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Bunch Formation: A College Football Show
Your new favorite college football show. The Athletic senior reporters Chris Vannini and David Ubben take you inside the biggest stories in the game in a fun and engaging show. With exclusive insight, interviews and banter, you'll learn to appreciate the most important and the dumbest parts of America's true favorite sport.
Episodes
- Bunch Formation: A College Football Show
10 Spring Questions: Indiana, Alabama, SMU, New Coaches + More
Chris Vannini and David Ubben are back to talk spring practice and what we're seeing and hearing across the country. 0:00 Intro 4:45 Spring practice will…
- Bunch Formation: A College Football Show
Should Conference Title Games Go Away? + How The Big Ten Became King
Chris Vannini and David Ubben are back, and David's on edge after a strange neighborhood situation. The guys get into the future of conference championship…
- Bunch Formation: A College Football Show
New Mexico's Jason Eck On Winning, Kibbie Dome and Perseverance
Chris Vannini and David Ubben are joined by New Mexico coach Jason Eck to talk about his unbelievable turnaround at New Mexico, playing at Wisconsin, the…
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Pete Golding Responds To Dabo, New Transfer Penalties, CFP Members + More
Chris Vannini is back from vacation, so he joins David Ubben to dive back into a slew of college football topics, from Pete Golding's response to tampering…
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Nicole Auerbach Talks Tournament Reactions, Picks + More
Chris Vannini and David Ubben are joined by Nicole Auerbach to discuss our favorite parts of the NCAA Tournament so far and preview the second weekend Nicole's…
- Bunch Formation: A College Football Show
March Madness Picks, Cinderellas + Teams To Know (w/ Brendan Marks)
Chris Vannini and David Ubben are joined by The Athletic's Brendan Marks to preview everything in the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament, from the best teams to…
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Will The SEC Makes Its Own Rules? + Oklahoma and Duke-UNC Visits
Chris Vannini and David Ubben are back for a news episode. Can the SEC make its own rules? Was the White House roundtable a waste of time? And what did the…
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Jim Mora On Colorado State, PLAYOFFS!? Backstory + Josh Rosen's Hot Tub
Chris Vannini and David Ubben are joined by new Colorado State coach Jim Mora. The guys talk about Mora growing up the son of a famous coach, the PLAYOFFS??…
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These Meetings Are Not Going To Save College Sports
Chris Vannini and David Ubben are back for a news episode. An SEC coach wants a 24-team playoff, some meetings hope to reshape college sports, and David must…
- Bunch Formation: A College Football Show
Charles Huff On Coaching Saquon, Saban Stories + Memphis Plans
Chris Vannini and David Ubben are joined by new Memphis head coach Charles Huff. They talk about how to move up in coaching, what it was like coaching Saquon…
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Grading Every Head Coach Hire + Kirby/Cristobal Roast Winner
Chris Vannini and David Ubben are back for an unexpectedly long but deep dive into the coaching carousel. They grade every new head coach from the last cycle…
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EA Sports CFB26 Long-Term Review (w/ Jason Kirk)
Chris Vannini and David Ubben are joined by Jason Kirk for a long conversation about College Football 26. Seven months later, what do they like? What don't…
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Transfer Portal Winners, Losers + Gossip (w/ Sam Khan Jr.)
