Bret Bielema

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420 appearances 2 recordings 1 series first heard Feb 2026 last heard 7 Jun

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Rahimi & Grote Show · Interviews of the Week on 104.3 The Score: Feb. 9-13 · 15 Feb 2026 podcast

I'm trying to find a way to get all these other guys in, and a couple of them we might be able to sneak it in.

But, you know, I think Miles Scott, I think James Thompson, I think Dylan Rosiak, I think there's a couple old linemen.

You know, I think of all the players I got that graduated this year, the guy that might be player-ready more than anybody is Josh Geske, my left tackle, another Chicago-area kid that I've had more offensive linemen drafted in the NFL than any coach in the country.

And I think my left guard, Josh Geske,

When someone gets him into a camp and there's a lot of teams that love him, they're going to be like, holy cow, this guy's ready to play.

And he's as ready as anybody.

So, you know, nobody gets it right.

The end result is what matters, and I'm excited for those guys.

You know, David, it's a great question.

I think there's two major factors, right?

The portal world and the NIL world has changed college football, right?

Like guys don't have to sit behind someone for three years to get an opportunity to go play somewhere.

That's a big deal.

This portal window has just allowed good players to move and then also good players from lower levels.

So we've made a really big push on players from the FCS or Division II, Division III, or guys that are from, you know, non-Power 4 programs.

The other is NIL, obviously, you know, you know,

Some programs were running NIL programs before NIL was here, right?

So like that, that's kind of just made the world of college football more balanced and more able to shift people into positions at a different level.

And then also just competitive balance, right?

Like we've got nine teams scheduled in the Big Ten.

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