Dave Campbell’s College Football Podcast

Host Carter Yates and senior writer Mike Craven give their hottest takes and predictions for the 2026 CFB Season. (INTRO – 6:50) Big 12 Championship will be between two Texas teams (6:50 – 14:50) Texas State wins the Pac-12 (15:30 – 20:00) Three Texas teams make the College Football Playoff (20:00 – 33:00) Brendan Sorsby plays in 2026 (33:00 – 43:45) Dave Aranda makes it to the end of the season (43:45 – End) Steve Sarkisian is not the Texas HC in 2027 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Host Carter Yates and senior writer Mike Craven break down Craven's final summer magazine stops! (INTRO – 20:00): Texas A&M spring magazine stop inside scoop (20:00 – 39:00): Texas spring magazine stop inside scoop (39:00 – END): Baylor spring magazine stop inside scoop Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Host Carter Yates and senior writer Mike Craven host an emergency podcast to break down news of Brendan Sorsby entering treatment for a gambling addiction, what he's accused of, and how it affects Texas Tech's 2026 season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Host Carter Yates interviews senior writer Mike Craven about his spring football magazine visits at Texas Tech, SMU and Sam Houston (INTRO – 22:30) Texas Tech inside scoop, can Texas Tech make the CFP and have a better showing? (22:30 – 45:00) TCU inside scoop, life without Josh Hoover, how's the new offensive coordinator looking? ( 45:00 – END) Sam Houston inside scoop, why the Bearkats can make a leap in Year 2 of the Phil Longo era Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Host Carter Yates and senior writer Mike Craven break down Craven's inside scoop from spring football practices across Texas. (INTRO – 20:30) SMU spring practice insight (20:30 – 38:00) North Texas spring practice intel (38:00 – END) Rice spring practice intel Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Senior writer Mike Craven has kickstarted his Dave Campbell's summer magazine tour, and he has the inside scoop on spring football practice and season outlook for Houston, UTSA, and Texas State. (INTRO – 21:35) Texas State (21:35 – 39:40) UTSA (39:40 – END) Houston Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Host Carter Yates and senior writer Mike Craven give their ideal CFP format, debate the pros and cons of each type of bracket, then discuss if the G6 conferences should make their own playoff. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Host Carter Yates and senior writer Mike Craven predict whether each Texas P4 Team will go over or under their early win total. Then, the guys predict what the O/U will be for all G6 Texas Teams. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Host Carter Yates and senior writer Mike Craven break down all things Texas CFB (INTRO – 3:45) Craven's war on time changes (4:00 – 16:50) Did Donald Trump save college sports? (16:50 – END) Four biggest spring ball questions. Is Texas's OL fixed? Can TCU find a consistent run game? Who steps up outside of Kevin Jennings at SMU? Who wins UNT QB Battle? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Host Carter Yates and senior writer Mike Craven break down all things Texas CFB. (INTRO – 5:45) Craven is in a social media bunker after rating Texas State's Brad Jackson ahead of Marcel Reed (5:45 – 21:45) Why Texas Tech is NOT a national title contender in 2026 (21:45 – 36:00) Who is the best in 2026? TCU, Houston or SMU? (36:00 – END) Phil Longo and Scott Abell year one grades Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Host Carter Yates and senior writer Mike Craven break down (INTRO – 15:00) The most important assistant coach hirings in CFB, including Texas DC Will Muschamp, Texas A&M OC Holmon Wiggins, and Baylor DC Joe Klanderman (15:00 – 30:20) Texas