Clark Lea, Urban Meyer, and college football's Top 10 programs — it's all on The Triple Option.    Vanderbilt head coach Clark Lea sits down with Urban Meyer and Mark Ingram II to break down how the Commodores became a legitimate SEC contender, what it takes to replace Diego Pavia, and whether championship culture can still beat the highest bidder in the NIL era.    Plus: Urban Meyer drops his controversial Top 10 college football programs — Ohio State at #1, Alabama at #2, Michigan at #7, and USC hanging on at #10. Not everyone will agree. And to kick things off, Urban and Rob Stone count down the Top 5 must-watch games of the 2026 college football season — including a potential #1 vs. #2 showdown between Ohio State and Texas, Lane Kiffin's return to Ole Miss, and Miami vs. Notre Dame in November.   Chapters 00:00 Show Open 01:40 Team's Preseason Prep 04:29 Best College Football Games of 2026 15:14 Clark Lea, Vanderbilt Head Coach 31:41 College Football's Top Ten Programs   New episodes of The Triple Option drop every Wednesday. Make sure you’re subscribed on YouTube and following on all podcast platforms. Also make sure you’re locked in on social @3XOptionShow on all platforms for highlight moments, bonus content, and to engage with the guys and the TO community. (https://tripleoptionshow.com)   The Triple Option is presented by Wendy’s. Try Wendy's®  $1 Small Classic Frosty for a Limited Time. https://m-wendys.app.link/gm-dollar-frosty-audio-radio   Thank you to our additional sponsors NHTSA - Speeding Catches up With You. Paid for by NHTSA. https://nhtsa.gov/risky-driving/speeding   #CollegeFootball #ClarkLea #UrbanMeyer #CFB2026 #SECFootball #VanderbiltFootball #TripleOption Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Arch Manning, the Texas Longhorns, NIL and the future of college football headline this episode of The Triple Option. Urban Meyer and Rob Stone break down the biggest questions in the sport: Will the SEC leave the NCAA? What's next for Michigan? Texas or Ohio State — who's better? And can artificial intelligence actually change college football? College Football Hall of Famer Mack Brown stops by to talk the future of the game, NIL, the transfer portal, and what this season holds for Arch Manning and the Longhorns. Urban and Rob react to Greg Sankey's SEC Media Day comments and Michigan AD Warde Manuel stepping down at year's end. Then Jon Zimmerman and Devin Pinkston of Tracker Sports AI join to reveal how artificial intelligence is reshaping the future of college football. 🏈 In this episode: • Will the SEC break away from the NCAA? Greg Sankey decoded • Michigan's next move after Warde Manuel steps down • Texas vs. Ohio State — who's the better team? • Mack Brown on NIL, the transfer portal & fixing college football • Arch Manning & the Longhorns' 2026 outlook • How AI is changing college football (Tracker Sports AI) Chapters 00:00 Show Start 02:32 SEC and the NCAA Headed for a Split 08:14 Michigan's AD Steps Down1 18:19 Mack Brown, College Football HOF '18 47:31 Jon Zimmerman and Devin Pinkston, Tracker Sports AI New episodes of The Triple Option drop every Wednesday. Make sure you’re subscribed on YouTube and following on all podcast platforms. Also make sure you’re locked in on social @3XOptionShow on all platforms for highlight moments, bonus content, and to engage with the guys and the TO community. (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://tripleoptionshow.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠)   The Triple Option is presented by Wendy’s. Try Wendy's® $1 Small Classic Frosty for a Limited Time. https://m-wendys.app.link/gm-dollar-frosty-audio-radio Thank you to our additional sponsors NHTSA - Speeding Catches up With You. Paid for by NHTSA. ⁠https://www.nhtsa.gov/risky-driving/speeding Ka'Chava - Go to https://Kachava.com and use code TTO for 15% off your first order #CollegeFootball #ArchManning #MackBrown #UrbanMeyer #NIL #TexasFootball #Longhorns #CFB #SEC #TransferPortal #TripleOption #Michigan #Wolverines Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

College football's 2026 QB race heats up — Arch Manning, Julian Sayin & Washington Huskies star Demond Williams face off at the Manning Passing Academy. Who comes out on top? Urban Meyer, Mark Ingram II & Rob Stone debate after Notre Dame QB CJ Carr put on a show at the Manning Passing Academy, outperforming Arch Manning, Julian Sayin, and Trinidad Chambliss — raising the real question: is this the best college quarterback class EVER? Huskies head coach Jedd Fisch joins the show to break down why Demond Williams returned to Washington after flirting with a bigger payday elsewhere, what Big Ten football life looks like on the West Coast, and his deep ties to Philadelphia Eagles General Manager Howie Roseman. The guys close out with a friendly truce between football and futbol, tipping their caps to the US Men's National Team after their World Cup exit. Chapters 00:00 Show Start 02:40 Golfing with John Daly 06:25 CJ Carr Dominates 16:15 Top 5 QB's in College Football 27:30 Jedd Fisch, Washington Head Coach 48:34 Hats off to the World Cup New episodes of The Triple Option drop every Wednesday. Make sure you’re subscribed on YouTube and following on all podcast platforms. Also make sure you’re locked in on social @3XOptionShow on all platforms for highlight moments, bonus content, and to engage with the guys and the TO community. (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://tripleoptionshow.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠)   The Triple Option is presented by Wendy’s. Try Wendy's® New crispier than ever Spicy Chicken Sandwich. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://m-wendys.app.link/gm-spicy-chicken-26-display-banner ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Thank you to our additional sponsors NHTSA - Speeding Catches up With You. Paid for by NHTSA. https://www.nhtsa.gov/risky-driving/speeding #CollegeFootball #ArchManning #WashingtonHuskies #ManningPassingAcademy #FootballPodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Andrew Luck — former No. 1 overall NFL Draft pick and current Stanford Cardinal football General Manager — joins Urban Meyer and Rob Stone to break down his mission to bring Stanford football back to national title contention, the collapse of the Pac-12, and what he fears could get lost in today's rapidly changing college football landscape. Plus, Urban and Rob deliver their 2026 college football season preview — naming the five coaches and players they're most excited to watch take the field this fall. 🏈 In This Episode: • Top 5 coaches and players to watch in the 2026 college football season • Andrew Luck on Stanford's path back to relevance • The Pac-12 collapse and its lasting impact on college football • What Andrew Luck hopes doesn't get lost in modern college football Chapters 00:00 Show Start 01:13 Players and Coaches to Watch 13:00 Andrew Luck, Stanford General Manager New episodes of The Triple Option drop every Wednesday. Make sure you’re subscribed on YouTube and following on all podcast platforms. Also make sure you’re locked in on social @3XOptionShow on all platforms for highlight moments, bonus content, and to engage with the guys and the TO community. (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://tripleoptionshow.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠)   The Triple Option is presented by Wendy’s. Try Wendy's® New crispier than ever Spicy Chicken Sandwich. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://m-wendys.app.link/gm-spicy-chicken-26-display-banner ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ #AndrewLuck #StanfordFootball #CollegeFootball #CollegeFootball2026 #CollegeFootballPlayoff #CFP #SEC #BigTen #NFL #Pac12 #UrbanMeyer #StanfordCardinal #KyleWhittingham #MalachiToney #CurtCignetti #IndianaHoosiers #PennState #MichiganWolverines #FloridaGators Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Enter (The) Sandman. Coach Urban Meyer and Rob Stone get caught up in the World Cup craze after the fans showed out in Seattle and got the guys thinking which college campus has turned out the best for them. Cougars, and Hoosiers, and Tortillas, oh my! New Virginia Tech head coach James Franklin joins from his office in Blacksburg and discusses the transition from Penn State, his legacy in Happy Valley, what the future holds for the Hokies, and how he is leaning on past icons to bring success back. Brendan Sorsby thought he was going to the NFL and putting the gambling scandal behind him, but the NFL has different ideas. Coach and Rob discuss the NFL not holding the supplemental draft and what Sorsby can do ahead of the 2027 Draft. Chapters 00:00 Show Start 00:55 World Cup and CFB Crowds Collide 08:40 Best Pregame Campuses 12:52 James Franklin, Virginia Tech Head Coach 34:43 Sorsby Saga Comes to an End, Kind Of New episodes of The Triple Option drop every Wednesday. Make sure you’re subscribed on YouTube and following on all podcast platforms. Also make sure you’re locked in on social @3XOptionShow on all platforms for highlight moments, bonus content, and to engage with the guys and the TO community. (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://tripleoptionshow.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠)   The Triple Option is presented by Wendy’s. Try Wendy's® New crispier than ever Spicy Chicken Sandwich. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://m-wendys.app.link/gm-spicy-chicken-26-display-banner ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ #CollegeFootball #CollegeFootballPlayoff #CFP #OhioStateBuckeyes #BigTen #ACC #SEC #Big12 #NCAA #VirginaTech #Hokies #JamesFranklin #BrendanSorsby #NFLDraft #TexasTech #Indiana #WorldCup #DeionSanders #Colorado Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Football or Fútbol, we have you covered. Coach Urban Meyer, Mark Ingram II, and Rob Stone discuss what is next for college football after Brendan Sorsby announced he would be leaving Texas Tech for the NFL amid his battle with the NCAA over gambling while at Indiana and Cincinnati. Texas Head Coach Steve Sarkisian joins the show to share his love for the World Cup, his LONG history with Urban, how this year will be different for Texas, how they are supporting Arch Manning, and his concerns around strength of schedule and the College Football Playoff. Finally, we raise our glasses to the college campuses opening up to international fans as hosts of multiple World Cup Nations as America's favorite sport welcomes the rest of the World's favorite sport. Chapters 00:00 Show Start 02:19 Brendan Sorsby Saga Ends 30:12 Steve Sarkisian, Texas Head Coach 54:02 World Cup Reaction New episodes of The Triple Option drop every Wednesday. Make sure you’re subscribed on YouTube and following on all podcast platforms. Also make sure you’re locked in on social @3XOptionShow on all platforms for highlight moments, bonus content, and to engage with the guys and the TO community. (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://tripleoptionshow.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠)   The Triple Option is presented by Wendy’s. Try Wendy's® New crispier than ever Spicy Chicken Sandwich. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://m-wendys.app.link/gm-spicy-chicken-26-display-banner ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Thank you to or additional sponsors Ka'Chava - Go to Kachava.com and use code TTO for 15% off your first order #CollegeFootball #CollegeFootballPlayoff #CFP #OhioStateBuckeyes #BigTen #ACC #SEC #Big12 #NCAA #Texas #Longhorns #TexasTech #RedRaiders #JoeyMcGuire #CodyCampbell #BrendanSorsby #WorldCup #ArchManning #Messi #TexasA&M #AlabamaCrimsonTide Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Who wins in a fight, a Longhorn or a Red Raider? Coach Urban Meyer, Mark Ingram II, and Rob Stone break down the back and forth between Texas and Texas Tech and whether there is a way to ensure more cross conference major matchups or if they are a thing of the past. Mike Leach is on the College Football Hall of Fame Ballot and Urban discusses their sleepover years ago...no there weren't any pillow fights. Alabama Athletic Director Greg Byrne joins the guys to discuss the extensions for Kalen DeBoer and Nate Oats, managing a championship factory like Alabama, and if conference championships still have a place in college football. Finally, we raise our glasses to the new faces of college football, or at least of CFB 2027 and Mark talks about what it was like to be on the cover after his Heisman season in 2012. Chapters 00:00 Show Start 1:41 Texas-Texas Tech Feud 14:50 Is Mike Leach a Hall of Famer 18:48 Urban Meyer - Arizona Head Coach? 23:00 Greg Byrne, Alabama Athletic Director 46:10 Your New CFB 2027 Cover Athletes Are... New episodes of The Triple Option drop every Wednesday. Make sure you’re subscribed on YouTube and following on all podcast platforms. Also make sure you’re locked in on social @3XOptionShow on all platforms for highlight moments, bonus content, and to engage with the guys and the TO community. (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://tripleoptionshow.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠)   The Triple Option is presented by Wendy’s. Try Wendy's® New crispier than ever Spicy Chicken Sandwich. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://m-wendys.app.link/gm-spicy-chicken-26-display-banner ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Thank you to or additional sponsors Arkay - Arkay Zero Proof delivers the taste, aroma, and even the burn of real spirits — without alcohol, sugar, or carbs. Shop now at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.arkayzeroproof.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ #CollegeFootball #CollegeFootballPlayoff #CFP #OhioStateBuckeyes #BigTen #ACC #SEC #Big12 #NCAA #Texas #Longhorns #TexasTech #RedRaiders #JoeyMcGuire #CodyCampbell #MikeLeach #Alabama #RollTide #CrimsonTide #NickSaban #Madden #EASports #VideoGames Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What do Ed Orgeron and Dorthy have in common? There's no place like home. Coach Urban Meyer and Rob Stone head down to Baton Rouge where Coach O is back with the Tigahs. Coach Meyer looks back at him time competing with Coach O on the field and on the recruiting trail. The guys then debate who they would build a team around between Tim Tebow, Cam Newton, Vince Young, Baker Mayfield, and Joe Burrow. The Big 12 Commissioner Brett Yormark stops by ahead of the Big 12 Meetings to discuss the future of the conference, the perfect College Football Playoff number, and how gambling as affecting student athletes. Finally, during Memorial Day week, Coach talks about his latest training experience with the Navy Seals...he has a very specific set of skills. Chapters 00:00 Show Start 01:36 The Return of Coach O 07:39 Ultimate QB1 14:31 Brett Yormark, Big 12 Commissioner 38:28 Urban Trains with the Seals New episodes of The Triple Option drop every Wednesday. Make sure you’re subscribed on YouTube and following on all podcast platforms. Also make sure you’re locked in on social @3XOptionShow on all platforms for highlight moments, bonus content, and to engage with the guys and the TO community. (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://tripleoptionshow.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠)   The Triple Option is presented by Wendy’s. Try Wendy's® New crispier than ever Spicy Chicken Sandwich. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://m-wendys.app.link/gm-spicy-chicken-26-display-banner ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Thank you to or additional sponsors Arkay - Arkay Zero Proof delivers the taste, aroma, and even the burn of real spirits — without alcohol, sugar, or carbs. Shop now at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.arkayzeroproof.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ NHTSA - Click it. Don’t risk it. Paid for by NHTSA. ⁠⁠https://www.nhtsa.gov/clickit⁠⁠   #CollegeFootball #CollegeFootballPlayoff #CFP #OhioStateBuckeyes #BigTen #ACC #SEC #Big12 #NCAA #LaneKiffin #LSU #EdOrgeron #OleMiss #Tigers #Rebels #JoeBurrow #TimTebow #CamNewton #VinceYoung #BakerMayfield Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How does one go from averaging less than a point per game for Harvard to the Governor of Massachusetts to the President of the NCAA? Stick around and find out. Coach Urban Meyer and Rob Stone take a look back at the messy breakup between Ole Miss and Lane Kiffin ahead of the awkward reunion in Oxford when Kiffin's LSU Tigers come to town this fall. NCAA President Charlie Baker stops by to discuss the future of college athletics, pending legislation, why the NCAA Basketball Tournaments needed to be 76 teams, and why he even signed up for the gig. Finally, we cheers the newest movie star in...Nashville?! The newest quarterback for the Vanderbilt Commodores, Jared Curtis, will make his movie debut before every taking a snap for Clark Lea, in Nate Bargatze's upcoming film "The Breadwinner". Chapters 00:00 Show Start 01:28 Lane Kiffin Ole Miss Reunion 13:31 Charlie Baker, NCAA President 42:17 Vanderbilt Goes Hollywood New episodes of The Triple Option drop every Wednesday. Make sure you’re subscribed on YouTube and following on all podcast platforms. Also make sure you’re locked in on social @3XOptionShow on all platforms for highlight moments, bonus content, and to engage with the guys and the TO community. (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://tripleoptionshow.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠)   The Triple Option is presented by Wendy’s. Try Wendy's® New crispier than ever Spicy Chicken Sandwich. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://m-wendys.app.link/gm-spicy-chicken-26-display-banner ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Thank you to or additional sponsors Arkay - Arkay Zero Proof delivers the taste, aroma, and even the burn of real spirits — without alcohol, sugar, or carbs. Shop now at ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.arkayzeroproof.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ NHTSA - Click it. Don’t risk it. Paid for by NHTSA. ⁠https://www.nhtsa.gov/clickit⁠   #CollegeFootball #CollegeFootballPlayoff #CFP #OhioStateBuckeyes #BigTen #ACC #SEC #Big12 #NCAA #MarchMadness #VanderbiltCommodores #LaneKiffin #LSU #OleMiss #Tigers #Rebels #Massachusets #Harvard #FloridaGators #UtahUtes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Baby Jesus, cafecitos, three first round NFL draft picks; the U is here. Coach Urban Meyer, Mark Ingram II, and Rob Stone talk about Kalen DeBoer landing another stud in the quarterback room with the signing of Elijah Haven. Coach Meyer then takes you inside his recruiting strategy when dealing with top guys and managing rooms with too much talent. Mario Cristobal and the Hurricanes fell short in the College Football Playoff National Championship last season, but are reloaded for another run in 2026. Cristobal talks about the call for him to go back to Miami, filling the trenches with absolute dogs, as well as navigating the ever changing landscape of NIL and the transfer portal. Finally, we pour out some Arkay Zero Proof for Shedeur Sanders who returned to Colorado to walk the stage and get his college degree, after his rookie season in the NFL. Chapters 00:00 Show Start 01:35 Alabama Upgrades Quarterback Room 14:46 Mario Cristobal, Miami Head Coach 36:06 Shedeur Sanders - College Graduate New episodes of The Triple Option drop every Wednesday. Make sure you’re subscribed on YouTube and following on all podcast platforms. Also make sure you’re locked in on social @3XOptionShow on all platforms for highlight moments, bonus content, and to engage with the guys and the TO community. (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://tripleoptionshow.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠)   The Triple Option is presented by Wendy’s. Try Wendy's® New crispier than ever Spicy Chicken Sandwich. ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://m-wendys.app.link/gm-spicy-chicken-26-display-banner ⁠⁠⁠⁠ Thank you to or additional sponsors Arkay - Arkay Zero Proof delivers the taste, aroma, and even the burn of real spirits — without alcohol, sugar, or carbs. Shop now at ⁠⁠⁠https://www.arkayzeroproof.com⁠⁠⁠ NHTSA - Click it. Don’t risk it. Paid for by NHTSA. https://www.nhtsa.gov/clickit   #CollegeFootball #CollegeFootballPlayoff #CFP #OhioStateBuckeyes #BigTen #ACC #SEC #Big12 #MiamiHurricances #MalachiToney #DarianMensah #AlabamaCrimsonTide #KalenDeBoer #ColoradoBuffalo #ShedeurSanders #CoachPrime #ClevelandBrowns Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices