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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 ShowWeek 5 After Dark Instant Reactions: Oregon! Alabama! A Lot More
Chris Vannini and David Ubben jumped on YouTube on Saturday night for live reactions to the days results. Here it is in audio form. The Monday show is…
- Bunch Formation: A College Football Show
Week 5 Picks, OK State Candidates, 9 ACC Games and Mateer Injury
The guys are back to preview what might be the biggest college football Saturday of the year. From Penn State to Georgia to Washington, New Mexico and more…
- Bunch Formation: A College Football Show
Week 4 Reactions! Money Mateer, Texas Tech, Indiana and American Corner
Chris Vannini and David Ubben are back to talk about some STATEMENTS made in Week 4. Hello, Indiana and Texas Tech. Chris also recounts his trip to Oklahoma…
- Bunch Formation: A College Football Show
Week 4 Picks, Single Transfer Window and David Is a Surfer??
Chris Vannini and David Ubben are back for a loaded preview episode. But before going through the biggest games, they talk lakes vs. oceans, if Notre Dame…
- Bunch Formation: A College Football Show
Week 3 Reactions, Plus Who UCLA and Virginia Tech Should Hire
Chris Vannini and David Ubben are back for a deeper look into Week 3. Make sure you check our initial Week 3 reactions in your feed from Sunday. But first, the…
- Bunch Formation: A College Football Show
After Dark! Week 3 Instant Reactions
Chris Vannini and David Ubben went live late Saturday night on the Bunch Formation YouTube channel for a special episode with some reactions to the day's…
- Bunch Formation: A College Football Show
Week 3 Picks, AP Poll Overdramatics and A Big 12 Officiating Suspension
Chris Vannini and David Ubben are back to preview Week 2 and get into some of the college football drama this week around Big 12 refs, the AP Poll, Deion's QB…
- Bunch Formation: A College Football Show
Week 2 reactions! In or out: Oklahoma, Florida, Oregon, SMU, USF & a lot more
Chris Vannini and David Ubben are back to react to Week 2. Chris was in Norman for Michigan-Oklahoma, while David was at UNC-Charlotte. Are they ready to…
- Bunch Formation: A College Football Show
Week 2 picks and EA Sports scraps the CBB video game
Chris Vannini and David Ubben dig into what is actually a very exciting Week 2 slate, full of regional rivalries. They also explain why EA Sports has pulled…
- Bunch Formation: A College Football Show
Connor Stalions joins the show: NCAA penalties, Michigan vs. Oklahoma and how sign-stealing works
Chris Vannini and David Ubben are joined by Connor Stalions, he of Michigan sign-stealing fame. Stalions talks about the NCAA penalties against him, how…
- Bunch Formation: A College Football Show
Week 1 college football reaction! Alabama is doomed, Miami can win it all, LSU to No. 1 and is Arch overhyped?
Chris Vannini and David Ubben dig into a crazy Week 1. Is Arch overrated? Is Alabama done? Is Clemson finished? Is USF going to the Playoff? They break down…
- Bunch Formation: A College Football Show
Mega Week 1 picks, celebrating Lee Corso and sneaky games to watch
Chris Vannini and David Ubben break down the best Week 1 in modern football history, giving picks and the matchups they're watching. They also talk Lee Corso's…
- Bunch Formation: A College Football Show
Week 0 reactions, Avery Johnson stock, and the SEC/Playoff future
We've got actual football! Chris Vannini and David Ubben get into the five games we saw in Week 0, wonder about Avery Johnson's ceiling (and family), discuss…
- Bunch Formation: A College Football Show
Week 0 picks, conference champs and supporting Auburn's fake national titles
Chris Vannini and David Ubben make their championship picks for every FBS conference, plus the College Football Playoff and the Heisman Trophy. Then they…
- Bunch Formation: A College Football Show
Why we love college football, and how we got here
College football is back this week, so Chris Vannini and David Ubben go back into their pasts. Let's talk about why we love college football, what makes it…
- Bunch Formation: A College Football Show
Why Michigan avoided an NCAA hammer, John Mateer's Venmo notes and an SEC Netflix letdown
Chris Vannini and David Ubben are finally back together, and they've got a LOT to talk about. Michigan's NCAA penalties are in for the sign stealing. Were they…
- Bunch Formation: A College Football Show
Overrated and Underrated Preseason Top 25 teams, plus the best transfers with Sam Khan Jr.