Chris Vannini and David Ubben are joined by Friend of the Show Sam Khan Jr. for a deep dive into the portal. Who did well? Who didn't? Who are we not talking…
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Realignment Regrets + Cowardly Scheduling Coming Back
Chris Vannini and David Ubben are back to talk more conference realignment, more eligibility lawsuit wins and the idea that schools are getting scared of big…
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Why NDSU Is Finally Moving Up to FBS + Super Bowl Reactions
Chris Vannini and David Ubben are back to react to the Super Bowl and talk about some college football news 0:00 Intro + Super Bowl 13:03 Will the season move…
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Early 2026 Picks: National Champ, Conferences, Heisman + More
Chris Vannini and David Ubben are back after David made it through a family trip. The guys share their early 2026 predictions on the national championship…
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Our Favorite College Football TV Announcers
Chris Vannini and David Ubben are back for a fun conversation about their favorite parts of college football TV, including best announcers, College GameDay and…
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Dabo CALLS OUT Ole Miss, The CFP Is Changing + Jersey Patches Are Coming
Chris Vannini and David Ubben are BACK to talk about all sorts of offseason drama, and it's only just begun. The playoff is adjusting again, Dabo Swinney calls…
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Indiana Won The National Championship, Anything Is Possible
Chris Vannini (from Miami) and David Ubben (from home) chat the morning after Indiana beat Miami to win the national championship. How did the Hoosiers do…
Bunch Formation: A College Football ShowThe National Championship Preview: Indiana vs. Miami (w/ Manny Navarro)
It's finally here. Chris Vannini and David Ubben are joined by Manny Navarro, The Athletic's King of Miami, to dig into all things national championship. What…
- Bunch Formation: A College Football Show
Semifinals Second Thoughts, Big Transfer Portal Moves + Chris' Father-in-Law Joins
Chris Vannini and David Ubben are back with their second thoughts on Indiana's win over Oregon and Miami's win over Ole Miss. They share their thoughts on Dan…
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Instant Reaction: Indiana STEAMROLLS Oregon (w/ Scott Dochterman)
Chris Vannini is joined live by The Athletic's Scott Dochterman to react to Indiana's blowout win over Oregon in the Peach Bowl. INDIANA is playing for the…
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Instant Reaction: Miami beats Ole Miss in a CRAZY semifinal (+ Demond Williams Jr. talk))
Chris Vannini and David Ubben went live as soon as Miami beat Ole Miss in the Fiesta Bowl semifinal. How impressive was Miami? Or did they almost blow it? How…
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CFP Semifinal Picks + Transfer QB Grades
Chris Vannini and David Ubben are back to preview the two College Football Playoff semifinals. Who wins between Indiana-Oregon and Ole Miss-Miami? They also…
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Ole Miss, Miami, Indiana + Oregon = The New Era of CFB
Chris Vannini and David Ubben went live right after Ole Miss beat Georgia. The guys break down all four playoff quarterfinal games and what it says about the…
- Bunch Formation: A College Football Show
CFP Quarterfinal Picks, Will Kyle Whittingham Win At Michigan? + Bowl Picks
Chris Vannini and David Ubben are back from Christmas for a mega quarterfinal preview. They break down and pick each game. They also get into Kyle Whittingham…
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The End Of Notre Dame-USC Is Bad, Best Christmas Movies + Bowl Picks
Chris Vannini and David Ubben are back for a pre-holiday news and mailbag episode. The guys talk about their CFB26 game, the Notre Dame-USC divorce, Michigan's…
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CFP 1st Round Reactions, G5 Debate + David's Cold Sports Bar Story
Chris Vannini and David Ubben have plenty of reactions from the first round of the College Football Playoff, and David is live from the Denver airport for this…
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Grading Transfer QBs, The ACC Gets Weirder + Coaching Latest
Chris Vannini and David Ubben are back to talk about transfer quarterbacks, the ACC's weird schedule, coaching news, Cinderellas, more bowls and your mailbag…
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The Big Playoff Preview + Bowl Picks, New Coaches and More
Chris Vannini and David Ubben are back for the big College Football Playoff preview. They also talk Army-Navy, bowl games, new coach hires and more. Download…
Bunch Formation: A College Football ShowWe Reveal Our Heisman Ballots
Chris Vannini and David Ubben react to Fernando Mendoza's Heisman win, reveal their Heisman ballots, talk about their strategies on voting and the parts they'd…
- Bunch Formation: A College Football Show
Michigan Latest, New Coach Hires, Army-Navy, Irish Complaints
Chris Vannini and David Ubben are back to talk about a wild week of news at Michigan, preview Army-Navy, the last LA Bowl and answer your mailbag questions…
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Did The Playoff Committee Get It Right? Matchup Thoughts + More
Chris Vannini and David Ubben are back for a DRAMATIC episode. The playoff rankings are in and Notre Dame is out. Was the committee wrong? What do we think of…
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Conference Championship Picks! New Coach Hires + Penn State???
Chris Vannini and David Ubben are back to talk conference championship games, more coaching hires and your mailbag questions. Chris' Wednesday update story on…
Bunch Formation: A College Football ShowCFP Reaction: Alabama Safe, Miami's One Shot, Two G5s??
Chris Vannini and David Ubben went live during Tuesday night's penultimate CFP reaction show. They discuss Alabama's strange jump over Notre Dame, the one…
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Major Coaching Changes! Rivalry Week Reactions! Lane Kiffin + CFP Fallout
Chris Vannini and David Ubben are back for a LOADED show. We've got coaching changes galore and rivalry games and CFP fallout to measure. (Apologies for a…
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Rivalry Week Picks, Coaching Search Latest, CFP Controversy + More!
Chris Vannini is joined by special guest host Sam Khan for a LOADED episode. CFP ranking controversy! New coaches hired! Rivalry games and seasons on the line!…
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Week 13: Why FSU Kept Norvell and Cal Fired Wilcox + Game Reactions
Chris Vannini and David Ubben are back to talk coaching news at Cal, Florida and Ole Miss. Then they react to Week 13 and who's still alive for the College…
Bunch Formation: A College Football ShowWeek 13 After Dark: ACC, Oregon, Hot Seat Watch, Oklahoma + More
Chris Vannini and David Ubben went live on the Bunch Formation YouTube page on Saturday night to talk about some of the day's games. Topics include the ACC…
- Bunch Formation: A College Football Show
Week 13 Picks! SEC Coward Week, USC-Oregon Eliminator + Lane Kiffin Latest
Chris Vannini and David Ubben are back for Week 13 picks, CFP eliminators, and some more talk about Lane Kiffin, Steve Sarkisian and the SEC's SoCon Saturday…
Bunch Formation: A College Football ShowCFP Reaction, Lane Kiffin Latest + James Franklin Fits At Virginia Tech
Chris Vannini and David Ubben went live after the College Football Playoff ranking show. Are Miami and Alabama too low? Vandy too high? What Tulane's ranking…
- Bunch Formation: A College Football Show
Week 12 Reactions: Hot Seat Update, Defending the G5 + Heisman Leaders
Chris Vannini and David Ubben are back for a deeper dive into Week 12. The guys defend the Group of 5 having a playoff spot, get into the hot seat, remember…
Bunch Formation: A College Football ShowWeek 12 After Dark: Texas A&M, Oklahoma, Notre Dame, G5 + More
Chris Vannini and David Ubben went live on YouTube to react to the day's game. They get into Texas A&M's comeback, Oklahoma's statement, Notre Dame's mashing…
- Bunch Formation: A College Football Show
Week 12 Picks! Big Ten Drama, Brian Kelly Twist + Bring Back Helmet Stickers
Chris Vannini and David Ubben are back to talk about a loaded Big 12, along with the weird twist in the Brian Kelly saga, what the Big Ten private capital deal…
Bunch Formation: A College Football ShowCFP Reactions: The ACC's Weird Situation, Texas Tech, Notre Dame + More
Chris Vannini and David Ubben went live during the College Football Playoff rankings show. They discuss Texas Tech jumping Ole Miss, Miami's weird position, an…
- Bunch Formation: A College Football Show
Week 11 Reactions! Is Texas Tech a Top-5 Job + B1G Better Than SEC?
