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Stewart Mandel & Bruce Feldman discuss the breaking news that LSU has fired Head Coach Ed Orgeron. Who is on the shortlist to replace him and why was he let go less than two years after winning a national championship. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bo Wulf of The Athletic and the Birds With Friends podcast chimes in on the trade sending TE Zach Ertz to the Arizona Cardinals. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Athletic's Brooklyn Nets reporter Alex Schiffer dives into all the angles of the Brooklyn Nets' decision to keep Kyrie Irving away from the team. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Athletic's Matthew Fairburn reacts to the New England Patriots' trade of CB Stephom Gilmore to the Carolina Panthers for a future 6th round pick. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The About Them Cowboys podcast react to the news of Jaylon Smith being released mid-season by the Dallas Cowboys. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nate Taylor, Chiefs writer for The Athletic, reacts to the news of Josh Gordon joining Patrick Mahomes and Andy Reid in Kansas City. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jared Weiss and Mo Dakhil discuss the Timberwolves firing Gersson Rosas and promoting Gupta and what it means for the team this season and beyond.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jon Machota, KT Turner and Kent Garrison of the About Them Cowboys podcast react to the Demarcus Lawrence injury. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Athletic's Nicole Auerbach, Chris Vannini and Michael Felder discuss USC's decision to fire head coach Clay Helton after Saturday's loss to Stanford. Who is on the shortlist to replace Helton in SoCal? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Athletic's Andy Staples and Ari Wasserman discuss the latest realignment news in college football. Subscribe to The Andy Staples Show & Friends podcast feed for all of the latest college football news: http://listen.theathletic.com/andystaples?sid=t-o-l Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Athletic's John Hayes and Brendan Quinn discuss Steve Stricker's six captain's picks for the 2021 Ryder Cup later this month at Whistling Straits in Wisconsin. Scottie Scheffler made the cut while Patrick Reed got left off the team. Plus, what's the latest on Brooks Koepka's wrist injury and who should be paired with Bryson DeChambeau in the team format? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Athletic’s Jesse Granger and Michael Russo talk about the NHL reaching an agreement with the NHL players' association and the IIHF on Friday to allow NHL player participation in the Beijing Olympics, and discuss how the deal came to be, some of the issues that needed to be resolved, details about the bubble players will be in during the games, which country should be favored to win the tournament, and more. Get 50% off an annual subscription to The Athletic when you visit http://theathletic.com/headlinepod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices