It's been a few weeks since the Chaps last caught up so there is much college football news to talk about. So on this episode, we chat the Bill Belichick "circus" at Chapel Hill moving to a 16 team College Football Play Off the implementation of a Presidential Collegiate Sports Commission and Lee Corso's retirement…

On this episode we are joined by Sports Illustrated's Pat Forde to talk about his sporting memories from years of covering sports. We talk college football, Olympics, horse racing, basketball and NFL in a packed episode. Particularly, Pat's memories of following the Olympics and watching his daughter qualify for the Tokyo games the noise in Jordan …

It's April already and with 143 days to go until the college football season kicks off, the Chaps mull over some of the April Fools Japes circulating college football social media. On this episode we talk, why can't ASU have a maroon field? Coaches Sanders and Saban expand their AFLAC relationship in Colorado? Are Georgia Black Uni’s back? And we h…

On this episode, the second in the series of guests favourite sporting memories, ESPN/ SEC network & Marty and McGee's Ryan McGee joins the Chaps to recall some of his memories from over the years covering sports. Hear Ryan talk about, his entry into sports with Johnny Majors at the University of Tennessee being taken out by a North Carolina State …

On this epsiode we kick off our new series "Tell me a story" with guests recalling their favourite sporting memories and telling us about the sporting memorabilia that they have accumulated along the way. On this episode, Director of Communications for the Southeastern Conference, Chuck Dunlap tells us about... his love for sports growing up in Mis…

On this episode we talk all things UNLV Rebels with Fox Sports, Las Vegas Anchor Paloma Villicana. We chat... The changing face of Sports in Las Vegas with UNLV benefitting from the surge of pro sports in the City The job that Barry Odom took on and how good a job he did with Rebels football What Dan Mullen brings to the Running Rebels program Zach…

On this episode we welcome back Seth Saunders from the Saturday in Athens podcast for a retrospective of the season just finished. So on this episode we chat, The good, the bad & the ugly (what worked, what didn’t, what do we never want to see again..?) What did we learn? Individual highlights of the season A Georgia Bulldogs 2024 report card with …

While the season may be over, college football news stops for no-one. So on this episode the Chaps talk over what has been grabbing the headlines during February, including... Co-ordinators jumping ship for big money. Is this sustainable as a revenue sharing model comes into view? Is Matt Rhule right about cancelling his public Spring practice? Are…

On this episode we catch up with our good friend John T Edge, author and host of the excellent TV show, True South. We chat about his recent trip to the UK, his highlights and favourite foods from the trip What chance a True South international special? How well Texas and Oklahoma fits into "Southern" culture The place that the humble hotdog holds …

On this episode, the Chaps preview the 2024 season National Championhip game between THE Ohio State Buckeyes and the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. We talk.... Is Ryan Day & Ohio State exonerated now that they have made it to a Championship game? Or do they still have to win it? Despite Chip Kelly’s excellent record with Oregon, he has never won a Nati…

Happy New Year to all our listeners! On this first episode of 2025 we chat.... Round up of FCS Championshio game between NDSU & Montana State. Now at CFB PlayOff semi final stage, has the 12 teams playoff format left us with the best 4 teams in CFB? The positive impact of the CFB Playoff on Bowl game TV viewing figures Final 4: Texas v Ohio State &…

On this special episode we sit down with Buffalo Bulls Head Coach, Pete Lambo. During our discussion we talk about.... How important playing in a bowl game is to the Bulls program Taking over an underachieving program which has underperformed & expectations at the start of the season? What lessons he took from coaching in the MAC in his first stint…

It's time for our College Chaps Christmas special and who better to share this episode with than our old friend and "4th Chap" Laura Rutledge. On this episode we talk.... Our highlights of a truly exceptional college football season Look forward to the first round of Playoffs & which games we are most looking forward to In a season of college footb…

On this podcast the Chaps celebrate 200 episodes & look forward to a weekend of conference championship games, SEC Championship game : who wins? What happens to the loser in the rankings? How should Conference Championship games impact the rankings? Has the BIGXII been the most entertaining conference to watch this year?…

On this episode during Thanksgiving, the Chaps give thanks for a truly fantastci and chaotic football season. We talk... who will make it to the Conference of Chaos Championship game in Dallas? can USC spoil the Irish run into the Play offs? What to make of the SEC and who will win in the Texas v Aggies game to book a place in Atlanta? BIG10 - is i…

On this episode we talk with our guest, Chris Gordy of the Locked on SEC podcast about the events across the SEC and the impct these are having on the College Football Playoff rankings. On this epiosde we talk, What does the playoff committee do with Georgia & Tennessee this week? Is Brian Kelly on the hotseat in Baton Rouge? At this stage who make…

The Beautiful Chaos of College football edition In this episode the Chaps discuss... The importance ofTulane & Navy game in relation to the AAC Championship game (with Army having a bye week) Chaos in the ACC with Miami losing and SMU on track for a Conference Championship appearance Ole Miss and Alabama back in the running with defeats of Georgia …

