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On this week's episode of the Pac-12 Apostles podcast, George Wrighster explains all of the strange fallout and back-and-forth from Oregon's win over Colorado, and Ralph Amsden cheers on Jake Dickert for going after Lee Corso. The guys get into the first week of conference play, and preview the upcoming slate of five games.

On this week's episode of the Pac-12 Apostles podcast, George Wrighster explains all of the strange fallout and back-and-forth from Oregon's win over Colorado, and Ralph Amsden cheers on Jake Dickert for going after Lee Corso. The guys get into the first week of conference play, and preview the upcoming slate of five games.

If you care about College Football, this podcast is for you.  Former NFL player and national radio host George Wrighster and CFB writer Ralph Amsden host the best College Football content in all the land. An Unafraid Show production.

If you care about College Football, this podcast is for you.  Former NFL player and national radio host George Wrighster and CFB writer Ralph Amsden host the best College Football content in all the land. An Unafraid Show production.

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Pac-12 Apostles - Week 5

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George Wrighster breaks down the biggest issues in college football before diving into every SEC team’s biggest fear for the season with Brooks Austin from The Film Guy Network, and later bringing in Ralph Amsden for a huge quarterback tiers debate. This episode of The Unafraid Show covers Greg Sankey, SEC power, the NCAA’s future, a Senate media-rights proposal, Brian Kelly, Sherrone Moore, SEC Football fears, and the quarterbacks shaping the next college football season.

The show opens with George reacting to Greg Sankey’s comments about the SEC, the NCAA, and the future of college football, plus a broader conversation about power, money, media rights, and whether the sport is headed toward a super league or collective bargaining model. George also weighs in on whether Brian Kelly deserves another shot and what it would take for Sherrone Moore to rebuild trust.

Then Brooks Austin joins the show to go through every SEC team’s biggest fear for the upcoming season. From Alabama, Georgia, LSU, Florida, Tennessee, Texas, Oklahoma, Ole Miss, Auburn, Texas A&M, South Carolina, and beyond, George and Brooks break down the one thing each SEC program does not want to admit it is worried about. This part of the episode is built for SEC fans who live for team-by-team debate, roster concerns, playoff pressure, and brutal honesty.

Later, Ralph Amsden joins George for a full college football QB tiers conversation. They sort quarterbacks into Heisman / elite, championship caliber, NFL draft darling, future face of college football, portal-bound, hype quarterbacks, and track stars. The segment includes takes on Dante Moore, CJ Carr, Nico Iamaleava, John Mateer, Devin Dampier, Lenorris Sellers, Kevin Jennings, Rocco Becht, Byron Brown, and more.

This is a loaded episode with college football power talk, SEC Football analysis, roster concerns, coaching debates, and QB rankings all in one place.

Subscribe to The Unafraid Show for more college football analysis, SEC talk, Big Ten debate, recruiting conversation, quarterback rankings, and bold takes from George Wrighster.

 

Chapters:

00:00 Intro: Greg Sankey, SEC Power, And QB Tiers

01:40 Greg Sankey On The SEC And NCAA Future

05:50 Senate Proposal To Pool College Sports Media Rights

10:52 Why More TV Money Could Reshape College Sports

11:55 Why The SEC And Big Ten May Fight This

13:37 Would You Hire Brian Kelly Again?

18:43 Can Sherrone Moore Ever Rebuild Trust?

23:29 Brooks Austin Joins The Show

26:05 White House Roundtable And College Football Power

27:37 Big Ten, SEC, And The “Memorandum Of Supremacy”

31:08 Why Collective Bargaining Is The Only Real Fix

36:14 Hope, Parity, And What College Football Needs

41:45 SEC football Teams’ Biggest Fears Intro

42:29 Alabama Crimson Tide's Biggest Fear

46:22 Arkansas’ Biggest Fear

51:39 Auburn Tigers Biggest Fear

56:51 Georgia Bulldogs Biggest Fear

01:01:17 Florida Gators Football Biggest Fear

01:04:13 Kentucky’s Biggest Fear

01:08:06 LSU football Biggest Fear

01:13:15 Ole Miss’ Biggest Fear

01:14:57 Oklahoma Sooners Biggest Fear

01:17:47 Mississippi State’s Biggest Fear

01:18:37 Missouri’ TigersBiggest Fear

01:20:15 South Carolina’s Biggest Fear

01:23:36 Tennessee’s Biggest Fear

01:27:01 Texas A&M’s Biggest Fear

01:29:58 Texas LonghornsBiggest Fear

01:33:04 Vanderbilt’s Biggest Fear

01:35:25 Ralph Amsden Joins For QB Tiers

#SECFootball #CollegeFootball #cfb  #texaslonghorns #GeorgeWrighster #BrooksAustin #TheFilmGuyNetwork #RalphAmsden #GregSankey #NCAA #BigTen #SEC #QBtiers #DanteMoore #CJCarr #BrianKelly #SherroneMoore #TexasFootball #GeorgiaFootball #AlabamaFootball #LSUFootball #OklahomaFootball #cfbpredictions #cfbnews #quarterback #rankings

George Wrighster breaks down the biggest issues in college football before diving into every SEC team&rsquo;s biggest fear for the season with Brooks Austin from The Film Guy Network, and later bringing in Ralph Amsden for a huge quarterback tiers debate. This episode of The Unafraid Show covers Greg Sankey, SEC power, the NCAA&rsquo;s future, a Senate media-rights proposal, Brian Kelly, Sherrone Moore, SEC Football fears, and the quarterbacks shaping the next college football season.
The show opens with George reacting to Greg Sankey&rsquo;s comments about the SEC, the NCAA, and the future of college football, plus a broader conversation about power, money, media rights, and whether the sport is headed toward a super league or collective bargaining model. George also weighs in on whether Brian Kelly deserves another shot and what it would take for Sherrone Moore to rebuild trust.
Then Brooks Austin joins the show to go through every SEC team&rsquo;s biggest fear for the upcoming season. From Alabama, Georgia, LSU, Florida, Tennessee, Texas, Oklahoma, Ole Miss, Auburn, Texas A&amp;M, South Carolina, and beyond, George and Brooks break down the one thing each SEC program does not want to admit it is worried about. This part of the episode is built for SEC fans who live for team-by-team debate, roster concerns, playoff pressure, and brutal honesty.
Later, Ralph Amsden joins George for a full college football QB tiers conversation. They sort quarterbacks into Heisman / elite, championship caliber, NFL draft darling, future face of college football, portal-bound, hype quarterbacks, and track stars. The segment includes takes on Dante Moore, CJ Carr, Nico Iamaleava, John Mateer, Devin Dampier, Lenorris Sellers, Kevin Jennings, Rocco Becht, Byron Brown, and more.
This is a loaded episode with college football power talk, SEC Football analysis, roster concerns, coaching debates, and QB rankings all in one place.
Subscribe to The Unafraid Show for more college football analysis, SEC talk, Big Ten debate, recruiting conversation, quarterback rankings, and bold takes from George Wrighster.
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Chapters:
00:00 Intro: Greg Sankey, SEC Power, And QB Tiers
01:40 Greg Sankey On The SEC And NCAA Future
05:50 Senate Proposal To Pool College Sports Media Rights
10:52 Why More TV Money Could Reshape College Sports
11:55 Why The SEC And Big Ten May Fight This
13:37 Would You Hire Brian Kelly Again?
18:43 Can Sherrone Moore Ever Rebuild Trust?
23:29 Brooks Austin Joins The Show
26:05 White House Roundtable And College Football Power
27:37 Big Ten, SEC, And The &ldquo;Memorandum Of Supremacy&rdquo;
31:08 Why Collective Bargaining Is The Only Real Fix
36:14 Hope, Parity, And What College Football Needs
41:45 SEC football Teams&rsquo; Biggest Fears Intro
42:29 Alabama Crimson Tide's Biggest Fear
46:22 Arkansas&rsquo; Biggest Fear
51:39 Auburn Tigers Biggest Fear
56:51 Georgia Bulldogs Biggest Fear
01:01:17 Florida Gators Football Biggest Fear
01:04:13 Kentucky&rsquo;s Biggest Fear
01:08:06 LSU football Biggest Fear
01:13:15 Ole Miss&rsquo; Biggest Fear
01:14:57 Oklahoma Sooners Biggest Fear
01:17:47 Mississippi State&rsquo;s Biggest Fear
01:18:37 Missouri&rsquo; TigersBiggest Fear
01:20:15 South Carolina&rsquo;s Biggest Fear
01:23:36 Tennessee&rsquo;s Biggest Fear
01:27:01 Texas A&amp;M&rsquo;s Biggest Fear
01:29:58 Texas LonghornsBiggest Fear
01:33:04 Vanderbilt&rsquo;s Biggest Fear
01:35:25 Ralph Amsden Joins For QB Tiers
#SECFootball #CollegeFootball #cfb&nbsp; #texaslonghorns #GeorgeWrighster #BrooksAustin #TheFilmGuyNetwork #RalphAmsden #GregSankey #NCAA #BigTen #SEC #QBtiers #DanteMoore #CJCarr #BrianKelly #SherroneMoore #TexasFootball #GeorgiaFootball #AlabamaFootball #LSUFootball #OklahomaFootball #cfbpredictions #cfbnews #quarterback #rankings

SEC Football Fans Won’t Like These Biggest Fear Predictions, QB tiers

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College football, NIL, the transfer portal, the NFL Combine, and CFP expansion all collide in this loaded Unafraid Show live episode with George Wrighster and Ralph Amsden. The show opens with Texas A&M WR KC Concepcion addressing his stutter at the NFL Combine, and George connects it to his own experience—then pivots into the biggest power debate in the college football: a 24-team College Football Playoff. George reacts to Josh Heupel and Bret Bielema backing playoff expansion and explains why a 24-team CFP would reward soft scheduling, water down exclusivity, and turn the regular season into seeding content instead of must-watch Saturdays.

Next up: NIL laws. The Mississippi House passing a bill to remove state taxes on NIL earnings becomes a huge recruiting and roster-building advantage for Ole Miss and Mississippi State in the SEC—another example of how college football is now being shaped by state policy, not just coaches and players. George also hits the real NIL truth: agents, collectives, and “market value” are setting prices, and that pressure feeds straight into transfer portal movement and locker room dynamics.

Then the show takes a turn into culture and mentorship with Johnny Manziel mentoring Vanderbilt QB Diego Pavia—why it can help a quarterback, why it can also be messy, and what it says about branding in modern college football. From there, Ralph joins for a deep NFL Combine breakdown: which programs looked most “combine-ready” (Oregon Ducks and Ohio State Buckeyes, Georgia Bulldogs stand out), which athletes boosted their NFL Draft stock, and which schools disappointed—calling out LSU and Texas Tech for not showing up the way fans expected. The episode closes with more combine talk, viral interview moments, and a blind ranking of the best pass catchers (WR/TE) heading into the NFL Draft, including Kenyon Sadiq, Eli Stowers, and more.

This college football podcast features talk about Texas A&M football, Oregon football, Ohio State football, LSU football, Texas Tech football, Ole Miss football, Mississippi State football, Tennessee football, Illinois football, Vanderbilt football, and USC football.

#CollegeFootball #NFLCombine #NIL #TransferPortal #CollegeFootballPlayoff #CFP #TexasAMFootball #OregonFootball #OhioStateFootball #LSUFootball #TexasTechFootball #OleMissFootball #MississippiStateFootball #TennesseeFootball #IllinoisFootball #VanderbiltFootball #USCFootball #UnafraidShow #GeorgeWrighster #CFB #kenyonsadiq  #kcconcepcion #bretbielema #joshhuepel

College football, NIL, the transfer portal, the NFL Combine, and CFP expansion all collide in this loaded Unafraid Show live episode with George Wrighster and Ralph Amsden. The show opens with Texas A&amp;M WR KC Concepcion addressing his stutter at the NFL Combine, and George connects it to his own experience&mdash;then pivots into the biggest power debate in the college football: a 24-team College Football Playoff. George reacts to Josh Heupel and Bret Bielema backing playoff expansion and explains why a 24-team CFP would reward soft scheduling, water down exclusivity, and turn the regular season into seeding content instead of must-watch Saturdays.
Next up: NIL laws. The Mississippi House passing a bill to remove state taxes on NIL earnings becomes a huge recruiting and roster-building advantage for Ole Miss and Mississippi State in the SEC&mdash;another example of how college football is now being shaped by state policy, not just coaches and players. George also hits the real NIL truth: agents, collectives, and &ldquo;market value&rdquo; are setting prices, and that pressure feeds straight into transfer portal movement and locker room dynamics.
Then the show takes a turn into culture and mentorship with Johnny Manziel mentoring Vanderbilt QB Diego Pavia&mdash;why it can help a quarterback, why it can also be messy, and what it says about branding in modern college football. From there, Ralph joins for a deep NFL Combine breakdown: which programs looked most &ldquo;combine-ready&rdquo; (Oregon Ducks and Ohio State Buckeyes, Georgia Bulldogs stand out), which athletes boosted their NFL Draft stock, and which schools disappointed&mdash;calling out LSU and Texas Tech for not showing up the way fans expected. The episode closes with more combine talk, viral interview moments, and a blind ranking of the best pass catchers (WR/TE) heading into the NFL Draft, including Kenyon Sadiq, Eli Stowers, and more.
This college football podcast features talk about Texas A&amp;M football, Oregon football, Ohio State football, LSU football, Texas Tech football, Ole Miss football, Mississippi State football, Tennessee football, Illinois football, Vanderbilt football, and USC football.
#CollegeFootball #NFLCombine #NIL #TransferPortal #CollegeFootballPlayoff #CFP #TexasAMFootball #OregonFootball #OhioStateFootball #LSUFootball #TexasTechFootball #OleMissFootball #MississippiStateFootball #TennesseeFootball #IllinoisFootball #VanderbiltFootball #USCFootball #UnafraidShow #GeorgeWrighster #CFB #kenyonsadiq&nbsp; #kcconcepcion #bretbielema #joshhuepel

 No Tax on College Football NIL, WR/TE Rankings, 24 Team CFP Supporters, Diego Pavia

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College football is moving fast—Oregon football looking like the team to beat, the Big Ten vs SEC power struggle getting louder, NIL and the transfer portal creating legal chaos, and even targeting rules being reworked—and George Wrighster breaks it all down live on Unafraid Show. The episode opens with the big picture: what can realistically stop the Oregon Ducks from winning a national championship, and how the sport’s “haves vs have-nots” fight (money, control, media rights) is shaping everything from schedules to competitive balance.

Then the show dives into rule changes that actually matter on Saturdays: targeting in college football. George breaks down why the current enforcement creates too many game-swinging moments and why a smarter penalty structure is needed, including how repeat offenders should be handled without pretending every hit is the same.

A full Big Ten football tour that hits every major program and what each fanbase should fear in 2026. Oregon’s margin for error, Illinois, USC football, Indiana football dealing with expectations and brutal stretches, Iowa’s offensive ceiling and quarterback reality, Maryland’s consistency, Michigan’s gauntlet schedule pressure, Michigan State’s “Groundhog Day” fear, Minnesota and Nebraska trying to climb, Ohio State football navigating a CFP path, Purdue’s direction, Rutgers’ ability to win without drawing the top monsters, UCLA’s opportunity window, USC as a swing team in the league, Washington’s road/chemistry pressure, and Wisconsin’s make-or-break year under Luke Fickell and USC Trojans with Lincoln Riley. If you follow Big Ten football, this segment is the blueprint for how the conference race and the CFP conversation will look by midseason.

The show takes a fun sports detour—Manny Pacquiao vs Floyd Mayweather rematch energy—and uses it to spark the ultimate college football “run it back” debate: the classic matchups fans would pay to see again, from Auburn–Oregon to USC–Texas to Alabama–Clemson. If you want college football explained simply—power dynamics, rules, NIL/portal reality, and a Big Ten deep dive—this episode is loaded.

Chapters:

00:00:00 – Oregon Ducks football as the 2026 national title favorite + show rundown

00:00:54 – SEC + Big Ten power play, media-rights consolidation talk

00:01:42 – Targeting rule changes teased + what’s coming later

00:13:17 – “Haves vs have-nots” + control in college football (money & power)

00:14:57 – Targeting rule changes: new penalty structure + repeat offender consequences

00:17:22 – Big Ten preview setup: every team’s “boogeyman” + what can stop Oregon

00:19:22 – Oregon Ducks football: what can stop Dan Lanning + health/attrition talk

00:40:28 – Illinois football: Brett Bielema + schedule fear points

00:44:03 – Indiana football: life as “the hunted,” expectations after the title run

00:46:45 – Indiana schedule: Ohio State, Michigan, USC, Washington stretch

00:51:10 – Iowa football: Kirk Ferentz + offense/QB market discussion

00:54:00 – Iowa schedule: Michigan, Ohio State, Washington, Wisconsin, Nebraska

00:55:57 – Maryland football: Mike Locksley + second-half issues

01:03:14 – Michigan football: gauntlet schedule + expectations pressure

01:04:14 – Penn State football: “tough out” + schedule difficulty mention

01:06:05 – Michigan State football: Groundhog Day fear + program direction

01:08:00 – Drew Brees + Alabama football butterfly-effect conversation

01:12:15 – Minnesota football: P.J. Fleck, portal losses, ceiling talk

01:16:45 – Nebraska football: Cornhuskers segment begins

01:25:43 – Ohio State football: confidence, schedule, CFP path talk

01:33:52 – Purdue football: Barry Odom + what Purdue should target in 2026

01:37:36 – Rutgers football: Greg Schiano, defense, avoiding Oregon/Ohio State

01:41:36 – UCLA football: new coach, hope factor, schedule opportunities

01:55:52 – Washington football: road struggles + QB/chemistry pressure

02:00:47 – USC football: Trojans referenced as key swing game (late stretch)

02:05:05 – Wisconsin football: Luke Fickell + QB injury “season over” fear

02:05:58 – Big Ten wrap + closing thoughts

02:05:59 – Pacquiao/Mayweather rematch → college football “rematch games” idea

02:07:53 – Throwback rematches: Auburn–Oregon, USC–Texas, Bama–Clemson

#oregonfootball #bigtenfootball #CollegeFootball #CFB #NIL #TransferPortal #BigTen #SEC #OregonFootball #OregonDucks #Targeting #CollegeFootballPlayoff #CFP #USCFootball #TexasFootball #TexasLonghorns #AlabamaFootball #ClemsonFootball #AuburnFootball #UnfraidShow #GeorgeWrighster #collegefootballnews #cfbnews #collegefootballpodcast

College football is moving fast&mdash;Oregon football looking like the team to beat, the Big Ten vs SEC power struggle getting louder, NIL and the transfer portal creating legal chaos, and even targeting rules being reworked&mdash;and George Wrighster breaks it all down live on Unafraid Show. The episode opens with the big picture: what can realistically stop the Oregon Ducks from winning a national championship, and how the sport&rsquo;s &ldquo;haves vs have-nots&rdquo; fight (money, control, media rights) is shaping everything from schedules to competitive balance.
Then the show dives into rule changes that actually matter on Saturdays: targeting in college football. George breaks down why the current enforcement creates too many game-swinging moments and why a smarter penalty structure is needed, including how repeat offenders should be handled without pretending every hit is the same.
A full Big Ten football tour that hits every major program and what each fanbase should fear in 2026. Oregon&rsquo;s margin for error, Illinois, USC football, Indiana football dealing with expectations and brutal stretches, Iowa&rsquo;s offensive ceiling and quarterback reality, Maryland&rsquo;s consistency, Michigan&rsquo;s gauntlet schedule pressure, Michigan State&rsquo;s &ldquo;Groundhog Day&rdquo; fear, Minnesota and Nebraska trying to climb, Ohio State football navigating a CFP path, Purdue&rsquo;s direction, Rutgers&rsquo; ability to win without drawing the top monsters, UCLA&rsquo;s opportunity window, USC as a swing team in the league, Washington&rsquo;s road/chemistry pressure, and Wisconsin&rsquo;s make-or-break year under Luke Fickell and USC Trojans with Lincoln Riley. If you follow Big Ten football, this segment is the blueprint for how the conference race and the CFP conversation will look by midseason.
The show takes a fun sports detour&mdash;Manny Pacquiao vs Floyd Mayweather rematch energy&mdash;and uses it to spark the ultimate college football &ldquo;run it back&rdquo; debate: the classic matchups fans would pay to see again, from Auburn&ndash;Oregon to USC&ndash;Texas to Alabama&ndash;Clemson. If you want college football explained simply&mdash;power dynamics, rules, NIL/portal reality, and a Big Ten deep dive&mdash;this episode is loaded.
Chapters:
00:00:00 &ndash; Oregon Ducks football as the 2026 national title favorite + show rundown
00:00:54 &ndash; SEC + Big Ten power play, media-rights consolidation talk
00:01:42 &ndash; Targeting rule changes teased + what&rsquo;s coming later
00:13:17 &ndash; &ldquo;Haves vs have-nots&rdquo; + control in college football (money &amp; power)
00:14:57 &ndash; Targeting rule changes: new penalty structure + repeat offender consequences
00:17:22 &ndash; Big Ten preview setup: every team&rsquo;s &ldquo;boogeyman&rdquo; + what can stop Oregon
00:19:22 &ndash; Oregon Ducks football: what can stop Dan Lanning + health/attrition talk
00:40:28 &ndash; Illinois football: Brett Bielema + schedule fear points
00:44:03 &ndash; Indiana football: life as &ldquo;the hunted,&rdquo; expectations after the title run
00:46:45 &ndash; Indiana schedule: Ohio State, Michigan, USC, Washington stretch
00:51:10 &ndash; Iowa football: Kirk Ferentz + offense/QB market discussion
00:54:00 &ndash; Iowa schedule: Michigan, Ohio State, Washington, Wisconsin, Nebraska
00:55:57 &ndash; Maryland football: Mike Locksley + second-half issues
01:03:14 &ndash; Michigan football: gauntlet schedule + expectations pressure
01:04:14 &ndash; Penn State football: &ldquo;tough out&rdquo; + schedule difficulty mention
01:06:05 &ndash; Michigan State football: Groundhog Day fear + program direction
01:08:00 &ndash; Drew Brees + Alabama football butterfly-effect conversation
01:12:15 &ndash; Minnesota football: P.J. Fleck, portal losses, ceiling talk
01:16:45 &ndash; Nebraska football: Cornhuskers segment begins
01:25:43 &ndash; Ohio State football: confidence, schedule, CFP path talk
01:33:52 &ndash; Purdue football: Barry Odom + what Purdue should target in 2026
01:37:36 &ndash; Rutgers football: Greg Schiano, defense, avoiding Oregon/Ohio State
01:41:36 &ndash; UCLA football: new coach, hope factor, schedule opportunities
01:55:52 &ndash; Washington football: road struggles + QB/chemistry pressure
02:00:47 &ndash; USC football: Trojans referenced as key swing game (late stretch)
02:05:05 &ndash; Wisconsin football: Luke Fickell + QB injury &ldquo;season over&rdquo; fear
02:05:58 &ndash; Big Ten wrap + closing thoughts
02:05:59 &ndash; Pacquiao/Mayweather rematch &rarr; college football &ldquo;rematch games&rdquo; idea
02:07:53 &ndash; Throwback rematches: Auburn&ndash;Oregon, USC&ndash;Texas, Bama&ndash;Clemson
#oregonfootball #bigtenfootball #CollegeFootball #CFB #NIL #TransferPortal #BigTen #SEC #OregonFootball #OregonDucks #Targeting #CollegeFootballPlayoff #CFP #USCFootball #TexasFootball #TexasLonghorns #AlabamaFootball #ClemsonFootball #AuburnFootball #UnfraidShow #GeorgeWrighster #collegefootballnews #cfbnews #collegefootballpodcast

Can anybody Beat Oregon? Every Big Ten Team's Fear, SEC is PANICKING, Sorsby Sued

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