Preferred Walk-On: A College Sports Show

The 2025 college football season keeps delivering — and Week 7 is shaping up to be one of the best yet.

This week on Preferred Walk-On, hosts Seth Saunders and James Kehm dive into the biggest stories, matchups, and moments from around the country:

🌟 USF & North Texas — rising programs turning heads

🎯 Eric Morris — the quarterback whisperer changing the game

🧠 Ohio State’s Defense — why it’s the backbone of a title contender

🏈 Key Week 7 Games:

• Alabama vs. Missouri

• Oregon vs. Indiana

• Texas vs. Oklahoma (Red River Shootout)

• Georgia vs. Auburn (Deep South’s Oldest Rivalry)

🐯 LSU’s Coaching Challenges — where do the Tigers go from here?

🏆 FCS Spotlight: North Dakota State and the dynasty’s next big test

🎧 Whether you’re tailgating, road-tripping, or recovering from last weekend, this is the place to get yourself ready for another incredible weekend of college football.

Plus: We’re on the hunt for College Football's Tailgate All-Americans. From Athens to Ann Arbor, Madison to Baton Rouge — we want to see whose the cream of the tailgate crop from coast-to-coast.

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It’s Week 7, and the storylines are everywhere.

Host Seth Saunders is joined by Anna Ruth Riggins to break down the latest in college football — from coaching rumors to rivalry showdowns.

In this episode of Preferred Walk-On:

🐐 Bill Belichick’s Carolina Situation — is he on his way out?

🏈 Ohio State, Alabama, and Texas — where the elite programs stand halfway through the season

🔥 Week 7 Matchups:

• • USF vs. North Texas

  • Texas vs. Oklahoma (Red River Shootout)

  • Auburn vs. Georgia (Deep South’s Oldest Rivalry)

  • Indiana vs. Oregon

🎯 Eric Morris: The Quarterback Whisperer — from recruiting and developing Mahomes and Ward to mentoring Drew Mestemaker

🎧 From blue bloods under pressure to rising programs making noise, we cover it all — plus the playoff picture taking shape.

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College football’s 2025 season just keeps getting wilder — and this week on Preferred Walk-On, host Seth Saunders is joined by Jack DeLongchamps (Pencil Talk Pod, 11.7 College Baseball, D1 Baseball) to make sense of it all.

Together they discuss:

💰 The impact of NIL & the transfer portal on rosters, chemistry, and team identity

📊 Key Week 6 Matchups:

• Texas vs. Florida

• Alabama vs. Vanderbilt

• Miami vs. Florida State

• Virginia vs. Louisville

🏈 FCS Spotlight — North Dakota State vs. Illinois State, and the beauty of FCS football

🎲 The unpredictability of 2025 — why this season feels unlike any other

🎧 From blue bloods under pressure to rising programs making noise, we cover it all — plus the playoff picture taking shape.

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What. A. Weekend. Seth and James recap a thrilling slate of college football action, full of surprises, shakeups, and storylines that define the season.

We’re breaking down:

🔥 Sam Pittman Fired at Arkansas — what it means for the Hogs moving forward
🐶 Georgia’s Struggles vs. Alabama — is the Dawgs’ dynasty slipping?
🦆🦁 Oregon vs. Penn State — instant classic with playoff implications
🎬 The Trinidad Chambliss Story — why it feels like a Disney movie waiting to happen
💰 NIL & Transfer Portal — the ever-growing impact on team chemistry
🤔 Returning QBs’ Inconsistency — why ballyhooed veterans aren’t living up to the hype

College football remains unpredictable, thrilling, and unlike anything else in sports — and this week proved it again.

🎧 Join the Congregation for the full breakdown from the Deacon Board of the Church of Tailgate.

Plus: We’re on the hunt for College Football's Tailgate All-Americans. From Athens to Ann Arbor, Madison to Baton Rouge — we want to see whose the cream of the tailgate crop from coast-to-coast.

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Week 5 is loaded — and Seth and James are here with the full preview.

In this episode of Preferred Walk-On, we cover:

🍊 Classic Rewind: UVA vs. FSU 1995

🐸 TCU vs. Arizona State: Big 12 clash in Tempe

✌️ USC vs. Illinois: West Coast newcomer vs. Big Ten grit

⚡ Ohio State vs. Washington: "Know My Name Game" - Demond Williams Jr.