It's Bonfire night in the UK, the US General Election & the first week of CFB Play Off rankings, so on this podcast.... what is happening at USC? Where did it go wrong? Is Lincoln Reilly to blame? Rankings will be out shortly (after we recorded) : who must be in/ who's stock is going to fall?/what about the irish? Tix under $20 is back plus..... Ti…

On this episode the Chaps talk about the chaos of the college football season this far, Only ten unbeaten teams remain : Oregon, Penn State, Miami, Iowa State, BYU, Indiana, Army, Navy, Pitt & Liberty (plus 2 others) highlighting the changing face of college football - good or bad? Texas A&M sit atop the SEC, game against LSU this weekend is huge. …

On this episode it's just the Chaps, but who better to look forward to the season's biggest game in Austin this weekend, but also Texas v Georgia preview how good a job Curt Cignetti is doing in Indiana our Group of 5 watch continues - its a fantastic chaos of a race for a play off spot Tickets under Twenty!…

On this episode the Chaps speak with special guest, The Show Pony - Chris Childers from The Full Ride Show on Sirius XM College Sports Radio. On this episode the Chaps talk, From heroes to zeros : Bama beats Georgia, Vandy beats Bama - college football is in chaos! Vandy fans march the goalposts down Broadway - why we love college football! Red Riv…

On this epsiode we meet up with our good buddy Chris Marler from the 4th & Wrong podcast, Locked On South Carolina, 1045ESPN Louisiana & Cover Crimson (he is a busy guy!) to talk... Alabama v Georgia : did we experience the best college football game ever? What did we learn about the Tide & the Dawgs? UNLV are ranked! Are they a better team with th…

On this episode the Chaps talk with Saturday Down South's Connor O'Gara to talk... what benching Jackson Arnold means for the Sooners playoff chances what on earth is happening in Auburn Are Mack Brown's days numbered in Chapel Hill Georgia v Alabama preview Group of 5 prospects and play off contenders Tix under $20 is back and chaotic....…

On this episode the Chaps have the honor of speaking with Lieutenant Gneral Rich Clark who is also the Executive Director of the College Football Play Off Committee. On this episode the Chaps talk to Rich about... His time as an Air Force pilot and being involved in fly overs at college football games His hugely successful time at Air Force Academy…

On this episode its week 3, so the Chaps ask What have we learned so far? How have the Conferences fared so far? Who are the teams contending : Texas, Georgia, Ohio State? Teams pretending : Oregon, Michigan? Is Nebraska back? Is Tennessee a contender? What about Miami? The Bill O’Brien effect in Chestnut Hill….. Time for Tix under $20!…

On this episode the Chaps are joined by Next Round Live's Auburn & Alabama reporter, Emily Grace McWhorter. We talk, Key takeaways from Auburn, Alabama fall camps What does an acceptable season for the Tigers look like? Tigers confidence that PaytonThorne can step up to the next level Can Auburn be a play off team? Changes at Alabama under new head…

With just a week until the Kansas Jayhawks kick off the 2024 season, the Chaps sit down with Head Coach, Lance Leipold to talk his thoughts and desires about playing Kansas Jathawks games internationally the new faciiities being built in Lawrence and the challenges this brings in 2024 how his time coaching in the MAC at Buffalo prepared him for a j…

On this episode the Chaps have the remarkable opportunity to chat with the head coach of the Sewanee Tigers, Andy McCollum. In what is a hugely motivational episode the Chaps talk to Coach about, what led him to Sewanee to take charge of Tigers football Coach McCollum's hopes and expectations for the new season After 43 years coaching, what motivat…

On this episode The Chaps talk to author, Colby Newton about his latest book "SEC Football: How a regional league became a national obsession". We chat with Colby about, how the idea for the book came about how conference expansion made the SEC more popular what might the next 30 years look like for the SEC the impact of recruiting on the growth of…

It's been a few weeks since the Chaps last caught up so with less than 4 weeks to go until the season starts, the Chaps chat about.. media days round up who is likely to be the dark horse for the season and unexpectedly secure a CFB Playoff spot? who is being overhyped? which teams schedule is likely to put its head coach on the hot seat? who is go…

It's officially talkin' season and on this episode the Chaps talk with special guest Andy Staples to discuss... Texas & Oklahoma join the SEC! Breath of fresh air for the conference or tough year ahead for the rookies? What are we most excited about for the new season ahead? We appoint a new CFB commissioner - what should be his opening season kick…

On this episode the Chaps have the opportunity to sit down and chat with Mountain West Commissioner, Gloria Nevarez. We talk..... The Commissioner's thoughts on the demise of the PAC 12 What its like to be only the seond woman to lead a FBS conference Will the Mountain West formalise its football arrangements with Washington State & Oregon State? T…

On this episode the Chaps discuss the nominations for the 2025 College Football Hall of Fame including why Aaron Donald should not be a CFB HoF'er and absolutely why Mike Leach is! The Chaps also debate ESPN's Football Power Index and marvel at some of the results of the algorithm..... Another must listen episode from the best college football podc…

On this episode the Chaps talk with the Coordinator of Officials for the Southeastern and Sunbelt conferences. John talks about his lengthy career as a referree both in College and in NFL Europe and his current role as Coordinator. The Chaps also ask John about 2023 and 2024 rule changes and what his fondest memories of refereeing in College are!!…

The Chaps kick off their 6th season covering colleage football and in this episode discuss the news from around the conferences and all that has been going on in and around the college game. how well prepared is Oklahoma for the SEC with the news that General Booty has transferred? Can Dillon Gabriel replicate Marcus Mariota's success in Eugene? Ki…

In this episode the Chaps pour over the most recent news coming out of college football... Reggie gets his Heisman back! What is happening with a proposed CFB Super league? Are the Texas Aggies running scared of the SEC? Winners & losers of Spring football the Transfer portal is open - who is disappearing and reappearing from it? It's another packe…

After the success of the Chaps Texas roadtrip, on this episode they jump back into their rental cars for the ultimate road trip - the West Coast! From San Diego to the City of Angels, Seattle and Eugene the Chaps cover the miles to create their ultimate college football road trip. But how on earth does North Carolina and Pennsylvania come into this…

In this episode the Chaps discuss the rapidly changing landscape of College Football as we know it! Is this the end of the beautiful game? Or is change good and making CFB better? We discuss what a Superconference might look like and that come to the conclusion that money is the root of all evil! And what about the independence of the Fighting Iris…

The Chaps love College football. The Chaps love the USA. The Chaps love to travel. So what better an episode than to plan a road trip! The premis of this episode is simple. Three Chaps, three cars and a CFB schedule containing only teams from Texas. Where does this trip take us? Do we stay in state? Do we end up in the same stadium at the same time…

On this episode the Chaps catch up on the hot news items of the last few weeks. One of our favourite coaches to talk about, Chip Kelly jumps ship to the Buckeyes & Bill O'Brien jumps from the Buckeyes to Boston College. What does Oli think of this hire? We talk about Deshaun Foster taking over the Bruins job & find out what the Chpas think of the n…

It's Burns night in Scotland so the chaps compare Jim Harbugh to a Haggis (?) and ask who will replace Jim in Ann Arbor - surely there is only one contender? Will Michigan see an Alabama style exodus from their roster when the portal opens up or will their academic offering save them? The Chaps look at the personnel moves across the college landsca…

On this episode George & Alex talk about the news that has shocked the college football world - that Alabama Head coach Nick Saban is retiring! the timing of his announcement Is Saban going out at the top? Was 2023 his greatest achievment so far? Was the changing landscape of college football the reason for Saban's decision? What should Bama look f…

On this episode the Chaps pour over the outcomes from the CFB Play Off semi finals - just how good are Michigan and Washington? What were the keys to their success? How do the Chaps see the National Championsip Final playing out and who do they predict will win? Finally, should the Heisman vote take place after the semi-finals? A hotly debated ques…

As Christmas gets ever closer the Chaps reunite with John T Edge of True South to talk about Christmas in Mississippi, Season 6 of the Show, the Ole Miss project to save William Faulkner's cottage and to use it as a writers retreat as well as John T's Christmas food favourites! Get into the festive mood with this awesome guest and episode!…

As the Chaps get ready for Christmas, ESPN's Marty Smith joins the Chaps to talk about his book "Sideline CEO". Marty talks about the project, which was five years in the making and tells some fantastic tales of the conversations he had with head coaches such as Nick Saban, Lane Kiffin, Mack Brown, Doc Rivers, Tom Izzo, Urban Meyer and Dabo Swinney…

On this episode the Chaps have a very funny conversation with comedian, Josh Mancuso to find out how his famous college mascot comedy skits came about, which fan bases he interacts with most and just how did Auburn fans react to his War Eagle skit? We also talk about Josh's beloved Tennessee Vols and how the Vols will get on aganst Iowa in the Citr…

On this episode the Chaps talk with the Tulane Green Wave's sideline reporter, Maddy Hudak about life in New Orleans and of course the Green Wave. What legacy does Willie Fritz leave behind? What is his greatest achievement during his time in NOLA? With his announcement to attend the Senior Bowl, what does the future hold for Michael Pratt? What do…

Where did the year go? On this episode the Chaps catch up with their good friend, the Big Man - Eric MacLain to talk about the Atlantic Coast Conference and the upcoming conference championship game. - Can Louisville win their first ACC Championship? - Does Florida State stay unbeaten without Jordan Travis? - How do the Cardinals beat the Noles? - …

On this episode its Rivalry Week and the Chaps talk about those games which will have a meaningful impact on Conference Championship games and the CFB Play Off positions. Is it winner takes all in the BIG10? What craziness is about to happen in the BIG12 and no LA teams in the run for a PAC12 Championship. Wut? But as its Rivarly week it wouldnt be…

With the recent firings in the SEC the Chaps host their now infamous but somewhat overdue "Hotseat Special", where we talk about those coaches under pressure - fairly or unfairly so. So buckle up if you're a fan of the Aggies, Hail State Bulldogs, Penn State, The Irish, Trojans, Bruins or Razorbacks - your teams are getting the treatment on this ep…