The Audible with Stew, Bruce & Ralph: A show about college football

Ohio State head coach Urban Meyer joins Stew to discuss his No. 2 recruiting class. Meyer talked about the high number of early signees who are already practicing with the team and that most of them are already on track to play next season. He also shared the story of Ezekiel Elliot’s early recruiting days, and how he went from being ranked 108th in his class to becoming one of the most explosive running backs in college football.Stew is joined by Stanford head coach David Shaw (13:00), who talks about the challenge of recruiting players who have to be academically accepted to the school before they sign. Shaw also discussed the smaller amount of scholarships Stanford has work with and the different way of thinking that goes into their recruiting process. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Stew is joined by Baylor head coach Matt Rhule, who faces the challenge of taking over a program littered with scandal. Rhule managed to put together a class of 30 recruits, despite the challenging circumstances. Rhule fully acknowledges that the ugly headlines involving the previous staff will continue to hover over the program. And that's it's his job to prevent anything like them going forward. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stew kicks of National Signing Day with Oklahoma head coach Bob Stoops. The Sooners' coach talks about his 2017 recruiting class and how he stocked up on offensive players to replace Heisman finalist Dede Westbrook and star running backs Samaje Perine and Joe Mixon.Stew is also joined by Penn State head coach James Franklin (11:30), who is using the momentum of last fall's surprising Big Ten championship season to help sell new recruits. Franklin talks about his Top-20 2017 class and how the lowly ranked classes he inherited seem to be definitively in the past. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bruce and Stew react to the news of legendary broadcaster Brent Musburger’s retirement, and are joined by his longtime spotter Brian Movalson to reflect on Musburger’s career; The guys share their favorite Musburger stories (22:00); Discuss college football coaches salaries (30:00); Read your e-mails in The Mailbag, which include Dabo Swinney’s potential future at Alabama (38:00); How do schools recruit transfer players without “tampering?” (47:00); Will Georgia live up to the hype this year? (53:00); and more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bruce and Stew are joined by Ryan Bartow of 247 Sports to discuss the biggest recruiting storylines heading into National Signing Day (3:00); Three under-the-radar recruits that will have big impacts in college (13:00); Lane Kiffin on the recruiting trail (21:00); NCAA’s rule changes on recruiting, including the new early signing day (24:00); College programs recruiting players in other countries and other sports (30:00); Do politics have a place in college sports (34:00); College programs most represented in this year’s Super Bowl (45:00); and more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bruce and Stew dive into the disturbing situation at Oregon that caused three players to be hospitalized after strenuous team workouts; They discuss some of the best college football players that failed to make their Mt. Rushmore list (13:00); And dive into everyone's favorite segment, The Mailbag, and answer e-mails about Jim Harbaugh's ability to lead Michigan to a national championship (24:00); Leonard Fournette's decision to skip LSU's bowl game (36:00); Will the new startup pro football league force the NCAA to pay its players? (42:00); Is USC's 2017 schedule an advantage or disadvantage for their playoff hopes? (46:00) and more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bruce and Stew get ready for National Signing Day (2:00); Alabama hires a new athletic director away from Arizona (6:00); Would Peyton Manning make a great AD? (10:00); And the guys discuss the best college football players they’ve ever covered and share who made their “Mount Rushmore” of college players (20:00). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bruce and Stew take a closer look at the National Championship game (2:30); They discuss their Mount Rushmore of college football players (8:00); Changes to the CFB/NCAA rules and other news from the coaches meetings (18:00); Curious offensive coordinator hires (22:00); And your questions answered in The Mailbag (31:00). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Live from Tampa at 4:30 in the morning, Bruce and Stew react to one of the wildest national championship games they’ve ever covered, just hours after the stunning conclusion of the game. They discuss Clemson QB Deshaun Watson’s amazing performance (3:00); Alabama’s lacking offense and the defense’s inability to contain Watson (7:00); What this all means for the CFP picture heading into next year (15:00); And was this the craziest ending ever in a title game? (22:00). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.