Split Zone Duo: College Football Podcast

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.splitzoneduo.comThe New Mexico Lobos have a long and mostly bleak football history. A former coach one said you could fit the fanbase in a few rows of bleachers. The list of UNM players the casual college football fan remembers watching is zero player long. But right now, under coach Jason Eck, UNM is one of the most exciting turnaround stories in the country and has a real chance to make the playoff. The Lobos are doing something no one else is doing, and Rodger Sherman joins Alex Kirshner to talk about it on this SUBSCRIBER SPECIAL: 0:16: New Mexico’s moment9:51: The Jason Eck story19:26: Remember a Lobo (Brian Urlacher edition) 25:20: Why winning at New Mexico is ultra-difficult 36:48: The defense and the turnovers42:50: What happens after Eck?Producer: Anthony Vito

Alex and Richard break down the Week 9 of the college football season, including Lincoln Riley’s uphill climb against Ohio State, and the Cody Campbell rants that should have Texas Tech fans concerned. Florida Atlantic University at North Texas (00:02:37) Baylor at UCF (00:06:08) Arizona at Texas Tech (00:09:50) Notre Dame at Navy (00:19:32)Wisconsin at Iowa (00:24:06) Florida at Georgia (00:31:22)Miami at North Carolina (00:52:40)Ohio State at USC (01:00:28)Those are just a handful out of the dozens of games we cover this week. Produced by Anthony Vito.THANKS TO OUR SUBSCRIBERS AND PARTNERS* Quo, a business phone service! 20% off your first six months using this link* Enter to win a set of Nokian Tyres* Shop for college sports apparel at Homefield This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.splitzoneduo.com/subscribe

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.splitzoneduo.comCohost emeritus Steven Godfrey joins Richard and Alex on this episode for a discussion what the player pay market has done to coach expectations. 5:07: The price of the brick (or of Jesse Legree or Kamario Taylor) goes up: What does a mid- or low-budget program do when a superstar emerges? 13:47: How much longer can coaches use NIL as an excuse?22:01: Why different people in the same program will give you a different number for their roster spend 32:36: If coach pay isn’t going down, what does that say about what we can reasonably expect from coaches without a ton of roster cash? 43:23: Dissecting the season’s three big-budget disasters so far: Oregon, Michigan, and Texas A&M. Producer: Anthony Vito

Richard Johnson and Alex Kirshner take you on a 30-ish minute journey through yet another really wild weekend in college football. This episode covers 43 games, including:1:25: UCF 39, BYU 31 (2OT)3:13: Cincinnati 37, Texas Tech 245:27: Utah 21, Houston 1311:02: Texas 34, Ole Miss 2713:59: South Carolina 27, Tennessee 2419:13: Indiana 13, Michigan 6 (OT)25:00: Wisconsin 24, USC 728:23: Miami 52, Pitt 2334:46: FAU 51, Rice 4938:33: New Mexico 21, North Dakota State 16Producer: Anthony VitoThank you to our partners* Shop at Homefield* Learn more about Nokian Tyres This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.splitzoneduo.com/subscribe

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.splitzoneduo.comCoach firing season is upon us, and the first ouster of the year comes from Maryland, alma mater of SZD host Alex Kirshner. Richard joins him to talk through the first opening on the market. In this episode: The meaning of Locksley’s Maryland tenure, and why it isn’t a failure despite eight-plus years of mostly bad results 5:48: Why firing season got a late start this season 12:47: What kind of job is this, really? 21:50: A very, very early candidate wishlist from a TerpProducer: Anthony Vito