On Monday, the national discourse around college football swirled around Lane Kiffin’s comments with Vanity Fair. Leaving from Ole Miss to LSU, the current Tigers head coach took some shots at his former employer in the piece. Also, Steve Sarkisian had some comments that piled on top of Ole Miss. Why is everyone piling on the Rebels? Watch here as Andy & Ari dive into this bizarre situation in college football here.

(0:00) On Today’s Episode

(1:00) Presenting Sponsor

(2:23) Intro: WHAT did Lane Kiffin say?

(16:49) Sarkisian chimes in

(20:02) Wilson Alexander’s story on LSU

(29:55) College Gameday: Week 1

(31:21) CSC & Nebraska

(43:29) Baerskin

(45:12) Syracuse HC Fran Brown

(49:39) Syracuse QB Room

(55:50) Ideas from Fran Brown

(1:00:37) Closing out with Fran Brown

(1:03:49) Thanks for watching! See you tomorrow

Once Andy & Ari dissect all of the Ole Miss conversation, there’s some news regarding LSU’s first game of the season: College Gameday will be in Baton Rouge for the Clemson at LSU game in Baton Rouge.

Next up, the CSC won its case against Nebraska. Watch here as Andy dives into this case and what could potentially be next as current Husker athletes are looking to get paid.

To close the show, Syracuse head coach Fran Brown joins Andy from Amelia Island at the ACC meetings. With a lackluster 2025 season after losing their starting quarterback, Fran Brown is poised to learn from his mistakes a season ago. How will Syracuse be in 2026? Watch as the Orange head coach joins the show.

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Over the weekend, star Missouri RB Ahmad Hardy sustained a gunshot wound in his home state of Mississippi early Sunday morning. What's the latest on the star Mizzou RB? Watch here as Andy & Ari break down the latest news over the weekend.

(0:00) On Today's Episode

(0:38) Presenting Sponsor

(2:00) Intro: Ahmad Hardy news

(6:15) USC vs Notre Dame: COMING BACK?

(15:39) Is Nature Healing? BYU vs Notre Dame

(27:20) RJ Day Commits to Northwestern

(35:16) "Am I talented?"

(43:18) Will Julian Sayin level up?

(48:40) Arizona State & Kenny Dillingham

(58:51) Conclusion: Fran Brown tomorrow

After the Ahmad Hardy news, Andy & Ari turn to some good news in college football: The Notre Dame vs USC rivalry may not be gone for too long. In a report by Ryan Kartje at the Los Angeles Times, the Trojans and Irish have began negotiations on bringing the iconic college football rivalry back to the slate. How close are we to this game being back on schedules? Watch here.

Next up, Northwestern received a notable QB commit over the weekend: Ryan Day's son, RJ Day. Andy & Ari discuss this notable commitment here while looking at it through a father's point of view.

Continuing on Ohio State, Andy & Ari turn to Julian Sayin, where On3's Chris Low has a story on how the Buckeyes QB is turning the page towards the 2026 season.

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As most of the discourse this week has revolved around the expansion of the 12-team College Football Playoff, Andy figured out what the last two season's playoff field would have looked like with a 24 team field. Since the conference championships would likely be eliminated in this format, Andy used the penultimate rankings from both 2024 and 2025. Sent in the show's group message, Producer River responded with, "Is it crazy to think this is nonsensical??" Watch here as Andy & Ari discuss this in great detail and what's to come next out of college football. Do you think the College Football Playoff's format is doomed to expand to 24? Let us know your thoughts on the expanded format.

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(2:38) Intro: 24 team talk

(4:22) Dear Andy & Ari, is this nonsensical??

(19:12) Can Greg Sankey STOP the playoff expansion?

(32:50) NBC and Notre Dame's night games

(40:20) Florida fans paying for Mike Norvell's extension?

(49:34) Ole Miss fans, would you rather?

(52:12) Excitement surrounding Will Stein at Kentucky

(55:20) Drive-thru

(56:18) Random Ranking: Top Dishes Across CFB

(1:26:30) Thanks for watching! See you Monday

After the discussion surrounding the College Football Playoff, Andy & Ari dive into some more questions...

What's your take on NBC giving Notre Dame 2 more home games?

Would it be unethical or tampering if Florida fans paid for Florida State to extend Mike Norvell?

A "would you rather" for Ole Miss fans

Why all the excitement for Will Stein at Kentucky?

To close the show, Andy & Ari randomly rank their top dishes across college football towns in America. Do you agree with Andy & Ari's list? Let us know your thoughts!

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