Host Carter Yates and senior writer Mike Craven talk welcome Texas Tech Chairman of the Board of Regents Cody Campbell on the show! (2:15 – 4:50) Cody's memories of Mike Leach (4:50 – 6:25) Why does Cody care about saving the college model? (6:25 – 11:20) How is Cody helping preserve non-revenue sports? (11:20 – 14:30) Why the SEC and Big Ten's advantage won't go away with Cody's proposal to pool media rights. (14:30 – 16:45) Why Texas Tech is set up for long term success (16:45 – 18:40) When did Cody and the Texas Tech power brokers realize there was an opportunity (18:40 – 20:50) How Cody's work with the White House could help college athletics (21:00 – 25:00) Cody's faith in Joey McGuire (25:00 – 26:00) Cody's memories of Texas Tech as a young kid (26:00 – 28:30) How the entire state of Texas is set up for success in CFB's future (28:30 – 30:30) The story behind Cody's "I Will" Tweet (30:30 – END) Coolest part of being a billionaire Then, Carter and Craven discuss fall camp news (32:00 – 43:45) Discussing Cody's Interview (43:45 – 45:15) Four Texas teams in the AP Poll, does the postseason poll have over or under 3.5 (45:15 – END) Fall camp injury updates including Baylor's Dawson Pendergrass and Texas's Andre Cojoe

Host Carter Yates and senior writer Mike Craven break down the most intriguing non-QB position battles in fall camp. (2:30 – 4:50) Why there aren't as many position battles in P4 & Why are the position battles in the secondary? (4:50 – 11:15) Texas CBs Jaylon Guilbeau and Kobe Black (11:15 – 16:40) Texas A&M CBs Julian Humphery, Dezz Ricks and Tyreek Chappell (16:40 – 21:40) TCU CBs Avery Helm, Channing Canada, Elijah Jackson, Vernon Glover, Jevon McIver (21:40 – 25:35) Baylor free safety Tyler Turner and DJ Coleman (25:35 – 29:35) Houston strong safety Blake Thompson, Jordan Allen and CJ Douglas (29:35 – 34:10) Texas Tech LG and RT (34:10 – 37:45) SMU RB Derrick McFall, TJ Harden or Chris Johnson Jr. (37:45 – 41:40) Texas State CBs Canden Grogan, Jaden Rios, Trez Moore (41:40 – 44:50) UTSA CBs (44:50 – 47:00) Rice Edges (47:00 – 49:30) UNT safeties Will Jones, Evan Jackson and Patrick Smith-Young (49:30 – 52:00) Sam Houston TEs Rayfield Lotten and Austin Smith (52:00 – END) UTEP LBs

Host Carter Yates and senior writer Mike Craven are joined by Huntsville Item sports editor Colton Foster to preview the Sam Houston Bearkats' 2025 season. (2:30 – 7:00) How has Phil Longo's honeymoon been? How will Longo be different than Keeler? (7:00 – 10:00) How big of a deal is Sam Houston playing at Houston Dynamo's stadium? (10:00 – 21:30) Offensive overview: Is this offense a fit for Hunter Watson? Expectations for WR corps? Is Elijah Green the offensive transfer Colton is most excited about? Who plays the most snaps at QB by the end of the season? (21:30 – 27:30) What is Sam Houston's defense going to look like? Which incoming players are Colton excited about? What's the strength of the defense? (27:30 – 33:15) What's the ceiling and floor for the team? (33:15 – END) What Colton thinks of the Phil Longo hire + Record prediction

Host Carter Yates and senior writer Mike Craven sit down with Ryan Monceaux of GoCoogs.com to preview the 2025 Houston Cougars football season. (2:30 – 4:15) What did Ryan see in Year One of the Willie Fritz era that has him excited for Year Two? (4:15 – 5:00) How are Willie Fritz and Dana Holgorsen different? (5:00 – 8:50) Excitement level for new offensive coordinator Slade Nagle. How good could this unit be? (8:50 – 13:15) Conner Weigman updates. How do the skill positions stack up? (13:15 – 15:50) Is Ryan concerned that the Willie Fritz era already had a reset? (15:50 – 18:00) Can Houston rebound from loss of AJ Haulcy and Jeremiah Wilson? Where are Houston's strengths and weaknesses on defense. (18:00 – 20:10) Who is Ryan excited about on the front seven? (20:10 – 25:25) What are Ryan's realistic expectations for 2025? Record prediction (25:25 – 28:00) What Ryan thinks about Houston's recruiting push (28:00 – 33:30) Is Houston the third best job in Texas right now? (33:30 – END) Was Willie Fritz the right hire?

