Split Zone Duo: College Football Podcast
Episodes
What 2 weeks say about 8 teams
16 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
College football is a small-sample size sport, so let’s make it even smaller. Which teams have changed how we see them through two weeks, and which ...
Week 2: OSU and Iowa State *didn't* have the worst losses
12 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Alex and Richard take you on a 30-minute journey through Week 2. Listen to a dejected FSU radio call, and then hear Richard (with much regret) discuss...
Week 2 is so good we talked realignment (and UConn)
08 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Alex, Richard, and Godfrey start out with a discussion of Randy Edsall's UConn departure and which kind of coach might theoretically still want that j...
Week 1: Georgia’s beef, Richard eats crow, and the Big Sky reigns
05 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Alex and Richard run through a whole lot of Week 1 games, from the top of the country to the bottom. We cover everything we found interesting this wee...
The whole-hog Week 1 preview, from Charlotte to Berkeley
02 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Our Week 1 preview show runs through the games that are likely to cause angst no matter who loses, the games that *shouldn’t* cause angst to whoever...
Fine, let's talk about this absurd "alliance"
25 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Your co-hosts Richard Johnson, Steven Godfrey, and Alex Kirshner talk about the Big Ten/ACC/Pac-12 "alliance" plan. We're skeptical about it and think...
The 2021 indy preview and FCS Upset Draft show
18 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We've got a packed house this week, as the Shutdown Fullcast's Jason Kirk joins for a special episode with Godfrey, Richard, and Alex. The group disc...
The 2021 ACC and AAC preview show
10 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Richard and Alex are joined by their new co-host to finish the preview series with two of the more unwieldly geographic footprints in college sports. ...
The 2021 SEC, Big 12, and C-USA preview show
03 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Justin Ferguson, Southern college football luminary and publisher of the Auburn Observer, joins Alex and Richard for a variety pack of 2021 season pre...
The SEC realignment and 2021 Sun Belt preview show
27 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Steven Godfrey joins Alex Kirshner and Richard Johnson for a two-part show this week. We were going to preview the 2021 season in the SEC and Sun Belt...
The 2021 Pac 12 and MWC preview show
20 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Steven Godfrey joins an Alex-less show to In-n-Out or Salt and Straw the most pressing questions for our friends on the West Coast including: Is this ...
The 2021 Big Ten and MAC preview show
14 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Alex Kirshner, Richard Johnson, and Steven Godfrey talk through a series of questions about FBS’ two Midwestern conferences, then take a big list of...
What futures tell you about the CFB season
08 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Yes, the season is approaching way faster than you think. With 7ish weeks left, Alex, Richard, and Steven Godfrey take a look at some of the most intr...
Gameday homes, Dak, and Starkville real estate
30 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is an example of the bonus episodes we regularly publish on our Patreon, which you can subscribe to at splitzoneduo.com. Patrons will se...
How the Supreme Court shut out the NCAA
23 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Mr. Emmert went to Washington and came back with a big fat L. Amateurism isn’t dead, but it is most certainly in poor health after a unanimous decis...
Michigan, and how we talk about football coaches
16 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Steven Godfrey, Richard Johnson, and Alex Kirshner discuss the story surrounding sexual abuse at Michigan and how Bo Schembechler factors into the con...
The longest dead period is over. Now what?
08 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Old friend and 247Sports expert Bud Elliott joins Richard and Alex for a discussion of how the pandemic interrupted recruiting (hint: severely), what ...
All the hot Power 5 gossip fit to print
26 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Alex and guest Steven Godfrey go into detail on why a permanent spring FCS season is a bad idea. Then, Godfrey shares anonymous coach gossip on a bunc...
The incredible demise of South Carolina’s president
19 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Steven Godfrey joins the program this week for detailed discussions of three topics: 1) Week 1’s suite of big TV games, 2) the challenges facing new...
What happens in CFB while nothing is happening
12 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
May is the most boring month on the college football calendar. Why is it so quiet, and what's happening during this period of relative calm? Steven Go...
The Grapes of CFB's Wrath
05 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Alex Kirshner, Richard Johnson, and Steven Godfrey discuss the 2020 census and how certain population shifts might affect college football in the long...
An NFL Draft preview for the college football fan
27 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Our friend Charles McDonald of USA TODAY and For The Win joins the show this week. If you haven’t followed the NFL Draft news cycle closely, or if y...
The college football Super League
21 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Richard and Alex explain how the same undercurrents that fueled a few European soccer clubs’ breakaway gambit might show up in college football real...