backs of out future Arizona State series (30:20 – 42:00) Craven recaps exclusive sit down with UNT head coach Neal Brown (43:00 – END) Craven recaps exclusive sit down with Baylor QB DJ Lagway Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Host Carter Yates and senior writer Mike Craven answer listener questions that range from the current college landscape to the fondest memories of yesteryear. (INTRO – 15:15) Which is the next Texas CFB team to make the Playoff? (15:15 – 30:30) Who are the top three coaches in the state of Texas? (30:30 – 46:15) Mount Rushmore of Favorite Football Players of All Time (46:15 – End) Which College Coach Wins Survivor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Host Carter Yates and senior college writer Mike Craven debate who the top five QBs in the state of Texas are heading into 2026. Where do Arch Manning, Marcel Reed, Conner Weigman, Brendan Sorsby and Kevin Jennings rank? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Host Carter Yates and senior writer Mike Craven give a breakdown of the high school signing classes for all Texas FBS schools. 5 Instant Impact Players and 5 Under-The Radar Recruits mentioned. Talks center around Texas ATH Jermaine Bishop, Texas A&M RB KJ Edwards, Texas Tech DE LaDamion Guyton, TCU DE Carter Buck, Baylor WR London Smith, Houston QB Keisean Henderson AND MORE Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Host Carter Yates and senior writer Mike Craven power rank the state of Texas teams heading into the 2026 season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Host Carter Yates and senior writer Mike Craven break down the Transfer Portal classes of all Texas FBS teams. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Host Carter Yates and senior college writer Mike Craven grade seasons of G6 Programs in the state of Texas. North Texas, UTSA, Rice, Texas State, Sam Houston and UTEP all featured. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Host Carter Yates and senior writer Mike Craven start the new year by giving a letter grade to Texas Longhorns, Texas A&M Aggies, Baylor Bears, Texas Tech Red Raiders, Houston Cougars, TCU Horned Frogs and SMU Mustangs for their 2025 football seasons. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Host Carter Yates and senior writer Mike Craven preview the CFP with a prediction of each first round game, an examination of Texas Tech and Texasm A&M's paths to the championship and CFP Title picks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

(INTRO – 30:00) Host Carter Yates and senior writer Mike Craven lay all their gripes on the table about the CFP. (30:00 – 43:30) Texas Tech and Texas A&M's seeding and path (43:30 – 51:45) Texas Tech bullies BYU... again (51:45 – ) Turnovers doom North Texas in the AC Championship Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Host Carter Yates and senior writer Mike Craven preview Conference Championship week (INTRO – 12:00) A leader has emerged in UNT's coaching search (12:00 – 23:30) Should Texas make the CFP? (23:30 – 32:00) Big 12 Championship Preview (32:00 – END) AC Championship Preview Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Host Carter Yates and senior writer Mike Craven preview Rivalry Week! (INTRO – 19:45) Texas vs Texas A&M preview (19:45 – 27:35) Texas Tech vs West Virginia (27:35 – 38:45) Baylor v Houston (38:45 – 45:05) TCU v Cincinnati (45:05 – 51:30) SMU v Cal (51:30 – END) North Texas, UTSA, Texas State, Rice, UTEP and Sam Houston Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Host Carter Yates and senior writer Mike Craven break down Week 13 in Texas CFB. (INTRO – 10:30) SMU controls destiny to CFP (10:30 – 22:30) Arch goes off (22:30 – 24:15) Texas A&M kicking woes will rear their ugly head (24:25 – 32:15) TCU gets first ranked win since 2022 (32:15 – 40:15) Baylor decides to retain Aranda and he rewards it with a 41-17 loss (40:15 – 45:30) UNT routs Rice (45:30 – 52:20) What has changed with Texas State defense? (52:20 – 57:30) UTSA is invincible in the Alamodome (57:30 – 1:03:00) UTEP blows 21-point lead (1:03:00 – END) Sam Houston misses chance to go on three game win streak Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Host Carter Yates and senior writer Mike Craven preview Week 13 in Texas CFB and break down SMU, Texas A&M, UNT and Texas Tech CFP paths while discussing if Sark misplayed his comments on Texas underachieving. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Host Carter Yates and senior writer Mike Craven recap Week 12 in Texas CFB. (INTRO – 3:20) Five Texas teams in AP Poll (3:20 – 15:40) Texas gets exposed by Georgia (15:40 – 23:40) Texas A&M comes back down 27 (23:40 – 28:00) Texas Tech vs UCF and Jacob Rodriguez Heisman candidacy (28:00 – 31:30) UNT has a path to the CFP after blowing out UAB and the USF loss (31:30 – 38:40) Baylor gets rocked by Utah (38:40 – 46:20) TCU is collapsing down the stretch and what's the fix in Fort Worth? (46:20 –49:00 ) Texas State shows life after five game losing streak (49:00 – 51:15) UTSA wins first road game since November 2023 (51:15 – 54:15) Sam Houston is streaking! (54:15 – END) UTEP invents another way to lose and closing thoughts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Host Carter Yates and senior writer Mike Craven preview Week 12 in Texas CFB. (INTRO – 9:45) Three Texas teams in the CFP Top 10 (9:45 – 20:10) Texas vs Georgia preview (20:10 – 26:30) Baylor vs Utah preview and Mack Rhoades discussion (26:30 – 33:20) TCU vs BYU preview and Kendal Briles discussion (33:20 – 36:40) Texas A&M vs South Carolina (36:40 – 41:40) Texas Tech vs UCF (41:40 – 44:00) Bad vibes out of Texas State (44:00 – 46:20) North Texas vs UAB (46:20 – 48:40) UTSA vs Charlotte (48:40 – 56:00) UTEP vs Missouri State (56:00 – END) Sam Houston vs Delaware Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Host Carter Yates and senior writer Mike Craven recap Week 11 in Texas CFB (INTRO – 16:00) Texas Tech manhandles BYU (16:00 – 22:18) Texas A&M vs Missouri (22:18 – 27:30)TCU falls to Iowa State (27:30 – 32:45) Houston beats UCF (32:45 – 38:00) SMU smokes BC (38:00 – 41:40) UTSA vs South Florida (41:40 – 45:40) Texas State loses then fights (45:40 – 47:30) Rice is at 5 wins! (47:30 – 51:00) SAM HOUSTON WINS (51:00 – END) UTEP falls to 2-7 and look ahead to Week 12. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Host Carter Yates and senior writer Mike Craven break down Week 11 in Texas CFB. (INTRO – 14:50) Texas Tech vs BYU (14:50 – 22:30) Texas A&M vs Missouri (22:30 – 30:45) TCU vs Iowa State (30:45 – 32:55) Houston vs UCF (32:55 – 38:20) SMU vs Boston College (38:20 – END) G6 Weekend Preview including Texas State, UTSA, Rice, UTEP, Sam Houston Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Host Carter Yates and senior writer Mike Craven break down Week 10 in Texas CFB (INTRO – 3:50) YouTube TV and ESPN dispute ruins an epic quadbox (3:50 – 17:40) Texas has a clear path to the CFP after the Vanderbilt win (17:40 – 24:50) SMU wins an all-time bet on itself (24:50 – 30:15) North Texas has the best G5 odds for the CFP (30:15 – 38:20) Texas Tech is the Monstars (38:20 – 41:30) Turnovers doom Houston (41:30 – 44:15) Dave Aranda is the GOAT "He's about to be fired" HC (44:15 – 55:40) UTSA is unbeatable at home + why we're conflicted about coaches begging for more money (55:40 – 59:00) Texas State's defense is holding the program back (59:00 – 1:03:50) What to make of the Scotty Walden tenure thus far (1:03:50 – END) Sam Houston is depressing but the state of Texas has three teams projected in the CFP right now! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Host Carter Yates and senior writer Mike Craven break down Week 10 in Texas CFB. Breakdowns include Texas v Vanderbilt, SMU v Miami, UNT v Navy, Texas Tech v K-State, Houston v WVU, Baylor v UCF, UTSA v Tulane, Texas State v James Madison, Rice v Memphis, UTEP v Kennesaw State, Sam Houston v Kennesaw State. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Host Carter Yates and senior writer Mike Craven recap Week 9 in Texas CFB. (INTRO – 9:15) Texas A&M beats LSU (9:15 – 19:50) Texas miracle comeback (19:50 – 26:10) Houston gets its first signature win (26:10 – 31:30) The Dave Aranda era is done (31:30 – 36:30) SMU's 3-year conference winning streak comes to an end (36:30 – 38:50) Texas Tech gets first shutout since 2005 (38:50 – 42:50) TCU beats West Virginia (42:50 – 45:50) Rice over bet cashes (45:50 – 51:50) Drew Mestemaker sets UNT record for single game passing yards (51:50 – END) Setting up for a wild end to the season, both on the field and off Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Host Carter Yates and senior writer Mike Craven preview Week 9 in Texas CFB (INTRO – 16:50) Texas A&M vs LSU preview and why are coaches so bad at answering questions about other jobs? (16:50 – 22:00) Houston vs Arizona State (22:00 – 28:10) Baylor vs Cincinnati and our final Dave Aranda existential talk (28:10 – 38:50) Texas vs Mississippi State and should Sark give up playcalling duties? (38:50 – 44:20) Texas Tech vs Oklahoma State and another TortillaGate update (44:20 – 47:40) TCU vs West Virginia (47:40 – 51:30) SMU vs Wake Forest (51:30 – 55:00) Rice vs UConn (55:00 – 57:20) UNT vs Charlotte (57:20 – END) What's wrong with UTSA football? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Host Carter Yates and senior writer Mike Craven recap Week 8 in Texas CFB (INTRO - 6:00) How does Florida and Colorado State job openings affect Texas coaches? (6:00 – 16:00) Texas A&M vs Arkansas (16:00 – 26:00) Texas Tech vs Arizona State (26:00 – 39:00) Texas vs Kentucky (39:00 – 45:30) SMU vs Clemson (45:30 – 54:30) TCU vs Baylor (54:30 – 59:30) Houston vs Arizona (59:30 – 1:07:30) UNT vs UTSA (1:07:30 – 1:10:30) Texas State vs Marshall (1:10:30 – ) UTEP vs Sam Houston Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

PROGRAMMING NOTE: We have edited this podcast to remove a segment about the pocketknife discovered during the Texas Tech vs Kansas game. This podcast was recorded on Tuesday for a Wednesday release. On Wednesday, new information came to light that the pocketknife was dropped by a Kansas staffer. We apologize for the error. For more information on the developing story, here is an article from Don WIlliams at the Lubbock Avalanche Journal: https://www.lubbockonline.com/story/sports/college/red-raiders/2025/10/15/texas-tech-football-kansas-football-pocketknife-allegation-lance-leipold/86614577007/ Host Carter Yates and senior writer Mike Craven preview Week 8 in Texas CFB. (INTRO – 12:30) Texas Tech vs Arizona State (12:30 – 22:20) Texas A&M vs Arkansas (22:20 – 27:50) Baylor vs TCU (27:50 – 31:20) SMU vs Clemson (31:20 – 36:45) Texas vs Kentucky (36:45 – 42:00) UNT vs UTSA (42:00 – 46:10) Houston vs Arizona (46:10 – 52:10) Sam Houston vs UTEP (52:10 – END) Texas State vs Marshall Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Host Carter Yates and senior writer Mike Craven preview Week Seven of Texas CFB (INTRO – 19:00) Red River Rivalry Preview (19:00 – 28:00) UNT's biggest game in program history (28:00 – 34:00) Texas A&M vs Florida preview (34:00 – 41:20) UTSA has to beat Rice to satiate the fanbase (41:20 – END) Speed run through TCU, SMU, UTEP, Texas State and more Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Host Carter Yates and senior writer Mike Craven recap Week Six in Texas college football. (INTRO – 16:00) Texas Tech vs Houston recap and why the Big 12 runs through Lubbock (16:00 – 27:30) Texas has major offensive issues (27:30 – 35:50) Why Texas A&M is one of a few SEC favorites (35:50 – 46:00) Baylor wins a thriller over Kansas State (46:00 – 52:00) Why we still have concerns about TCU (52:00 – 54:00) Did SMU figure something out against Syracuse? (54:00 – 1:01:00) Why does Texas State continue dropping Sun Belt games they should win? (1:01:00 – 1:08:25) Is it time for UTSA to shake things up? (1:08:25 – 1:11:45) Sam Houston is on 0-12 watch\ (1:11:45 – END) Rice falls to FAU Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Host Carter Yates and senior writer Mike Craven break down Week 6 in Texas CFB. (INTRO – 13:00) With Rhett Lashlee a rumored candidate for Arkansas, the guys discuss if SMU is actually a better job? (13:00 – 22:55) The elevator pitch for GJ Kinne, Eric Morris, Jeff Traylor and Collin Klein for new head coaching jobs (22:55 – 30:55) Houston vs Texas Tech preview (30:55 – 40:45) Texas A&M vs Mississippi State preview (40:45 – 45:35) Texas at Florida preview (45:35 – END) Lightning Round through TCU, Baylor, SMU and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Host Carter Yates and senior writer Mike Craven break down Week 5 in Texas CFB (INTRO – 15:30) Texas A&M beats Auburn 16-10 (15:30 – 23:35) TCU allows 17 unanswered to lose to Arizona State (23:35 – 28:30) Houston scores 17 unanswered to win (28:30 – 44:50) A long conversation about Dave Aranda (44:50 – 55:25) Mean Green are 5-0, but where are the fans? (55:25 – 59:15) Rice gets out-optioned by Navy (59:15 – END) UTEP falls to 1-4 and light preview of Week 6 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Host Carter Yates and senior writer Mike Craven revisit their preseason predictions. (INTRO – 4:50) Why we were wrong about Texas State going 7-5 (4:50 – 6:45) Carter got his entire fantasy draft wrong (6:45 – 9:40) Why Craven was right about North Texas competing for an American championship (9:40 – 13:30) Why Carter feels good about Texas A&M over 7.5 still (13:30 – 14:55) Why we might have been wrong about UTEP making a bowl (14:55 – 17:20) Why Craven was right about Houston's fast start (17:20 – 22:30) Why Carter feels good about Texas going under 9.5 wins and Craven was wrong about the Texas natty call (22:30 – 26:50) Why Carter was wrong about Texas Tech going 7-5 (26:50 – 30:15) Why Craven feels good about TCU's over (30:15 – 32:30) Carter started the Will Hammond discussion months ago Then, the guys preview this week in Texas CFB (32:30 – 43:30) Texas A&M vs Auburn (43:30 – 50:45) TCU vs Arizona State (50:45 – END) Speed run through Baylor, Texas and UTEP Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Host Carter Yates and senior writer Mike Craven recap Week 4 "Judgement Week" in Texas CFB. (INTRO - 14:00) Texas Tech's signature win over Utah (14:00 – 26:30) TCU takes the final Iron Skillet behind Eric McAlister's Road to Glory day (26:30 – 34:10) Baylor falls to ASU on last second field goal (34:10 – 41:15) North Texas wins its second OT game of the year (41:15 – 44:50) Rice is 3-1 for the first time since 2001 (44:50 – 53:00) Texas gets a get-right game against Sam Houston (53:00 – 59:10) UTSA gets a one-point win over Colorado State (59:10 – 1:02:00) UTEP's bowl hopes are dealt a crushing blow (1:02:00 – END) Wrapping up with Texas State beating Nicholls State Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Host Carter Yates and senior writer Mike Craven preview Week 4 in Texas College Football. (INTRO – 11:55) No.17 Texas Tech at No.16 Utah (11:55 – 18:40) Baylor vs Arizona State (18:40 – 23:20) North Texas at Army (23:20 – 35:45) Arch Manning's last chance for a get right, a golden opportunity for Rice, are UTSA fans revolting? Then, the guys welcome on On3 SMU reporter Billy Embody and 247Sports TCU reporter Jamie Plunkett to preview the final Iron Skillet... for now (35:45 – END) Iron Skillet Preview Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Host Carter Yates and senior writer Mike Craven recap Week Three in College Football (INTRO – 15:40) Is Texas A&M 41-40 victory over Notre Dame program defining? (15:40 – 30:10) Micro analyzing Arch Manning (30:10 – 35:50) Is there an argument that Texas Tech is the second best team in Texas? (35:50 – 41:20) Willie Fritz has Houston rolling (41:20 – 47:50) The Eric Morris era officially arrives in Denton (47:50 – 52:00) Texas State runs into Arizona State buzzsaw (52:00 – END) Wrapping up with Baylor allowing an ephus TD and are we concerned about SMU Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Host Carter Yates and senior writer Mike Craven preview the Week Three slate in Texas college football (Intro – 6:35) Texas A&M v Notre Dame (6:35 – 13:15) Houston vs Colorado (13:15 – 18:00) Texas State at Arizona State (18:00 – 22:40) North Texas vs Washington State (22:40 – 26:40) Texas vs UTEP and Arch Manning's throwing face (26:40 – 28:25) Texas Tech vs Oregon State (28:25 – 29:35) Baylor vs Samford (29:35 – 30:55) TCU vs Abilene Christian (30:55 – 32:00) SMU vs Missouri State (32:00 – 32:45) Rice vs Prairie View A&M (32:45 – 35:00) UTSA vs UIW Then, the guys welcome on Jay Arnold of the Aggie War Pod to preview the Notre Dame Game (35:00 – END) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Host Carter Yates and senior writer Mike Craven recap Week Two in Texas college football. (INTRO – 14:30) Baylor outlasts SMU. Can the Bears outscore everyone? Do we still have questions about Dave Aranda long term? What did SMU lose on Saturday? (14:30 – 29:30) Texas State is now the G5 giant. Why is UTSA no longer winning coin flips? (29:30 – 36:50) Texas beats San Jose State 38-7 and nobody is happy about it (36:50 – 40:20) Are we Marcel Reed believers? (40:20 – 46:30) Is Houston's defense legit? Why is the Bayou Bucket leaving? (46:30 – 48:10) Texas Tech destroys Kent State (48:10 – 51:50) North Texas beats Western Michigan despite never leading in regulation (51:50 – 53:50) UTEP gets the exact type of win they needed (53:50 – END) What to make of Phil Longo's first three games at Sam Houston Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Host Carter Yates and senior writer Mike Craven preview Week 2 in Texas college football. (INTRO – 14:00) Baylor vs SMU preview (14:00 – 24:45) Are our expectations of Texas changed after Arch Manning's debut? (24:45 – 27:35) How concerned are we about Behren Morton's health? (27:35 – 35:20) Lightning Round including UTEP's must-win and the Bayou Bucket (35:20 – END) Keff Ciardello and Jared Kalmus join the show to talk all things UTSA vs Texas State Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Host Carter Yates and senior writer Mike Craven recap Week One of the College Football Season (INTRO – 25:20) Texas vs Ohio State recap: What's behind Texas's red zone woes? Why is Sark's offense turtling in big games? What we thought of Arch Manning's debut + does it change our outlook on the season? (25:20 – 35:20) Baylor vs Auburn: A bad day for those who like to make fun of the SEC. How concerned are we about Dave Aranda's defense? Baylor's offense is lethal. (35:20 – END) Recapping the rest of the slate including Texas A&M v UTSA, Rice's first win of the Scott Abell era. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Host Carter Yates and senior writer Mike Craven welcome on Steven Godfrey, 1/3 of Yahoo Sports's College Football Enquirer and co-host of the Phantom Island Podcast (INTRO – 4:00) Steven's BBQ Takes (4:00 – 9:55) Is Steven surprised by Steve Sarkisian's success at Texas? What's at stake in the Ohio State game? (9:55 – 18:50) Can Texas Tech become a national college football power? Is Cody Campbell in this for the long haul? (18:50 – 22:00) Why are Texas Tech and SMU spending like this? (22:00 – 30:00) Which Texas G6 teams are most exciting for Steven? (30:00 – 33:15) Is the path to coaching stardom changing? (33:15 – 35:50) Steven talks about his passion for narrative storytelling Then, Carter and Craven previewWeek One (35:50 – 48:30) Texas vs Ohio State (48:30 – 57:00) Baylor vs Auburn (57:00 – 1:03:20) TCU vs North Carolina (1:03:20 – END) Lightning Round through the rest of the slate Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Host Carter Yates and senior writer Mike Craven set the expectations and narratives of each Texas FBS team by picking their over/under win total. (2:00– 12:00) Texas Longhorns (12:00 – 19:00) Texas A&M Aggies with Auburn Tigers breakdown (19:00 – 27:00) Texas Tech Red Raiders (27:00 – 31:40) Baylor Bears (31:40 – 36:15) TCU Horned Frogs (36:15 – 40:20) Houston Cougars (40:20 – 45:10) SMU Mustangs (45:10 – 50:55) Texas State Bobcats (50:55 – 54:40) UTSA Roadrunners (54:40 – 57:15) Rice Owls (57:15 – 1:01:55) North Texas Mean Green (1:01:55 – 1:07:00) UTEP Miners (1:07:00 – END) Sam Houston Bearkats Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Host Carter Yates and senior writer Mike Craven welcome on Colton McWilliams, the sports editor at the San Marcos Daily Record, to preview Texas State's 2025 season. (:30 – 2:00) Why the final year in the Sun Belt is the biggest storyline for 2025? (2:00 – 4:00) How does Colton rank the roster talent in 2025 to GJ Kinne's first two seasons? (4:00 – 6:25) Who does Colton think will win the QB battle? Are people not making a big enough deal about losing OC Mack Leftwich? (6:25 – 8:00) Colton's offensive breakout candidates (8:00 – 10:30) What does the TXST RB room look like behind Lincoln Pare? Can the OL still be a strength? (10:30 – 11:10) Colton's Preseason Defensive MVPs (11:10 – 12:30) Why Colton has the most questions about the secondary (12:30 – 14:20) LB room (14:20 – 21:00) What needs to happen for TXST to make the jump from bowl team to conference champion contender? What are TXST fans frustrated about? How much of the lack of consistency can be attributed to growing pains from a young staff? (21:00 – 25:00) Is GJ Kinne a victim of his own early success? (25:00 – 27:30) How important is an exit ramp of success to the Pac-12? (27:30 – 29:00) What is Colton's record prediction? (29:00 – END) Texas State vs UTSA review and preview Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Host Carter Yates and senior writer Mike Craven talk welcome Texas Tech Chairman of the Board of Regents Cody Campbell on the show! (2:15 – 4:50) Cody's memories of Mike Leach (4:50 – 6:25) Why does Cody care about saving the college model? (6:25 – 11:20) How is Cody helping preserve non-revenue sports? (11:20 – 14:30) Why the SEC and Big Ten's advantage won't go away with Cody's proposal to pool media rights. (14:30 – 16:45) Why Texas Tech is set up for long term success (16:45 – 18:40) When did Cody and the Texas Tech power brokers realize there was an opportunity (18:40 – 20:50) How Cody's work with the White House could help college athletics (21:00 – 25:00) Cody's faith in Joey McGuire (25:00 – 26:00) Cody's memories of Texas Tech as a young kid (26:00 – 28:30) How the entire state of Texas is set up for success in CFB's future (28:30 – 30:30) The story behind Cody's "I Will" Tweet (30:30 – END) Coolest part of being a billionaire Then, Carter and Craven discuss fall camp news (32:00 – 43:45) Discussing Cody's Interview (43:45 – 45:15) Four Texas teams in the AP Poll, does the postseason poll have over or under 3.5 (45:15 – END) Fall camp injury updates including Baylor's Dawson Pendergrass and Texas's Andre Cojoe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices