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Split Zone Duo: College Football Podcast
An independent college football podcast that covers the whole sport, led by Richard Johnson and Alex Kirshner. Free episodes each week (twice per week in season), plus frequent subscriber episodes. Featuring co-host emeritus Steven Godfrey and friends.
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Episodes
Split Zone Duo: College Football PodcastGeorgia Became a Machine Again in Time for the Playoff
For a while, this was a weird UGA season. The quarterback looked shaky, and the defense didn’t look good enough to drag him to a championship. All of that has…
Split Zone Duo: College Football PodcastThe College Football Playoff Round 1 Tasting Menu
The College Football Playoff arrives. Alex and Richard preview the four first-round games, zeroing in on some interesting dynamics to watch and then making…
Split Zone Duo: College Football PodcastInside the Brawl of the Wild with Kevin Van Valkenburg
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.splitzoneduo.com Every rivalry has a story, and the one between Montana and Montana State is…
Split Zone Duo: College Football PodcastHow Texas Tech Delivered Return on Investment
Texas Tech got a big sack of oil cash and spent it on football players, but there was still work to be done for the Red Raiders to dominate the Big 12. Plus…
Split Zone Duo: College Football PodcastThe Big Thing Oregon Fixed for This Playoff Run
In this episode of our 2025 College Football Playoff Preview presented by Modelo, we focus on No. 5 Oregon. Last year’s Ducks got blown out by Ohio State for…
Split Zone Duo: College Football PodcastOle Miss' CFB Playoff Run is About to be Absolutely Surreal
The weirdest circumstance ever around a College Football Playoff team? That’s probably this year’s Ole Miss Rebels. After Lane Kiffin rolled out of town, Ole…
Split Zone Duo: College Football PodcastCan Texas A&M Win the Whole Playoff? The Argument for and Against
Our 2025 College Football Playoff Preview presented by Modelo rolls on with Texas A&M. This is a team that Alex thinks could win the whole tournament but…
Split Zone Duo: College Football PodcastHow Far Can Oklahoma's Defense Drag the Offense in the Playoff?
Oklahoma has taken on the defensive identity of its head coach, Brent Venables. Unfortunately, the offense hasn’t figured things out all season. Can that…
Split Zone Duo: College Football PodcastWhy We Don't Think Alabama Can Win the Playoff
Next up in our 2025 CFP Preview, presented by Modelo, we’ve got the Alabama Crimson Tide. It’s been a weird year, and neither of us thinks Alabama can actually…
Split Zone Duo: College Football PodcastMiami Isn't a Typical Double-Digit Playoff Seed
Split Zone Duo previews every team in the 2025 College Football Playoff. Next on the list: The No. 10 Miami Hurricanes. Can these guys win a national…
Split Zone Duo: College Football PodcastThe Michigan Emergency Show: Sherrone Moore's Ouster and What's Next
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.splitzoneduo.com There is a lot that we still don’t know about Michigan’s firing of Sherrone…
Split Zone Duo: College Football PodcastHow Tulane Became a Group of 5 Power and Made the Playoff
Tulane, a program that left the SEC and spent decades in the college football wilderness, has found its way back to the sport’s biggest stage for at least a…
Split Zone Duo: College Football PodcastDon't Get Mad at JMU for Making the College Football Playoff
Welcome to Split Zone Duo’s College Football Playoff Preview, presented by Modelo. We’re running short previews to get you acquainted with all 12 teams in the…
Split Zone Duo: College Football PodcastHow CFB's Calendar Got Like This and How We'd Fix It
Richard and Alex start this episode with a discussion of this week’s mostly one-sided war of words between Notre Dame and the ACC after the Irish were left out…
Split Zone Duo: College Football PodcastCoach Carousel Cleanup: The Penn State Aftermath
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.splitzoneduo.com SUBSCRIBER EPISODE: Godfrey joins Richard and Alex for a discussion of the…
Split Zone Duo: College Football PodcastThe 2025 CFP Bracket Reaction Show: The Alabama Disagreement
The College Football Playoff bracket is out. Richard Johnson doesn’t think it’s a big crime that Alabama was included. Alex Kirshner does. The hosts hash out…
Split Zone Duo: College Football PodcastMiami or Alabama?
