The 8am hour of Thursday's Mac & Cube continued with listeners chiming in with their thoughts on advantages in the CFP, ADs at non-Power schools, and moving the season to start at Week Zero
; then, Greg goes over the best QBs in the Transfer Portal; later, we break the news that AJ McCarron will be the next Birmingham Stallions; and finally, AJ McCarron, the new Birmingham Stallions head coach, tells us why he wanted to get into coaching, how Nick Saban like his coaching style will be, and what fans should expect from the Stallions in 2026.
"McElroy & Cubelic In The Morning" airs 7am-10am weekdays on WJOX-94.5!

2-13-26 McElroy & Cubelic in the Morning Hour 3: We cool with coaches calling our their players?; Ari Wasserman talks best QBs; AJ McCarron talks Birmingham Stallions
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AJ McCarron, head coach of your Birmingham Stallions, tells McElroy & Cubelic how he's preparing to put himself into game situations, what fans can expect from this version of the Stallions, and how cool it is to have a bobblehead of himself
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Ari Wasserman, from On3 Sports, tells McElroy & Cubelic who are his top returning QBs for 2026, why Byrum Brown is probably being slept on, and where non-conference schedule is affecting teams
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