College Sports Now

Midweek drama on the hardwood + weekend preview

23 Jan 2025

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If you've slept on college basketball this week fear not, because we got you. Matt Norlander (CBS Sports) and Stephen Hartzell walk you through the W...

Natty recap - Ohio State did the damn thing

21 Jan 2025

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Ohio State 34 Notre Dame 23 and just like that, the college football season is over. We got the whole gang for one last ride - Felder, Roddy, Wayne, ...

Monday hoops!

20 Jan 2025

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There's a LOT going on today. MLK Day, Presidential Inauguration, CFP National Championship, and - you guessed it - beaucoup college basketball react...

We've got some shaky NCAA Tourney resumes... | Gauer Hour

17 Jan 2025

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A ton to get to on the latest Gauer Hour! Megan and Rob discuss the introduction (finally) of units to the NCAA Tournament and why it's a massive step...

CFP semifinals recap & Natty lookahead

14 Jan 2025

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The fellas have been marinating on these takes since the weekend, time to unpack what we saw in the CFP Semis. Roddy Jones was in Miami for the Orange...

The first (of many) college basketball shows this season

13 Jan 2025

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A wise man once said 'how can you know where you're going if you don't know where you're from'. Today's episode - our first college hoops show of the ...

Best set of games all year (so far!) | Gauer Hour

10 Jan 2025

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What a Thursday of games! LSU-Tennessee was maybe the best game all year, Mississippi State notches a top-10 win over Oklahoma and two very different-...

The Definitive CFP Semifinal Preview

07 Jan 2025

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We got CFP games coming back into our lives on Thursday and Friday night, so let's get the gang back together to break these down. The squad is assem...

And then there were four

03 Jan 2025

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CFP Quarterfinals are in the books and we're going to talk about them. Wayne and Felder join Hartzell (no Roddy because he's nursing a sore throat) to...

Another foul was just called in Texas-OU | Gauer Hour

03 Jan 2025

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Do you like fouls? Then you probably loved Texas-Oklahoma. Rob Joyce and Megan Gauer ring in the New Year by recapping the Longhorns' win, talking USC...

The Definitive CFP Quarterfinal Preview

30 Dec 2024

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The final show of 2024 with the fellas. Felder, Wayne, Hartzell, and the Doc huddle up to run through the CFP Quarterfinal games over New Year's. To s...

Post-Christmas, Pre-NYE Felder Friday

27 Dec 2024

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Let's be honest, we're all exhausted. Christmas is over, but it's not quite New Year's Eve, either. Everything is a blur and things are hazy. Life f...

CFP Reaction Show with Roddy & Wayne

24 Dec 2024

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It's Christmas Eve but the takes must be released. Roddy Jones and Wayne Cook join Hartzell to run through all of the CFP 1st round reactions, includ...

CSN CFP Preview Part II

20 Dec 2024

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You knew it was coming. Part deux of the CSN CFP preview features Michael Felder & Wayne Cook along with Hartzell and the Doc to run through the f...

Gauer Hour - Holiday Extravaganza & Yahoo Sports' Cas Negley

20 Dec 2024

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The final Gauer Hour of 2024 and we have a loaded show. Megan Gauer and Rob Joyce recap the fairly quiet week around the country - nice wins for Oklah...

CSN CFP Preview Part 1

17 Dec 2024

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You knew it was coming. Playoff starts on Friday night so let's break down these games, kids. Loaded show to start the week off, featuring Roddy Jones...

Belichick, Bowls, Battlestar Galactica...

13 Dec 2024

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Felder Friday is here and we have a loaded show to get you set for the weekend. Our guy, @InTheBleachers along with special guest @lebrownlow give tho...

Gauer Hour - ND beat UConn again + conference play is here?!

13 Dec 2024

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For the second Thursday in a row Notre Dame notched a top-10 win at home, this time over UConn, and Rob is worried about the Huskies. Plus, South Caro...

Wayne finally gets his day

11 Dec 2024

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Truly an historic day on CSN - as longtime listeners can attest to - because Wayne Cook has been pleading with the powers that be to expand the playof...

Print those brackets, baby

10 Dec 2024

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Don't be afraid to wear out that office toner cartridge, we got football brackets for the first time ever, it's a celebration. Roddy Jones joins Hartz...

Gauer Hour - SEC/ACC Challenge recap & more top-10 games

06 Dec 2024

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A loaded Thursday slate in the SEC/ACC Challenge featured two overtime games (Notre Dame had quite the up-and-down week) and South Carolina doing Sout...

Felder Friday - Championship Week

05 Dec 2024

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That's right kids, regular season is over and that means there's only 9 FBS games on deck this weekend. Who better to break them down than Felder, wh...

The bracket is almost ready to print

04 Dec 2024

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It's hard enough doing a show with Wayne Cook and keeping our boy focused. It's even harder when you're taping as the CFP rankings are literally comi...

Plant your flag right here

03 Dec 2024

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Coming off a monster rivalry weekend full of games, we get the gang together to unpack it all. Roddy Jones joins Hartzell and the Doc to talk about th...

Gauer Hour 11/29/24 - Feastin' on Feast Week

29 Nov 2024

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Digest all those calories with some hoops talk! Rob Joyce and Megan Gauer recap a busy Feast Week: the massive wins by Notre Dame and UCLA, South Caro...

Felder Friday - Week 14

29 Nov 2024

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It's the day after Thanksgiving so you think your body is full, but we're about to go back for some fresh hot takes from the boys. Michael Felder, The...

The Phil Steele Show - Week 14 (11-27-24)

27 Nov 2024

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Don’t be sad because it’s over… just be happy that it happened. We’re heading into the last week of the regular season here on the Week-14 edi...

Feast Week with Roddy Jones & Wayne Cook

26 Nov 2024

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So much football, so many takes. We had to get Wayne and Roddy on the show at the same time to unpack an all-time Saturday of college football that ju...

Felder Friday - Week 13

22 Nov 2024

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Not all Saturdays are created equal. And the second-to-last weekend of college football's regular season - simply put - hits different. There are two ...

Gauer Hour 11/22/24 - Finally some BIG TIME games!

22 Nov 2024

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We survived all the blowouts, and the universe is rewarding us. USC and Notre Dame. UCLA and South Carolina. The basketball gods have blessed us with ...

The Phil Steele Show - Week 13 (11-21-24)

21 Nov 2024

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Picks on top of picks coming at you in the Week 13 edition of The Phil Steele Show. We get all the angles from the Godfather of CFB to set you up for ...

Wayne's World CFP reaction

20 Nov 2024

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Wayne Cook was asked at the start of the show on a scale of 1-10 how fired up he was about the latest playoff rankings and he said he was cool with it...

Roddy gets serious about title contenders

19 Nov 2024

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We've got two weeks left in the college football season so let's get serious about some national title contenders. Roddy Jones was in Provo on Saturd...

Gauer Hour 11/15/24 - Sabreena Merchant joins us

15 Nov 2024

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Admittedly there have been better slates of games, but there's still plenty to discuss! Megan Gauer (@megangauer) and Rob Joyce (@r_joyce34) recap the...

Buckle up, kids

15 Nov 2024

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There's only three weekends left in college football's regular season, you know it's not going to come easy for some of these teams, right? The top fo...

The Phil Steele Show - Week 12 (11-14-24)

14 Nov 2024

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Locked and Loaded on the Week-12 edition of the Phil Steele Show. Phil has all the angles to get you set for another winning weekend in College Footba...

You want CFP reaction? You've come to the right place

13 Nov 2024

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Disclaimer: the CFP rankings reaction comes at the 55-minute mark. The first hour of the show is Wayne and Hartzell preheating the oven on takes from...

Time to brush up on these tiebreaker scenarios

12 Nov 2024

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There's only three weeks left in college football's regular season (even though the natty is over 2 months away), so let's talk about it. Roddy Jones...

If not now Ole Miss, then when?

08 Nov 2024

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Week 11 Felder Friday edition of CSN. Say less. Loaded show breaking down another weekend of games as we start to hit the home stretch of college fo...

Gauer Hour 11/8/24 - Trying not to overreact to one week of games

08 Nov 2024

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The first week of games is nearly in the books and we've got TAKES. Okay, so we're trying to not overreact to what is (for most teams) one game. But M...

The Phil Steele Show - Week 11 (11-7-24)

07 Nov 2024

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We’ve been grinding all week to churn out these winners for you on this Week-11 edition of The Phil Steele Show. A solid hour of insight and analysi...

CFP Reaction & Week 11 Preview

06 Nov 2024

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If you're reading this and/or listening to the midweek episode, that means civilization continues to function and life goes on. That's a good thing. ...

It's November - let your voice be heard

05 Nov 2024

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Yes, an Election Day edition of CSN for your enjoyment. We welcome back Roddy Jones, the Doc, and Hartzell for a full week 10 recap and the takes are...

Dugouts, Dumbbells and Dingers - Fall Ball with Tony Vitello | November 4, 2024

04 Nov 2024

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Happy Fall Y'all! The baseball boys are BACK on Dugouts, Dumbbells and Dingers to talk all things Fall Ball with Tony Vitello, head coach of the reign...

Let's get weird

01 Nov 2024

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Felder Friday on the first day of November, let's get it. There are some big games on the board this weekend and the fellas are going to break it all...

Gauer Hour 11/1/24 - MEGA WBB Preview

01 Nov 2024

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Hoops season is here. The Gauer Hour crew is back too, for a FULL SEASON of women's college basketball coverage. Megan Gauer (@MeganGauer) and Rob Joy...

The Phil Steele Show - Week 10 (10-31-24)

31 Oct 2024

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All gas, no brakes on the Week 10 edition of The Phil Steele Show. We get all the angles from the legend himself, Phil Steele ahead of a loaded upcomi...

Enjoy your last weekend of relevancy, AP

30 Oct 2024

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It's true, there's just one more weekend when Wayne gets to be fired up about AP poll snubs because starting next week it gets real. CFP rankings dro...

Survive and advance

29 Oct 2024

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Week 9 was about some of the big boys surviving - Ohio State, Kansas State, Texas A&M, BYU, SMU - all got it done even though it wasn't a masterpi...

Who's going to lose this weekend?

25 Oct 2024

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Felder Friday week nine edition is here. No Lock Doctor today, he's at the pumpkin patch with his daughter so you get Hartzell, Felder, and special g...

The Phil Steele Show - Week 9 (10-24-24)

24 Oct 2024

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Just an unbelievable hour of CFB handicapping by our guy, Phil Steele for the Week 9 slate. We touch on over 30 games to set you up for a winning week...

Don't let the helmets fool you

23 Oct 2024

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Midweek edition of CSN means we bring on Wayne Cook who's fresh off the first Big Ten win in program history for his Bruins. That win in Piscataway c...

As the world turns in the SEC

22 Oct 2024

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Another weekend where the SEC dominated the headlines...so let's talk about what went down in Austin and Knoxville. Brad Crawford from 247 Sports join...

SEC turn up!

18 Oct 2024

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Week 8 Felder Friday, need we say more? We don't need to tell you that this weekend is a massive Saturday in the SEC ... so let's talk about it. Wha...

The Phil Steele Show - Week 8 (10-17-24)

17 Oct 2024

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Week 8 edition of The Phil Steele Show is ready for consumption. The Godfather is dealing out his locks and leans for a loaded slate this weekend incl...

Who are you worried about the most?

16 Oct 2024

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Midweek edition of CSN means we head west for Wayne Cook and some spicy takes on the weekend - including whether or not he's buying Penn State, what f...

Week 7 recap with Roddy Jones & Shehan Jeyarajah

15 Oct 2024

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Another wild weekend in college football is in the books, let's talk about it.Roddy Jones joins Hartzell & the Doc to talk about everything from t...

Felder Friday - Week 7 Preview

11 Oct 2024

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Felder Friday is here to push you off the diving board, straight into Week 7. Our guy, Michael Felder chops it up with special guest Chip Patterson (C...

The Phil Steele Show - Week 7 (10-10-24)

10 Oct 2024

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Hey Phil, do you watch baseball? Nope... I only watch College Football...and the man proves it week after week. Our walking encyclopedia of College Fo...

My name is Wayne Cook and I approve this message

09 Oct 2024

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Election Day is a month away but Wayne is stumping for change in college sports. That's at the end of the show, because the first hour-plus is all ba...

Anchor Down on week 6

08 Oct 2024

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Find me a more wild weekend in college football than the one we just had - which had 5 teams in top 11 all lose. We'll wait. The fellas break it all ...

Don't sleep on week 6

04 Oct 2024

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Lots of folks out there are downplaying this weekend's slate. Hartzell and the gang's reaction is 'do so at your peril' because there are some sneaky...

The Phil Steele Show - Week 6 (10-3-24)

03 Oct 2024

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Is Vegas printing free money this week with some of these lines? We dive in head first to break it all down on a loaded Week 6 edition of The Phil Ste...

Cam Rising needs to get a job

02 Oct 2024

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Yes, we have Wayne Cook on the show to talk ball. And he's surly because, well, UCLA.Yes, we have Phil Steele breaking down every game in the Top 25 t...

Welcome to October

01 Oct 2024

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Get up Get up Get up it's the first of the month!LOADED show to kick off the week with Tony Barnhart (@MrCFB) and Michael Felder (@InTheBleachers) joi...

Hurricane Helene ain't stopping us

27 Sep 2024

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Yes, there is severe weather going on across the Southeast, but the show must go on. Absolutely loaded show with the usual Friday cast - Michael Felde...

The Phil Steele Show - Week 5 (9-26-24)

26 Sep 2024

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Do you like guaranteed winners? If so, take a listen. If Phil doesn't have a winning week on his Top-3 Power Plays you receive his NFL - Inside The Pr...

Week 5 Preview with Phil Steele & Wayne Cook

25 Sep 2024

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Hump day edition of CSN and there is plenty to dissect heading into the week 5 slate. Phil Steele will break everything down in the top-25 for us, as...

Hot seat talk with Steven Godfrey

24 Sep 2024

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So we're at the quarter pole mark of college football's regular season and some of you are probably wondering: is my coach going to get fired? Well, ...

Week 4 edition of Felder Friday

20 Sep 2024

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No guest no problem on the Friday CSN. We got the fellas - Michael Felder, Stephen Hartzell, and the Doc of Locks - all hanging out and breaking ...

The Phil Steele Show - Week 4 (9-19-24)

19 Sep 2024

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Another week, another jam-packed hour of picks and analysis from our guy, Phil Steele. We've got a loaded show to get you set for Week-4 in College Fo...

This is a safe space

18 Sep 2024

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Let's face it, Wayne Cook had a rough weekend. He needs some college football therapy because of what Indiana did to his beloved Bruins in their firs...

What's it really like in the room for the CFP committee?

17 Sep 2024

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Roddy Jones was invited to the mock CFP committee exercise last week. So what was it really like in that room? How does the CFP actually organize th...

Quit sleeping on these unranked games

13 Sep 2024

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Instead of poo-poo'ing the slate of games this Saturday because there's not enough ranked games of consequence, maybe you should instead be paying att...

The Phil Steele Show - Week 3 (9-12-24)

12 Sep 2024

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No other CFB show in America offers this much top-notch facial hair... The Week 3 edition of The Phil Steele Show is now available for injection. We h...

Week 3 Preview with Wayne Cook & Phil Steele

11 Sep 2024

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Everyone preheat your ovens to 450 degrees because Wayne Cook has been pent up at home all weekend with football takes, and we're about to taste them ...

Who are we worried about? Roddy Jones & Nicole Auerbach have answers

10 Sep 2024

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We're two weeks into the season and some of these teams look great (Texas), some of them don't (Michigan), and then there's others that we just can't ...

Sneaky big weekend of games that aren't Texas/Michigan

06 Sep 2024

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We get it, Texas at Michigan is going to get all the hype. But don't sleep on the rest of this week 2 slate because there are some sneaky good games ...

The Phil Steele Show - Week 2 (9-5-24)

05 Sep 2024

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Week 2 in College Football has arrived and so has our latest edition of The Phil Steele Show. We hit Texas/Michigan, Colorado/Nebraska along with over...

Week 2 Preview with Wayne Cook & Phil Steele

04 Sep 2024

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Wayne survived his trip to Hawaii (barely), but he's got opening week takes in the hopper and there's no stopping this man when he's gassed up. As al...

Turns out that yes, it can get worse for FSU

03 Sep 2024

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What if we told you that emotions on today's CSN run pretty hot? Like maybe the hottest in the history of the show because our man Tripp Hurd stayed ...

'Now Spinning' with Matt Norlander & Michael Surber

02 Sep 2024

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An historic first-ever emergency 'Now Spinning' podcast with our good friend Matt Norlander from CBS Sports and 'The Dude' Michael Surber. Why drop a ...

Felder Friday goes to Morgantown

30 Aug 2024

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Week one. Felder Friday. Loaded slate of games on deck, awesome drama from the Thursday night action. Just the perfect recipe for a 90-minute show ...

The Phil Steele Show - Week 1 (8-29-24)

29 Aug 2024

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Magic is in the air... it's Week 1 of the College Football season and we are here to break it all down for you on The Phil Steele Show. We cover 25+ g...

Week 1 Preview with Wayne Cook & Phil Steele

28 Aug 2024

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Poor DJ Uiagalelei just can't get away from his performance against GT last Saturday, and Wayne finally gets to give his takes on what we all saw. Can...

The Roddy Jones victory lap continues

27 Aug 2024

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We're not going to over-react to week zero, but if you think the Roddy Jones victory lap isn't going to roll into Tuesday afternoon you are mistaken.&...

Week Zero with Michael Felder & Shehan Jeyarajah

23 Aug 2024

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College football starts TOMORROW!  Week Zero edition of Felder Friday has arrived - with special guest Shehan Jeyarajah from CBS Sports kind enou...

The Phil Steele Show - Week 0 (8-22-24)

22 Aug 2024

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Come for the mustache, stay for the CFB analysis... We are sooo back for Year 3 of The Phil Steele Show. Our guy, @philsteele042 joins @KyleSchass and...

Week Zero with Wayne Cook & Phil Steele

21 Aug 2024

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Do not adjust your eyes, we got the band back together. Wayne Cook makes his solo show debut alongside everyone's favorite mid-week staple Phil Steel...

Week Zero with Roddy Jones - we're so back

20 Aug 2024

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Actual college football is being played on Saturday and we're absolutely going to talk about these games. Who better to break down FSU/GT than Roddy ...

CSN Preseason Show 2024

16 Aug 2024

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The boys are back! With 8 days to go until week zero kicks off the season, we bring back the whole crew to break down the new-look Power 4 and do our...

ACC KICKOFF 2024 | DAY 4

25 Jul 2024

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Another ENORMOUS show lined up from the FINAL DAY at ACC Kickoff in the Queen City! Michael Felder, Kyle Schassburger & Mike Coulter deliver inter...

ACC KICKOFF 2024 | DAY 3

24 Jul 2024

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Another JAM-PACKED episode from Day 3 at ACC Kickoff 2024! Michael Felder, Kyle Schassburger & Mike Coulter deliver interviews spotlighting Miami,...

ACC KICKOFF 2024 | DAY 2

23 Jul 2024

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Day 2 at ACC Kickoff from Charlotte is ABSOLUTELY LOADED! Michael Felder, Kyle Schassburger & Tripp Hurd deliver interviews spotlighting a handful...

ACC KICKOFF 2024 | DAY 1

22 Jul 2024

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It’s the ACC Kickoff from the Hilton Charlotte Uptown and College Sports Now is here to catch you up on everything from Day 1 in the Queen City. Our...

Dugouts, Dumbbells & Dingers - EXTRA INNINGS w/ National Champion Zander Sechrist of Tennessee | June 28, 2024

28 Jun 2024

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In their last episode for 2023-2024, Kyle Schassburger and David Kahn are joined by National Champion lefty Zander Sechrist of Tennessee to break down...

Dugouts, Dumbbells & Dingers - OMAVols on (Rocky) Top with Jack DeLongchamps | June 26, 2024

26 Jun 2024

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The Tennessee Volunteers are the 2024 national champions of college baseball! Kyle Schassburger and David Kahn get together one final time to break do...

Dugouts, Dumbbells & Dingers - Big Orange and Gig 'Em MCWS Finals Preview | June 20, 2024

20 Jun 2024

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Kyle Schassburger and David Kahn preview the MCWS Championship Series between #1 Tennessee and #3 Texas A&M. The guys break down the historical si...

Dugouts, Dumbbells & Dingers - Baseball, BBQ and OMAHA | June 18, 2024

18 Jun 2024

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Kyle Schassburger and David Kahn recap the first 8 games of the 2024 Men's College World Series. The boys pick out their favorite moments from the fir...

Dugouts, Dumbbells & Dingers - It's OMATime with ESPN's Mike Monaco | June 13, 2024

13 Jun 2024

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Kyle Schassburger and David Kahn preview the Men's College World Series field with ESPN's Mike Monaco. Mike shares his thoughts on North Carolina afte...