Here’s a quick solo episode from Alex, taking you through the big debate on the Playoff selection committee’s hands before Selection Sunday: Alabama or Miami?…
Split Zone Duo: College Football PodcastThe 2025 CFB Championship Weekend Tasting Menu
Championship Weekend! Alex and Richard break down the FBS conference title games, with notes on a few lower-level playoff games as well. Starting with Kennesaw…
Split Zone Duo: College Football PodcastThe I-Formation: How to Read a Coaching Search (Mailbag)
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.splitzoneduo.com SUBSCRIBER EPISODE: Richard got hundreds of questions about this season of…
Split Zone Duo: College Football PodcastBlack Sunday Blow-by-Blow: Lane Kiffin and the Coach Carousel in Real Time
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.splitzoneduo.com SUBSCRIBER EPISODE: Richard spent Sunday on his phone, gathering information…
Split Zone Duo: College Football PodcastWeek 14 CFB Hurry-Up: Iron Sharpens Alabama
Alex and Richard recap dozens of Rivalry Weekend college football games, taking you through the most interesting events from Week 14: Texas asserts itself as…
Split Zone Duo: College Football PodcastWeek 14 CFB Tasting Menu: The Rivalry Feast
Richard Johnson and Alex Kirshner guide you through the coming Rivalry Week in college football, going through dozens of games with 1) playoff stakes, 2)…
Split Zone Duo: College Football PodcastThe Black Sunday Coaching SitRep, Six Days Out
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.splitzoneduo.com SUBSCRIBER EPISODE (join here): The coaching carousel is about to reach max…
Split Zone Duo: College Football PodcastWeek 13 CFB Hurry-Up: ACC 3D Chess
Alex and Richard guide you through dozens of Week 13 college football games, from Oregon’s depth-driven win over USC to an all-time ending in the Division II…
Split Zone Duo: College Football PodcastWeek 13 CFB Tasting Menu: Trojan Horse?
To join our championship Saturday watch party with Nokian Tyres at Mason Jar in NYC on December 6, please RSVP at this page. Entry is free! Steven Godfrey…
Split Zone Duo: College Football PodcastThe Lane Kiffin Standstill and Virginia Tech's James Franklin Swing
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.splitzoneduo.com SUBSCRIBER EPISODE: Godfrey is back with Alex and Richard to talk about this…
Split Zone Duo: College Football PodcastOvertime: What's It Take to be a Sideline Reporter?
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.splitzoneduo.com SUBSCRIBER SHOW: Our Richard Johnson made his debut as a sideline reporter…
Split Zone Duo: College Football PodcastWeek 12 CFB Hurry-Up: Boom
Richard and Alex take you through dozens of Week 12 games, sharing their best observations from the third-to-last week of the regular season. The full list…
Split Zone Duo: College Football PodcastHow UMass, the Worst Team in College Football, Got Like This
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.splitzoneduo.com The 2025 UMass Minutemen are making a strong case for the title of “worst…
Split Zone Duo: College Football PodcastWeek 12 Tasting Menu: The Center of the CFB Universe
Richard, Alex, and Rodger Sherman talk through a huge Week 12 in college football, highlighting a few dozen games that should be fun! Among the many topics…
Split Zone Duo: College Football PodcastCFB's Six (or Seven?) Actual Title Contenders
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.splitzoneduo.com Alex and Richard take a big handful of subscriber questions after Week 11…
Split Zone Duo: College Football PodcastWeek 11 Hurry-Up: Ducks in Puddles
Richard and Alex take you through dozens of Week 11 college football games, highlighting the most interesting stuff to get you all caught up: Oregon’s grits…
Split Zone Duo: College Football PodcastBig Coach Carousel Mailbag: The Lincoln Riley Thing
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.splitzoneduo.com SUBSCRIBER EPISODE: Richard and Alex take a bunch of subscriber questions…
Split Zone Duo: College Football PodcastWeek 11 CFB Tasting Menu: Bear Raid?
Welcome to Week 11. Alex and Richard preview the most interesting games coming up this weekend and also discuss other big CFB developments: * The initial…
Split Zone Duo: College Football PodcastAuburn Emergency Show: Hugh Freeze Finally Frozen Out
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.splitzoneduo.com Hugh Freeze is out at Auburn and probably done forever as a top-level…
Split Zone Duo: College Football PodcastWeek 10 CFB Hurry-Up: U Gotta Be Kidding
Rodger Sherman joins Alex for a big ol’ rundown of Week 10 of the college football season. Among dozens of games discussed, we go over: Miami’s faceplant at…
Split Zone Duo: College Football PodcastWeek 10 CFB Tasting Menu: Elimination Game
Alex and Richard preview Week 10 of the college football season, with notes, observations, and predictions spanning lots of games. Just a few include: * Tulane…
Split Zone Duo: College Football PodcastEmergency Show: LSU Kicks Brian Kelly out of the Family
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.splitzoneduo.com Brian Kelly is out at LSU after three and a half of the odder seasons in…
Split Zone Duo: College Football PodcastSark, Jimmy Sexton, and the NFL: What the Saturday Statement Actually Means
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.splitzoneduo.com Shortly before Texas kicked off at Mississippi State, The Athletic reported…
Split Zone Duo: College Football PodcastWeek 9 CFB Hurry-Up: Death Valley is Aggieland
Week 9 was light on upsets but big on close games that had a big effect on the national race. In the Sunday Hurry-Up presented by Dad Water, Richard and Alex…
Split Zone Duo: College Football PodcastThe Job: Colorado State
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.splitzoneduo.com In the latest episode of “The Job,” our subscriber series about open FBS…
Split Zone Duo: College Football PodcastThe 34 Coaches Who Will Define CFB's Carousel
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.splitzoneduo.com SUBSCRIBER SPECIAL: Godfrey stops by to talk with Richard and Alex about a…
Split Zone Duo: College Football PodcastWeek 9 CFB Tasting Menu: Vanderbilt Dynasty
Alex and Richard preview Week 9 of the college football season. Among the many games previewed on this episode are: * Not one but TWO major FCS games: No. 1…
Split Zone Duo: College Football PodcastEmergency Episode: Florida Fires Billy Napier, Finally
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.splitzoneduo.com SUBSCRIBER SPECIAL: More than a year after he first looked doomed to be…
Split Zone Duo: College Football PodcastWeek 8 CFB Hurry-Up: Unbeatens Beaten
Welcome to the Week 8 Sunday Hurry-Up, presented by Dad Water! Rodger Sherman joins Richard to share notes and observations on all the games that caught our…
Split Zone Duo: College Football PodcastThe Job: Stanford, Oregon State, UAB, Kent State
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.splitzoneduo.com The latest episode of THE JOB, our subscriber series about the ins and outs…
Split Zone Duo: College Football PodcastWeek 8 CFB Tasting Menu: Seats Are Hot
The Week 8 college football schedule features tests for a handful of coaches who sure look like they need a win to keep their jobs for the long term. In…
Split Zone Duo: College Football PodcastEmergency Show: James Franklin Out at Penn State
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.splitzoneduo.com SUBSCRIBER EPISODE: The first proper emergency show of the 2025 coach…
Split Zone Duo: College Football PodcastWeek 7 CFB Hurry-Up: Indiana Stones
Welcome to the Week 7 Sunday Hurry-Up, presented by Dad Water! This week, Alex and Richard start with Indiana’s statement win at Oregon and move from there…
Split Zone Duo: College Football PodcastBelichick's UNC Circles The Drain
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.splitzoneduo.com SUBSCRIBER EPISODE: Richard spent a lot of this week making calls about the…
Split Zone Duo: College Football PodcastWeek 7 CFB Tasting Menu: Get Hardy
Our college football Week 7 preview, with notes on a bunch of games as the season hits its halfway point. Just a few of the games in here: * USF at North…
Split Zone Duo: College Football PodcastOvertime: What Now, Penn State?
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.splitzoneduo.com Penn State just took one of the worst losses any team has taken in years…
Split Zone Duo: College Football PodcastWeek 6 CFB Hurry-Up: Trouble is Bruin
In the Week 6 Sunday Hurry-Up presented by Dad Water, Richard and Alex break down a college football weekend that turned out to have a bit of everything: *…
Split Zone Duo: College Football PodcastThe Job: Arkansas
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.splitzoneduo.com Our subscriber series on open FBS coaching jobs visits Fayetteville…
Split Zone Duo: College Football PodcastWeek 6 CFB Tasting Menu: The U May Actually Be Back
The Week 6 college football schedule is light on blockbusters, but that only makes the Split Zone Duo Tasting Menu’s job more important. Lets’ talk about…
Split Zone Duo: College Football PodcastThe 8 Tiers of Midseason Coach Firings
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.splitzoneduo.com Despite a busy few weeks in 2025, college football teams fire fewer coaches…
Split Zone Duo: College Football PodcastWeek 5 CFB Hurry-Up: A Sad State
In THE SUNDAY HURRY-UP PRESENTED BY DAD WATER, Richard and Alex discuss Week 5 of the college football season: Oregon 30, Penn State 24 Ohio State 24…
Split Zone Duo: College Football PodcastThe 7 Kinds of Interim Coach
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.splitzoneduo.com The interim head coach is a feature of every college football season. As of…
Split Zone Duo: College Football PodcastWeek 5 CFB Tasting Menu: If Not Now for Penn State, When?
Our overview of the Week 5 college football schedule, with notes, questions, and some predictions on dozens of games. Here’s a non-exhaustive list of games: *…
Split Zone Duo: College Football PodcastThe Job: Oklahoma State
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.splitzoneduo.com SUBSCRIBER SERIES: Oklahoma State finally cut ties with Mike Gundy. That…