Rece Davis and Pete Thamel discuss Tennessee being investigated by the NCAA for NIL violations, and the subsequent attorneys general of Tennessee and Virginia antitrust lawsuit against the NCAA. They also get into the future of Michigan under Sherrone Moore and then bring in ESPN NFL Draft Analyst Matt Miller to go over what we can expect from the NFL draft.Tune in next week for when new University of Washington Head Coach Jedd Fisch joins the pod!0:00 - NCAA Investigating Tennessee For NIL Violations 11:35 - Update: NCAA Is Sued Post-Tennessee Investigation 14:30 - Michigan Hires Sherrone Moore As Head Coach To Replace Harbaugh 23:26 - NFL Draft Prediction: QBs Will Dominate The Top 32:20 - Are We In An Era of Extreme Offense? 36:44 - Will There Be a 1st Round RB In The NFL Draft This Year? 43:00 - The Big 12 Football Schedule For 2024 Is Here Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rece Davis and Pete Thamel talk about Ohio State’s boatload of portal additions - including Alabama quarterback Julian Sayin and Alabama defensive back Caleb Downs - and how this affects new Alabama head coach Kalen DeBoer’s program in the upcoming season. Rece and Pete also get into how Ohio State head coach Ryan Day built and supplemented his team. Then, they make some way-too-early pre-season game picks and get into a discussion on how fairly coaches are being judged. 00:05 Ohio State's Shift In Roster Makeup 09:38 What If We See Ohio St vs Michigan In The Playoffs? 15:20 Way Too Early Team Picks For Pre-Season  19:42 Does The Playoff Affect How We Judge Coaches? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Pete Thamel and ESPN Senior NFL Insider Adam Schefter convene for an emergency podcast to talk about the news of Jim Harbaugh leaving the national champion Michigan Wolverines to coach the NFL’s Los Angeles Chargers. They get into what kept Harbaugh from getting on the plane to Atlanta, what this means for the Michigan program, and the possibility of Michigan offensive coordinator/offensive line coach, Sherrone Moore, stepping into the head coach role.    1:33 What kept Harbaugh from going to Atlanta? 2:10 What’s next for Michigan? 2:34 Who will be Michigan’s next head coach? 5:36 Adam Schefter’s Harbaugh memories 7:44 Expectations for Sherrone Moore 11:20 How well does Harbaugh pair with Charges Quarterback Justin Herbert? 12:55 Where is Michigan Quarterback, JJ McCarthy’s, range in the draft?   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rece Davis and Pete Thamel reflect on new coach hirings, retirements and changes that have shaken the college football world. They discuss latest news of Freshman Caleb Downs possibly entering the transfer portal, the surprise retirement announcement of Nick Saban and his reasons why plus where Jim Harbaugh will land next. We get a behind the scenes look into Rece’s thoughts on his exclusive interviews with these coaches. Hopefully Jim Harbaugh won’t announce where he’s coaching next while Pete is on vacation.  Rece's Exclusive Interview with Jim Harbaugh After Winning the National Championship https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yljRESjsZjo&ab_channel=ESPN Rece's Exclusive Interview with Nick Saban After Announcing His Retirement https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m-NTaEbfAtg&ab_channel=ESPN 00:20 - Caleb Downs Headed To Portal 02:04 - Alabama Ripple Effects After Saban’s Retirement 04:48 - Nick Saban BTS Interview Moments 18:01 - Asking Jim Harbaugh About His Future Plans 21:16 - The Question Rece Wishes He Asked Jim Harbaugh 22:31 - Jim Harbaugh BTS Interview Moments 25:12 - Jim Is The Best Team Builder 27:29 - If Harbaugh Leaves Michigan, Who Takes Over? 29:26 - Nick Saban BTS Interview Moments 32:28 - Rece’s Early Reporter Days Covering Nick Saban 36:35 - Saban and Harbaugh’s Relationship With The Media 39:33 - Alabama and Michigan Players Headed To The Portal 42:26 - Teams Moving Quickly On Portal Players 44:13 - Washington Hires Arizona’s Jedi Fish As HC 47:09 - Arizona Hires San Jose St’s Brent Brennan As HC 51:22 - Harbaugh To Leave Michigan During Pete’s Vacation 52:36 - College Gameday Pod Off-Season Preview Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rece Davis and Pete Thamel convene for an emergency podcast following Nick Saban’s retirement from coaching. The guys discuss how it would always be a surprise when Saban decided to retire, if he is the greatest coach in the history of college football, how he revived the University of Alabama football program, the university using Saban’s success to boost academics, what Rece is hearing from Alabama fans, what’s next for Saban after coaching, and who’s on the shortlist of candidates to coach the Crimson Tide. 0:00 Nick Saban retires from Alabama 1:22 Saban’s retirement was always going to be a surprise 4:07 Rece on Saban: Great coach in history of CFB 7:53 Alabama was down when Saban arrived in 2007 8:26 Alabama capitalized on football’s success 9:36 Saban’s impact on the Tuscaloosa community 11:20 What Rece is hearing from fellow alumni 14:53 What’s next for Nick Saban? 17:58 Early Alabama coaching candidates Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rece Davis and Pete Thamel are chatting at midfield of NRG Stadium following the Michigan Wolverines’ 34-13 victory over the Washington Huskies in the College Football Playoff national championship game. The guys discuss Michigan dominating despite Washington’s chances, the Wolverines relying on the big play, what makes this a Jim Harbaugh-style championship, the legacy of this win for Michigan, what’s next for Harbaugh, and parting thoughts on the 2023 season. 0:49 MICHIGAN DOMINATED, WASHINGTON HAD CHANCES 1:39 DONOVAN RETURNS FROM WITNESS PROTECTION 2:08 MICHIGAN’S BIG PLAYS 2:38 WASHINGTON WAS A LITTLE OVER-AMPED TO START 3:35 A HARBAUGH CHAMPIONSHIP: DOMINANT, MESSY AWKWARD  6:00 MICHIGAN PROVED TO BE ELITE 7:35 BLAKE CORUM’S CHAMPIONSHIP MOMENTS 8:33 HARBAUGH WON WITH HIS ROOTS: DEFENSE & RUNNING THE BALL 9:16 MICHIGAN PLANTS THE FLAG 10:18 WHAT’S NEXT FOR JIM HARBAUGH? 13:13 FINAL THOUGHTS ON THE 2023 SEASON Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rece Davis and Pete Thamel share their final thoughts on the Michigan Wolverines against the Washington Huskies in the national championship game. They discuss an update on Dillon Johnson’s health, Michael Penix Jr.’s massive hands, how both teams scouted the College Football Playoff, if Rece revealed his man crush to Will Johnson, keeping an eye on the Wolverines’ defensive personnel, who they like to win the game, the latest on the portal moves and NFL draft declarations, and if Michigan would target Kalen DeBoer if Jim Harbaugh left Ann Arbor. Later, GameDay's Jen Lada talks to former Wolverine and current Cleveland Brown Maurice Hurst from the Mercedes-Benz ESPN College Football Podcast Sprinter. 1:20 DILLON JOHNSON INJURY UPDATE 5:46 DOES WASH OL TROY FAUTANU HAVE TROUBLE BUYING PANTS? 6:30 MICHAEL PENIX’S MASSIVE HANDS 9:30 THAMEL: WASHINGTON HAD TWO SEASONS 11:00 WASH & MICH SCOUTED ALL THE POTENTIAL CFP TEAMS 12:00 BOTH TEAMS SEEM VERY RELAXED 12:39 DID RECE REVEAL HIS MAN CRUSH TO WILL JOHNSON? 14:21 WASHINGTON’S THE UNDERDOG AGAIN (+4.5) 21:30 MICHIGAN’S DEFENSIVE PERSONNEL WILL BE TELLING 25:50 MICHIGAN HASN’T SEEN AN OFFENSE LIKE WASHINGTON 28:00 PICK THE GAME: MICHIGAN (-4.5) V. WASHINGTON 36:30 TEXAS’ TE JA'TAVION SANDERS DECLARES FOR THE NFL DRAFT 37:26 WHO WILL MIAMI LAND AT QB? 38:15 THAMEL: I EXPECT J.J. MCCARTHY TO DECLARE FOR THE DRAFT 39:00 MICHIGAN WILL BE RADICALLY DIFFERENT NEXT SEASON 41:30 SPECULATION: HARBAUGH MOVES ON, WHO WOULD MICHIGAN TARGET? 43:45 JEN LADA WITH MAURICE HURST Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rece Davis and Pete Thamel discuss how Washington stayed on script to make the national championship game, the Huskies’ offensive line keeping Michael Penix Jr. upright, Rece potentially interviewing Jim Harbaugh after winning a title, and Kalen DeBoer’s championship experience. Plus, the latest on Ohio State and Miami’s quests for a transfer portal quarterback. And, could Judge Judy fund an NIL program? 02:10 - Washington Clinches Title Appearance 07:29 - Washington Interior O-Line vs Michigan interior D-Line 12:44 - Connor Stalions at Rose Bowl Game 14:42 - How Would Fans React To Michigan Title 25:20 - Kalen DeBoer Wealth of Championship Experience  32:11 - Upcoming Transfer Portal News 34:44 - Miami's QB Situation 39:05 - Judge Judy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Pete Thamel and Paolo Uggetti run it back one last time at the Rose Bowl, this time recapping the Washington Huskies’ 37-31 win over the Texas Long Horns in the College Football Playoff semifinals. The guys discuss the Huskies winning yet another one-score game, Washington’s wide receivers, Michigan needing to prepare for a different kind of offense and what image they’ll remember from Michigan defeating Alabama in the Rose Bowl.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rece Davis and Pete Thamel react to the Michigan Wolverine’s 27-20 overtime victory against the Alabama Crimson Tide in the College Football Playoff semifinals. The guys discuss how Michigan out SEC’d Alabama, Jim Harbaugh’s gutsy fourth down call, Blake Corum’s overtime touchdown run, J.J. McCarthy making plays and a cathartic win for the Wolverines. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices