The Audible with Stew & Bruce: A show about college football

Bruce and Stew navigate a tough day around the sports media industry and ESPN goes through yet another round of layoffs, this time to many writers and reporters. Plus, why would a lot of fan bases NOT want Heisman Trophy winner Lamar Jackson at QB for their team? Which QB's next season would you rather have under center. Butch Davis and Lane Kiffin are taking over programs in Florida, who will have the most success? The guys also discuss challenges they face reporting and giving opinion with relationships amongst players and coaches, and an outlook on TCU and the entire Big 12 next season.

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Bruce and Stew react to Wednesday’s news that the Ole Miss football program has banned itself from the 2017 postseason upon receiving new allegations of NCAA violations. They take a closer look at the details of the scandal (7:00), what it means for the program and head coach Hugh Freeze moving forward (15:00), and what could/should happen next (19:30).

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Stew is finally back from hiatus and he joins to Bruce to talk about the NCAA tournament and the situation with the wife of Wichita State head coach Gregg Marshall, who displayed questionable behavior during WSU’s loss to Kentucky (1:00); The new Arkansas law that will allow concealed weapons at sports arenas (15:00); The long-awaited return of The Mailbag, including emails about Mitch Trubisky’s NFL Draft stock and where the other QB prospects should be drafted (20:00); How will former Texas OC Shawn Watson do in the same role at Pitt? (30:00); and more of your questions answered.

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Stew is joined by Baylor head coach Matt Rhule, who faces the challenge of taking over a program littered with scandal. Rhule managed to put together a class of 30 recruits, despite the challenging circumstances. Rhule fully acknowledges that the ugly headlines involving the previous staff will continue to hover over the program. And that's it's his job to prevent anything like them going forward.

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Stew and Bruce stayed up late to record a quick podcast reacting to Monday night's National Championship game. They give their overall thoughts on the game (1:00); the rise of the Alabama freshmen (4:30); How late in the game did they still have hope for Georgia? (7:30); How does this year's game compare to last year's? (11:00); and where does Jalen Hurts go from here? (14:00). Thanks to sponsors Trader Joe's and Leesa.com (use promo code AUDIBLE).

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