The Audible with Stew, Bruce & Ralph: A show about college football
Episodes
Big 12 kicks off media days season. Mailbag!
13 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Bruce joins Stew from Dallas where Big 12 media days will take place this week without Oklahoma QB Spencer Rattler. Why did Lincoln Riley leave his st...
QBs of the future & how boosters are taking advantage of NIL
06 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Stew and Bruce discuss what has unfolded since NIL became official on July 1st. College athletes are now doing endorsement deals from coast-to-coast a...
CFP meetings in Dallas, NCAA vs. SCOTUS & Elite 11 preview
24 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Stew recaps his trip to Dallas where College Football Playoff power brokers met this week to discuss expansion. The biggest question isn't whether the...
Arizona State scandal & CFP expansion update
17 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Stew & Bruce discuss Arizona State's recruiting violations during the dead period, college football playoff expansion and update the situation at ...
12 team playoff officially endorsed by CFB power brokers
10 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Stew & Bruce discuss the officially endorsed 12-team CFB Playoff led by the CFP working group which consists of SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey, Big ...
2022 CFB HOF ballot, roster management & mailbag
02 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Stew & Bruce discuss the star-studded 2022 College Football Hall of Fame ballot which includes Reggie Bush, Andrew Luck & more. BREAKING duri...
Special Guest: PxP broadcaster Joe Davis
27 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Bruce Feldman is joined by his Fox Sports colleague & Los Angeles Dodgers play-by-play voice Joe Davis. College football is set to return to norma...
Week 1 kickoff times, best games & mailbag
19 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Stew & Bruce discuss college football's week 1 slate on the heels of kickoff times being announced by ESPN. On Saturday of Labor Day weekend, Alab...
Bonus Episode: The Athletic’s Small Business Story | Part 3 of 3
15 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Part Three of The Athletic’s Origins story for Dell Technologies ‘Small Business Podference’ series. In this episode The Athletic’s co-founder...
Bonus Episode: The Athletic’s Small Business Story | Part 2 of 3
15 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Part Two of The Athletic’s Origins story for Dell Technologies ‘Small Business Podference’ series. In this episode The Athletic’s co-founders ...
Bonus Episode: The Athletic’s Small Business Story | Part 1 of 3
15 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Part One of The Athletic’s Origins story for Dell Technologies ‘Small Business Podference’ series. In this episode we hear from The Athletic’s...
State of the Program(s), FCS title game & mailbag!
12 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Stew & Bruce discuss The Athletic's 'State of the Program' series. Utah, Boston College & Georgia are three intriguing programs to watch in 20...
Post spring top 25 & mailbag!
04 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Stew's post spring top 25 dropped this week & the guys discuss some of the most intriguing rankings including Texas A&M, Oklahoma and Iowa Sta...
Playoff expansion, NFL Draft & new OT rules
26 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Stew & Bruce discuss College Football Playoff expansion. On Friday, Executive Director Bill Hancock said the committee was considering alternative...
How to save the Pac-12 + spring football & a CFB super league
21 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Stew & Bruce are joined by The Athletic's Andy Staples! Can the Pac-12 become a better football conference in the post Larry Scott era? The guys d...
Everything is bigger in Texas
15 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The Athletic's new "Texpert" Sam Khan Jr. joins Bruce & Stew to discuss all things CFB in the state of Texas. Steve Sarkisian is prepping for his ...
Can Clemson's run continue? Grace Raynor joins the show + mailbag!
07 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Stew and Bruce are joined by The Athletic's Grace Raynor after Clemson wrapped up spring practice with its scrimmage this past Saturday. Does Dabo Swi...
The NCAA's day in court, UCLA AD Martin Jarmond & mailbag!
01 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Stew & Bruce have the latest on the NCAA's tough day in the Supreme Court. UCLA Athletic Director Martin Jarmond joins the show! The Bruins are he...
The top 25 coaches in college football
24 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Stew & Bruce discuss their annual ranking of the top 25 coaches in college football. Who was ranked to high? Who got left off the list? Sign up t...
Mailbag: Which teams bounce back in 2021? Bowl season never the same? + NCAA Tournament picks & Brody Miller on LSU
17 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Stew & Bruce are joined by The Athletic’s Brody Miller to discuss a busy news cycle at LSU. The National Championship season feels like a distan...
