College Football Enquirer

With Pat Forde lost in Waco, Dan Wetzel and Pete Thamel press on with a quick breakdown of the top teams in college basketball following the blockbuster Kansas at Baylor showdown on Saturday. Why was that game a 12 EST tipoff? (4:27)Pat and Dan then look ahead to March Madness and ask what kind of tournament we can expect following an upside-down regular season. Also, why can't college basketball take notes from hockey? Later, we look at the impending transfer rule changes and how they will impact the top collegiate sports. (18:21)As always, the guys cap the show with a couple of ridiculous stories...one featuring an 84-year old woman in Mississippi who has a hell of a putting stroke and yet another emotional support animal situation gone wrong. (39:39) 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

With Dan Wetzel out this week on soccer dad duty, Pete Thamel and SI’s Pat Forde march on with a recap of the wild few days that led to Mel Tucker leaving Colorado and accepting the same position at Michigan State. (2:26) Who will the Buffs turn to? (11:05)Pat and Pete pivot from the gridiron to the hardwood as the latest reports signal former Michigan coach John Beilein and the Cleveland Cavaliers are parting ways. Which college teams would come running for Beilein's services? (18:00)Pete then walks us through his latest column eviscerating Penny Hardaway and the Memphis basketball program. Can the Tigers turn it around or are they doomed with NCAA sanctions on the way? Speaking of the NCAA, the Michael Avenatti trials found the former lawyer guilty of trying to extort millions of dollars from Nike. Why hasn't Phil Knight and company received the scrutiny Adidas has? (31:17)And on the heels of the viral controversy surrounding two Delta passengers squabbling over a reclined chair, Pat and Pete rule on proper plane etiquette... (45:44) 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

On this episode of the Yahoo Sports College Podcast, Dan Wetzel, Pete Thamel and SI's Pat Forde have the latest news out of East Lansing as Cincinnati head coach Luke Fickell turned down Michigan State's offer. Should MSU hire an interim this late in the process? Could a former Big 10 coach make his way back into the conference? (6:05)Staying in the Big 10, former Indiana great Bob Knight made an emotional return to Assembly Hall over the weekend. Pat shares his experience in the building before the guys give three hilarious and personal stories dealing with Knight over the years including one that could have ended in a brawl. (22:06)Dan concludes the pod with a VERY important update from the Chicken Wars front before he opens a wild case in the Podcast People's Court that involves over 20 calls to the Cincinnati Police department. (44:57) 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

Mark Dantonio retires amid a lawsuit and on the eve of National Signing Day. What is his legacy at MSU and where do the Spartans turn next? (00:43) Up next, Pete Thamel returns from vacation to join Dan Wetzel and SI’s Pat Forde and chat this week’s National Signing Day…can we move it back already? (15:56)The guys also recap their recent trips before they grade every coaching hire this calendar year. How will fan-favorite Nick Rolovich fare at WSU? Can Willie Taggart and Brady Hoke right the ship at smaller schools? (32:55)Make sure you stick around for a rousing end to the show as Pat, Pete and Dan tell a tale from Alabama that involves public urination and firearms and if that wasn’t enough stupidity for the day, just wait until you hear the story out of the University of Louisville where a legendary coach shot himself in the leg (54:15). 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

It would be remiss of us to begin a sports podcast without touching on the tragic loss of Kobe Bryant, his daughter Gianna Bryant, and seven others in a helicopter crash over the weekend. Dan Wetzel and Pat Forde share stories from covering Kobe and ask ultimately what is Bryant’s legacy? (1:36)Next, Pat and Dan turn back to football and dive into the Super Bowl from a collegiate perspective. Which universities and conferences have the most players on the 49ers and Chiefs rosters? (12:34) What do we remember from Patrick Mahomes’ career at Texas Tech? (19:02) How did George Kittle not win a Mackey Award at Iowa? (24:53) Plus, Richard Sherman and Jim Harbaugh still have beef from their Stanford days? (29:59)As you know by now, Pat Forde HATES emotional support animals... have we finally found something he can get behind? Dan tells the story of a real man of genius from New York. (36:32) 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

On this edition of the Yahoo Sports College Podcast, we applaud our own Dan Wetzel, executive producer on the hit Netflix documentary Killer Inside: The Mind of Aaron Hernandez, and stage an Inside the Screen Actors Studio interview taking you behind the long production process. (1:09)You might have heard, but Odell Beckham Jr. loves attention. We break down his wild night after LSU’s win in New Orleans and did he give us a peek into the future of the infamous $100 handshake? (22:06)Quite a few big-name running backs decided to return to college instead of opting for the NFL draft before the deadline. Which ball carrier will have the biggest impact next season? (37:43)Also, new Washington State head coach Nick Rolovich added his name to the race for the 2020 Golden Cheese Grader Coach of the Year award after a certain stunt he pulled in Seattle over the weekend… (47:27) 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

Hours after Joe Burrow and Ed Orgeron etched their names in Louisiana lore, Dan Wetzel, Pete Thamel and SI’s Pat Forde recap LSU’s 42-25 win over Clemson at the national title game in New Orleans. What was wrong with Clemson and specifically Trevor Lawrence? (10:18) We also “praise” the powers that be for all they “do” for the fans. How do we fix the calendar of the playoff and national title game? (19:03)Also, what was the turning point in the game, and why would Joe Brady not cash out and move on to the NFL? (27:06) Plus, was this the greatest college season ever for a team and quarterback? (33:05) 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

On this 100th edition of the Yahoo Sports College Podcast, Dan Wetzel, Pete Thamel and SI’s Pat Forde travel to New Orleans for the National Championship and dive right into the madness by previewing the LSU vs Clemson matchup from a French Quarter Voodoo shop. Before the guys get to the battle of the Tigers, big news broke out in the state of Mississippi when Mike Leach docked his pirate ship in Starkville as the new head coach of the Bulldogs. How will the wild man fare in the SEC and is there a more entertaining in-state coaching duo? (5:10)Later, Pat, Pete and Dan break down the title game, ask how each defense will stop these two high powered offenses, and which prop bets you should take. (20:20)Finally, the podcast welcomes Voodoo Priestess Catherina Williams, the oldest living psychic in Louisiana, to predict Monday’s matchup before they ask her some even more important questions like ‘who will ultimately win the Chicken War?’ (41:49) 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 returns to the Yahoo Sports College Podcast joining SI’s Pat Forde and Pete Thamel to recap the madness of bowl season. The guys open with the final bowl pool standings…who will pay the bar tab in New Orleans? (00:37)Why is the playoff schedule so messed up this season? The short answer is the Grand Daddy of them all, the Rose Bowl. Is there any way to fix this mess? (5:50)In the Citrus Bowl, Alabama beat Michigan 35-16 capped by a Najee Harris touchdown with twenty-six seconds left. Was Nick Saban truly running up the score on Jim Harbaugh? (21:23) And speaking of Alabama, will Tua Tagovailoa choose to enter the NFL draft on Monday or stay for one more run with the Tide? In the NFL ranks, Baylor head coach Matt Rhule’s name has been tossed around for a few opening including Dallas and New York. Which job is he gunning for? (37:32)Dan wraps the podcast by asking the honorable Judges Forde and Thamel to preside over cases involving a family being tossed out of a bowl game and a couple arrested with tickets to heaven, crack cocaine and a baby alligator. (42:11)  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

A tragic plane crash. An all-time performance. A controversial incomplete pass. Pete Thamel and SI’s Pat Forde give their instant reaction from Phoenix as the CFP semifinals and the final football Saturday of the decade come to a close.In the Fiesta Bowl, Clemson knocked out Ohio State 29-23 in an epic heavyweight fight. What was the biggest gaffe by the referees and just how impressive was Trevor Lawrence? (1:40)On the other side, LSU’s offense surged past Oklahoma 63-28 under the leadership of heavy-hearted OC Steve Ensminger and the record-breaking Joe Burrow. Did we just witness the best performance in bowl history? (29:23) 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