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The first round of the College Football Playoff is in the books and we are set up for a blockbuster quarterfinal New Years. Also, there have been some interesting coordinator hires to keep an eye on including a big one in Chapel Hill. Should Michigan just hire Biff Poggi? Shout out to the Washington State Cougars and Illinois State Redbirds from JC. Also, G5 John breaks down the new cradle of coaches- the American.

Mike Morgan of ESPN and the SEC Network and JC Shurburtt of 247Sports dive into the actual College Football Playoff bracket and all of the things that they need to fix. We tackle Catholics vs. Convicts- the debate! Georgia is red-hot, so is Indiana, so is Texas Tech... do those teams having to wait 30 days impact that? Also, a look at the first round, the Heisman Trophy and the final poll from G5 John.

Mike Morgan and JC Shurburtt continue to talk Lane Kiffin and the college football landscape, plus the playoffs and more.

Can Indiana win it all? Who will come out of the ACC? Firings, firings, firings... will Urban Meyer re-enter college coaching? Deep dive into the big agents that seem to run the coaching end of the sport these days. The JC 5 and then some.

This is shaping up to be an absolutely nuts college football coaching carousel offseason with Billy Napier the latest to get the axe at Florida. Is Hugh Freeze at Auburn next? Anyone else? One place there is no coaching opening is Indiana. Deep dive into Curt Cignetti. Who will win the Big 12? Vanderbilt-Missouri is SEC GOLD this weekend. We hear from Group of 5 John and then some, plus War Games and Scent of the Woman on Fiver or Dimer.

Another week of college football in 2025. Another week of some of the most hyped teams not living up to expectations. What is the word in State College and Austin this week? How good is Alabama quarterback Ty Simpson? Virginia could be on the glide path to Charlotte for the ACC Championship Game and Miami, the Hoos potential opponent, is the best team in the country right now. Texas Tech is Guns Up on defense. G5 John with his top five poll and a tidbit of a Fiver or Dimer.

Mike Morgan of ESPN and the SEC Network and JC Shurburtt of 247Sports ask the question about quarterbacks in the SEC- what's down is up and what is up is down at the moment. Also, are Miami and Florida State the two best teams in the ACC? How about the Cal Bears? Notre Dame's shrinking margin of error to get back to the CFB Playoff. Big games coming in the Big 12, plus a whole lot more including the return of Group of 5 John.

Heading into the second week of the college football season, it was not the highly-anticipated schedule that Week 1 was, but there were some epic performances and several surprises. Folks in Tampa, Nashville, Starkville and Columbia, Mo. are happy. The Big 12 program in Oklahoma does not have a lot of happy folks, but the SEC program in that state surely does. JC and Mike dive into it all. Note: Our scheduled guest Cody Campbell had a last-minute conflict, so we will catch up with him soon. We also look ahead to Week 3.

Week one is in the books after only a couple of interesting results. JC and Mike have the hottest topics in hand in the JC/5 as they look back at the incredible weekend of college football to open the 2025 season.

A loaded Week 1 of the college football season is upon us. Mike Morgan of ESPN and the SEC Network along with JC Shurburtt of 247Sports takes you through all the big showdowns, what they mean, what is on the radar, what is off the radar and then some. Plus, it's another JC5 barrage of questions and some chatter about Week Zero... some.

JC and Mike open Week Zero with a look around the country as teams prepare to open the season. Tom Luginbill of ACC Network joins to discuss QB's and other storylines of note. They wrap with some JC/5 talking coahes, Cal, Auburn, and whatever happens to on the brain.

Andy Staples of on3 joins Mike Morgan and JC Shurburtt to chat about the forthcoming season, including sleeper teams, Texas at No. 1 and what to make of the Florida Gators. Also, what are the most underrated gameday atmospheres not located in the SEC? Derek Dooley is running for U.S. Senate. Will Florida State quarterback Thomas Castellanos ball or naw against Alabama in the opener? All of that and more.

It's so refreshing to be talking about games, match-ups, Week Zero, Week 1, fall (or preseason) camp and all of that following an offseason of constant discussion about playoff format, NIL, transfer portal, money, the House Settlement and everything else that is important but not as cool as actual college football. -Week Zero has one big game- are those coaches underrated? -What will be hyped more after Week 1? Arch Manning or the Big Ten? Will the result of Texas-Ohio State determine that? -Auburn scheduled a road opener at Baylor... sheesh -Group of 5 John has his top quarterbacks for the preseason. -Will Utah's new offensive philosophy be positive or negative? -Revenge of the Nerds and Father of the Bride- Fiver or Dimer

The great Phil Steele joins JC Shurburtt and Mike Morgan for his annual college football preview. Phil is high on Oklahoma and says there are eight legit teams that could win the Big 12. Dive inside Steele's methodology and get inside tidbits on his conversations with college coaches. Also, the JC5 is alive and well and then some.

In a special Fourth of July weekend episode, JC Shurburtt of 247Sports and Mike Morgan of ESPN and the SEC Network dive into a handful of topics around college football, including Dan Mullen, Bobby Petrino, Texas State and the Pac-12, Blue Bloods and more. Saturday Down South's Connor O'Gara makes a return appearance on the show and chops it up about the SEC, including his top five quarterbacks, a national champion pick and outlooks on Oklahoma, Florida, South Carolina, LSU, Georgia and Kentucky, among others. Also... Caddyshack. Happy Fourth!