Berry Tramel and Tom Shatel break down the Big Ten Conference’s growing grip on the College Football Playoff—and why it’s winning the power struggle for more bids. From TV money to SEC tension, this podcast dives into how the sport’s future is being shaped far from the field.

About the hosts

Berry Tramel is a columnist at the Tulsa World in Oklahoma. Tom Shatel is a columnist for the Omaha World-Herald in Nebraska.

Tramel has been covering college football since 1979. Shatel has been covering Nebraska for the Omaha World-Herald since 1991 and has been covering college football since 1980.  

Friends from their days covering the Big 8, these two get together once a week to talk all things college football.

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