Dave Campbell’s College Football Podcast

Host Carter Yates and senior writer Mike Craven sit down with Billy Embody, who covers the SMU Mustangs for On3, for a deep dive on the Hilltop. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Host Carter Yates and senior writer Mike Craven sit down with JD Davis, the Co-Founder and Editor-in-Chief of the North Texas Eagle, to preview the 2026 UNT football season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Host Carter Yates and senior writer Mike Craven welcome Jared Kalmus from the Alamo Audible to preview the 2026 UTSA Roadrunners season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Host Carter Yates and senior writer Mike Craven sit down with Rob Breaux to talk Big 12, Brendan Sorsby, and all things Texas Tech for the 2026 season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Host Carter Yates and senior writer Mike Craven sit down with Jamie Plunkett, who covers TCU for HornedFrogBlitz and 247 Sports, to preview the 2026 Horned Frogs season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Host Carter Yates and senior writer Mike Craven are nervous nellies today, breaking down all the biggest concerns for every P4 program in Texas. (INTRO – 13:50) Texas Longhorns and World Cup Talk (13:50 – 19:50) Texas A&M (19:50 – 25:30) Texas Tech (25:30 – 33:25) Baylor (33:25 – 38:00) TCU (38:00 – 43:15) Houston (43:15 – END) SMU and more World Cup talk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Host Carter Yates and senior writer Mike Craven break down the Brendan Sorsby saga for the final time - from all angles. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Host Carter Yates and senior writer Mike Craven (INTRO – 9:00) Texas Tech unveiled as the cover of the 2026 Dave Campbell's Texas Football Magazine. Craven goes in depth on his process writing the story and how the Brendan Sorsby news affected the cover. (9:00 – 34:50) Should Texas Tech just walk away from the Brendan Sorsby battle? (34:50 – END) Steve Sarkisian's offseason complaint tour Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Host Carter Yates and senior writer Mike Craven break down the biggest question they still have about every Texas G6 team. (INTRO – 8:00) Can Will Windham fix Texas State's defense? (8:00 – 15:55) Can UTSA fix the road woes? (15:55 – 21:15) Who wins UNT's QB battle? (21:15 – 24:40) Can Rice's defense create more turnovers? (24:40 – 28:10) Who steps up as Sam Houston's top WR? (28:10 – END) Is QB EJ Colson what the Miners were missing? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Host Carter Yates and senior writer Mike Craven discuss the burning questions for every Power Four team in Texas. (INTRO – 12:45) Will the Will Muschamp hire work at Texas? (12:45 – 18:30) How good is Marcel Reed? (18:30 – 24:45) What's Texas Tech's ceiling if Sorsby is ineligible? (24:45 – 29:30) Does DJ Lagway have weapons around him at Baylor? (29:30 – 36:30) What version of Makhi Hughes does Houston get? (36:30 – 39:30) Can TCU cut down on turnovers and increase its rushing output? (39:30 – END) Can SMU's homegrown recruits turn into proven playmakers? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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