The Athletic's Alabama and Georgia beat writers Kenny Smith and Seth Emerson, respectively, join Ari in discuss Caleb Downs, Kayden Proctor, and others entering the transfer portal, adding to 'Tuscaloo-xit' (2:30). Can Kalen DeBoer make up ground in the Spring cycle of the transfer portal, and what's Kenny's message to fans as they go through this? Kenny fills you in on the deets about Bama's latest staff additions, Kane Wommack and Maurice Linguist (17:00). Is there a power shift in the SEC, and is UGA the undisputed best program in the conference (24:00)? Later, Chris Vannini hops on the pod to discuss a Twitter interaction, and subsequent discourse, from earlier in the week regarding fandom and Arizona (33:45). Speaking of Arizona, did they strike gold with new head coach, Brent Brennan (39:30)? Lastly, Chris fills you in on the congressional meeting where Charlie Baker shared his 'Project D-1' proposal, and the ACC-FSU saga continues (54:00) 
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Weathering 'DeBoexit' + SEC power shift | Arizona’s parachute | Project D-1 & FSU vs ACC

Welcome to Until Saturday, The Athletic's NEW college football podcast. This is your home for everything college football. Join Ari Wasserman, David Ubben, Nicole Auerbach, Max Olson, Chris Vannini, Sam Khan Jr., and The Athletic's CFB staff as they break down the game we all love.

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Which national championship model is harder to emulate: Georgia's or Michigan's? Ari Wasserman and Max Olson thoroughly mull over Rodrigo A's fan-submitted question. Which programs could model themselves after either champions? Max went through the arduous task of re-ranking the 2020 recruiting class in an effort to see who REALLY won it. What did he learn from Ohio State, Michigan, Tulane, Georgia, and more? 
 Read Max's 2020 re-ranking: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5510780/2024/05/28/college-football-recruiting-2020-class-rankings-revisited/ 
 Rundown: - Re-ranking the 2020 recruiting class (2:30) - Michigan and Missour's talent development (10:00) - Ohio State's misses on defense (17:30) - Rounding out the top-10 (22:30) - Texas eeks out a top-10 finish (29:00) - Is Georgia or Michigan's championship blueprint harder to replicate? (35:00) - Playoff schedule dropped (52:30) 
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Is Georgia or Michigan's title blueprint harder to replicate + Who REALLY won the 2020 recruiting class?

Chris Del Conte, athletic director at the University of Texas, gave the college football world a gem last week while on the Paul Finebaum Show. There he exclaimed just how great the Red River Shootout is compared to its new conference mates' rivalry games. So, is Texas-Oklahoma the BEST SEC rivalry game? Ari Wasserman, Max Olson, and Scott Dochterman share their thoughts on the matter as well as their favorite rivalry game experiences. We now have kick-off times for games in weeks 1-3. (We can finally start to smell the new season!) The guys place the top matchups from the first few weeks in a tier list of "A" through "F", though, there are no F-tier games - we love all of CFB! Where will games like Georgia-Clemson, Florida-Miami, Arizona-Kansas State and more rank? Plus, cliff notes from last week's SEC Spring Meetings.  
 Read more about a 9-game SEC conf schedule: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5529284/2024/05/30/sec-football-schedule-nine-games/ Read more about scholarship limits and the death of walk-ons: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5525379/2024/05/28/sec-football-coaches-roster-limits/ Private equity, injury reports, and more: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5530740/2024/05/30/sec-meetings-greg-sankey/ Big Ten schedule analysis: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5530629/2024/05/30/big-ten-football-tv-schedule-analysis/ 
 Rundown:
A 9-game SEC conference schedule? (1:45)
Roster limits + the end of walk-ons? (8:30)
Is Red River the BEST SEC rivalry? (16:15)
Our most memorable rivalry game experiences (31:30)
Tier list of weeks 1-3 games (39:30)

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Is Red River the BEST SEC rivalry? + Tier list of top weeks 1-3 games

