Split Zone Duo: College Football Podcast

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.splitzoneduo.comIn this solo Q&A show, Steven Godfrey answers SZD subscriber questions about some of the latest coach doings, some scheduling gripes, the potential '25 Sumrall Sweepstakes, Mike Gundy's expiration date, changing holiday patterns and what "Emeritus" actually looks like. Producer: Anthony Vito

Michael Felder, college football media wizard and a former cornerback at North Carolina, joins Richard to expand on Bill Belichick’s hiring:* The hiring as a marker of UNC’s football legitimacy* The difference between coaching pros and college players, and the challenges of “do your job” culture at this level* The gap in perception between media and UNC fansProducer: Anthony Vito This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.splitzoneduo.com/subscribe

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.splitzoneduo.comRichard Johnson and Alex Kirshner discuss Bill Belichick’s hiring at North Carolina: * How the search evolved over a week and a half * A messy, messy process leads to an incredible risk … and incredible result * The case for success (including different ways of measuring it): Could Belichick change football in Chapel Hill forever even if he doesn’t win? * The case for failure: Yeah, there are tons of ways this could go badlyStay tuned for much more from SZD on this hire in the next few days. Producer: Anthony Vito

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.splitzoneduo.comIn this subscriber episode, Richard and Alex trade observations about a handful of recent hires in the college football coach carousel, including: * Scott Frost to UCF, where prior success doesn’t tell us a lot about how the Knights will operate going forward* Matt Entz to Fresno State, Bronco Mendenhall to Utah State, and what their contracts tell us about Pac-12 realignment * Barry Odom to Purdue, where he might be fighting gravity* Matt Drinkall to Central Michigan, which follows the rule: “You’re a MAC school. Be different.” * Bryan Harsin to Cal, a funny culture fit with good football rationale behind it but a big transfer portal problem already * Two new coordinators to Nebraska, which needs to get things together on offense without letting the strength of the team fall apart More Split Zone DuoFree for all: We interviewed Nick Carparelli, the executive director of Bowl Season, the umbrella group that advocates for bowl game operators. We wanted to get his thoughts on the state of the bowl system, how the bowls interact with the playoff, and where he thinks bowl games are going. We hope you find this one to be an informative back-and-forth on the CFB postseason. Also, for subscribers, Richard and Steven Godfrey shared their reporting and analysis on a handful of hirings and coach searches. Thanks for listening! If you aren’t yet a paid subscriber, you can hear a free preview of this episode, but now is a great time to join us. Producer: Anthony Vito