Episode 124 previews Week 1’s Top 10 matchups, CFP format changes, and Saturday Seven Picks to open the 2025 season.
College football is back, and Saturday Cadence is kicking off the 2025 season with a loaded slate in Episode 124. Blake Biscardi and David Wertheim dive into the storylines that will define opening weekend and set the stage for the revamped College Football Playoff.
Biscardi and Wertheim begin with a quick Week 1 drive-thru covering the excitement of college football’s return and reflecting on the final season of Lee Corso’s legendary career on ESPN’s College GameDay. The crew also unpacks the major CFP format changes: no automatic byes for conference champions and teams seeded strictly by ranking.
From there, they turn to the biggest games of the weekend: three Top 10 showdowns headlining the Week 1 schedule.
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No. 1 Texas @ No. 3 Ohio State: We give you a drive-thru preview before a full deep-dive episode later this week.
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No. 4 Clemson vs. No. 9 LSU: A quarterback duel between Garrett Nussmeier and Cade Klubnik with pressure mounting for both Brian Kelly and Dabo Swinney.
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No. 6 Notre Dame @ No. 10 Miami: CJ Carr leads a new-look Irish offense, while Carson Beck looks to prove Miami is ready for the big stage.
Finally, we wrap with our first Saturday Seven Picks of the season. Alabama, Tennessee, Notre Dame, LSU, and Ohio State all headline the betting board as Blake, David, and Grant make their ATS and straight-up selections.
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Blake Biscardi, a native of Pickerington, Ohio, is The Silver Bulletin’s Senior Editor and the Creator & Host of the Saturday Cadence podcast, a national college football show. As a trusted voice on Ohio State, the Big Ten, and College Football Playoff since 2016, Biscardi is a proud member of the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA) and a two-time Graduate of Temple University in Philadelphia.