🐯 LSU vs. Ole Miss: Lane Kiffin, LSU defense, and a viral IG subplot

🤍 Oregon vs. Penn State: White Out magic in Happy Valley for an epic Big 10 showdown

🐘🐶 Alabama vs. Georgia: SEC powers collide Between the Hedges

🏆 FCS Game of the Week: Idaho vs. Montana in the Battle for the Little Brown Stein

From playoff implications to rivalry bragging rights, we’re breaking down the games that matter most.

Plus: We’re on the hunt for College Football's Tailgate All-Americans. From Athens to Ann Arbor, Madison to Baton Rouge — we want to see whose the cream of the tailgate crop from coast-to-coast.

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This week on Preferred Walk-On, Seth is joined by Emily Grace McWhorter, sports journalist with Cover Crimson and Yea Alabama, for a deep dive into Alabama vs. Georgia Between the Hedges — one of the most anticipated games of the 2025 season.

Together they explore:

🐘 Alabama’s early season struggles — and how the team has showed resiliency since the opening game loss to FSU

🐶 Georgia and Alabama's strengths and keys to victory

🧠 The importance of mental resilience in championship-level football

🌎 The evolving landscape of college football, including the wide-open Big 12 race

✍️ EG's first-hand experiences in sports journalism

They also preview a loaded Week 5 slate of games teaming with playoff implications:

✨ USC vs. Illinois

🐶 Ohio State vs. Washington

☘️ Notre Dame vs. Arkansas

🐯 LSU vs. Ole Miss

🦆 Oregon vs. Penn State

🐘🐶 Alabama vs. Georgia (Game of the Week)

🎧 From blue bloods under pressure to rising programs making noise, we cover it all — plus the playoff picture taking shape.

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Week 4 is here, and the matchups are 🔥. Seth and James break down the biggest games of the week, what’s at stake, and how it all shapes the playoff race.

This episode covers:

🌵 Texas Tech vs. Utah: Statement opportunity out West

🐗 Arkansas vs. Memphis: Programs trying to prove themselves

🍳 SMU vs. TCU (Iron Skillet): Rivalry bragging rights on the line

🐅 Auburn vs. Oklahoma: SEC battle with big implications

🌊 Tulane vs. Ole Miss: G5 vs. SEC showdown with playoff stakes

⚠️ Michigan & South Carolina struggles: What’s going wrong?

🏈 FCS Spotlight: Incarnate Word vs. Northern Arizona, our game of the week

🎧 From blue bloods under pressure to rising programs making noise, we cover it all — plus the playoff picture taking shape.

Plus: We’re on the hunt for College Football's Tailgate All-Americans. From Athens to Ann Arbor, Madison to Baton Rouge — we want to see whose the cream of the tailgate crop from coast-to-coast.

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This week on Preferred Walk-On, we’re joined by Chris Fallica (“The Bear”), of Fox’s Big Noon Kickoff and the Bear Bets Podcast, to break down the state of college football as we head into Week 4.

We cover:

⚡️ Surprises of the season so far — which teams are ahead of schedule and who’s stumbling

💰 NIL & Transfer Portal Dynamics — how roster building has forever changed

🏈 Week 4 Matchups & Bear's Predictions:

Texas Tech vs. Utah

Michigan vs. Nebraska

Auburn vs. Oklahoma

Miami vs. Florida

And so many more

🔥 Historic Rivalries — why these games still carry meaning in the modern era

🌍 The Evolving Landscape — what the future of the sport looks like

🎧 It’s analysis, tradition, and storytelling — straight from the pulpit of the Church of Tailgate.

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On today’s episode of Preferred Walk-On, we’re taking a road trip with John T. Edge — host of TrueSouth and author of the brand-new book, House of Smoke, releasing today.

John T. takes us on a journey through:

📺 The Origins of TrueSouth — how the show began and what it’s become

📖 House of Smoke — why he wrote it and the stories behind it

👨‍👦 Carrying His Father’s Name — what it means to him and the pride he takes in it

🍽 His Perfect Last Day of Eating — from first bite to final toast

This is storytelling at its best — where food, family, and Southern culture meet. It’s an episode that connects the stories we tell at the table with the culture we celebrate on Saturdays.

