Unafraid Show with George Wrighster

Lincoln Riley and USC football face major questions after linebacker Desman Stephens' late hit on Oregon quarterback Dante Moore and what happened on the Trojans’ sideline afterward.George Wrighster explains why this is bigger than one dirty play. Did Lincoln Riley lose control of his sideline? What separates USC’s response from the leadership shown by Shane Beamer at South Carolina and Steve Sarkisian at Texas? George also examines how Dan Lanning and the Oregon Ducks have taken control of the national narrative.The episode also covers:• The different media treatment of Arch Manning and Shedeur Sanders • George’s latest college football Top 25 • The biggest problems with individual AP poll ballots • Why the Protect College Sports Act misses the real issue • Washington–USC and the pressure facing Lincoln Riley • Auburn–Tennessee upset potential • Miami–Clemson and the future of Dabo Swinney • Alabama–Mississippi State and the Heisman race • Ohio State–Iowa at Kinnick Stadium • Florida–Missouri, Notre Dame–North Carolina and more Week 5 gamesFOX Sports analyst and former USC captain Petros Papadakis joins George for an unfiltered conversation about Lincoln Riley, USC’s culture, the potential $100 million coaching change, recruiting Southern California, Oregon’s rise and UCLA’s new direction under Bob Chesney.  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Oregon 41, USC 27. The Oregon Ducks got the statement win and lost their quarterback doing it, and George Wrighster reacts live to that plus every top 25 result from Week 4.  The hit that changed the game: Dante Moore taken down by USC's Desman Stephens while sliding, a delay of nearly 15 minutes, and Moore carted off the field  Dylan Raiola coming in cold to finish a top 20 road game, and what it says about Oregon football's quarterback room the rest of the way Lincoln Riley falling to 0-3 against Dan Lanning and five straight losses to Oregon, with his best USC Trojans roster and a home crowd  Jayden Maiava's night, the downfield connection with Kayden Dixon-Wyatt, and why USC still couldn't run the football  Iowa 20, Michigan 19: Hank Brown hitting Reece Vander Zee for a walk-off touchdown as time expired, the Iowa Hawkeyes' first win over Michigan football since 2016, and Kirk Ferentz beating Kyle Whittingham with roughly half the roster budget  Texas 20, Tennessee 17: Colin Simmons tying a school record with five sacks, Texas football surviving Neyland, and Arch Manning finally getting a road win over a ranked opponent  Florida shelling No. 4 Ole Miss in the Swamp with Kewan Lacy out and Trinidad Chambliss banged up, Jadan Baugh running it down their throats, and Jon Sumrall cashing every promo he cut  Georgia throttling Oklahoma in an ugly day for John Mateer, UCLA dismantling Maryland 54-3 with five forced turnovers for Bob Chesney, Utah beating Iowa State, and Wisconsin upsetting Penn State  What all of it does to the College Football Playoff (CFP) picture and the Top 25 heading into October   Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The Protect College Sports Act is gaining more traction. But who exactly is this protecting? Why do we keep losing marquee non-conference games? The latest to pull out of some big game is Georgia. George is upset, because it wasn’t that long ago Kirby Smart was talking like these games wouldn’t go away. The defending national champs might be on the verge of improving their roster. Kellan Wyatt and Stephen Daley were granted an injunction and could see the field. But what makes this different than what happened at LSU? Mobile quarterbacks look good, but why doesn’t that always mean success at the end of the day.  Before you make your bets this weekend, George has all you need to know about some big games. One of the biggest games this weekend is in the Big Ten with Oregon heading to L.A to take on USC and George chats with Ryan Dyrud to preview the game.  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

College football coaches have turned into unscripted WWE superstars, and it's the reason the SEC is destroying the Big Ten right now. George Wrighster breaks down the attention economy, the GW Top 25, the Week 4 watch list and three full game breakdowns.Lane Kiffin, Curt Cignetti and Deion Sanders all understand the attention economy, and why promos live forever when you lose. And why the SEC is crushing the Big Ten in visibility, and IU, USC, Nebraska and Penn State aren’t helping the Big Ten. NIL squashed teams stock piling talent which means coaching has never been more important, and the SEC is finally hiring innovators and not just recruiters. The AP Poll is out, and George has some issues with it. The full Week 4 watch list:  Oregon at USC  Northwestern at Indiana  Texas A&M at LSU  West Virginia at Oklahoma State  Ole Miss at Florida Iowa at Michigan  Nebraska at Michigan State Oklahoma at Georgia  UCLA at Maryland  Texas at Tennessee Colorado at Baylor  Plus, full five-keys breakdowns for Oregon at USC, Texas at Tennessee and Iowa at Michigan.  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

College Football Week 3 Reaction. Lane Kiffin's return to Oxford went completely wrong, Kentucky pulled off the biggest upset of the day at Kyle Field, and George Wrighster breaks down every game that mattered. LSU at Ole Miss: Lane Kiffin's homecoming, Trinidad Chambliss and the Ole Miss Rebels controlling it from the start, and what this does to LSU football's season Kentucky 31, Texas A&M 21: the Kentucky Wildcats walking into Kyle Field as a road underdog and beating No. 9 Texas A&M football, with Kenny Minchey in his first SEC road start and CJ Baxter behind the Big Blue Wall Florida State at Alabama: Keelon Russell going 23 of 30 for 320 yards and three touchdowns with a 57-yard touchdown run, the Alabama Crimson Tide surviving the upset alert, and what another loss does to Mike Norvell with no athletic director in place Louisville 41, SMU 31: the Louisville Cardinals outlasting the SMU Mustangs in a shootout, Lincoln Kienholz continuing his run, and what it means for the ACC race Clemson 28, North Carolina 20: Dabo Swinney's Clemson Tigers rallying in Chapel Hill, and what North Carolina football looked like in the middle of the Bill Belichick chaos Oregon 84, Portland State 0: why an 84-point shutout doesn't answer a single question the Oklahoma State loss raised about the Oregon Ducks USC at Rutgers and what it says about the USC Trojans on the road under Lincoln Riley NC State's disastrous result against Vanderbilt and where that program goes from here What Week 3 tells us about the College Football Playoff (CFP) picture, and which teams are real Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.