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On today's episode, Dan Wetzel, Ross Dellenger and SI's Pat Forde preview Week 1 of the 2024 college football season. They dive deep into the top matchups of Georgia vs Clemson and Miami vs Florida, while also touching on West Virginia vs Penn State.

Dellenger also provides insight into the transfer quarterback market from this offseason and the massive group of new faces starting for Power 4 programs. They discuss whether first-year quarterbacks could help lead championship-caliber programs like Ohio State, Oregon, and Notre Dame to success.

They close out the show with Race for the Case, sharing their betting picks for the top matchups of Week 1.

(0:56) West Virginia vs Penn State

(5:00) Quarterback Transfers

(19:01) Georgia vs Clemson

(27:40) Miami vs Florida

(34:50) Other games of the week

(45:03) Race for the case

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On today's episode of the College Football Enquirer, Dan Wetzel, Ross Dellenger, and SI's Pat Forde dig into the Netflix documentary, "Sign Stealer." They react to the craziest information that was featured about the Michigan sign-stealing scandal and revel in the crazy personality of Connor Stalions.

Throughout the pod, they dive deep into various new details and refer back to missing information they reported during the events unfolding last year. They also cover Dan's involvement with the documentary and expound upon certain points he made regarding other schools doing similar things to Michigan.

(1:35) The background behind the documentary

(23:43) What was the environment like at Michigan?

(40:23) How was Ohio State and other schools involved?

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On today's episode of the College Football Enquirer, Dan Wetzel, Ross Dellenger and SI's Pat Forde revisit Dellenger's breaking news from Friday regarding the House case settlement. They dive deep into how it will impact scholarships across multiple sports, walk-ons, cutting sports and Title IX.

They later move on to Big Ten Media Days, as Dellenger shares what he witnessed in Indianapolis while at the event. He also shares insight from his recent trip to Notre Dame to check in with head coach Marcus Freeman.

At the end of the show, Wetzel shares a massive update on Texas special teams coordinator Jeff Banks' relationship, a career move for former West Virginia star basketball player Kevin Pittsnogle and his frustration with the Olympic flame not being real.

(3:08) Scholarships and roster limits

(19:45) Cutting sports

(29:30) Title IX

(35:09) Notre Dame's playoff expectations

(37:46) Ohio State's NIL budget

(44:33) Iowa returning offensive production

(47:31) Other Big Ten Media Day tidbits

(55:05) Kevin Pittsnogle the principal

(56:10) "Pole Assassin" returns

(58:50) Fake Olympic flame

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Dan Wetzel, Ross Dellenger & SI’s Pat Forde break down this weekend’s biggest games, upsets & news coming out of Week 8 in the college football season.

Ohio State came out on top over Penn State in a highly anticipated Big Ten matchup. The crew questions whether James Franklin will ever be able to win the big game when it matters most. Meanwhile, Ohio State’s defense shined in this win making Penn State’s offense look disjointed and shaky.

The Utah Utes took care of business by taking down USC in a big Pac-12 matchup. Lincoln Riley’s team is now effectively removed from College Football Playoff contention and the situation leaves USC fans wondering what could have been this season. With a pending move to the Big Ten, the guys suggest that Lincoln Riley needs to build a tougher team for the much tougher conference.

Alabama and Nick Saban proved that they are still alive this year after crushing Tennessee at home. Great coaches find a way to win the tough games, and Saban showed that in the second half after trailing the Volunteers in the first.

Michigan taking on Michigan State was a wild one. Aside from the 49-0 rout that Michigan delivered, the fan antics and scoreboard graphics provided a confusing environment. The Michigan sign stealing investigation has also progressed. Dan gives his theory as to what really took place with the alleged sign stealing and tries to provide some clarity to those still puzzled about what reporting the news actually entails.

Iowa took a tough loss this week as a a punt return touchdown late in the 4th quarter was overturned after officials ruled a fair catch was signaled prior to the return.

There may be hope for Mario Cristobal yet as Miami took a win over Dabo Swinney’s Clemson team. The Hurricanes will try to build off this momentum for the rest of the season heading into 2024.

To close out the podcast, the guys provide their Small Sample Heisman candidates & play a around of Say Something Nice.

1:00 - Ohio State beats Penn State

15:00 - USC falls to Utah

27:31 - Michigan State’s tough night

33:55 - Michigan’s sign stealing investigation update

52:10 - Iowa loses on overturned punt return touchdown

58:10 - Clemson falls to Miami

1:01:35 - Small Sample Heisman

1:07:18 - Say Something Nice

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Dan Wetzel, Ross Dellenger & SI’s Pat Forde kick off the podcast detailing new allegations around Jim Harbaugh in Michigan football, in which the NCAA is investigating the team illegally sending advance scouts to steal signs and gain other competitive advantages.

Dan & Ross broke today’s blockbuster news, and while there are no rules against stealing signs in-game, there are rules about in-person scouting and sign stealing using electronic transmissions. The podcast reacts to the news and how this could add a cloud to Michigan’s current football season and stain seasons past. Pat wonders whether or not Michigan are high frequency cheaters or just really bad at getting away with it. While the narrative of the season has definitely changed for Michigan, the guys debate what the next move for Jim Harbaugh is if this investigation is proven to be accurate.

Moving away from the Michigan scandal, Week 8 has some interesting games to keep an eye on. There is a big MAC matchup between Toledo & Miami of Ohio, Minnesota and Iowa are squaring off in an expected low-scoring affair & we get the Hugh Freeze bowl in a matchup between Auburn and Ole Miss.

Meanwhile in Oklahoma, Tulsa is trying to break the world record for the world’s largest beer tasting event ahead of their game vs Rice. And where animal news meets football news, a Montana man was traumatized after being attacked by a grizzly bear and is channeling his anger towards the University of Montana.

To close out the podcast, the guys give their picks against the spread for the #7 ranked Penn State Nittany Lions at the #3 ranked Ohio State Buckeyes, the #17 ranked Tennessee Volunteers at the #11 ranked Alabama Crimson Tide, the #16 ranked Duke Blue Devils visiting the #4 ranked Florida State Seminoles, the #14 ranked Utah Utes at the #18 ranked USC Trojans, the Clemson Tigers at the Miami Hurricanes, and as always, Dan, Ross and Pat give their locks of the week.

1:00 - Michigan is under investigation for alleged rule violations connected to sign stealing

25:04 - Most interesting games of the weekend

34:21 - Tulsa is trying to break the world record for the largest beer tasting event

36:10 - Man has developed serious hatred for the University of Montana after bear attack

38:23 - #7 Penn State @ #3 Ohio State

43:42 - #17 Tennessee @ #11 Alabama

46:26 - #16 Duke @ #4 Florida State

48:33 - #14 Utah @ #18 USC

51:00 - Clemson @ Miami

54:04 - Lock of the week

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Dan Wetzel, Ross Dellenger & SI’s Pat Forde take a look into this weekend’s most interesting game between Big Ten rivals Ohio State and Penn State before diving into a bevy of other college football news.

Both Ryan Day and James Franklin need a win this weekend to keep their playoff hopes alive but the guys question which coach needs it more. James Franklin has yet to get his signature win at Penn State and beating Ohio State this year could give him just that. Ryan Day has been feeling the pressure after dropping two in a row to Michigan, and a loss to Penn State could put him on the hot seat for the Buckeye faithful.

We get a rematch of one of last season’s craziest games on Saturday when Tennessee squares off with Alabama again. The tone of this game is different as neither team is equipped for another high-scoring affair, so the winning team needs do it in the trenches. The expectations for Alabama are significantly higher than Tennessee’s right now, so Nick Saban doesn’t want to lose two-in-a-row to the Volunteers.

Georgia’s star tight end for Brock Bowers was injured in last week’s game against Vanderbilt. Bowers is expected to undergo ankle surgery in hopes to return to the team before the College Football Playoff.

South Carolina coach Shane Beamer had an injury of his own this past weekend after kicking something that he shouldn’t have after losing a tight game to Florida and breaking a bone in his foot.

The guys turn their focus to Dabo Swinney, who spoke out about the expectations that are put on the Clemson football team. Swinney doesn’t like that the perception that teams are losers if they’re not undefeated and hopes that a down-year can lighten up the Clemson bandwagon. After many successful seasons at Clemson, Dabo’s biggest problem seems to be that he was too successful in years past.

The 10th Congressional NIL hearing took place on Tuesday and the guys tracked it intently. Ross was in attendance and got to report on the theatrics, as well as have a conversation with Notre Dame athletic director Jack Swarbrick, who believes that collective bargaining for student athletes may be coming sooner than we speak. The crew debates the pros and cons of having student athletes be considered employees and why this matter has even been elevated to the halls of congress.

