Welcome to Until Saturday, The Athletic's college football podcast. This is your home for everything college football. Join David Ubben, Chris Vannini, former Alabama running back Damien Harris, The Athletic's CFB staff, and guests to celebrate our favorite day of the week, Saturday.
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Each week, David Ubben tackles what's going in the Big 12 on and off the field.
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Week 2 Preview and Picks: Can Tennessee, Michigan, Nebraska and Arkansas prove themselves?
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Week 1 was a BANGER, but Week 2 could be even better. David Ubben, Chris Vannini and Damien Harris preview and pick Tennessee-North Carolina State (1:30), Michigan-Texas (6:30) and Nebraska-Colorado (10:30). All teams with something to prove this weekend. Later, we debut our Trust Fall Picks by Damien asking Chris to believe in a Boise State cover …
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Week 2 could make THESE college football fanbases moody. David Ubben and Sam Khan Jr. pinpoint the matchups that may make fanbases elated or irate. Colorado-Nebraska (2:00), Oklahoma State-Arkansas (13:00), UTSA-Texas State (25:00) and more clashes have some of the largest varience in fan moral. Florida State is an absolute mess (27:30). Later, Ced…
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That's the first weekend of college football in the books! David Ubben, Chris Vannini and Damien Harris breakdown and contextualize a bloated opening weekend. Which teams are hitting the PANIC BUTTON after Week 1 (1:30)? Florida looked miserable, LSU had some lowlights vs USC (9:15), Dabo's lost his edge (18:30), we may have overhyped the Hokies (2…
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WEEK 1 IS HERE! David Ubben, Chris Vannini, and Damien Harris preview and pick the first weekend's slate of games. Can NDSU, Clemson, Florida, and West Virginia overcome the odds (makers) and earn major opening-weekend victories? Will LSU play "swampy" and regain their former spirit in Las Vegas? Notre Dame and Georgia Southern both have chances to…
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Coaching tiers 2024: Which HCs are ranked too high and too low? + Week 1 sneaky-interesting games
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Get your typing fingers warmed up because it's coaching tier season. Bruce Feldman joins David Ubben to discuss his 2024 coaching tiers. Why is Dabo in tier 1 (2:00)? Does Deion Sanders deserve to be in tier 6 (17:30)? Which coaches could have a breakout season (20:30)? Later, Manny Navarro joins the podcast to dicsuss the top-100 impact transfers …
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Which teams can LEAST afford to lose in Week 1 + Can Florida State still make the playoffs?
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New season, new us! David Ubben, Chris Vannini, and Damien Harris will be in your podcast feeds on Monday, Wednesday and Thursday throughout the college football season! Speak of which, we have ACTUAL college football games to react to! #10 Florida State was stunned in Ireland by Georgia Tech. What do we make of DJ Uiagalelei, Mike Norvell, and the…
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WE HAVE COLLEGE FOOTBALL THIS WEEKEND! To celebrate, Chris Vannini and David Ubben pick Week 0 games. Is Florida State or Georgia Tech carrying a four-leaf clover to Ireland? Before then, Manny Navarro and Kennington Smith III join Until Saturday to share all the details you need to know about the ACC (00:00-32:30) and SEC (33:00-1:04:30) this year…
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Chris Vannini is an absolute madman. He ranked ALL 134 FBS college football teams for his annual '134 Rankings'. He and David Ubben examine the team tiers and disucss some of the major differences between the 134 Rankings and AP Poll. BUT, before then, Until Saturday is excited to welcome former Alabama running back and two-time national champion D…
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WAKE UP! David Ubben, Grace Raynor and Manny Navarro rip the sleep mask off six college football teams and players you need to quit snoozing on this season. Before then, The Athletic's Austin Meek takes us behind the scenes at Sherrone Moore's media availability where he spoke on the Connor Stalions scandal. Plus, a Michigan football camp update, H…
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Welcome to the Big 12, college football's roulette wheel that has 16 colors. Bruce Feldman joins Sam Khan Jr. and Justin Williams in breaking down the most chaotic, unpredictable and, arguably, most fun league in the sport. Kansas State and Utah may be early-season favorites, but where will Kansas, Arizona, West Virginia, Colorado and others fall i…
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Which college football teams should you buy stock in, and which should you sell? David Ubben, Kennington Smith III and Audrey Snyder, Until Saturday's CFB investment experts, tell you which teams they're bullish and bear-ish on across the SEC, ACC, Big Ten, Big 12 and Group of 5. Read about the pommel horse GOAT: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/56…
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Big Ten Power Draft Preview: Ohio State or Oregon #1? Nebraska's rise + sleeping on Michigan?
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A conference preview, draft and power ranking rolled up into one jumbo-sized podcast burrito? *Ding* Order's up. Chris Vannini along with Scott Dochterman and Cameron Teague-Robinson, The Athletic's Iowa and Ohio State scribes, respectively, breakdown every squad in the new-look 18-team conference. Each host drafts a program to discuss and the subs…
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It's that time of the off-season where we go out on a limb...a very long limb. Chris Vannini and Manny Navarro return with their second installment of Oddly Specific College Football Predictions. Ohio State will finish the year 16-0? Travis Hunter will win the Heisman and be drafted #1 overall? According to the guys, it may happen! Before then, a G…
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The 2024 college football season will be unprecedented. A 12-team playoff, communication devices in helmets, Oregon, Texas and other teams in new leagues -- there's just so much DIFFERENT. Chris Vannini and David Ubben walk you through every major change to CFB this season. Plus, a rollicking round of 'Where Dey At?' trivia/game show. Read Nicole A…
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Chris Vannini, David Ubben, Max Olson and Ari Wasserman assemble to open the mailbag and answer your questions on everything from if the PAC-12 could ever come back, the future of non conference rivalry games, and the best broadcasters working in college football today. Then the crew shares some news about Ari and Max and where the show is heading …
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Nick Saban might be the early highlight of Talkin' Season. Chris Vannini, David Ubben and Ari Wasserman react to Saban's first SEC Media Days as an analyst, including his opinions on Texas and Alabama. Plus, are NIL fines enough for Georgia's reckless drivers? It's time to ride the Conference Realignment Rumor Rollercoaster. Later, the guys share t…
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The wait is finally over. After a decade-long absence, EA Sports' next installment of their college football franchise is here! Chris Vannini and Ari Wasserman share their early review of EA College Football 25. The duo dissect the gameplay, graphics, playbooks, Dynasty Mode, Road to Glory, recruiting and much, much more! Later in the show, former …
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How does one coach's decision affect over 400 people? Ari Wasserman, Max Olson and Sam Khan Jr. explain how Nick Saban's retirement caused hundreds of staffers, coaches, analysts, and familes' lives to change. From Alabama to Nebraska Kearney and Washington to Fernandina Beach HS the ripple effects are expansive. Brett Yormark preached innovation a…
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In the final installment of Until Saturday's conference X-factors, Ari Wasserman, Max Olson, and Justin Williams (as well as Sam Khan Jr., whose internet lost the battle against Hurricane Beryl) list their X-factors for each Big 12 program ahead of media days in Las Vegas. Can a trio of young receivers in the state of Texas help their programs to a…
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As of July 1st, Texas and Oklahoma are official members of the SEC. Ari Wasserman and our SEC pundits at The Athletic, Seth Emerson and Kennington Smith III, list x-factors for every program in the new-look conference. Will a player moving position at Georgia change the complexion of the Bulldogs' defense? Does Alabama have the nation's best OL, an…
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We continue our Until Saturday X-factors series with the newly minted 17-team ACC. Our Atlantic Coast Conferece guru, Manny Navarro, jumps on the mic with Ari Wasserman to share his list of impact players this season. Before then, EA Sports revealed their team rankings for the upcoming college football video game. Where did EA Sports get it right a…
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Colorado Twitter is EA Sports' #1 fan. College Football 25 is only a few weeks away, and the gracious folks at EA Sports gave us A LOT to talk about, as they published their offensive and defensive rankings on Thursday. Ari Wasserman, Chris Vannini, and Scott Dochterman react to the top-25 lists, and then they share where EA got it wrong. Afterward…
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The dead period has arrived, which presents a great opportunity for Ari Wasserman, Mitch Light, and Manny Navarro to fill you in on everything you need to know about college football recruiting in 2024 through June. From Kalen DeBoer's impressive start enlisting high school talent into the Alabama ranks to Rutgers' and Memphis' hot starts (and USC'…
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David's burning CFB thoughts while on paternity leave: EA Sports CFB 25, best new coaching hire & more!
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A sleep deprived, but exuberant, David Ubben returns to Until Saturday! He joins Ari Wasserman and Chris Vannini in New York while in New York for a company event. David has been champing at the bit to share his thoughts about recent college football news and developments since being on paternity leave, including EA Sports College Football 25, the …
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Reasonable & unreasonable expectations for Alabama, Michigan & more of CFB's most interesting teams with Ralph Russo
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What are reasonable and unreasonable expectations for fanbases of some of college football's most interesting teams? Ari Wasserman is joined by The Athletic's Kennington Smith III and Ralph Russo of the Associated Press to solve what rational, and irrational, benchmarks Alabama, Michigan, Colorado, Clemson, and more should hit this season. Kenny an…
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