College Football Enquirer

Legendary coaches Lute Olson of Arizona and John Thompson Jr. of Georgetown both passed away over the weekend. Dan Wetzel, Pete Thamel and SI’s Pat Forde remember the bigger than life characters on and off the hardwood.Action is underway on the gridiron as more schools will join the fray this upcoming weekend. Will the Pac-12 and Big Ten resume their seasons sooner than later? Pat, Pete and Dan have the answers to the many rumors that swirled around the two conferences the past few days.Dan then warns of two recent animal uprisings to wrap up the podcasts. Make sure to tune in later this week for all of our Week 1 picks against the spread and sign up at BetMGM.com/Yahoo. New users get $25 in bonus dollars upon registration - no deposit required. Promo valid for new users in NJ, WV, IN or CO that are 21 years or older. Terms apply. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Subscribe to the College Football Enquirer on your favorite podcast app:🎧 Apple Podcasts🎧 Spotify🖥️ YouTube📢 Check out the Yahoo Sports podcast network or yahoosports.tv

The NBA sent shockwaves across the sporting landscape Wednesday as players decided to forgo playoff games to fight for social justice in the wake of the tragic shooting of Jacob Blake. Will these impactful protests spread to the college ranks as we have already seen football teams stop down practice at Mississippi State, BC, UK and USF?This week ESPN acquired documents showing the NCAA is alleging Will Wade offered ”impermissible payments" to 11 players. How long with Wade have a job in Baton Rouge?And finally, we have a real football game on Saturday. Sure it’s an all FCS affair, but it counts. The guys pick the opening game of the season with Austin Peay vs Central Arkansas kicking off this year's Race for the Case. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Subscribe to the College Football Enquirer on your favorite podcast app:🎧 Apple Podcasts🎧 Spotify🖥️ YouTube📢 Check out the Yahoo Sports podcast network or yahoosports.tv

The AP released their preseason Top 25 on Monday and Dan Wetzel, Pete Thamel, & SI’s Pat Forde break down the many asterisks involved. We must say, it is nice to talk about football for once...Speaking of actual football, the Big 10 is putting together a plan to play in the winter. Pete and Pat have all of the logistics involved including potential games in NFL stadiums across the midwest. (21:30)Finally, to wrap the pod, our Guntown kangaroo made an appearance in Louisiana while a man in California pulled off a stunning heroic act to save his house from a forest fire… (41:30) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Subscribe to the College Football Enquirer on your favorite podcast app:🎧 Apple Podcasts🎧 Spotify🖥️ YouTube📢 Check out the Yahoo Sports podcast network or yahoosports.tv

Your favorite trio, Dan Wetzel, Pete Thamel and SI’s Pat Forde return with more ridiculous banter. The Big 10 and Kevin Warren finally released a statement explaining their reason to postpone the football season and it did little to quell the uproar from players, fans and coaches alike. Is it time to put the fall Big 10 season to bed? As parents of players threaten to protest in Indianapolis, Michigan State, UNC, NC State and Notre Dame opted for online schooling before the semester began due to outbreaks on campus. Does this move help football’s chances by creating an impromptu bubble? When will administrators come out and say football players aren’t amateurs? Finally, the SEC’s 10-game conference schedule release raised the question should leagues make that move permanent? The guys also host a beer-centric people’s court to cap the show.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Subscribe to the College Football Enquirer on your favorite podcast app:🎧 Apple Podcasts🎧 Spotify🖥️ YouTube📢 Check out the Yahoo Sports podcast network or yahoosports.tv

Dan Wetzel, Pete Thamel and SI’s Pat Forde have the latest news as college campuses and football camps continue to open this week. How much pressure has letters from parents and petitions from players put on the Big 10’s decision to shut down? A new COVID-19 test used by the NBA, among others, has surfaced and will give colleges an affordable and quick way to test students. How big of an impact will the new FDA approved tests have on the 2020 season? And in the SEC, a certain group of coaches was not very pleased when the 2020 schedule was released. Do they actually have a case?  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Subscribe to the College Football Enquirer on your favorite podcast app:🎧 Apple Podcasts🎧 Spotify🖥️ YouTube📢 Check out the Yahoo Sports podcast network or yahoosports.tv

We have never seen a day like Tuesday in the 150 wild years of college football. After days of speculation, the Big 10 decided to officially close shop on the college football season until the spring and the Pac-12 soon followed. Yet the Big 12, which many consider the linchpin for the ACC & SEC, announced hours later they are going to press on, giving fans a glimmer of hope. Dan Wetzel, Pete Thamel and SI’s Pat Forde react to a truly unprecedented day. What is the next step for the SEC, ACC, and Big 12? Does Nebraska actually have a shot at an independent schedule? And will we see a stream of players transfer from the Big 10 and Pac-12? We also have the scoop on the wacky Urban Meyer video that surfaced yesterday...so stick around until the end. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Subscribe to the College Football Enquirer on your favorite podcast app:🎧 Apple Podcasts🎧 Spotify🖥️ YouTube📢 Check out the Yahoo Sports podcast network or yahoosports.tv

This past weekend was grim, to say the least. On Saturday, the conference dominoes began to fall when the MAC suspended their football season. On Sunday, reports began to surface that the Big 10 would also cancel their fall season. Will the SEC, ACC, and Big 12 fall in line? Dan Wetzel, Pete Thamel and SI's Pat Forde also ask can we push the season to the spring and when will the players get concrete answers?  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Subscribe to the College Football Enquirer on your favorite podcast app:🎧 Apple Podcasts🎧 Spotify🖥️ YouTube📢 Check out the Yahoo Sports podcast network or yahoosports.tv

The NCAA snitch line. Michigan vs Ohio State coach fights. These are the times we live for here at the Yahoo Sports College Podcast. Dan Wetzel and Pete Thamel tell the tale of Jim Harbaugh snitching on Ohio State and Ryan Day’s fiery response during this week’s Big 10 coaches call. We also have plenty of other crazy stories from the rivalry including one involving the Best Damn Punk Band in the Land, The Dead Schembechlers……As the season draws near, conferences have released schedules giving hope to teams and fans alike. But behind closed doors, administrators have little optimism for a full season. What is the key date for this season to go off as scheduled? Could one school break away from a conference and play an independent schedule? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Subscribe to the College Football Enquirer on your favorite podcast app:🎧 Apple Podcasts🎧 Spotify🖥️ YouTube📢 Check out the Yahoo Sports podcast network or yahoosports.tv

The news just kept coming over the weekend and Dan Wetzel and Pete Thamel are here to break it all down. In the Pac-12, players released a list of demands ranging from health and safety, racial equality and a revenue split. Will this holdout be a true agent of change? SI’s Pat Forde may be absent from the podcast today but he was plenty busy over the weekend. He and his teammates broke a story suggesting the Power 5 could split with the NCAA over fall championships in 2020. Just how close are we to a major schism and would it be the right move for the Power 5 not only in 2020 but beyond. And in SEC country, the state of Mississippi is deciding on a new flag and one official submission caught out eye. How can we get Elijah Moore officially on the flag?  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Subscribe to the College Football Enquirer on your favorite podcast app:🎧 Apple Podcasts🎧 Spotify🖥️ YouTube📢 Check out the Yahoo Sports podcast network or yahoosports.tv

Late Wednesday, the ACC released an 11-game schedule that included one non-conference matchup after catching wind the SEC was going with a conference-only model. The SEC, unfazed by the grandstanding, pushed forward and announced their 10-game conference-only plan on Thursday (after this podcast was recorded). Dan Wetzel, Pete Thamel, and SI’s Pat Forde parse through the breaking news. Will Notre Dame love their new digs or will they bounce back to independence after this season? Staying in the ACC, Virginia Tech standout and projected first-round talent Caleb Farley opted to try his luck in the NFL. Just how many players will follow his lead? Finally, the guys have an update on the sex-crazed monkeys taking over in Thailand as well as an animal uprising closer to home. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Subscribe to the College Football Enquirer on your favorite podcast app:🎧 Apple Podcasts🎧 Spotify🖥️ YouTube📢 Check out the Yahoo Sports podcast network or yahoosports.tv