The 8am hour of Friday's Mac & Cube continued with MAXX BALL FRIDAY, CFP Round 1 edition!! We began with Catie Harper, who covers James Madison for the Daily News-Record, telling us why JMU can compete in the trenches, why most people will overlook the Dukes' running game, and how this CFP game ultimately plays out; then, with Will Muschamp returning to Texas as DC, the guys wonder why a change was made on that side of the ball; later, Teddy Lehman, from the Oklahoma Breakdown Podcast, says where OU can find success against Alabama, why both teams need to establish the run, and what John Mateer needs to do to lead the Sooners to a victory; and finally, we get into Miami vs. Texas A&M.
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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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