Les Miles and Kansas part ways & the most exciting players of the past 20ish years
10 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Bruce and Stew dive deep into the news that Les Miles and Kansas have parted ways. Who would be the next Head Coach in Lawrence and how they could tur...
Inside the most unique offense in CFB & how it produced the game of the season
03 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Coastal Carolina Head Coach Jamey Chadwell joins the show! The Chanticleers were arguably the best story of the 2020 CFB season. The guys talk to Coac...
Special Guest: Bret Bielema + mailbag
24 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
New Illinois Head Coach Bret Bielema joins Bruce & Stew on The Audible. Bielema talks about being back in the Big Ten, his success at Wisconsin, f...
Special Guest: Maryland HC Mike Locksley
17 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Bruce welcomes Maryland HC Mike Locksley to the show. Coach Locksley talks about the importance of mental health and how it has impacted his life on &...
Spring football kickoff & mailbag!
11 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Stew & Bruce are ready for spring football to kickoff! It's not the normal spring ball that we're used to as FCS teams are preparing to play actua...
Texas HC Steve Sarkisian joins the show on National Signing Day
03 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
It's National Signing Day! Michigan lands a top 10 class despite the uncertainty surrounding Jim Harbaugh in 2020. EA sports announced it will bring b...
Josh Heupel to Tennessee & mailbag
28 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Stew & Bruce discuss whether Josh Heupel is a good hire at Tennessee. Could Heupel end up regretting the decision if UCF realigns with a power 5 c...
Who's next at Tennessee? Mailbag questions!
20 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Stew & Bruce react to Tennessee firing Jeremy Pruitt with cause. The guys talk about the investigation that let to Pruitt's firing, who is on the ...
Bama rolls Ohio State for another title
12 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The Athletic's Stewart Mandel & Bruce Feldman react to the 2021 College Football Playoff National Championship. DeVonta Smith & Alabama hit th...
Pruitt out at Tennessee? Sarkisian at Texas & Bama's best team ever.
08 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The Athletic's David Ubben joins Stew & Bruce. Is Tennessee trying to find a way to fire Jeremy Pruitt without having to pay a buyout? Vols fans a...
National Championship Preview - Alabama vs. Ohio State
06 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The Athletic's Bill Landis joins Bruce & Stew to give his take on the National Championship game. Can the Buckeyes score with Alabama? Ohio State'...
Ohio State shocks Clemson & Bama dominates Notre Dame
02 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Stew & Bruce react to Ohio State's dominant upset win over Clemson. Buckeyes QB Justin Fields had a career game vs. Trevor Lawrence & the Tige...
College football's stars on display in 2021 playoff
30 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We're just days away from the College Football Playoff semi-finals. Ralph Russo of The Associated Press joins Bruce & Stew from New Orleans, the s...
Florida violations, South Carolina bowl opt out & Heisman voting
22 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Florida head coach Dan Mullen is hit with a show cause because of recruiting violations. South Carolina players boycott the Gasparilla Bowl. Heisman T...
CFB Playoff system a "clown show"
20 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The Athletic's Bruce Feldman & Stewart Mandel react to the 2021 College Football Playoff field. Did the committee get it right? Cincinnati has the...
Championship weekend preview
17 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The Athletic's Bruce Feldman & Stewart Mandel preview championship weekend! First, the guys discuss the latest CFP rankings and try to make sense ...
The best CFB Saturday of the season & Auburn fires Malzahn
13 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Auburn fires Gus Malzahn. It was the best college football Saturday of the season. Saturday night was a wild, crazy fun display of the sport we love. ...
Big Ten bends rules, CFP scenarios & Purdue/Indiana canceled
09 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The Athletic's Stewart Mandel & Bruce Feldman discuss the Big Ten's decision to change Big Ten Championship eligibility rules so Ohio State can pl...
CFB weekend review. Is Coastal Carolina deserving of a top 10 ranking?
06 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Stew & Bruce are back to recap the CFB weekend. Coastal Carolina vs. BYU lived up to the hype! The game, which was scheduled just a few days befor...
BYU @ Coastal, Herbie's faux pas & scheduling madness
04 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On two days notice #13 BYU will travel to play #18 Coastal Carolina with ESPN's College GameDay on site! Kirk Herbstreit made headlines for the wrong ...
