On today’s episode, we dive into one of the wildest weekends of the college football season and set the table for an electric Conference Championship Week. We start with the brand-new AP Poll and break down how Ohio State, Indiana, Georgia, Oregon, and Texas Tech sit heading into the final push — plus who still has a path to the College Football Playoff.

Then we recap all the chaos from rivalry weekend: Ohio State silencing Michigan with a dominant win in The Game, Texas stunning Texas A&M and blowing up the SEC title picture, and Alabama surviving the Iron Bowl to keep their championship hopes alive. We’ll tell you what each game means for the playoff race, coaching shakeups, and bowl positioning.

Speaking of shakeups — Lane Kiffin is officially headed to LSU. We walk through why he made the jump, what it means for the Tigers, and how Ole Miss plans to navigate losing their head coach right before the postseason.

And, of course, we update the Heisman race heading into the final week. Fernando Mendoza, Julian Sayin, and Diego Pavia headline the board — but who has the momentum? Who needs a championship-week “Heisman moment”? And who might surprise voters at the last minute?

It’s wall-to-wall college football: top-25 movement, rivalry reaction, conference championship stakes, Heisman watch, and the biggest coaching news in the country — all in one stacked episode.

Tap into Episode 652 of the Productive Conversations Podcast—available now on all podcast platforms and YouTube.

AP Polls (3:05)
Conference Championships (8:30)

• Big 10 (9:30)
• SEC (15:23)
• Big 12 (20:54)
• Other conference championships (25:54)

Lane going to LSU (31:05)

Michigan - Ohio State (42:25)

Texas - Texas A&M (46:42)

Alabama - Auburn (51:52)

Heismen Race (55:00)