Coach Prime on JSU & the SWAC; Week 8 Preview

10/19/22 • 84 min

What drew Deion Sanders to Jackson State, and why does he think more great young players coupld embrace playing in the SWAC and other historically black colleges? Coach Prime joins AP’s Ralph Russo to talk about his 6-0 team and why Heisman Trophy voters need to look beyond the big schools. Then Braden Gall from Athlon Sports and the Cover Two Podcast joins the show to talk about Tennessee’s breakthrough against Alabama and preview another huge slate of game this weekend. There are showdowns in the Pac-12, Big 12 and ACC.
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Coach Prime on JSU & the SWAC; Week 8 Preview

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Crisis mode at OU; Previewing huge Week 7

Crisis mode at OU; Previewing huge Week 7
College football is heading into its most impactful weekend of the season so far with six games matching ranked teams, including No. 3 Alabama against No. 6 Tennessee and No. 10 Penn State at No. 5 Michigan.

Pat Forde of Sports Illustrated joins AP’s Ralph Russo to preview all the big games and determine which ones are the most intriguing. Also, Oklahoma is a mess under Brent Venables and patience has never been thinner in college football. Are the Sooners’ already in crisis mode. There were no head coaches fired last weekend, but an NFL firing could impact the college coaching carousel now that Matt Rhule is unemployed. Plus, there were some offensive assistant coaches fired in the Big Ten, but maybe not the one you would have first expected.
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Bo Jackson, Folk Hero; Texas A&M’s quagmire

Author Jeff Pearlman joins AP’s Ralph Russo to talk about his new book “The Last Folk Hero: The Life and Myth of Bo Jackson.” Pearlman dug deep into what molded and motivated the former Heisman Trophy winner from Auburn who became an all-star in the NFL and Major League Baseball. Then Ari Wasserman from The Athletic joins the show to dissect the quagmire Texas A&M finds itself in and why maybe being forced to have patience with coach Jimbo Fisher could turn out to be the best thing for the program. Wasserman and Russo also dive into a disastrous first season for Mario Cristobal at Miami and what exactly schools are paying for when they hand out extra long-term megadeals to coaches. Plus, a Week 9 preview of most intriguing games.

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A breakdown of this week’s AP Top 25: https://apnews.com/article/college-football-sports-arizona-wildcats-kansas-state-clemson-tigers-eef4a43a2e4c6775c7f70c580fc2014f