Host Carter Yates and senior writer Mike Craven each draft their fantasy teams consisting of Texas CFB players!

Host Carter Yates and senior writer Mike Craven are joined by Matt Wilson, co-host of Between Two Bears, for a full Baylor 2025 preview. (2:30 – 4:30) Why (4:30 – 10:00) The authenticity of the Dave Aranda experience + was that the best movie reference in a press conference ever? (10:00 – 14:00) Baylor offensive skill position preview (14:00 – 18:00) Baylor's defensive personnel preview. Confidence level in the secondary? How awesome is the Transfer Portal? (19:00 – 21:20) Is Matt worried about Dave Aranda managing head coach and defensive play caller duties? (21:20 – 25:00) What's the record prediction for the first month of the season. (25:00 – 39:30) Is Baylor the best job of Texas teams in the Big 12? Why is Matt not worried about Texas Tech? What is Baylor's place in the future of college football? (39:30 – END) Matt's case for Baylor competing for a Big 12 Championship.

Host Carter Yates and senior writer Mike Craven are joined by Jared Kalmus of the Alamo Audible to preview UTSA's 2025 season! (2:30 – 4:07) Did UTSA do enough in the backhalf of 2024 to get fans hyped for the 2025 season? (4:07 – 7:50) Why did UTSA take a step back in 2024? Did UTSA ever correct the dumb penalties? Was the lack of discipline in 2024 a blip on the radar, or a sign of something bigger? (7:50 – 9:20) Do we need to recalibrate what we judge as a great roster in G6 football? (9:20 – 12:00) Is Owen McCown the best returning QB in the American? Does UTSA have enough weapons around him? Who's a breakout star candidate? (12:00 – 14:50) Why Robert Henry is the bellcow back and the offensive line could be better in 2025. (14:50 – 16:45) Why is UTSA always injured? (16:45 – 20:00) Why defensive line is the one position group Jared thinks will be good no matter what (20:00 – 23:45) Why Shad Banks Jr is the most important player on the defense (23:45 – 27:00) Why Jared is iffy on the secondary? (27:00 – 30:15) Who is kicking for UTSA? How the portal has wrecked G6 kicking games. (30:15 – 33:20) Why do UTSA fans have the attitudes they do? (33:20 – END) Team MVP, X-Factor, Record Prediction

Host Carter Yates and senior writer Mike Craven break down all the biggest storylines in the G6 conferences this season. (INTRO – 14:25) Texas State. Are the Bobcats as talented as last year? How will new OC Landon Keopple do? (14:25 – 25:00) North Texas. Can UNT portal a dominant offense again? Will Skyler Cassity revive the defense? (25:00 – 34:40) UTSA. Did Jeff Traylor have the best quote in the summer magazine? (34:40 – 41`:50) Rice. This season hinges on Chase Jenkins. (41:50 – 51:25) Sam Houston. Is Phil Longo one of the most polarizing hires in the country? How big of a deal is not having a home stadium? (51:25 – End) UTEP. Is UTEP a sneaky 9 win bet? What the hell is happening with the QB room?

Host Carter Yates and senior college writer Mike Craven sit down with Jay Arnold of the Aggie War Pod to give a full preview of Texas A&M's football season. (INTRO – 5:15) How can Mike Elko improve this defense while replacing three NFL DLinemen? Can DJ Hicks live up to the 5 star label? (5:15 –7:20 ) Does Jay think the Texas A&M secondary will be improved? (7:20 – 11:30) How much freer do guys play in the second year in a system? How big of a deal is Mike Elko taking over defensive playcalling? (11:30 – 12:45) Where is Taurean York on A&M's all-time linebackers list? (12:45 – 17:30) What's Jay's opinion on Marcel Reed? Can A&M win 10 games running the ball 70% of the time? (17:30 – 22:00) Why Jay thinks 9 regular season wins is the marker of a good season + How likely is that to happen? (22:00 – 25:15) How many coaches can Texas A&M get fired? (25:15 – 27:45) How long does Mike Elko get before the honeymoon period ends? How does Texas feasting in the SEC impact A&M's vibe? (27:45 – END) MVP for offense and defense

Host Carter Yates and senior writer Mike Craven preview all the Power Four teams in the state of Texas. (INTRO – 19:00) Texas Longhorns (19:00 – 29:15) Texas A&M Aggies (29:15 – 39:00) Baylor Bears (39:00 – 49:00) Texas Tech Red Raiders (49:00 – 58:00) TCU Horned Frogs (58:00 – 1:07:00) Houston Cougars (1:07:00 – END) SMU Mustangs

Host Carter Yates and senior writer Mike Craven sit down with Matthew Bartlett, the editor of "At the Roost," to preview Rice's 2025 season (2:30 – 3:50) What does Matthew make of Scott Abell's honeymoon months. (3:50 –6:45 ) What Matthew thinks about the option offense. What will Abell's scheme look like? (6:45 – 8:30) How has Scott Abell fit in with the culture? (8:30 – 11:10) How is Abell able to win at places where it's tough to do so? (11:10 – 12:20) Who is the starting QB at Rice? What does he bring to the table? (12:20 – 13:45) Who is the bellcow back, if there is one? (13:45 – 16:00) Offensive strengths and weaknesses (16:00 – 17:50) Is this offense OL friendly? (17:50 – 20:30) What Matthew thinks of Rice elevating Jon Kay to DC. How different will the scheme look? (20:30 – 23:00) Defensive strengths and weaknesses (23:00 –24:30 ) Will Michael Daly be the next Rice pass rusher (24:30 – 26:10) Who is Rice's MVP and X-Factor (26:10 – 28:20) Will Rice's defense struggle because they practice against the option? (28:20 – 29:30) Schedule outlook (29:30 – 30:55) Realistic expectations in 2025 (30:55 – 32:20) What Matthew thinks of the American Athletic Conference (32:20 – 34:40) Is Rice administration ready to play ball? (34:40 – 35:50) Matthew's record prediciton (35:50 – END) Is Rice ready for revenue share?

Host Carter Yates and senior writer Mike Craven sit down with On3's Billy Embody to preview SMU's 2025 football season! (2:30 – 6:15) Why Billy doesn't think last year was a flash in the pan (6:15 – 11:40) How did SMU transition from portal-heavy recruiting to high school-heavy recruiting? (11:40 – 16:50) Is SMU the third best job in the state behind Texas and A&M? (16:50 – 18:25) Can SMU be the next Clemson? (18:25 – 21:11) How will the offense look different in 2025? (21:11 – 23:00) Is Kevin Jennings now underrated because of how the season ended? (23:00 – 27:15) How confident are we in a rebuilt defensive line? (27:15 – 30:15) Why the LB room is actually the biggest question mark (30:15 – 32:40) SMU has a lowkey gauntlet of a schedule (32:40 – END) What does a successful season look like for SMU?

Host Carter Yates and senior writer Mike Craven have finally secured an interview with their white whale, Paul Finebaum, the Voice of the SEC. (2:30 – 3:45) Paul's opinion of Dave Campbell (3:45 – 5:10) Paul's advice on becoming a great interviewer (5:10 – 8:00) The backstory behind that time when Paul put Saban on the hot seat (8:00 – 8:45) The time Paul's reporting put Alabama football on probation (8:45 – 10:00) Does Paul miss writing? (10:00 – 12:15) Did Paul forsee his rise in TV? (12:15 – 13:55) The first time Paul realized his career took off (13:55 – 16:00) How Nick Saban helped make Paul's career (16:00 – 17:50) Is the rise of the SEC a good thing for CFB (17:50 – 19:40) What is Paul's ideal CFP bracket? (19:40 – 21:45) What does Paul think about players getting paid? (21:45 – 24:25) Is CFB morphing into the NFL a good thing? (24:25 – 26:40) What impresses Paul the most about Steve Sarkisian's growth (26:40 – 28:10) Why Paul is buying into the Arch Manning hype (28:10 – 30:05) How Paul first fell in love with sports (30:05 – 31:15) Which coaches have helped Paul most in his journalism career? (31:15 – 33:20) The Aggie stigma (33:20 – 37:20) The best games Paul has covered in person (37:20 – 40:00) Does Paul's wife like sports? (40:00 – END) Who is the most media friendly coach?

