College Football Is Becoming the NFL + Penn State Disrespected in New Video Game?!

College football is moving closer and closer to the NFL model, and the latest NCAA proposals only make that conversation louder. Zach Seyko and Jacob Goins react to the idea of NFL-style offseason activities, 21 offseason practices across spring and summer, a shorter 10-day transfer portal window, and whether the sport needs a completely different calendar. The conversation gets into why the transfer portal window still feels chaotic, why College Football Playoff timing creates problems, whether conference championship games should stay, and why college football may eventually become a more formal semi-pro model with or without the NCAA. Then, the discussion shifts to EA College Football 27 ratings. Did Penn State and Indiana get enough respect? Zach and Jacob react to Rocco Becht, Josh Hoover, Jeremiah Cooper, Benjamin Brahmer, Anthony Donkoh, Carter Smith, Tyrique Tucker, and how the Big Ten looks inside the new game. Is college football better off copying the NFL model, or is the sport losing too much of what made it different? Drop your thoughts in the comments. Photo credit: IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect Become an every-dayer! Subscribe to Locked On Nittany Lions on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@lockedonnittanylions?sub\_confirmation=1 Everydayer Club If you never miss an episode, it’s time to make it official. Join the Locked On Everydayer Club and get ad-free audio, access to our members-only Discord, and more — all built for our most loyal fans. Click here to learn more and join your team’s community: https://lockedonpodcasts.com/everydayerclub Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! FanDuel Today's episode is brought to you by FanDuel. From the opening whistle to the final kick, Let There Be Goals on FanDuel. Visit https://FANDUEL.COM to get started now. FANDUEL DISCLAIMER: 21+ in select states. First online real money wager only. Bonus issued as nonwithdrawable free bets that expires in 14 days. Restrictions apply. See terms at sportsbook.fanduel.com. Gambling Problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER or visit FanDuel.com/RG (CO, IA, MD, MI, NJ, PA, IL, VA, WV), 1-800-NEXT-STEP or text NEXTSTEP to 53342 (AZ), 1-888-789-7777 or visit ccpg.org/chat (CT), 1-800-9-WITH-IT (IN), 1-800-522-4700 (WY, KS) or visit ksgamblinghelp.com (KS), 1-877-770-STOP (LA), 1-877-8-HOPENY or text HOPENY (467369) (NY), TN REDLINE 1-800-889-9789 (TN) Follow & Subscribe on all Podcast platforms… 🎧 https://link.chtbl.com/LONittanyLions?sid=YouTube Locked On College Conferences, HBCU, Basketball & More 🎧 https://linktr.ee/LockedOnCollege Follow the show on X! https://x.com/LockedOnNittany https://x.com/zach\_seyko #lockedonnittanylions #pennstate #nittanylions #pennstatefootball #collegefootball #bigtenfootball #ncaafootball #lockedon #weare #football 0:00 College Football Should Adopt the NFL Model 1:00 NCAA Offseason Practice Proposal Explained 2:59 Transfer Portal Window Shrinks From 15 to 10 Days 3:35 Why the Portal Should Open After the Season 5:09 The Academic Calendar Problem in College Football 5:56 Should College Football End the Season Earlier? 7:25 Super League, NCAA Future and the NFL Model 8:43 FanDuel 10:16 EA College Football 27 Ratings Reaction 11:19 Josh Hoover Outside the Top 10 Quarterbacks 12:16 Rocco Becht, Arch Manning and the QB Ratings Debate 13:40 Josh Hoover Respect and Indiana’s Offensive Fit 14:45 Penn State’s Ratings Problem Starts With Anthony Donkoh 16:11 Jeremiah Cooper, Ben Brahmer and Penn State’s Top Players 17:21 Are EA’s Ratings Just a Carryover From Last Year? 18:34 Indiana vs. Penn State Ratings Gap 19:04 Final Thoughts and Comment Question Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.