Bunch Formation: A College Football Show
Episodes
CFP Quarterfinal Picks, Will Kyle Whittingham Win At Michigan? + Bowl Picks
29 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Chris Vannini and David Ubben are back from Christmas for a mega quarterfinal preview. They break down and pick each game. They also get into Kyle Whi...
The End Of Notre Dame-USC Is Bad, Best Christmas Movies + Bowl Picks
24 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Chris Vannini and David Ubben are back for a pre-holiday news and mailbag episode. The guys talk about their CFB26 game, the Notre Dame-USC divorce, M...
CFP 1st Round Reactions, G5 Debate + David's Cold Sports Bar Story
22 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Chris Vannini and David Ubben have plenty of reactions from the first round of the College Football Playoff, and David is live from the Denver airport...
Grading Transfer QBs, The ACC Gets Weirder + Coaching Latest
18 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Chris Vannini and David Ubben are back to talk about transfer quarterbacks, the ACC's weird schedule, coaching news, Cinderellas, more bowls and your ...
The Big Playoff Preview + Bowl Picks, New Coaches and More
15 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Chris Vannini and David Ubben are back for the big College Football Playoff preview. They also talk Army-Navy, bowl games, new coach hires and more.Do...
We Reveal Our Heisman Ballots
14 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Chris Vannini and David Ubben react to Fernando Mendoza's Heisman win, reveal their Heisman ballots, talk about their strategies on voting and the par...
Michigan Latest, Irish Complaints, New Coach Hires, Army-Navy + More
11 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Chris Vannini and David Ubben are back to talk about a wild week of news at Michigan, preview Army-Navy, the last LA Bowl and answer your mailbag ques...
Did The Playoff Committee Get It Right? Matchup Thoughts + More
08 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Chris Vannini and David Ubben are back for a DRAMATIC episode. The playoff rankings are in and Notre Dame is out. Was the committee wrong? What do we ...
Conference Championship Picks! New Coach Hires + Penn State???
04 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Chris Vannini and David Ubben are back to talk conference championship games, more coaching hires and your mailbag questions. Chris' Wednesday update...
CFP Reaction: Alabama Safe, Miami's One Shot, Two G5s??
03 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Chris Vannini and David Ubben went live during Tuesday night's penultimate CFP reaction show. They discuss Alabama's strange jump over Notre Dame, the...
Major Coaching Changes! Rivalry Week Reactions! Lane Kiffin + CFP Fallout
01 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Chris Vannini and David Ubben are back for a LOADED show. We've got coaching changes galore and rivalry games and CFP fallout to measure. (Apologies f...
Rivalry Week Picks, Coaching Search Latest, CFP Controversy + More!
26 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Chris Vannini is joined by special guest host Sam Khan for a LOADED episode. CFP ranking controversy! New coaches hired! Rivalry games and seasons on ...
Week 13: Why FSU Kept Norvell and Cal Fired Wilcox + Game Reactions
24 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Chris Vannini and David Ubben are back to talk coaching news at Cal, Florida and Ole Miss. Then they react to Week 13 and who's still alive for the Co...
Week 13 After Dark: ACC, Oregon, Hot Seat Watch, Oklahoma + More
23 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Chris Vannini and David Ubben went live on the Bunch Formation YouTube page on Saturday night to talk about some of the day's games. Topics include th...
Week 13 Picks! SEC Coward Week, USC-Oregon Eliminator + Lane Kiffin Latest
20 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Chris Vannini and David Ubben are back for Week 13 picks, CFP eliminators, and some more talk about Lane Kiffin, Steve Sarkisian and the SEC's SoCon S...
CFP Reaction, Lane Kiffin Latest + James Franklin Fits At Virginia Tech
19 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Chris Vannini and David Ubben went live after the College Football Playoff ranking show. Are Miami and Alabama too low? Vandy too high? What Tulane's ...
Week 12 Reactions: Hot Seat Update, Defending the G5 + Heisman Leaders
17 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Chris Vannini and David Ubben are back for a deeper dive into Week 12. The guys defend the Group of 5 having a playoff spot, get into the hot seat, re...
Week 12 After Dark: Texas A&M, Oklahoma, Notre Dame, G5 + More
16 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Chris Vannini and David Ubben went live on YouTube to react to the day's game. They get into Texas A&M's comeback, Oklahoma's statement, Notre Dame's ...
Week 12 Picks! Big Ten Drama, Brian Kelly Twist + Bring Back Helmet Stickers
13 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Chris Vannini and David Ubben are back to talk about a loaded Big 12, along with the weird twist in the Brian Kelly saga, what the Big Ten private cap...
CFP Reactions: The ACC's Weird Situation, Texas Tech, Notre Dame + More
12 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Chris Vannini and David Ubben went live during the College Football Playoff rankings show. They discuss Texas Tech jumping Ole Miss, Miami's weird pos...
Week 11 Reactions! Is Texas Tech a Top-5 Job + B1G Better Than SEC?
10 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Chris Vannini and David Ubben are back for a deeper dive into Week 11 results, the impact on the playoff race and a lot more. Watch Week 11 After Dar...
Week 11 After Dark: Indiana, Gus Johnson, Texas Tech, Oregon + More
09 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Chris Vannini and David Ubben went live on the Bunch Formation YouTube channel on Saturday for some live reactions to the day of college football. You...
Week 11 Picks! Coaching Nuggets, Rose Bowl Lawsuit + Paper Tickets
06 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Chris Vannini and David Ubben are back to preview Week 11 games, plus discussions on a Rose Bowl lawsuit, LSU's drama and a desire to bring back paper...
CFP Ranking Reactions: Overrated, underrated and locked out
05 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Chris Vannini and David Ubben went live on Tuesday night as the first batch of CFP rankings went live. In this episode, they discuss Ohio State over I...
Week 10 Reactions! Auburn Candidates, ACC Madness + David's Shirtless Fan Rant
03 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Chris Vannini and David Ubben are back to discuss Auburn firing Hugh Freeze, a string of Week 10 upsets blowing up the rankings before the CFP reveal ...
Week 10 Picks! LSU Is Off The Rails, NCAA Betting Rules + Halloween Costumes
30 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Chris Vannini and David Ubben are back (in Halloween costumes) for a big show. They talk about the crazy start to the LSU coaching search, the NCAA re...
Week 9 Reactions! LSU Candidates, CFP Locks + Chris' Death Valley Trip
27 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Chris Vannini and David Ubben are back to discuss LSU firing Brian Kelly, how good the LSU job really is, all the big Week 9 games and who might alrea...
Week 9 Picks! Top 25 Stadiums, Tortilla Bans, Fake Injury Fines + More
23 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Chris Vannini and David Ubben are back to discuss the hottest topics in college football, including hot seats at Wisconsin and Florida, tortilla bans ...
Week 8 Reactions! Florida + Colorado State Candidates and Upsets Galore
20 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Chris Vannini and David Ubben are back to talk coaching changes at Florida and Colorado State, carousel rumors and another wild weekend of college foo...
Week 8 Picks! Coaching Rumors, Tortilla Fines and Sports Bar Problems
16 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Chris Vannini and David Ubben are back. The guys discuss the problem with sports bars, the tortilla drama around Texas Tech and Kansas, how the coachi...
Week 7 Reactions! Candidates for Penn State, UAB, Oregon State + Indiana No. 1?
13 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Chris Vannini and David Ubben are back from their road trips with a TON to talk about. Three schools fired their coaches, including Penn State with Ja...
Week 7 Picks! Oregon, Red River, Alabama, North Texas, BYU Lead a Loaded Weekend
09 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Chris Vannini and David Ubben are back to talk Week 7 picks, in what could (again) be the biggest weekend of the season. David's story on Ahmad Hardy...
Week 6 Reactions! James Franklin's end? Miami a CFP lock + the Ludacris Concert
06 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Chris Vannini and David Ubben are back to talk about a Week 6 that upended a lot of our expectations. Penn State and Texas lose to unranked teams. Som...
Week 6 Picks! + Teams We Should Talk About More and AP Poll Madness
02 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Chris Vannini and David Ubben are back to get into Week 5's biggest games, highlighting a lot of teams we should be paying more attention to. They als...
Week 5 Second Thoughts, Arkansas Candidates (Petrino??) + Respect These QBs
29 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Chris Vannini and David Ubben are back to talk about the Arkansas coaching change and take a second look at Week 5 games. (Look for the Week 5 After D...
Week 5 After Dark Instant Reactions: Oregon! Alabama! A Lot More
28 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Chris Vannini and David Ubben jumped on YouTube on Saturday night for live reactions to the days results. Here it is in audio form. The Monday show is...
Week 5 Picks, OK State Candidates, 9 ACC Games and Mateer Injury
25 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The guys are back to preview what might be the biggest college football Saturday of the year. From Penn State to Georgia to Washington, New Mexico and...
Week 4 Reactions! Money Mateer, Texas Tech, Indiana and American Corner
22 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Chris Vannini and David Ubben are back to talk about some STATEMENTS made in Week 4. Hello, Indiana and Texas Tech. Chris also recounts his trip to Ok...
Week 4 Picks, Single Transfer Window and David Is a Surfer??
18 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Chris Vannini and David Ubben are back for a loaded preview episode. But before going through the biggest games, they talk lakes vs. oceans, if Notre ...
Week 3 Reactions, Plus Who UCLA and Virginia Tech Should Hire
15 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Chris Vannini and David Ubben are back for a deeper look into Week 3. Make sure you check our initial Week 3 reactions in your feed from Sunday. But f...
After Dark! Week 3 Instant Reactions
14 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Chris Vannini and David Ubben went live late Saturday night on the Bunch Formation YouTube channel for a special episode with some reactions to the da...
Week 3 Picks, AP Poll Overdramatics and A Big 12 Officiating Suspension
11 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Chris Vannini and David Ubben are back to preview Week 2 and get into some of the college football drama this week around Big 12 refs, the AP Poll, De...
Week 2 reactions! In or out: Oklahoma, Florida, Oregon, SMU, USF & a lot more
08 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Chris Vannini and David Ubben are back to react to Week 2. Chris was in Norman for Michigan-Oklahoma, while David was at UNC-Charlotte. Are they ready...
Week 2 picks and EA Sports scraps the CBB video game
04 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Chris Vannini and David Ubben dig into what is actually a very exciting Week 2 slate, full of regional rivalries. They also explain why EA Sports has ...
Connor Stalions joins the show: NCAA penalties, Michigan vs. Oklahoma and how sign-stealing works
04 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Chris Vannini and David Ubben are joined by Connor Stalions, he of Michigan sign-stealing fame. Stalions talks about the NCAA penalties against him, h...
Week 1 college football reaction! Alabama is doomed, Miami can win it all, LSU to No. 1 and is Arch overhyped?
01 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Chris Vannini and David Ubben dig into a crazy Week 1. Is Arch overrated? Is Alabama done? Is Clemson finished? Is USF going to the Playoff? They brea...
Mega Week 1 picks, celebrating Lee Corso and sneaky games to watch
28 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Chris Vannini and David Ubben break down the best Week 1 in modern football history, giving picks and the matchups they're watching. They also talk Le...
Week 0 reactions, Avery Johnson stock, and the SEC/Playoff future
25 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We've got actual football! Chris Vannini and David Ubben get into the five games we saw in Week 0, wonder about Avery Johnson's ceiling (and family), ...
Week 0 picks, conference champs and supporting Auburn's fake national titles
21 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Chris Vannini and David Ubben make their championship picks for every FBS conference, plus the College Football Playoff and the Heisman Trophy. Then t...
Why we love college football, and how we got here
18 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
College football is back this week, so Chris Vannini and David Ubben go back into their pasts. Let's talk about why we love college football, what mak...
Why Michigan avoided an NCAA hammer, John Mateer's Venmo notes and an SEC Netflix letdown
15 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Chris Vannini and David Ubben are finally back together, and they've got a LOT to talk about. Michigan's NCAA penalties are in for the sign stealing. ...
Overrated and Underrated Preseason Top 25 teams, plus the best transfers with Sam Khan Jr.
12 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Chris Vannini is back and joined by The Athletic's Sam Khan Jr., as David Ubben goes through moving hell. Chris and Sam talk about the AP preseason to...
Preseason polls are good, Big Ten's CFP rollout was bad, and Deion Sanders' cancer is gone
29 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Chris Vannini and David Ubben are back with a lot to talk about. From preseason polls to Deion Sanders cancer fight to Memphis' stolen playbook, to ra...
CFB26 review, plus EA Sports' Christian McLeod joins the show
21 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Chris Vannini and David Ubben finally dig in for their full EA Sports College 26 game review, from gameplay to Dynasty to Road to Glory and more. Then...
SEC questions, Mountain West drama and Big Noon changes
19 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Chris Vannini and David Ubben are back after a week away for a loaded episode. From SEC questions to Mountain West drama, to Barstool Sports joining B...
Big 12 Media Days gossip, drama and all that Bulljunk
11 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Chris Vannini and David Ubben are back after a fruitful experience at Big 12 Media Days, including a little drama around both of them and some upset c...
Is the regular season already ruined? w/ Ari Wasserman
03 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Chris Vannini and David Ubben are joined by longtime friend and former colleague Ari Wasserman of On3. The guys talk about Ohio State wide receiver Je...
College hoops video game BACK, and Oregon's Ra'Shaad Samples joins the show
01 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Chris Vannini and David Ubben are back, just like the college basketball video game. The guys talk about Chris' reporting around the game's return, pl...
BEEF REF Mike Defee reveals what it's really like to be a referee
26 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Chris Vannini and David Ubben are joined by officiating coordinator Mike Defee, who reveals what it's really like to be a referee, what he wishes fans...
Mini-Episode: We played CFB26 Dynasty Mode
24 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Chris and Dave are back for a quick show about EA Sports College Football 26 and Dynasty Mode. They both played it in beta and share their experience ...
We both played EA Sports College Football 26. Here's the truth
20 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Chris and Dave are back for Part 2, talking about their gameplay experience with College Football 26. They also go through the EA Sports deep dive blo...
Big Ten vs. SEC playoff expansion fight + Diego Pavia talks big trash
20 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In Part 1 of a two-episode day, David is back from Asheville and another College Football Playoff meeting. The Big Ten and SEC are far apart on what...
The 10 most impactful transfers, plus CFP meeting preview
16 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Chris and David share their most impactful transfers for the 2025 season, touching on Oklahoma, Oregon, Auburn, Louisville, Miami, Colorado and more. ...
Is Deion Sanders OK? Is Kentucky doomed? Portal changes, Pac-12 and more
13 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Chris and David are audio-only this week. They discuss the concerning health situation around Deion Sanders, the potential move to a single transfer p...
Teams we want to use in CFB26 and what the House settlement means
10 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Chris and David explain what the House settlement really means for college football fans and their teams. Then Antonio Morales joins the guys to talk ...
Coach gossip, Ohio State seats and phone contact etiquette
05 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Chris and David react to anonymous coach gossip about Arch Manning, SEC QBs, Texas Tech's money, Deion Sanders' future, Bill Belichick's time and Mich...
Video game mailbag & picking a school for a new CFB fan
03 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Chris and David answer your questions about CFB26 and interview game designer Ben Haumiller. Then they dive deep into a question from a new college fo...
I played EA College Football 26, plus CFP drama explained
30 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Chris went down to EA Sports to test out College Football 26, and he's got a LOT to talk about. He also went to Big 12 meetings, where a lot of Colleg...
Top 25 Games and Coaches of the 2000s, plus CFP changes, G5 and more
26 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Chris and David break down the College Football Playoff seeding change for 2025 and discuss what a 16-team CFP could look like in 2026. They also reac...
The Top 25 Teams And Players Of The 2000s, USC-Notre Dame's future and Bill Belichick drama
21 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We're back! In the first episode of Bunch Formation, David Ubben and Chris Vannini discuss the potential end of the USC-Notre Dame rivalry, what's rea...
TRAILER: Bunch Formation
20 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Athletic senior college football writers Chris Vannini and David Ubben take you inside the biggest stories in the game in a fun and engaging show....