It’s April. Let’s talk Week 1 and THE NOLES
13 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Alex and Banner Society’s Steven Godfrey talk in detail about Mike Norvell’s project at Florida State, how the Noles are currently perceived in th...
Barry Alvarez and the end of the AD-coach
07 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Banner Society’s Steven Godfrey joins Alex and Richard for a chat about the career of retiring Wisconsin AD (and former coach) Barry Alvarez: His im...
The state of the HBCUs, with Steven Gaither
30 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This is a special episode to mark the launch of our Patreon page (splitzoneduo.com) where we'll place bonus episodes at least twice a month, as well a...
TEXAS TRIVIA with SZD, Fullcast, and Bomani Jones
29 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Listeners of the Shutdown Fullcast and Split Zone Duo raised more than $15,000 for Texas mutual aid organizations charities during February's ice stor...
Vanderbilt: the Fresno of the South?
23 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Banner Society reporter Steven Godfrey joins Richard Johnson and Alex Kirshner for in-depth check-ins on the Kansas AD and coach searches (they're dif...
How the American explains America
17 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The Nebraska-Oklahoma kerfuffle is the perfect offseason CFB story, but does it also say anything about how business is done in the sport today? Plus,...
The mess at LSU and Kansas
09 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Alex, Richard, and Banner Society's Steven Godfrey talk about the disgraceful mismanagement of Les Miles at two universities, LSU and Kansas. Then, a ...
The ides of Texas
03 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Wait until you find out which extremely dislikable coach has to play North Dakota State one week after the Bison lost their 39-game winning streak. Pl...
Gus to Disney + the big FCS spring preview
17 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Richard, Alex, and Banner Society’s Steven Godfrey talk through UCF’s hire of Gus Malzahn: Why UCF might’ve done it, how the fit looks, and why ...
How players get paid
10 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Banner Society’s Steven Godfrey joins the show to talk recruiting nuts and bolts, from McDonald’s bags to poker chips. Why the transition away fro...
It’s in the game
02 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Yes, college football video games are coming back. Here’s how it’ll work, what still needs to happen, and what an eventual EA Sports College Footb...
Tennessee settles on the Heupe train, and 5 more conference REviews
28 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Alex and Richard are joined by Banner Society's Steven Godfrey to talk about the Vols hiring a coach. While Josh Heupel got the gig, it's not for lack...
Tennessee and 5 FBS conferences, reviewed
20 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Richard and Alex go in depth on Tennessee’s expedient dismissal of Jeremy Pruitt, which feels like a deeply cynical move. Then, season reviews for f...
Contextualizing Saban’s Alabama
12 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
A dive into how Bama took Ohio State to the woodshed, a discussion of the 2020 Tide’s place in history, how the program’s 2017 recruiting class he...
Championship preview! Coach carousel reboot!
08 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Alex, Richard, and Banner Society’s Steven Godfrey preview the Playoff National Championship between Ohio State and Alabama, and plot out what Ohio ...
Texas's Tom Herman-Steve Sarkisian swap
03 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Alex, Richard, and Banner Society's Steven Godfrey go over Texas's decision to fire Tom Herman and immediately replace him with Steve Sarkisian. Why n...
The Playoff preview, Notre Dame, and coach carousel
29 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Steven Godfrey, Richard Johnson, and Alex Kirshner preview the College Football Playoff semifinals and have an extended discussion about Notre Dame's...
More Auburn search + plus blind bowl watchability
22 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Banner Society's Steven Godfrey joins the show to talk about the wild coaching search that's unfolded at Auburn, and what it says about how business i...
The Playoff committee's crime against the G5
20 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The 2020 Playoff might be the starkest example yet of the selection committee's outright dismissal of teams from outside the Power 5. This is a reacti...
Auburn speeds up the 2020 coach carousel
15 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Banner Society reporter Steven Godfrey joins Alex and Richard for a long talk about coaching situations at: Auburn, Auburn, Auburn, Virginia Tech, Ari...
Swamp: Drained
13 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
A 30-ish-minute run through the weekend in CFB. Florida had a lot of chances not to lose to LSU because a guy threw a shoe. College football in LA mig...
How every Playoff contender can lose
10 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Pro Football Focus’s Seth Galina joins the show and talks in depth about the strengths and weaknesses of every team left in the Playoff discussion (...
College football runs through Myrtle Beach
06 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Alex, Richard, and Banner Society’s Steven Godfrey go in depth on that awesome BYU-Coastal game, then go through the rest of the weekend in college ...
Let’s talk pools, pipelines, and minority coaches
03 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Banner Society’s Steven Godfrey joins Richard and Alex to talk about the coaching industry: the reported new hire at Southern Miss, the new opening ...
Notre Dame passes a test (and more!)
29 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Richard and Alex chat with Banner Society’s Steven Godfrey about college football’s Diet Rivalry Week. Why Notre Dame isn’t just winning games, ...
College football's utterly hateful week
25 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Banner Society's Steven Godfrey joins Alex and Richard for a discussion about the Egg Bowl and its many political implications. The group discusses t...
BONUS: Behind our book, ‘The Sinful Seven’
24 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Alex, Richard, and their three co-creators of “The Sinful Seven: Sci-Fi Western Legends of the NCAA” (Spencer Hall, Jason Kirk, and Tyson Whiting)...
What is the opposite of Bedlam?
22 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
It's about time for Oklahoma State to fire Mike Gundy, per Alex Kirshner. From here on out, teams have to play their way into this podcast. In this 30...
The coaching carousel starts to spin
19 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Richard, Alex, and Banner Society’s Steven Godfrey assess the South Carolina coaching search: why Will Muschamp got fired now, whether this is a goo...
Fire Jim Harbaugh, not James Franklin
15 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
A 30-minute-ish sprint through the weekend in college football. Alex, Richard, and Banner Society's Steven Godfrey talk through the (big) differences ...
Will offense ever not rule CFB? (#AskSZD)
12 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Alex and Richard take reader questions ahead of a dry week on the schedule. Topics include BYU and Cincinnati’s Playoff paths, Ohio State’s potent...
No luck, all Irish
08 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
A 30-minute-ish sprint through one of college football’s most exciting weekends of the year. Notre Dame’s win over Clemson was entirely legit. Flo...
The World’s Largest Outdoor Pac-12 Preview
05 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Banner Society’s Steven Godfrey joins Richard and Alex for 90 minutes on something less stressful than the state of the world. This episode includes...
Why Michigan is now both USCs
01 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Alex, Richard, and Banner Society’s Steven Godfrey sprint through the weekend in college football. Here’s what Michigan, fresh off another bad los...
The only MAC football preview podcast
29 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Alex, Richard, and Banner Society’s Steven Godfrey start with a 30-minute preview of the MAC, which returns before our next show. Then: Let’s size...
God’s favorite team in Indiana
25 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Alex, Richard, and Banner Society’s Steven Godfrey sprint through the busiest weekend of college football yet in 2020. Including: Indiana’s win ov...
The only Big Ten preview podcast
22 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Alex, Richard, and Banner Society’s Steven Godfrey preview both the Big Ten and Mountain West, with rousing rounds of “Sbarro or Culver’s” and...
Alabama is just better
18 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Alex, Richard, and Banner Society’s Steven Godfrey run through the week in college football. Bama squeezes the life out of Georgia, plus detailed th...
Rank Coastal Carolina
15 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Alex, Richard, and Banner Society’s Steven Godfrey report on how the NCAA’s impending rules changes on name, image, and likeness might affect the ...
Week 6 Whip-around: The Total Mike Leach Experience
11 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Banner Society’s Steven Godfrey joins Alex and Richard to talk about the week that was: Oklahoma’s survival against Texas, Clemson’s destruction...
Is Tennessee actually gonna do it this time?
08 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Alex thinks Navy might be capsized. Richard disagrees and is ready to eat the pancakes Tennessee is serving up against Georgia. He’s also less conce...
Week 5 CFB Whip-around: Muschamped
04 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Time is a social construct for the South Carolina Gamecocks. Plus, figuring out what's wrong with Oklahoma and Texas (hint: tackling), how Georgia man...
BYU is going undefeated. Will it matter?
01 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Alex, Richard, and a special guest talk about new impressions of the SEC (Ole Miss, Florida, Alabama, Auburn, and Georgia in particular), whether BYU ...
Week 4 CFB Whip-around: Air Raided
27 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In a 30-minute sprint, Alex and Richard run through Mississippi State’s Air Raiding success at LSU, a messy Saturday in the SEC East, why Pitt is it...
SZD - Pilot
24 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Hosts Richard Johnson and Alex Kirshner bounce around college football with Banner Society's Steven Godfrey. What's behind Jackson State's Deion Sande...
Welcome to Split Zone Duo
21 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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