Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Will Michigan be able to pass their first test of the season or will Penn State break through? Ole Miss has “nothing to lose” against Georgia, Alabama and Texas look to pass a tricky road test, don’t think Florida State knows they are going to get Miami’s best shot, such a big weekend and McElroy is here to break it all down. Plus who is on upset alert and who can clinch a conference game appearance. | Always College Football Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Is the committee putting resume or eye test as the priority and what should it be? McElroy discusses. Plus Danny Kanell joins the show and the guys discuss if it is right that Ohio State stays #1, what to expect from Alabama, Texas and Oregon, and why anyone can win the National Championship. Plus is it good that the Michigan scandal is sucking the air out of CFB and who is ready for Florida State vs Miami. | Always College Football Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Alabama finally put together a complete game, Georgia looked OK against a good Missouri team, Ohio State needs to find another level on offense, Bedlam was AWESOME, Texas needs Ewers back, USC did the right move by firing Grinch and so many other takeaways from ‘statement Saturday’. | Always College Football Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Alabama took control of the SC West by knocking off LSU, Washington held on against USC, Texas escaped the upset from Kansas State in overtime and Georgia showed their dominance against Missouri. Plus Ohio State, Oklahoma State and Ole Miss get HUGE wins and more from “Statement Saturday”. | Always College Football Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Can Oklahoma State ruin Oklahoma’s season in the last scheduled Bedlam? Can Brian Kelly and LSU really beat Alabama 2 years in a row? Will Notre Dame and Ole Miss keep their NY6 hopes alive and is this the LAST stand for USC to save their season. So much on the line as McElroy previews week 10 in college football. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

McElroy and Colin Cowherd give their initial reaction to the 1st College Football Playoff rankings. Was Ohio State the right #1 and why no love for the PAC 12? Is Alabama in the perfect position and can Georgia run the November gauntlet? Plus how great is the 12 team playoff going to be and should Dabo have to defend himself to Clemson fans. | Always College Football Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

McElroy tells you what the initial CFP rankings WILL look like plus we look back at what we learned from last month like Georgia looking unstoppable, Oklahoma needing a short memory because the BIG 12 is A LOT more interesting, Ohio State needs to find some offense in November, and Oregon looking like a legit National Title contender. | Always College Football Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Georgia kept up their domination over Florida, Oregon showed everyone that they are a legit National Title contender and Florida State just keeps rolling on. What does Oklahoma’s loss mean for their CFP hopes and tobacco road takes a beating and gives one out thanks to NC State. | Always College Football Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Georgia and Florida hit the World’s Largest Outdoor Cocktail party - will the Dawgs hold off a hungry Gator team? Oregon and Utah play in a CFP elimination game out West, Duke and Louisville square off in an ACC showdown and Tennessee looks to right their road issues against Kentucky. Plus Giant Killers, things to keep an eye on and more previews | Always College Football Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

McElroy breaks down the best resumes in college football at this point and tells you what the committee will be looking at when the rankings come out next week. Plus is it Michigan vs the world right now and would Caleb Williams REALLY skip the rest of the season because USC can’t win a title or was someone just looking for headlines? | Always College Football Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

McElroy goes over The Top 10 and tells you why Michigan should be #1, to watch out IF Alabama ever puts together 60 minutes, that bad days happen to good teams (Oklahoma, Texas and Washington), that Tennessee and Penn State are still good but have issues and the rest of the 10 Takeaways from week 8 | Always College Football Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The BIG 12 stays alive for a CFP berth with Texas and Oklahoma winning close games against Houston and UCF. The ACC is now banking on Florida State after UNC’s stunning loss to Virginia. Washington, Oregon and Utah separate themselves out West. Alabama and Ohio State win BIG home games and so much more in a wild week 8 | Always College Football Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Peyton Manning joins Greg McElroy to preview the Tennessee vs Alabama game, what it’s like rushing the field and the chances the Vols have AT Alabama this season. Plus McElroy breaks down Penn State trying to get a win at Ohio State, Florida State hosting a feisty Duke team, USC looking to bounce back against Utah and so much more. | Always College Football Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Is Oklahoma the surprise of the season so far or is it the depth of the ACC? Can Alabama answer offensive questions and get to Atlanta? Will Clemson turn it around and the BIG 12 is being carried by Oklahoma and Texas - can the others step up in the 2nd half of the season? McElroy gives you his mid-season storylines plus answers the mail AND goes through the CFP Eliminator | Always College Football Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Florida State keeps winning games and getting better each week, Tennessee is winning with defense and a ground game, Washington and Oregon both look really good (Washington obviously a little better), Notre Dame has guts and USC needs a program evaluation. Plus what to make of Colorado and Texas A&M after another disappointing weekend. All that and more takeaways from a wild week 7. | Always College Football Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Washington took control of the PAC 12 and Michael Penix leads the Heisman race after the Huskies beat the Ducks. Notre Dame destroyed USC, The B1G powerhouses took care of business, Alabama survived a late scare from Arkansas and the ACC is now down to Florida State and North Carolina. Plus much more instant reaction from a wild week 7 | Always College Football Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Washington and Oregon meet as top 10 opponents for the 1st time EVER! UCLA or Oregon State will be knocked out of the PAC 12 race while USC puts their undefeated season on the line vs Notre Dame. Plus North Carolina tries to stay perfect vs Miami and Texas A&M and Tennessee square off and Auburn tries to get a signature win vs LSU. All that plus more previews. | Always College Football Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The college football season enters week 7, McElroy runs through the CFP eliminator as we dwindle down the teams that might make it. Plus, there are some interesting scenarios developing with Ohio State, Penn State and Michigan in B1G and Florida State, North Carolina and Louisville in ACC and pretty much everything in the PAC 12. Also we hit the midweek mailbag AND give hope to Miami, Notre Dame and Texas fans. | Always College Footbal Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

What did we learn this past weekend: Oklahoma and Texas put on a show for the ages and it probably won’t be the last time they play this season. Alabama keeps finding ways to win, Ohio State is a defensive team, Michigan looks unstoppable, Carson Beck and Caleb Williams are both leading their teams to wins but one team has a MUCH higher ceiling and so much more. Plus McElroy gives his TOP 10 and explains why he has Louisville right there. | Always College Football Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Oklahoma beats Texas in a classic, USC hangs on, Miami loses in a heartbreaker, Notre Dame gets destroyed by Louisville and the SEC is Alabama and Georgia just like we thought it would be. Instant reaction from McElroy from a fantastic week 6. | Always College Football Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Red River Rivalry is back with everything on the line - will it be Texas or Oklahoma owning Dallas? Can Texas A&M upset Alabama at home? Does Kentucky have a puncher's chance on the road at Georgia? Is LSU on upset alert? Will Notre Dame make it 2 in a row on the road and what should we expect from Michigan, Miami and USC? McElroy gets you read for week 6. | Always College Football Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We turn to October and look at legit teams that can make the CFP and win a Natty. Impressive early season teams like Texas, Florida State and Ohio State look good while defending champ Georgia is giving people more questions than answers. Will Notre Dame, Alabama or Texas A&M be able to run the table? We look back at OUR preseason Top 25 and tell what picks were SMART and what picks were DUMB. Plus we hit the midweek mailbag and tell you what we hate and love about CFB this week. | Always College Football Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Texas and Oklahoma took care of business last week and now are setting up a Red River Rivalry like the good ol days. Alabama is shaping up and travels to Texas A&M who now looks a little better with Max Johnson. USC and LSU both have defensive issues, Penn State and Washington can not sleep walk through any more games and Notre Dame escapes Duke and keeps their CFP chances alive. What else did we learn from week 5? | Always College Football Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Georgia, USC and Washington hang on to win tough road games. Ole Miss eliminates LSU from the playoff and we just got to October. Notre Dame comes back and tears Duke’s heart out and Texas domination continues,McElroy gives his reaction to it all | Always College Football Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Huge PAC 12 matchups this weekend as Utah visits Oregon State and USC heads to Colorado. Notre Dame tries to right the ship at Duke who is 4-0, the Deep South’s Oldest rivalry, Michigan heads to Nebraska for just the 5th time ever, will it be LSU or Ole Miss who separates themselves in the SEC West and some much more in our week 5 preview. | Always College Football Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Emotions are running HIGH in college football this season between Coach Prime, Dan Lanning, Ryan Day and others - McElroy tells you why it’s a good thing for the sport and why CFB feels like WWE! Plus, after 4 weeks we have a pretty good idea of who could make the CFP - but will Georgia and Michigan hang on or will Texas, USC,Penn State, Washington and so many others make the move. Also we hit the midweek mailbag and what we love and hate about CFB right now. | Always College Football Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

McElroy gives his Top 10 with Washington as his #1 team in the country. Plus we talk about the 10 things we learned this past weekend including, Marcus Freeman learning on the job, Ryan Day listening to the outside noise, the SEC West is a 3 team race, the ACC is really good, defense might win a championship this year and much more | Always College Football Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Instant reaction from Ohio State’s walk-off win vs Notre Dame, Oregon and Dan Lanning dismantling Colorado, Florida State finding a way to win at Clemson, Utah’s defensive dominance and much more | Always College Football Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A HUGE weekend in College Football is upon us. Ohio State looks to continue their domination of Notre Dame or are the Irish ready to take the next step. Can Alabama, Clemson, Utah and Penn State protect their home fields against ranked opponents? Will Oregon end the Colorado surge and can Texas take care of business against Baylor? The best CFB breakdowns you will find ANYWHERE | Always College Football Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It is a HUGE weekend and some teams have to prove they belong. McElroy breaks it down in his CFP eliminator pool where Georgia stands alone, Florida State and Texas are right behind and teams like Notre Dame, Michigan, Ohio State, Oklahoma and Miami are close but have an opportunity to validate it. Plus a Michigan State coaching update, the midweek mailbag and a Saturday coming up that will be one for the ages. | Always College Football Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Colorado continues to be THE story of College Football, Florida comes up with a HUGE win for Billy Napier, Micheal Penix Jr is the best player in CFB right now and was Georgia’s 2nd half what we should expect from the Bulldogs moving forward? McElroy gives you his biggest takeaways plus delivers a very different TOP 10. | Always College Football Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Greg McElroy gives his instant reaction to Colorado winning a double overtime thriller against Colorado State and the rest of a wild Week 3 slate. Florida State, Texas and other top teams scraped by, while the QB spot at Bama is still a concern. McElroy discusses Florida’s big win, the Backyard Brawl, Michael Penix’ dominance, Missouri’s upset win over Kansas State, a great performance from Jayden Daniels and more. | Always College Football Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Georgia gets their first test of the season, Tennessee is looking for their 1st win in The Swamp in 20 years while LSU, Arkansas and Missouri have big games - is the SEC up to the task? Plus the backyard brawl, North Carolina looking to go 3-0 and what to look for from Notre Dame, Ohio State, Florida State and Clemson before the HUGE matchups next weekend | Always College Football Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Florida State, Texas and Miami are looking good through 2 weeks. The PAC 12 is dominating and at one point they were 18-0, the best start to a season by any conference since the FBS/FCS split in 1978. There is just so much parity in CFB right now. McElroy tells you why that’s good and what he loves and hates about the season so far. Plus we hit the mailbag answering questions about Alabama and Clemson's future and Michigan and Georgia’s “soft” schedule until November. | Always College Football Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Forget the Texas is back talk…Texas is a National Title contender. Alabama has their issues but don’t count the Tide out yet, Miami showed some serious promise, Notre Dame looks like a CFP challenger, Penn State might have the best offense in the B1G, Colorado’s ceiling keeps going up and more takeaways from an incredible week 2 | Always College Football Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

McElroy gives his instant reaction to Texas walking into Bryant Denny and taking care of Alabama - are they a legit National Title contender? Colorado keeps rolling, this time taking care of Nebraska at home and Notre Dame passes their 1st test of the season with a 21 point win at North Carolina State Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Texas Alabama showdown is here! Which quarterback will shine and what will be the difference. Notre Dame, Texas A&M, Oregon, Utah and Wisconsin all hit the road as ranked teams taking on UNRANKED opponents - any upsets on the horizon? Plus can Colorado and coach Prime keep their mojo going against the Huskers? And what stinks? Oh it’s some of these Vegas lines! | Always College Football Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices