The Audible with Stew, Bruce & Ralph: A show about college football

Tua Tagovailoa's season-ending hip injury cast a dark cloud over week 12 of the CFB season. Can Alabama still make the CFB Playoff without him? Oklahoma, Oregon & Utah's conference and national championship hopes are alive. Did LSU's defense get exposed by Ole Miss? Clemson still hasn't been tested. Mark Dantonio on the hotseat at MSU. Mailbag!Subscribe to The Athletic and get 40% off your annual subscription. www.theathletic.com/theaudible Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The guys saw 3 of the best teams in the country this past weekend. Stew was in Tuscaloosa covering Bama/LSU & Bruce was in Norman covering Oklahoma/Iowa State. Minnesota upsets Penn State at home and improves to 9-0 for the first time since 1904. PJ Fleck and Ed Orgeron are proving their doubters wrong. Will Chase Young be back for the Buckeyes matchups with Penn State and Michigan? Joe Burrow is in the driver set to win the Heisman trophy. Arkansas fires Chad Morris. Should Gus Malzahn consider the job? Mailbag!Subscribe to The Athletic and save 40% off your annual subscription. www.theathletic.com/theaudible Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Florida State kicks off the coaching carousel by firing WIllie Taggart less than 2 years into his deal. Bruce gives his shortlist of candidates to takeover the program in Tallahassee. Stew recaps his trip to LA where USC lost to Oregon 56-24. Will USC hire Urban Meyer? Utah and Oregon are both ranked in the top 10 and the Pac 12's playoff hopes are alive. Alabama is a big unknown right now. Georgia beats Florida in Jacksonville. The College Football Playoff Selection Committee will release its first ranking of the season on Tuesday night. Mailbag questions! Subscribe to The Athletic and save 40% on your annual subscription by using this link: www.theathletic.com/theaudible Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bruce has a memorable postgame interview with TCU’s Gary Patterson after the Horned Frogs upset win over Texas. Oklahoma suffers its first loss of the season at Kansas State. Are the Sooners CFB Playoff hopes dead? The committee could have some difficult decisions on selection day. Does Penn State or Michigan pose a bigger threat to Ohio State? Could the Big Ten get 2 teams in the playoff instead of the SEC? Notre Dame lays an egg in Ann Arbor but 10-2 is still a realistic accomplishment for the Fighting Irish. Tom Herman is in year 3 at Texas and the Longhorns are still going through growing pains. Les Miles leads Kansas to another win. The Big 12 is an exciting conference because of parity. Plus, mailbag questions!Subscribe to The Athletic and get 40% off an annual subscription. www.theathletic.com/theaudible Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tua Tagovailoa injures his ankle. Alabama shouldn’t be ranked #1 in the country. Did Jeremy Pruitt cross the line by grabbing Jarrett Guarantano’s face mask? Wisconsin gets exposed by Illinois. Bruce puts the upset into perspective. How big of an underdog are the Badgers vs. the Buckeyes? Ohio State is loaded at every position. Clemson has no margin of error because the ACC is a mess. Schedule strength matters. Kansas and Les Miles nearly pull the upset at Texas. Les Miles has exceeded expectations in year 1. Michigan went from title contenders to earning a moral victory at Penn State. Oregon is still in the CFB Playoff race. Mailbag!Subscribe to The Athletic and get 40% off your annual subscription. theathltic.com/theaudible Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

LSU beats Florida at home and Stew ranks them #1 in the country. Oklahoma actually has a defense. Bruce give his take on Oregon after his 2nd straight weekend in Autzen Stadium. Plus, Super Bowl winning QB & Elite 11 Head Coach Trent Dilfer gives his take on Ohio State QB Justin FIelds, Oklahoma QB Jalen Hurts, Georgia QB Jake Fromm & Alabama QB Tua Tagovailoa.Subscribe to The Athletic and get 40% off your annual subscription by using this special promo code: theathletic.com/theaudible Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Pac 12 After Dark delivers again. The conference is having a fascinating season, even though it seems like the league is out of the playoff discussion already. The latest edition of the Red River Rivalry is set to kick Saturday in Dallas. #7 Florida travels to #5 LSU for an unbeaten SEC showdown. The week 7 slate is the best so far this season. USC travels to #9 Notre Dame and Clay Helton has a chance to save his job. #10 Penn State faces its first big road test of the season at Iowa. SMU pulls off a historic comeback and remains in the top 25. Which team from the Group of 5 will make it to the New Year’s Six. Stew and Bruce reflect on their time at Sports Illustrated after the news circulated that the company is making layoffs. Plus, mailbag questions!Subscribe to The Athletic and get 40% off your annual subscription: www.theathletic.com/theaudible Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Clemson survives a scare vs. North Carolina and drops to #2 in the AP Poll. What's up with Trevor Lawrence? He has 8 TDs and 5 INTs so far this season. Ohio State looks like the best team in the country. Stew apologizes for doubting Justin Fields. Should Auburn be the #1 team in the country if they beat Florida? Rutgers fires Head Coach Chris Ash. Will Greg Schiano go back to New Jersey? The California Fair Play Act has passed and the NCAA is opposing the decision. Can Clay Helton save his job at USC? Plus, mailbag questions.Subscribe to The Athletic for access to The Audible Extra. Use this special promo link and save 40%. www.theathletic.com/theaudible Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stew gives Bruce heat for his Michigan prediction but props him up for his UCLA prophecy. Pac 12 After Dark was as wild as ever on Saturday night. Don’t dismiss the Pac 12 just because they might not have a playoff contender, the football out west this season has been fun. Fallout from Michigan’s beatdown vs. Wisconsin. What did the guys learn from Georgia vs. Notre Dame. UCF’s regular season win streak ends. Early nominees for quote of the year. Plus, mailbag questions!Trader Joe's is the presenting sponsor of The AudibleSubscribe to The Athletic using this special promo code and save 40% off your first year. www.theathletic.com/theaudible Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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The top tier in college football is clearly separating itself from the rest of the pack. Clemson, Alabama, Ohio State, Oklahoma, Georgia and LSU are all in the hunt for the College Football Playoff. Does Alabama look mortal compared to years past? Jalen Hurts is phenomenal in Lincoln Riley's offense. Bruce got a first-person view of Oklahoma Saturday at the Rose Bowl. Les Miles and Kansas dominate Boston College. What happened to the ACC? The conference, other than Clemson, is way down. How will the Tigers stay sharp? Mailbag questions!Subscribe now to hear new episodes of The Lead each weekday morning: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-lead/id1478448344 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stew recaps his trip to Austin where LSU beat Texas 45-38 (4:30). The Tigers offense has finally entered the 21st century (6:30). Is Texas still a CFB Playoff team (12:00)? Colorado storms back and beats Scott Frost and Nebraska (20:00). Bruce was in Boulder and his postgame interview with Bufs HC Mel Tucker was epic (27:00). MIchigan wins in OT vs. Army (30:00). Is Shea Patterson a victim of the hype machine? Chip Kelly loses again at UCLA (31:00). New USC QB Kedon Slovis torched Stanford's defense (39:30). Will the true-freshman save Clay Helton's job? Washington QB Jacob Eason struggled in a loss vs. Cal (48:00). Tennessee is in an absolute free-fall. Jeremy Pruitt is in over his head (50:00). Will anyone give Clemson a game all season (52:00)? Mailbag questions (55:20).Subscribe to The Athletic using this special link and save 40%theathletic.com/theaudible Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stew and Bruce start this week's episode of The Audible talking about Tennessee's embarrassing loss at home to Georgia State on Saturday (:53); they discuss Jalen Hurts' debut at Oklahoma (11:23); they breakdown the Oregon/Auburn game (29:38); and they wrap up the show with their shoutouts and a major announcement regarding The Audible (42:51).Trader Joe's is the presenting sponsor of The Audible. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stew and Bruce start this week's episode of The Audible talking about the Miami/Florida game from Saturday night (:51); they follow that with a quick discussion on Andrew Luck's surprising retirement announcement (8:32); they get into which games they are most looking forward to this weekend (11:48); and they wrap up the show answering your questions in the mailbag (26:45).Trader Joe's is the presenting sponsor of The Audible. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stew and Bruce start this week's episode of The Audible previewing this weekends game between Florida and Miami (:30); they follow that with a breakdown of QB's that won the starting job at their respective schools (7:00); and they wrap up the show answering your questions in the mailbag (15:38).Trader Joe's is the presenting sponsor of The Audible. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stew and Bruce start this week's episode of The Audible talking about who will win the Pac-12 (1:10); they get into Tate Martell and the Miami QB job (8:36); they discuss a New York Magazine article about Dabo Swinney (14:53); and they wrap up the show answering your questions in the mailbag (22:10).Trader Joe's is the presenting sponsor of The Audible. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stew and Bruce start this week's episode of The Audible discussing the myriad of issues happening down in Gainesville (:30); they talk about Bruce's recent trip to Nashville for the Personnel Symposium (13:45); a quick conversation about the SEC changing their schedule next year (19:25); and they wrap up the show answering your questions in the mailbag (21:51),Trader Joe's is the presenting sponsor of The Audible. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bruce and Stew start this week's episode of The Audible discussing the first coaches poll of the season (:30); they follow that with a discussion about UCF scheduling a home and home with FIU (16:00); and they wrap up the show answering your questions in the mailbag (21:12).Trader Joe's is the presenting sponsor of The Audible. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bruce and Stew start this week's episode of The Audible with an interview of The Athletic's David Ubbe,, In the interview they discuss the two weeks in 2010 where the Pac-12 nearly became the Pac-16, and talk a bit about the state of Tennessee football (1:19). Following the interview, Stew and Bruce dive into your questions in the mailbag (25:19)Trader Joe's is the presenting sponsor of The Audible. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stew and Bruce start this week's episode of The Audible joined by The Athletic & SiriusXM's Andy Staples. They discuss the value of the SEC TV deal going forward(2:16); Les Miles' press conference at Big 12 media days (18:56); and they give some fun anecdotes from the road (30:34). Following the guys interview with Andy they wrap up the show taking your questions in the mailbag (36:15).Trader Joe's is the presenting sponsor of The Audible. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stew and Bruce are back. They start this week's episode discussing Kansas punishment of star running back Pooka Williams (:38); they follow that with a deep dive into the method behind Bruce's "Freaks List" (16:25): and they wrap the show answering your questions in the mailbag (26:15).Trader Joe's is the presenting sponsor of The Audible. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bruce and Stew start this week's episode of The Audible talking about everyone's favorite college football topic..... conference realignment (:45); they follow that up with a conversation about the NCAA's new transfer rules (9:58); and they wrap up the show answering your questions in the mailbag (17:40).Trader Joe's is the presenting sponsor of The Audible. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's officially the slow season in college football. Bruce and Stew start the podcast discussing whether or not Clemson could handle a "SEC Schedule" (:30); they follow that with a quick conversation about Bruce's early season Fox schedule (4:11); and they wrap up the show with an extra long mailbag (11:00).Trader Joe's is the presenting sponsor of The Audible. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stew and Bruce start this week's episode of The Audible interviewing Holly Rowe of ESPN (:43). In the interview they discuss her battle with cancer, her ability to cover so many different sports at once, and her general love of college football. Following the interview Bruce and Stew answer several of your mailbag questions (32:23).Trader Joe's is the presenting sponsor of The Audible. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stew is back for this week's episode of The Audible. Stew and Bruce start this week's episode with an interview with Derek Crocker, who is the Vice President of College Sports at Fox Sports. He joins the show to discuss the "draft process" of picking which games go on which networks and at what time (3:06). Following the interview they get into the mailbag and answer several of your questions (17:00).Trader Joe's is the presenting sponsor of The Audible. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bruce is flying solo on this week's episode of The Audible. He starts the show interviewing Iowa State head coach Matt Campbell. They discuss Iowa State's rising program, how he identifies guys who fit the culture they are creating in Ames, and they get into his journey from GA to head coach.Following the interview with Coach Campbell, Bruce is joined by Chuck McDonald who is the lead game producer for Fox Sports College Football. He and Bruce discuss the art of televising a college football game, the path he took to his current job, and he tells stories from his time working for the World League in Europe.Trader Joe's is the presenting sponsor of The Audible. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bruce and Stew start this week's episode of The Audible discussing the decision of the MIAC, a division 3 conference, to expel one of it's founding members (:30); they follow that with a discussion about which coaches are the least likely to leave college for the NFL (5:50); and they wrap up the show with an extra long mailbag (11:06).Trader Joe's is the presenting sponsor of The Audible. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stew and Bruce start this week's episode of The Audible with a conversation about Fox's decision to air more marquee football games at noon (:33); they discuss what it means for the NCAA to have started a working group to examine the possibility of players being able to use/sell their likeness (5:15); after that they are joined by Will Sammon of The Athletic to talk about a turbulent spring in Gainesville (9:30); and they wrap up the show answering your questions in the mailbag (28:21).Trader Joe's is the presenting sponsor of The Audible. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bruce and Stew start this week's episode of The Audible talking about their time at ESPN The Magazine (:33); following that, they discuss some news and notes from the college football meetings in Arizona last week (8:34); and they wrap up the show with the first long Mailbag of the year (24:14).Trader Joe's is the presenting sponsor of The Audible. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stew and Bruce start this week's episode of The Audible talking about the Giants surprising selection of Duke QB, Daniel Jones, with the 6th pick (1:42); they follow that with a discussion about several prominent Notre Dame players that went lower than expected (16:12); they talk about a few of the picks that surprised them the most (20:59); and they wrap up the show discussing Dabo Swinney's contract extension at Clemson (33:35).Trader Joe's is the presenting sponsor of The Audible. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stew and Bruce start this week's episode of The Audible discussing the Georgia spring game (:31); they talk about the various quarterbacks that put their names in the transfer portal in the last week (8:43); they are then joined by Barton Simmons of 247 Sports, who talks about the latest trend of European recruitment and gives them updates on some big names for the 2020 class (20:29); and they wrap up the show answering your questions in the mailbag (38:27).Trader Joe's is the presenting sponsor of The Audible. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Bruce and Stew start this week's episode of The Audible discussing Tiger Woods' memorable win at The Masters (:32); concerns over Justin Fields' spring game and Ohio State's expectations for this season (11:22); they discuss Ian Book and Notre Dame's offense (16:19); Tate Martell's early struggles in Miami (26:19); and they wrap up the show answering your questions in the mailbag (33:00).Trader Joe's is the presenting sponsor of The Audible. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stew and Bruce start this week's episode of The Audible discussing the college basketball national championship game (:23); they discuss how long Jeremy Pruitt will be given to rebuild Tennessee (10:51); they talk to Nicole Auerbach of The Athletic about her story on Minnesota High School Football player Taquarius Wair (22:25) and they wrap up the show answering your mailbag questions (38:41).Trader Joe's is the presenting sponsor of The Audible. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bruce and Stew start this week's episode of The Audible discussing Stew's trip to Oklahoma (1:53); Bruce talks about LSU and how good he thinks they could be next season (8:19); they discuss they demise of the AAF (19:13), and they wrap up the show answering your questions in the mailbag (23:20).Trader Joe's is the presenting sponsor of The Audible. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stew is on the road in this week's episode of The Audible. He and Bruce discuss Oklahoma State's new Offensive Offensive Coordinator (1:45); a surprising stat about Texas quarterback, Sam Ehlinger (7:40); an interview with Chris (The Bear) Fallica from ESPN (19:58); and they wrap up the show answering your questions in the mailbag (50:11).Trader Joe's is the presenting sponsor of The Audible. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stew and Bruce start this week's episode of The Audible interviewing Ralph Russo of the AP. In the interview they discuss the effect of the recent college basketball corruption scandal and why a similar scandal is unlikely in college football. Following the interview, Bruce and Stew go through some early over/under win totals for major programs next season.Trader Joe's is the presenting sponsor of The Audible. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stew and Bruce start this week's episode of The Audible discussing Operation Varsity Blues (:35); following that they discuss the lawsuit of former Kansas coach, David Beaty, against Kansas (17:54); and they wrap up the show answering your questions in the mailbag(24:08).Trader Joe's is the presenting sponsor of The Audible. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stew is back! In this week's episode of The Audible Stew and Bruce talk about the NFL Combine (1:15); where would Kyler Murray rank among last years QB's (5:44); the impending retirement of Big Ten commissioner Jim Delany (18:30); they do a deep dive into their respective Top 25 coaching lists (21:00); and they wrap up the episode answering your questions in the mailbag (50:20).Trader Joe's is the presenting sponsor of The Audible. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bruce is flying solo on this week's episode of The Audible. He starts the show taking to former sportswriter, Ted Miller, about what he is up to now, what to make of the state of the Pac 12, and what he thinks about Chip Kelly's first season at UCLA. Following that interview Bruce is joined by legendary Georgia coach , Jim Donnan. In the interview they discuss his recruitment of Champ Bailey, what is was like coaching for Barry Switzer, and what has impressed him the most about Kirby Smart's current tenure.Trader Joe's is the presenting sponsor of The Audible. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stew and Bruce start this week's episode of the podcast talking with The Athletic's David Ubben about the Blake Carringer recruitment story (1:24); following the interview they discuss the video of Trevor Lawrence playing basketball (24:30); and they wrap up this week's episode by answering your questions in the mailbag (26:30). Trader Joe's is the presenting sponsor of The Audible. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bruce and Stew start this week's episode of The Audible with an interview of longtime football coach Jimmy Raye (1:09); they follow up the interview with a discussion about Kyler Murray's decision to play football (29:38); they talk about the opening weekend for the AAF (43:22); and wrap up the show with a quick mailbag (50:13). Trader Joe's is the presenting sponsor of The Audible. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stew and Bruce start this week's episode of The Audible talking to Texas A&M Head Coach Jimbo Fisher (1:25); following the interview with coach they give their thoughts on national signing day (14:27); Jay Hopson's statement about Art Briles (22:03), and they wrap up the show discussing Bob Stoops new job in the XFL(35:55).Trader Joe's is the presenting sponsor of The Audible. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stew and Bruce start this week's episode of The Audible talking to former coach, turned Fox Analyst, Dave Wannstedt (:50); following the Interview with coach they get into the NCAA giving Missouri a one year bowl ban (26:50); they discuss the hiring of Graham Harrell as USC's offensive coordinator (32: 30); and they wrap up the show taking your questions in the mailbag (35:45).Trader Joe's is the presenting sponsor of The Audible. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bruce is flying solo with two interviews in this week's episode of The Audible. First up is the new Head Coach of the Miami Hurricanes, Manny Diaz, who talks about his path to becoming a Head Coach, the culture of Miami football, and they discuss the future of the Hurricane program. He is then joined by Ryan Abraham of USCFootball.com to discuss the current state of the USC program, the quick departure of Kliff Kingsbury, and what needs to be done to get the program back on track.Trader Joe's is the presenting sponsor of The Audible. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stew and Bruce start this week's episode of The Audible discussing their dream fast food meal (1:00); they then discuss the extremely high rate of coaching turnover at Alabama (3:55), they get into the transfer of Jalen Hurts to Oklahoma and what to make of this new age of transferring (13:55), and they wrap up the show answering your questions in the mailbag (26:10).Trader Joe's is the presenting sponsor of The Audible. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stew and Bruce bring you a very late night edition of The Audible following Clemson's 44-16 win over Alabama in last night's National Championship Game. They give their general thoughts on last nights game, they discuss the possibility of their being dueling dynasties in college football, they give an early look at next years Top 25 and they wrap up the show talking about where these offenses might rank historically.Trader Joe's is the presenting sponsor of The Audible. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this special episode of The Audible Bruce and Stew are live from San Jose where they are joined for a majority of the podcast by Ralph D. Russo of the Associated Press. They start the episode previewing Monday's National Championship Game between Alabama and Clemson (1:00); they get into a lengthy discussion on an 8 team playoff and the obstacles standing in the way (18:45); a quick talk about snacks (40:40); and they wrap up the show answering your questions in the mailbag (42:50).Trader Joe's is the presenting sponsor of The Audible. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stew and Bruce bring you a special late night edition of The Audible live from Miami. They start the podcast breaking down what happened in the Orange and Cotton Bowls (1:00); they look ahead to which bowls between now and the National Championship they are most looking forward to (21:30); and they wrap up the podcast discussing the Houston/Major Applewhite situation (30:45).Trader Joe's is the presenting sponsor of The Audible. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stew and Bruce are together in Miami for this week's episode of The Audible. They start the show discussing the scenes at media day for Saturday nights Alabama/Oklahoma game (2:00); they are then joined by Laura Rutledge of ESPN to discuss her crazy travel schedule and how she can handle the many roles she fills at ESPN (22:20); they get into which of the early bowls have caught their attention (36:00); and they finish the show talking about Justin Herbert's decision to return to Oregon (50:00).Thank you to our sponsor Mint Mobile. Get three months of wireless service for $20 at www.mintmobile.com/audibleTrader Joe's is the presenting sponsor of The Audible. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.