Chris Vannini and David Ubben are back for a deeper dive into Week 11 results, the impact on the playoff race and a lot more. Watch Week 11 After Dark 0:00…
Bunch Formation: A College Football ShowWeek 11 After Dark: Indiana, Gus Johnson, Texas Tech, Oregon + More
Chris Vannini and David Ubben went live on the Bunch Formation YouTube channel on Saturday for some live reactions to the day of college football. Your normal…
- Bunch Formation: A College Football Show
Week 11 Picks! Coaching Nuggets, Rose Bowl Lawsuit + Paper Tickets
Chris Vannini and David Ubben are back to preview Week 11 games, plus discussions on a Rose Bowl lawsuit, LSU's drama and a desire to bring back paper tickets…
Bunch Formation: A College Football ShowCFP Ranking Reactions: Overrated, underrated and locked out
Chris Vannini and David Ubben went live on Tuesday night as the first batch of CFP rankings went live. In this episode, they discuss Ohio State over Indiana…
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Week 10 Reactions! Auburn Candidates, ACC Madness + David's Shirtless Fan Rant
Chris Vannini and David Ubben are back to discuss Auburn firing Hugh Freeze, a string of Week 10 upsets blowing up the rankings before the CFP reveal on…
- Bunch Formation: A College Football Show
Week 10 Picks! LSU Is Off The Rails, NCAA Betting Rules + Halloween Costumes
Chris Vannini and David Ubben are back (in Halloween costumes) for a big show. They talk about the crazy start to the LSU coaching search, the NCAA…
- Bunch Formation: A College Football Show
Week 9 Reactions! LSU Candidates, CFP Locks + Chris' Death Valley Trip
Chris Vannini and David Ubben are back to discuss LSU firing Brian Kelly, how good the LSU job really is, all the big Week 9 games and who might already be a…
- Bunch Formation: A College Football Show
Week 9 Picks! Top 25 Stadiums, Tortilla Bans, Fake Injury Fines + More
Chris Vannini and David Ubben are back to discuss the hottest topics in college football, including hot seats at Wisconsin and Florida, tortilla bans and the…
- Bunch Formation: A College Football Show
Week 8 Reactions! Florida + Colorado State Candidates and Upsets Galore
Chris Vannini and David Ubben are back to talk coaching changes at Florida and Colorado State, carousel rumors and another wild weekend of college football…
- Bunch Formation: A College Football Show
Week 8 Picks! Coaching Rumors, Tortilla Fines and Sports Bar Problems
Chris Vannini and David Ubben are back. The guys discuss the problem with sports bars, the tortilla drama around Texas Tech and Kansas, how the coaching…
- Bunch Formation: A College Football Show
Week 7 Reactions! Candidates for Penn State, UAB, Oregon State + Indiana No. 1?
Chris Vannini and David Ubben are back from their road trips with a TON to talk about. Three schools fired their coaches, including Penn State with James…
- Bunch Formation: A College Football Show
Week 7 Picks! Oregon, Red River, Alabama, North Texas, BYU Lead a Loaded Weekend
Chris Vannini and David Ubben are back to talk Week 7 picks, in what could (again) be the biggest weekend of the season. David's story on Ahmad Hardy Chris'…
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Week 6 Reactions! James Franklin's end? Miami a CFP lock + the Ludacris Concert
Chris Vannini and David Ubben are back to talk about a Week 6 that upended a lot of our expectations. Penn State and Texas lose to unranked teams. Some other…
- Bunch Formation: A College Football Show
Week 6 Picks! + Teams We Should Talk About More and AP Poll Madness
Chris Vannini and David Ubben are back to get into Week 5's biggest games, highlighting a lot of teams we should be paying more attention to. They also discuss…
- Bunch Formation: A College Football Show
Week 5 Second Thoughts, Arkansas Candidates (Petrino??) + Respect These QBs
Chris Vannini and David Ubben are back to talk about the Arkansas coaching change and take a second look at Week 5 games. (Look for the Week 5 After Dark game…