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Week 3 DELIVERED — instant classics, epic upsets, and season-defining wins.

We’re joined by George Somerville of The College Chaps Podcast to break it all down:

🐯 George's first-ever Saturday Night in Death Valley 

🎙 Inside Brian Kelly’s postgame rant — what it was like to be in the press room

🐝 Georgia Tech upsets Clemson — how the Jackets upset the ACC apple cart

☘️ Texas A&M beats Notre Dame — Mike Elko’s signature win in South Bend

🐶 Georgia vs. Tennessee — an instant SEC classic

🔮 Alabama vs. Georgia Preview — an early look ahead to a monster SEC showdown Between the Hedges

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College football never disappoints and the Week 3 docket is full of intriguing matchups — and we’re previewing and picking them all.

This week on Preferred Walk-On:

📊 10 of the top games against the spread — ATS locks, upsets, and bold calls

🐶 Georgia vs. Tennessee — it's My God A Freshman, it's Hobnail Boot, it's a battle on the banks of the Tennessee River for poll positioning in the SEC race

🌴 USF vs. Miami — upstart South Florida rolls into Hard Rock stadium looking to keep their early season run going against Carson Beck and The U 

☘️ Texas A&M vs. Notre Dame — a heavyweight non-conference showdown under the gaze of Touchdown Jesus

🌾 North Dakota vs. Montana — two FCS giants go head-to-head in our FCS matchup of the week

🔵 Duke vs. Tulane — sneaky-good battle in an ACC-G5 clash as Darian Mensah returns to Nawlins as Duke's signal-caller

It’s Saturdays, it’s tailgates, it’s college football — there's nothing better.

Plus: We’re on the hunt for College Football's Tailgate All-Americans. From Athens to Ann Arbor, Madison to Baton Rouge — we want to see whose the cream of the tailgate crop from coast-to-coast.

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College football’s Week 2 slate is built for college football junkies — and we’re here to break it all down.

This week on Preferred Walk-On, we're previewing it all and will be LIVE from Annapolis at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium on Saturday morning:

📊 10 of the top games against the spread — ATS locks, upsets, and value plays

🏈 Kansas vs. Missouri — Border War bragging rights on the line

🌪 Iowa vs. Iowa State — Cy-Hawk showdown intensity

〽️ Michigan vs. Oklahoma — a non-conference heavyweight battle in Norman

🌾 South Dakota State vs. Montana State — FCS contenders square off

⚓ UAB vs. Navy on-site preview Saturday morning — Service Academy pageantry and tradition

It’s Saturdays, it’s tailgates, it’s college football — and it’s just getting started.

Plus: We’re on the hunt for College Football's Tailgate All-Americans. From Athens to Ann Arbor, Madison to Baton Rouge — we want to see whose the cream of the tailgate crop from coast-to-coast.

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We’re kicking off the season LIVE from Johnson Hagood Stadium at The Citadel for a loaded Week 1 slate of college football.

This episode of Preferred Walk-On has it all:

📊 10 Top Games Against the Spread — our picks for the weekend’s biggest matchups

 🏈 North Dakota State vs. The Citadel Preview — can the Bulldogs slow down the FCS kings?

👑 NDSU Dynasty Talk — how the Bison became the Alabama of the FCS

🔥 Week 1 Storylines — the games you can’t afford to miss

It’s Saturdays, it’s tailgates, it’s college football — and it’s just getting started.

Plus: We’re on the hunt for College Football's Best Tailgates. From Athens to Ann Arbor, Madison to Baton Rouge — we want to see whose the cream of the tailgate crop from coast-to-coast.

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The 2025 college football season is kicking off — and we’ve got the Kansas City Star’s Shreyas Laddha on Preferred Walk-On to break it all down.

We’re covering:

🌎 Teams to Watch Nationally — programs poised to make noise this season
💪 Kansas Football in 2025 — why the program is trending up
⚡️ Jalon Daniels — one of the most dynamic quarterbacks in the country
💰 The Booth Family Donation — what KU’s investment means for the future of the program
🐶 Georgia Bulldogs Outlook — Shreyas’ alma mater is still in the hunt

The SEC always delivers drama, but 2025 feels ripe with it. With so few returning starters at quarterback, the league looks more unpredictable than ever.

This week on Preferred Walk-On, we dig into:

❓ Quarterback Uncertainty: a league-wide reset with very few returning starters under center

🐂 Texas and Alabama: Are these two on a collision course to Atlanta?

🌟 Austin Simmons: Why he could be the SEC’s next household name

🌪 Other Contenders: Teams flying under the radar but capable of shaking up the standings

🏆 Championship & CFP Predictions: Who lifts the trophy at the Benz — and who punches their CFP ticket

Plus: We’re on the hunt for the SEC's All-Conference Tailgates. From Austin to Athens, Baton Rouge to Oxford — we want to see whose the cream of the tailgate crop in the SEC.

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The Big 12 feels more balanced than ever in 2025 — but who’s really ready to take control?

This week on Preferred Walk-On, we break down a conference full of intrigue:

⚡️ Parity Watch: Why the Big 12 might be the most wide-open league in college football

💰 Texas Tech & The Matador Club: How NIL money could vault the Red Raiders into contention

🌪 Surprise Teams: Dark horses that could flip the standings

🏆 Championship Predictions: Our picks for who makes it to Arlington

Plus: We’re on the hunt for the best Big 12 tailgates as part of our 2025 Titans of the Tailgate. From Lawrence to Lubbock, Ames to Waco — we want to see whose the top of the tailgate class in the Big 12.

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The Big Ten is loaded in 2025 — but who really has what it takes to make it to Indianapolis?

This week on Preferred Walk-On, the Deacon Board for the Church of Tailgate breaks down:

🔥 Players to Watch — breakout stars and NFL-ready studs
🚨 Impact Transfers — game-changers who could swing a season
🌪 Under-the-Radar Teams — sleepers ready to disrupt the power structure
🔥 Hot Seat Coaches — who’s coaching for their job this fall
🏆 Big Ten Title Predictions — who’s punching their ticket to Indy

Plus: We’re on the hunt for the best Big Ten tailgates as part of our 2025 Titans of the Tailgate. From Madison to Ann Arbor, Lincoln to Columbus — we want to see whose the top of the tailgate class in the Big Ten.

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The ACC is up for grabs in 2025 — and we’ve got thoughts.

In this episode of Preferred Walk-On, we’re breaking down everything you need to know about the upcoming ACC football season:

🏈 Top players to watch — from impact transfers to returning difference makers
🌪️ Under the radar teams that could shake up the conference
🏆 ACC Championship predictions: Who’s booking the trip to Charlotte?
🍻 PLUS: Our search for the Titans of the Tailgate — the quest to uncover the best tailgates from all over the country

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College football kicks off this weekend, and it was an offseason to remember. In this episode of Preferred Walk-On, we’re recapping one of the more conseqential offseasons in college football history:

🏛️ The NIL House Settlement reshaping the business of college sports

🔁 Roster volatility as the transfer portal continues to boom

🏆 CFP expansion debates rage on, and there's one change to the current format that should be an absoute no-brainer

🔥 And we kick off the 2025 Titans of the Tailgate in search of the most epic tailgates in these United States

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In this episode of the Preferred Walk-On Show, we sit down with Olivia Sayer from Dawgs247, breaking down the college baseball postseason, the Road to Omaha, the Georgia Bulldogs' impressive season, and predictions for this year's tournament. We discuss the significance of home-field advantage at Foley Field, the culture shift under coach Wes Johnson, and the dynamics of the Georgia lineup and pitching staff.

We’re breaking down:

• an SEC-heavy playoff field
• Texas and Texas A&M's seasons and what a difference a year makes for Jim Schlossnagle
• Georgia's light-tower power lineup
• Wes Johnson's success and a shift in Georgia's baseball culture
• Tapping into the transfer portal and finding incredible success
• Foley Field: the ultimate home field advantage
• What has to go right for Georgia to make a run to Omaha
• Vanderbilt rounding into championship form

Whether you’re a Diamond Dawgs die-hard or a college baseball fan gearing up for the tournament, this episode is a must-listen.

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In this wide-ranging interview, we sit down with Jayson Werth, former MLB All-Star, World Series champion, Washington Nationals Ring of Honor inductee, and owner of Icon Racing for an engaging conversation about his professional baseball journey and finding a passion for horse racing after retirement. From his college recruitment and early days as a top prospect to his unforgettable championship run with the Phillies, Jayson shares behind-the-scenes stories from his baseball career, his competitive drive, and how he’s finding meaning and purpose in horse racing after stepping away from baseball.

We dig into:

• the competitive drive instilled in him by a family full of world-class athletes
• his exuberance for the sports of kings, a Belmont victory, and his recent experience at the Kentucky Derby as the owner of Flying Mohawk
• his recruitment to the University of Georgia and running a 40 that left Coach Mark Richt salivating at his football potential
• professional wrestler Edge being his long-list twin
• wisdom from his former manager Charlie Manuel

This is a conversation you do not want to miss.

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We're romantic about a college town. Whether it's Athens, GA, Madison, WI, Ann Arbor, MI, or Lawrence, KS, college towns all have a certain je ne sais quoi. And one of the driver's behind that are the establishments that live only in that town. They are one of one. They're iconic. The Campus Icons series will highlight those places, share their histories, learn about their traditions, and champion their stories. Pull up a barstool and join us!

EPISODE 2: Eskimo Joe's - Stillwater - Oklahoma State University

If you're making a trip to Stillwater, it's compulsory that you pay a visit to Eskimo Joe's. Rapidly approaching it's 50th birthday, Joe's is headed by Stan Clark, the singular owner of Stillwater's Jumpin' Little Juke Joint. A visit to Joe's will delight you with a plate of their famous cheese fries, and a generous pour of their ice cold draft beer. And then ya swing by Eskimo Joe's Clothes next door on the way out and procure one of their iconic t-shirts. Eskimo Joe's checks all the Campus Icon boxes and we can't wait for y'all to hear its story!

If you find yourself in Stillwater, Eskimo Joe's needs to be your first stop:

It’s the weekend before Christmas and there are no visions of sugar-plums dancing in our heads, just 12 personnel and four on-campus first round playoff games. Will the Horseshoe become Neyland North? Are the Hoosiers fixin’ to ruin the Fightin’ Irish’s Christmas? Can the Tigers push all of their house money to the middle and bust the Horns in Austin? Should Penn State be on pucker alert? It’s the First Round of the College Football Playoff, y’all - let’s ride!

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We're romantic about a college town. Whether it's Athens, GA, Madison, WI, Ann Arbor, MI, or Lawrence, KS, college towns all have a certain je ne sais quoi. And one of the driver's behind that are the establishments that live only in that town. They are one of one. They're iconic. The Campus Icons series will highlight those places, share their histories, learn about their traditions, and champion their stories. Pull up a barstool and join us!

EPISODE 1: Nick's English Hut - Bloomington - Indiana University

Bloomington is a world-class college town. And any trip to B-Town must start with a stop at Nick's English Hut. Gregg “Rags” Rago’s joint is singular and oozing with character and unquestionably IU. Put simply, it’s iconic. Belly up, play Sink the Biz, get a full-size order of Biz Fries and cheer on the Hoo-Hoo-Hoo-Hoosiers. When we were planning our Campus Icons series, we kknew that Nick’s had to be the leadoff hitter. Gregg walks us through almost 100 years of Nick’s history and shares the stories and traditions that have sewed it into the fabric of IU and Bloomington.

If you find yourself in Bloomington, Nick's needs to be your first stop:

Chris Phillips of SEC Unfiltered joins the show this week to dissect Dawgs-Horns II for all the SEC marbles and the rest of the championship weekend slate, recap his epic fall on the SEC Football Tour, and give his thoughts on which one of the SEC’s 9-3 teams is most playoff worthy. Chris also gives a troubling prediction if you're a Dawgs fan on how long he estimates Kirby Paul Smart will roam the sidelines Between the Hedges.

Check out all of the excellent content Chris and his team are putting out at SEC Uncensored, follow him on all of his socials, and support him every way y'all can!