Former stud Alabama running back and NFL vet Damien Harris joins Chris Vannini on today's show! Damien opens up about how his family and newborn son have helped him weather his difficult transition out of the NFL following a scary injury last season with the Buffalo Bills. He also weaves some hilarious and insightful stories about Nick Saban, his former coach. Damien opines on NIL, the transfer portal, EA Sports College Football 25, the NFL and Bill Belichick and more. Lastly, Chris tests Damien's knowledge of his career in a game of trivia. 
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 Rundown: - Damien Harris on the end of his NFL career and family (1:00) - What was Damien's reaction to Saban's retirement? (4:00) - Crimson Tide's epic RB room with Derrick Henry, Josh Jacobs, et. al (12:00) - Why didn't you transfer? (14:00) - Kalen DeBoer & expectations in Tuscaloosa (17:00) - Clemson battles & hate (23:00) - Favorite memory from college (26:30) - Death of amateurism & how would Damien have navigated NIL, player compensation (29:00) - EA Sports College Football 25 (38:30) - Transfer portal's impact (45:30) - Texas, Oklahoma transition to the SEC (47:00) - Bill Belichick impressions + NFL experience (53:00) - Damien Harris trivia (58:30) 
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ELITE Nick Saban stories, Alabama's standard + ex-player on CFB evolution with Damien Harris

The rumors are true, we PLAYED EA Sports College Football 25...well, Chris Vannini did (Ari Wasserman definitely isn't jealous). While at a function hosted by EA Sports in Orlando, Chris had a first-account of what the gameplay is like; from the revamped running and passing mechanics to the pagentry and electric in-game atmostphere. Chris walks us through all the details he gathered about Dynasty Mode, NIL, the transfer portal, Road to Glory, and Road to the CFP. Later in the show, hear from EA Sports' very own Ben Haumiller and Christian McLeod about the game's development and features. Out the door, a farewell to the Pac-12 and one of its most prominent ambassadors, Bill Walton. 
 Read Chris' NCAA 25 story on gameplay: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5523815/2024/05/29/ea-sports-college-football-25-video-game-features/ 
 NIL: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5525588/2024/05/29/ea-sports-college-football-25-video-games-nil/ 
 Dynasty Mode: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5525517/2024/05/29/college-football-25-video-game-dynasty-mode/ 
 Rundown: - We played NCAA 25! What's one thing Chris was surprised by? (2:30) - What was the gameplay like? Running game features (11:00) - Passing game features (16:00) - What ISN'T in the game? (21:45) - Pagentry + fan reactions (22:45) - Dynasty mode info dump (25:30) - How does recruiting work? (33:30) - How does NIL & the portal work? (43:00) - Road to Glory details (48:00) - Ben Haumiller & Christian McLeod join the show! (54:00) - Friend to Friend...was it badass? (1:09:30) - Pac-12 + Bill Walton memories (1:07:30) 
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We PLAYED NCAA 25! Gameplay, features & more with EA Sports' Ben Haumiller & Christian McLeod

In the NEW Big 12, the one with 16 teams, separation between teams is infinitesimal. There are seven teams (nearly half the league) that are within one O/U win total of each other (per BetMGM). Sam Khan Jr. and Justin Williams use one word to describe each of the 16 conference teams to deliniate where each team is at this season. But before then, Justin takes us through House vs NCAA and where it stands. Plus, rapid fire O/U win totals for every program. 
 Learn more about House vs NCAA: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5506457/2024/05/20/ncaa-settlement-house-lawsuit-college-sports/?partner=slack&smid;=sl-share 
 Post-spring Big 12 preview: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5495963/2024/05/16/big-12-football-preview-power-rankings-transfers/?utm_medium=social&utm;_campaign=cfbtw&source;=cfbtw 
 Read Sam's Willie Fritz, Houston story: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5495799/2024/05/21/willie-fritz-houston-football/ 
 Big 12 QB carousel: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5484819/2024/05/14/big-12-quarterbacks-starters-returners-transfers/ 
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 Rundown: - House vs NCAA latest + what the heck does it mean? (2:00) - ONE WORD WONDERS: Big 12 edition; Arizona, Arizona St., Baylor (12:30) - BYU, Houston, Cincinnati, Kansas (19:30) - Colorado, K-State, Iowa St., Oklahoma St. (27:30) - UCF, TCU, Utah, Texas Tech & West Virginia (37:00) -Win totals (51:00) 
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Weathering 'DeBoexit' + SEC power shift | Arizona’s parachute | Project D-1 & FSU vs ACC

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