A complicated college football playoff race + mailbag
29 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The Athletic’s Stewart Mandel & Bruce Feldman discuss the latest news in college football. Ohio State is looking at a 6-game regular season beca...
Saban to miss Iron Bowl. CFP rankings & rivalry weekend
25 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The Athletic's Stewart Mandel & Bruce Feldman are back to discuss the latest news in college football. Nick Saban tests positive for COVID-19 &...
Clemson/FSU drama, Ohio State questions, coaching hot seat & mailbag
23 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The Athletic's Stewart Mandel and Bruce Feldman recap the college football weekend. Clemson/FSU is the 1st game of the season postponed on gameday due...
Allegations against LSU, South Carolina coaching search & CFB weekend preview
19 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The Athletic's Stewart Mandel & Bruce Feldman discuss the allegations uncovered by USA Today against LSU for mishandling sexual misconduct complai...
CFB weekend review
15 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The Athletic's Stewart Mandel & Bruce Feldman recap the college football weekend. Is Michigan or Penn State the bigger disaster in 2020? Who is on...
4 SEC games postponed. Does the CFB Playoff need a bubble?
11 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Stewart Mandel & Bruce Feldman react to the news that 4 SEC games are postponed this weekend due to COVID-19. Should the College Football Playoff ...
All power 5 leagues in action
09 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The Athletic's Stewart Mandel and Bruce Feldman recap another college football weekend. Notre Dame beats #1 Clemson. Florida lights up Georgia in Jack...
Inside 'The Bubble Screen' with John Walters
06 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The Athletic's Stewart Mandel & Bruce Feldman welcome John Walters to the show! John writes The Athletic's 'Bubble Screen', a review of the CFB we...
College football weekend review
01 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The Athletic's Bruce Feldman & Stewart Mandel discuss the weekend that was in college football. Dan Mullen instigated a brawl at halftime of Flori...
Bruce's new book 'Flip the Script' & the Big Ten's schedule is already backfiring
29 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Bruce's new book 'Flip the Script', which tells the story of LSU Head Coach Ed Orgeron, is officially available! He chats with Stew about the storytel...
Saturday Shakedown: The Big Ten Is Back, Baby! Waddle, Alabama's Future & Weekend Mailbag
25 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Stewart and Bruce dish out their takes on the opening weekend of Big Ten action, starting with the dramatic conclusion to Indiana-Penn State (2:00). W...
Dave Revsine helps preview The Big Ten's opening weekend
22 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The Athletic's Stewart Mandel & Bruce Feldman focus on the opening weekend of Big Ten football with BTN's Dave Revsine. The guys cover the dominan...
CFB weekend takeaways, Bruce's top 10 & mailbag
18 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The Athletic's Stewart Mandel & Bruce Feldman react to the college football weekend. Does Alabama deserve to be #1 instead of Clemson? Has it beco...
LSU-UF postponed, UGA-Bama preview & special guest Molly McGrath
14 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The Athletic's Stewart Mandel & Bruce Feldman react to the news that LSU-UF is postponed because of a COVID outbreak in the Gators locker room. Th...
Week 6 offensive explosion! Where is the defense?
11 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The Athletic's Stewart Mandel & Bruce Feldman discuss a defenseless weekend of college football. Florida gave up 41 points in a loss to Texas A&am...
Stew & Bruce's weekend picks
07 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The Athletic's Stewart Mandel & Bruce Feldman pick some of this weekend's best games against-the-spread.Florida @ Texas A&M (-6.5)Oklahoma vs....
Big 12 madness, Georgia domination & Pac-12 after breakfast
04 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The Athletic's Stewart Mandel & Bruce Feldman react to Week 5 of the college football season. The Big 12 continues to get crazier as both Oklahoma...
All eyes on #4 Georgia vs. #7 Auburn
30 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The Athletic's Stewart Mandel & Bruce Feldman welcome Georgia beat writer Seth Emerson to the show. Will JT Daniels start at QB this weekend vs. A...
A real college football Saturday
27 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The Athletic's Stewart Mandel & Bruce Feldman are fresh off the biggest college football Saturday so far this season. #3 Oklahoma is upset by K-St...
Special Guest: Joe Tessitore
24 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The Athletic's Stewart Mandel & Bruce Feldman welcome Joe Tessitore to The Audible. Tess talks about his 2 year stint on Monday Night Football, hi...
Weekend review, Big Ten schedule, SEC kickoff & Pac-12 update
20 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Stew & Bruce review the college football weekend. Miami's & QB D'Eriq King looked great in primetime. Oklahoma St. struggled vs. Tulsa. Navy c...
Big Ten to start the season the weekend of Oct. 23-24
16 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The Athletic's Stewart Mandel & Bruce Feldman discuss the Big Ten's decision to return to play. The guys share the details, give their opinions &a...
College football is back, and so are the upsets
14 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The Athletic's Bruce Feldman and Stewart Mandel react to a full weekend of ACC & Big 12 play. Florida State gets upset by Georgia Tech at home. Th...
ACC & Big 12 set to start season. Grace Raynor on #1 Clemson. Mailbag!
09 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The ACC & Big 12 will take the field this weekend to start the 2020 season & begin the race to the College Football Playoff. Can Clemson win i...
Labor Day Weekend Kickoff, Big Ten Circus & Mailbag!
02 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The Athletic's Stewart Mandel & Bruce Feldman are ready for Labor Day kickoff. There are 9 games this weekend culminating with BYU vs. Navy on Mon...
Power 5 kickoff is only 2 weeks away
27 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The Athletic's Manny Navarro joins Stew & Bruce two weeks ahead of Miami's Thursday night opener vs. UAB. Manny Diaz has been a leader on & of...
Big Ten decision final, SEC schedule release & Pete Sampson on Notre Dame
20 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The college football season starts 2 weeks from today! Stew & Bruce discuss the juxtaposition of the Big Ten & PAC-12 postponing their season ...
Biggest Questions We're Asking Ourselves After Big Ten, Pac-12 Postponements
13 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
With much known and, simultaneously, unknown, Stewart and Bruce ask questions they want the answers to. The guys marinate in the oddity of how these d...
From 0 to 60; the 2020 college football season is here
05 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The Athletic's Stewart Mandel & Bruce Feldman react to the Big Ten schedule release. All of a sudden, we are less than a month from the start to t...
The ACC has a Plan
30 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Bruce and Stew react to the ACC schedule release. Matt Fortuna joins the guys to discuss Notre Dame being eligible for the ACC Championship, which tea...
When will we get clarity on a 2020 plan?
20 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We are getting into crunch time. The Athletic's Stewart Mandel & Bruce Feldman discuss when we will get clarity on a 2020 plan for power 5 college...
Is a spring season even possible? + Holly Rowe prepares to return to work
15 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The Athletic's Bruce Feldman & Stewart Mandel welcome friend of the pod Holly Rowe to the show! First, the guys discuss whether a spring college f...
Paul Finebaum on the future of college football
09 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
ESPN's Paul Finebaum joins Stew & Bruce to discuss the short-term & long-term future of college football. How has Paul managed his show during...
An expert in the game of chess is revolutionizing QB play + Bucky Brooks & Mailbag!
01 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The Athletic's Stewart Mandel & Bruce Feldman welcome NFL Network Analyst Bucky Brooks to The Audible. Who do NFL scouts have their eyes on headin...
Most intriguing non-conference games in 2020 & more mailbag questions!
24 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The Athletic's Stewart Mandel and Bruce Feldman discuss the most intriguing non-conference games of the 2020 season. Plus, other mailbag questions on ...
A roundtable on college football, race and the current culture in America
23 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The Athletic’s David Ubben, Ryan Clark, Tashan Reed, Colton Pouncy and C.J. Holmes engage in a roundtable discussion centered around racial inequali...
David Ubben joins the show! + Mailbag questions
18 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Stew & Bruce welcome The Athletic's David Ubben to the show. The guys discuss Mike Gundy's handling of star running back Chuba Hubbard's criticism...
Does Iowa have a culture problem? Mailbag!
08 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Stew & Bruce are joined by The Athletic's Scott Dochterman to discuss recent developments within the Iowa football program uncovered by former &am...
Jay Norvell & Bill Curry on Racism in America
02 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The Athletic's Stewart Mandel & Bruce Feldman discuss the current events in America with Nevada Head Coach Jay Norvell (4:46 - 30:50), who is 1 of...
Bruce Feldman 1 on 1 with WVU Head Coach Neal Brown + SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey on 'The Comeback'
28 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Bruce Feldman goes 1 on 1 with West Virginia Head Coach Neal Brown. Plus, a bonus episode of The Athletic's new podcast 'The Comeback', featuring Seth...
Positive news about the return of CFB + UNC AD Bubba Cunningham
19 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The Athletic's Stewart Mandel and Bruce Feldman discuss the positive news this week about the return of college football & welcome North Carolina ...
National Recruiting Update with Barton Simmons & Mailbag
12 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The Athletic's Stewart Mandel and Bruce Feldman welcome 24/7 Sports Director of Scouting Barton Simmons to the show! How are programs recruiting durin...
Which college QBs could make a big jump in 2020? + Nicole Auerbach
06 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The Athletic's Stewart Mandel & Bruce Feldman discuss Bruce's list of QBs that could make a Joe Burrow-like jump in 2020. The guys also welcome Th...
NFL Draft & Post-Spring Top 25 (without spring football)
28 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The Athletic's Stewart Mandel and Bruce Feldman recap the NFL Draft from their unique perspective. Stewart reveals his post-spring top 25 (without spr...
NFL prospects & a plan to play the 2020 season
21 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The Athletic's Stewart Mandel and Bruce Feldman discuss which college football stars are can't miss prospects at the next level. Will presumed #1 pick...
No football without students on campus
16 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The Athletic's Stewart Mandel and Bruce Feldman discuss two stories that were published this week about VP Mike Pence's conference call with conferenc...
Playoff Expansion, Win Totals, Mailbag & Tim Brando
09 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The Athletic's Stewart Mandel & Bruce Feldman are joined by Fox Sports' Tim Brando. Is there a need for better leadership in college sports? A rep...
Athletic departments feeling impact of COVID-19
02 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Texas A&M AD Ross Bjork joins the show to discuss how the COVID-19 pandemic is impacting his athletic department in College Station and others aro...
ABC News Correspondent Kaylee Hartung & Mailbag
26 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Hartung & Mailbag Stew & Bruce are joined by Kaylee Hartung to discuss her personal battle with COVID-19 and the reporting she has done on t...
Special Guest: George Schroeder
19 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The Athletic's Stewart Mandel & Bruce Feldman are joined by George Schroeder. George shares his unique perspective on COVID-19 & the Nashville...
Coronavirus' Impact on College Sports + Mailbag
11 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The Athletic's Stewart Mandel & Bruce Feldman react to the news that this year's NCAA Tournament will be played behind closed doors because of cor...
Ranking the Top 25 Coaches in College Football
05 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The Athletic's Stewart Mandel and Bruce Feldman discuss their annual ranking of the top 25 coaches in college football. Plus, with the Pac 12 in a dow...
College Stars at the Combine, Scott Cochran Leaving Alabama & Mailbag!
28 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Stew and Bruce are live at the 2020 NFL Combine. The guys set the scene and react to seeing college stars and NFL coaches in Indy. Andy Staples joins ...
Historic Change Coming to College Football
20 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The Athletic's Stewart Mandel is joined by famous Attorney Thomas Mars to discuss NCAA transfer policy. College Football is on the precipice of changi...
Michigan State hires Mel Tucker away from Colorado
12 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Stewart Mandel & Bruce Feldman react to Michigan State hiring Mel Tucker away from Colorado. Bruce goes behind-the-scenes and explains how it all ...
Mark Dantonio Steps Down & Georgia Lands the #1 Class
06 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The Athletic's Stewart Mandel and Bruce Feldman are joined by The Athletic Detroit's Nick Baumgardner to discuss Mark Dantonio's abrupt exit in East L...
Special Guest: New Baylor Head Coach Dave Aranda
30 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
New Baylor Head Coach and former LSU Defensive Coordinator Dave Aranda joins Stew & Bruce. Coach Aranda talks about becoming a Power 5 head coach ...
Grading the Coaching Carousel
22 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Stewart Mandel and Bruce Feldman give their takes on the best and most underwhelming coaching hires during silly season. Who will have more success in...
LSU: The Greatest Offense of All Time
14 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Stewart Mandel and Bruce Feldman react to the 2020 National Championship Game and proclaim LSU's offense as the greatest of all-time. Joe Burrow's 60 ...
LIVE in New Orleans at the 2020 National Championship!
12 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Stew and Bruce are LIVE at the House of Blues in New Orleans! Special guests include former LSU FB Jacob Hester, former Alabama QB Greg McElroy & ...