Rece Davis holds it down with Pete Thamel on assignment, kicking off the podcast talking about Ohio State winning with defense, what should we expect from Penn State, Michigan stealing signs, Oz the Mentalist and a conundrum on the GameDay set, and North Carolina blowing it against Virginia. Then, Ryan McGee stops by to discuss Washington nearly losing to Arizona State, Alabama cleaning up the penalties, what’s still ahead for Tennessee, Lincoln Riley shutting down press availability after USC lost to Utah, and how do you say “Marriott?”

0:00 Ohio State beats Penn State

3:00 Expectations for Penn State

7:30 Michigan’s spies

9:00 Oz The Mentalist

18:00 North Carolina Blows It

22:15 Ryan McGee

27:36 Washington survives Arizona State

31:56 Alabama cleans it up against Tennessee

35:44 Tennessee’s tightrope forward

39:17 Year of the Near Miss

45:25 Utah beats USC

53:49 Utes have won four-straight against the Trojans

57:30 How do you pronounce “Marriott?”

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