Host Carter Yates and senior writer Mike Craven sit down with Rob Breaux of the Gamblin Gauchos' for a full Texas Tech 2025 Preview. (3:00 – 5:10) How high are the stakes in Year Four of the Joey McGuire era? (5:10 – 6:40) What happens if Texas Tech goes 8–4? Is Joey on the hot seat. (6:40 – 8:25) Was James Blanchard or Shiel Wood the biggest offseason move? (8:25 – 10:30) Was it worrisome that Texas Tech had to be so transfer portal heavy? (10:30 – 14:18) Why Rob still has questions about the safeties. Could this be Texas Tech's best front seven in years. (14:18 – 15:15) Do Texas Tech fans feel like the Lebron meme? (15:15 – 16:48) Can Texas Tech fans be defensive-minded? (16:48 – 22:45) Why Rob is higher on Behren Morton than most. How Morton historically ranks to 21st century Texas Tech QBs. Did Zach Kittley lowkey handcuff Morton? (22:45 – 26:55) Will the average fan notice a difference in offensive style from Kittley to Mack Leftwich? Which running back will take the most carries? (26:55 – 30:10) The offensive line is more talented, but will they gel? (30:10 – 33:10) Why is Texas Tech starting so slow all the time? (33:10 – 36:30) Micah Hudson talk (36:30 – 38:15) Why we don't want Joey McGuire to stop talking (38:15 – 41:50) Will we see 12 personnel in Lubbock? (41:50 – 43:40) Is this the best roster we've ever seen at Texas Tech? (43:40 – 46:00) Who is the X-Factor and MVP of this team? (46:00 – END) Record predictions

Host Carter Yates and senior writer Mike Craven are joined by Adrian Broaddus of ESPN El Paso to preview the UTEP Miners. (2:45 – 4:30) What's the biggest storyline of the season? (4:30 – 6:40) What Adrian liked and disliked from Scotty Walden in Year One (6:40 – 11:45) Is Malachi Nelson even going to start? Is the narrative around Nelson going to be a distraction throughout the year? (11:45 – 14:00) Is the offensive line still the biggest weakness? (14:00 – 16:50) Why UTEP shouldn't resign itself to losing spring transfers every year (16:50 – 23:00) An argument for adopting an "entry level job" model. What players miss out on when they transfer. (23:00 – 25:00) How is Scotty Walden different from other coaches Adrian has covered? (25:00 – 28:00) What will it take to galvanize El Paso around UTEP football? (28:00 – 30:45) Will UTEP have a winning season? Why the La Tech game will tell us everything. (30:45 – 32:00) Adrian's thoughts on the coordinator hires (32:00 – 35:30) Strengths and weaknesses of the team (35:30 – 37:10) Ashten Emory and Neil Campbell breakout cases (37:10 – 39:10) Which of UTEP's nine kickers won the battle? (39:10 – END) How big of a deal is UTEP to the Mountain West?

Host Carter Yates and senior writer Mike Craven breakdown all things Texas State and the Pac-12. (3:00 – 4:45) Why the Pac-12? Why now? (4:45 – 7:50) Does the Pac-12 TV deal outweigh the extra travel financially? (7:50 – 9:00) Could the Pac-12 return to the Power Five? (9:00 – 11:05) How Kelly Damphousse and Don Coryell put Texas State in a position to make the Pac-12. (11:05 – 13:00) How the rise of the Texas State football team led to a rise in enrollment. (13:00 – 15:00) The biggest question remaining about this move (15:00 – 17:30) Can Texas State win the Sun Belt this fall? (17:30 – 19:30) Does the Pac-12 move allow Texas State to keep GJ Kinne longer? (19:30 – 23:50) The biggest question we have about Texas State on the field in 2025. (23:50 – END) Then, the guys welcome on Texas State president Kelly Damphousse and athletic director Don Coryell to talk about why this move benefits Texas State.

Host Carter Yates and senior writer Mike Craven welcome on Joe Cook, the managing editor of Inside Texas, to preview the 2025 Texas Longhorns. (3:00 – 4:30) The Longhorns are the state's national championship contender (4:30 – 8:15) Expectations when Steve Sarkisian was hired vs reality. How does he stack up historically with other Texas coaches? (8:15 – 10:45) How is Texas set up for revenue sharing? How will NIL still factor in? (10:45 – 13:40) What does Arch look like in Game One? (13:40 – 20:33) Will Arch's supporting cast be better than Quinn's? (20:33 – 23:45) Why Joe's not as worried as others about the offensive line (23:45 – 27:25) Who will take the mantel at defensive tackle? (27:25 – 30:25) Who's playing nickelback and opposite cornerback of Malik Muhammad? (30:25 – 32:55) Is it truly national championship or bust? (32:55 – END) Does Texas win more than 10 games?

Host Carter Yates and senior writer Mike Craven sit down with JD Davis of the North Texas Eagle to preview the 2025 college football season. (3:00 – 5:05) What are the stakes of Year Three of the Eric Morris era? (5:05 – 7:05) Should we believe in DC Skyler Cassity? (7:05 – 8:30) Is there any worry the offense won't be as good with all new pieces? (8:30 – 12:20) Is QB the biggest question mark? How are Poffenbarger and Mestemaker different QBs? Will the offense be more balanced? (12:20 – 14:20) Is this the best North Texas offensive line since 2018? (14:20 – 17:10) Who emerges as WR1? (17:10 – 18:20) Is this RB by committee? (18:20 – 20:55) Will Eric Morris throttle it down to help the defense? (20:55 – 23:15) Initial impressions of Skyler Cassity? (23:15 – 26:15) Defensive transfers sticking out? Ranking the Sam Houston transfers? (26:15 – 34:30) What win total is a step in the right direction? Week One buzz? Does football keep missing opportunities to win the fans over? (34:30 – END) Preseason MVPs and X-Factor picks.

Host Carter Yates and senior writer Mike Craven welcome on The Athletic senior writer Sam Khan Jr. (2:45 – 7:20) What led to Sam's role change to roster management and Transfer Portal reporter? (7:20 – 9:00) What are the two biggest things College Football programs want to change? (9:00 – 10:50) Is there a path back to one Transfer Portal window? (10:50 – 21:35) Will there still be haves and have nots with revenue sharing? Will there still be NIL collectives after revenue share? How will teams use a salary cap? (21:35 – 24:00) What's the likelihood of Texas State joining the Pac-12? (24:00 – 34:20) Why Sam thinks Texas Tech is the 3rd best job in the state. Is SMU in the conversation? (34:20 – 38:35) What does CFB look like in 2031? (38:35 – 43:00) Can Houston catch up to the Big 12 elite spending wise? (43:00 – 44:10) Why Sam thinks UTSA will be the best G5 team in Texas (44:10 – END) Texas A&M's ceiling

DCTF Senior Writer Mike Craven sits down with the Frog Preacher Jamie Plunkett for an offseason check in on the TCU Horned Frogs! (3:00 – 6:00) What are the vibes for Year Four of the Sonny Dykes era? Grading Sonny's tenure. (6:00 – 9:00) Are we forgetting about TCU in the Big 12 title race? (9:00 – 12:25) Is UNC in Week One a 'Can't Lose'? (12:25 – 13:35) The strengths of TCU's team. (13:35 – 15:48) Who is RB1? (15:48 – 16:30) Who's the most impactful transfer? (16:30 – 18:00) Can Eric McAlister become 'The Guy'? (18:00 – 19:15) Defensive concerns (19:15 – 20:40) How should TCU schedule games? (20:40 – 22:25) What's your ideal playoff format as a Big 12 fan? (22:25 – 24:00) Is TCU in a position to handle revenue sharing? (24:00 – 26:25) Is TCU the third-best job in Texas? (26:25 – 29:30) Thoughts on new AD Mike Buddie (29:30 – 30:30) Record predictions (30:30 – 32:48) What would the record have to be for Sonny Dykes to be on the hot seat? (32:48 – END) Who are the Big 12 Favorites?