To close out the podcast, the world now has a new record for the spiciest pepper, as a report came out detailing the process of creating ‘Pepper X’ & the potentially dangerous aftermath of consuming it.

1:00 - Big Ten is back with Penn State vs. Ohio State

20:54 - Tennessee vs. Alabama

27:20 - Brock Bowers is out 4-6 weeks with ankle surgery

32:32 - Shane Beamer’s broken foot

34:25 - Dabo Swinney doesn’t appreciate the lofty expectations for Clemson football

37:40 - 10th Congressional NIL hearing took place Tuesday in Washington, DC

1:05:40 - New world record for hottest pepper

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Dan Wetzel, Ross Dellenger & SI’s Pat Forde react to all of the major games that took place this weekend in college football as quite a handful of ranked teams suffered a loss on Saturday.

The Washington Huskies took home a win in a game-of-the-year candidate against the Oregon Ducks. With all of the high-powered offensive fireworks, along with the in-conference rivalry, there was a lot to break down from the matchup. Dan Lanning’s decision-making on 4th downs confused the guys as his system has not worked well enough in close games against good opponents and a key turnover on downs gave the Washington offense a short field in the eventual game-winning drive.

Marcus Freeman’s system worked against USC as the Fighting Irish took down the Trojans 48-20. USC was a mess in this game and Notre Dame took advantage of it by consistently turning over Caleb Williams and executing on special teams.

The cream is starting to rise a bit in the SEC as Tennessee staved off Texas A&M, Alabama beat Arkansas, & Missouri took down Kentucky.

The Colorado Buffaloes had a tough one on Friday night as they lost to Stanford after leading by as much as 29 points in the game. The guys determine that this is a loss where things could falls apart for the Buffs and that Coach Deion Sanders needs to get past this as soon as possible or Colorado could miss bowl season.

The Iowa Hawkeyes went on the road and beat Wisconsin with punting, defense and 2 catches from wide receivers. Kirk Ferentz is simultaneously on the hottest and coldest seats in college football thanks to his 6-1 record, yet having an offense so bad that it could squander a championship-caliber defense.

To the guys’ dismay, Grazer won Fat Bear Week with a record setting performance over runner-up Chunk.

To close out the podcast, the guys give out their Small Sample Heisman candidates & play a round of Say Something Nice.

1:00 - Washington takes down Oregon 36-33

21:10 - Notre Dame stomps USC 48-20

29:25 - Around the SEC: Tennessee beats Texas A&M, Alabama holds off Arkansas

39:41 - Colorado blows a 29-point lead at home against Stanford

45:32 - Iowa Hawkeyes are rolling, defeat Wisconsin

51:07 - Fat Bear Week Championship

51:38 - Small Sample Heisman

54:38 - Say Something Nice

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Dan Wetzel, Ross Dellenger & SI’s Pat Forde pick the biggest college football matchups in week 7 against the spread in this week’s Race for the Case.

Before their picks, the hosts break down the latest in the NCAA’s case against the Kansas Jayhawks basketball team as well as how it caused the IARP to shut down. After six years, a ruling on the five Level I infractions against Kansas has been determined and Bill Self is walking away unscathed. The IARP will be remembered as an abject failure as anyone who faced it went virtually unpunished. Dan provides his idea for what Charlie Baker should present to Congress next. A full restart and clean slate may be necessary for this new regime to try and earn some credibility.

Week 7 has a bundle of interesting games so the pod decides to go through their favorite watches for the upcoming weekend, including the battle for the Big Ten West, the anniversary of a 0-0 regulation game & the matchup for first place in the Mountain West.

The University of Washington’s new AD Troy Dannen made waves after being announced. Dannen decided to chirp Texas and Ohio State, stating that they should win more given the size of their annual budgets.

To close out the show, the guys give their Race for the Case picks for the No. 8 Oregon Ducks at the No. 7 Washington Huskies, the Texas A&M Aggies at the No. 19 Tennessee Volunteers, the No. 10 USC Trojans @ the No. 21 Notre Dame Fighting Irish, the No. 25 Miami Hurricanes at the No. 12 UNC Tarheels, the No. 18 UCLA Bruins at the No. 15 Oregon State Beavers, and as always, Dan, Ross and Pat give their locks of the week.

1:00 - Kansas vs. the NCAA

13:19 - What Charlie Baker should tell Congress

26:08 - The most interesting games of the weekend

42:27 - Washington’s new AD Troy Dannen talked some trash about budgets

44:25 - No. 8 Oregon at No. 7 Washington

47:29 - Texas A&M at No. 19 Tennessee

49:18 - No. 10 USC at No. 21 Notre Dame

52:30 - No. 25 Miami at No. 12 UNC

55:07 - No. 18 UCLA at No. 15 Oregon State

56:30 - Lock of the Week

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Dan Wetzel, Ross Dellenger & SI’s Pat Forde kick off the podcast breaking down Kentucky head coach Mark Stoops’s attempt to get more money in his program through NIL donations.

On his radio show after a tough loss to Georgia, Kentucky head coach Mark Stoops explains that Georgia has been able to buy more talented players due to their reservoir of NIL money. Stoops then attempts to urge Kentucky football fans to help out the program by donating to lure more talent onto the team. Is this a strategy more programs should employ, or is the request a bit tone deaf coming from a coach who is making $8 million a year?

Michigan head coach Jim Harbaugh is looking to secure a new contract after taking a pay reduction in 2020. The guys debate whether or not Harbaugh should get the market value top coach contract.

#8 ranked Oregon and #7 ranked Washington headline this weekend’s slate of games. Both teams are equipped with high-powered offenses and such an exciting match up will make fans yearn for more Pac-12 football after this year.

More clarity has been provided following the Miami Hurricanes’ game-losing gaffe against Georgia Tech. Despite the scrutiny and madness centered around him, head coach Mario Cristobal took accountability and was also able to use the situation swing a recruit from Georgia to commit to Miami.

Ross spent Saturday with SEC commissioner Greg Sankey and details his takeaways afterwards. The guys reflect on Sankey’s reign as the SEC commissioner as well as what could be coming next for college athletics.

To close out the podcast, it’s theFat Bear Week finals and the crew has decided to rally behind Chunk instead of the fraudulent Grazer. Also, in more food malfeasance news, Texas Pete comes out of its false advertising lawsuit unscathed.

1:00 - Mark Stoops wants Kentucky fans to give more money

16:08 - Will Jim Harbaugh get a new contract?

27:02 - Oregon vs Washington preview

40:16 - Mario Cristobal’s rollercoaster weekend in Miami

42:41 - Ross’s day with SEC commissioner Greg Sankey

54:57 - Fat Bear Week finals are upon us

60:11 - Texas Pete hot sauce lawsuit update

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Dan Wetzel, Ross Dellenger & SI’s Pat Forde break down all the action that took place on a very hectic Saturday of college football.

Mario Cristobal and the Miami Hurricanes lost in shocking fashion to Georgia Tech after a mind-boggling decision to not kneel out the game. Miami had the game locked up, but decided to run a play instead of taking a knee, prompting a fumble and a walk-off touchdown from Georgia Tech.

Alabama shipped off to Texas to take on Texas A&M this Saturday. The Tide were able to leave with a victory & the pod breaks down how it happened as well as the discomfort from Texas A&M fans knowing that they could have stolen a big win.

The Red River Rivalry returned and left us with a good one. The fellas discuss how good of a job Brent Venables has done since last year’s 49-0 drubbing. The Sooners picked up a big win and made the rest of the season much harder for the Longhorns.

Notre Dame appears to have lost its footing as it was upset by Louisville this weekend. Jeff Brohm has done a tremendous job so far and has the Louisville program humming. Notre Dame can’t seem to figure out who it wants to be yet after falling to 5-2 overall.

USC was lucky to escape with a win against a fired-up Arizona team. The USC offense was not clicking & the defense seems to be regressing every week.

The state of Iowa had a good time this weekend as the Hawkeyes got another win to move to 5-1 & the Cyclones decided to have an interesting dinosaur-themed field performance.

The Fat Bear Week committee has been called into question by Dan, as his pick 747 was eliminated from the bracket by Grazer.

To close out the pod, the guys Say Something Nice & give out their Small Sample Heisman candidates.

1:00 - Miami declines to kneel out the win, loses to Georgia Tech

14:07 - Alabama edges out Texas A&M

24:34 - Oklahoma wins the Red River Rivalry

36:13 - Louisville upsets Notre Dame

41:06 - USC beats Arizona in triple-overtime

46:22 - The state of Iowa had a big weekend

51:48 - The Fat Bear Week scandal

55:22 - Small Sample Heisman

59:57 - Say Something Nice

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