Chris Vannini is back and joined by The Athletic's Sam Khan Jr., as David Ubben goes through moving hell. Chris and Sam talk about the AP preseason top 25 and…
- Bunch Formation: A College Football Show
Preseason polls are good, Big Ten's CFP rollout was bad, and Deion Sanders' cancer is gone
Chris Vannini and David Ubben are back with a lot to talk about. From preseason polls to Deion Sanders cancer fight to Memphis' stolen playbook, to ranting…
- Bunch Formation: A College Football Show
CFB26 review, plus EA Sports' Christian McLeod joins the show
Chris Vannini and David Ubben finally dig in for their full EA Sports College 26 game review, from gameplay to Dynasty to Road to Glory and more. Then, CFB26…
- Bunch Formation: A College Football Show
SEC questions, Mountain West drama and Big Noon changes
Chris Vannini and David Ubben are back after a week away for a loaded episode. From SEC questions to Mountain West drama, to Barstool Sports joining Big Noon…
- Bunch Formation: A College Football Show
Big 12 Media Days gossip, drama and all that Bulljunk
Chris Vannini and David Ubben are back after a fruitful experience at Big 12 Media Days, including a little drama around both of them and some upset coaches…
- Bunch Formation: A College Football Show
Is the regular season already ruined? w/ Ari Wasserman
Chris Vannini and David Ubben are joined by longtime friend and former colleague Ari Wasserman of On3. The guys talk about Ohio State wide receiver Jeremiah…
- Bunch Formation: A College Football Show
College hoops video game BACK, and Oregon's Ra'Shaad Samples joins the show
Chris Vannini and David Ubben are back, just like the college basketball video game. The guys talk about Chris' reporting around the game's return, plus Texas…
- Bunch Formation: A College Football Show
BEEF REF Mike Defee reveals what it's really like to be a referee
Chris Vannini and David Ubben are joined by officiating coordinator Mike Defee, who reveals what it's really like to be a referee, what he wishes fans…
- Bunch Formation: A College Football Show
Mini-Episode: We played CFB26 Dynasty Mode
Chris and Dave are back for a quick show about EA Sports College Football 26 and Dynasty Mode. They both played it in beta and share their experience and…
- Bunch Formation: A College Football Show
We both played EA Sports College Football 26. Here's the truth
Chris and Dave are back for Part 2, talking about their gameplay experience with College Football 26. They also go through the EA Sports deep dive blog and…
- Bunch Formation: A College Football Show
Big Ten vs. SEC playoff expansion fight + Diego Pavia talks big trash
In Part 1 of a two-episode day, David is back from Asheville and another College Football Playoff meeting. The Big Ten and SEC are far apart on what they want…
- Bunch Formation: A College Football Show
The 10 most impactful transfers, plus CFP meeting preview
Chris and David share their most impactful transfers for the 2025 season, touching on Oklahoma, Oregon, Auburn, Louisville, Miami, Colorado and more. They also…
- Bunch Formation: A College Football Show
Is Deion Sanders OK? Is Kentucky doomed? Portal changes, Pac-12 and more
Chris and David are audio-only this week. They discuss the concerning health situation around Deion Sanders, the potential move to a single transfer portal…
- Bunch Formation: A College Football Show
Teams we want to use in CFB26 and what the House settlement means
Chris and David explain what the House settlement really means for college football fans and their teams. Then Antonio Morales joins the guys to talk about…
- Bunch Formation: A College Football Show
Coach gossip, Ohio State seats and phone contact etiquette
Chris and David react to anonymous coach gossip about Arch Manning, SEC QBs, Texas Tech's money, Deion Sanders' future, Bill Belichick's time and Michigan's…
- Bunch Formation: A College Football Show
Video game mailbag & picking a school for a new CFB fan
Chris and David answer your questions about CFB26 and interview game designer Ben Haumiller. Then they dive deep into a question from a new college football…
- Bunch Formation: A College Football Show
I played EA College Football 26, plus CFP drama explained
Chris went down to EA Sports to test out College Football 26, and he's got a LOT to talk about. He also went to Big 12 meetings, where a lot of College…
- Bunch Formation: A College Football Show
Top 25 Games and Coaches of the 2000s, plus CFP changes, G5 and more
Chris and David break down the College Football Playoff seeding change for 2025 and discuss what a 16-team CFP could look like in 2026. They also react to each…
- Bunch Formation: A College Football Show
The Top 25 Teams And Players Of The 2000s, USC-Notre Dame's future and Bill Belichick drama
We're back! In the first episode of Bunch Formation, David Ubben and Chris Vannini discuss the potential end of the USC-Notre Dame rivalry, what's really going…
- Bunch Formation: A College Football Show
TRAILER: Bunch Formation
The Athletic senior college football writers Chris Vannini and David Ubben take you inside the biggest stories in the game in a fun and engaging show. With…