Blake Biscardi and Dave Wertheim begin and end the show paying their respects to the late, great coach Mike Leach. “Mike Leach is one of the great innovators in college football. He is one of the greats of the sport, and our thoughts and prayers are with his family and the communities of the programs he left his mark. His impact goes extremely deep into college football and is embedded…
The College Football Playoff field is set with one conference getting two teams in for the first time in the nine-year history of the four team format. Blake Biscardi and Dave Wertheim breakdown and discuss this year’s playoff and give their early thoughts. Blake and Dave also debate who should win the Heisman and how the award can restore its prestige. Coach Prime is heading to the PAC-12. Plus, this…
Rivalry Week delivered what could be the most straight-forward College Football Playoff Selection Sunday to date; or did it? Is Ryan Day’s seat really getting hot? And has Clemson’s reign atop college football run its course? Blake and Dave examine Ohio State vs Michigan and explain what really happened. They also look at Luke Fickell and Matt Rhule heading to Wisconsin and Nebraska, respectively. Finally, Blake and Dave talk College…
Blake Biscardi is joined by Producer Grant Kincaid as what looked to be a quiet slate of games last Saturday turned into survival of the fittest. They examine who’s still alive in the College Football Playoff race — USC enters the chat — and break down the biggest rivalry week matchups including a battle of unbeaten 11-0 No. 2 Ohio State and 11-0 No. 3 Michigan in The Game. Blake…
The Ohio State football team and Michigan Wolverines will meet as No. 2 and No. 3 with the Big Ten and College Football Playoff on the line. It’s finally here: The Game. Blake Biscardi and Dave Wertheim preview and breakdown No. 2 Ohio State vs No. 3 Michigan. For the first time in four years, The Game returns to the banks of the Olentangy in The Horseshoe with some of…
TCU finally controlled a game and is in prime position for a CFP spot; Alabama survives in Oxford; and the PAC-12 seems to hang in the balance of Lincoln Riley and USC. Blake Biscardi and Dave Wertheim dive into the College Football Playoff races, the Cortaca Jug Game, and peek ahead to Ohio State vs Michigan — two freight trains on a collision course — in an early look ahead…
October is for pretenders. November is for contenders! These were the words of LSU Coach Brian Kelly in the locker room after defeating Alabama and earning his signature win in Baton Rouge. Blake Biscardi and Dave Wertheim discuss the Tigers’ program defining victory, Georgia proved they’re still the team to beat and wild weather with whipping winds in the Big Ten on an unexpected chaotic Saturday of college football. Finally,…
The first College Football Playoff Rankings have been released as the race to the final four is officially underway. Tennessee football checks in at No. 1 in the rankings for the first time since 1998. Blake Biscardi and Dave Wertheim break down the poll and discuss one of the greatest individual defensive performances in college football history. Then, they look ahead to a colossal SEC East showdown in Athens and…
Blake Biscardi and Dave Wertheim are pleased to be joined by a few staff members: Dan Smyth, Joshua Cassinger, and Grant Kincaid on a special edition of Saturday Cadence as we await the first College Football Playoff rankings to be released on Tuesday night (11/1). In a round table format, the guys discuss the race for No. 1 between Georgia football, Tennessee football, and Ohio State football. They also debate…
Will Coach Prime Deion Sanders end up in the SEC West? Blake Biscardi and Dave Wertheim debate how big of a loss is too big to recover? Looking at you, Oregon football. Then, Blake and Dave discuss Jimbo Fisher’s monstrous buyout and how Brian Kelly looks to finally have things rolling in the bayou. Tennessee football and Ohio State football each have difficult tests against Kentucky football and Penn State…