Chris Nowinski is a former football player at Harvard University and professional wrestler with WWE, World Wrestling Entertainment. After enduring a career-ending head injury, Chris has dedicated his professional life to serving patients and families affected by brain trauma, particularly Chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE, a progressive neurodegenerative disease that develops after repeated head injuries. Jay and Chris discuss the state of head injuries in American athletics, the difference between advocating for head safety at youth and professional levels, Chris’ newest research, and much more. Episode Chapters (00:00) Intro (00:50) changes in the culture around concussions in the past two decades (02:39) padded helmet technology (03:55) concussion reporting in the NFL (10:35) Chris’ career path and concussion history (14:52) connecting with activists who haven’t themselves suffered a traumatic brain injury (17:42) SHAAKE - a new sign to identify concussions (20:53) Unions can help players advocate for safety policies (23:10) final thoughts and goodbye For video episodes, watch on www.youtube.com/@therudermanfamilyfoundation Stay in touch: X: @JayRuderman | @RudermanFdn LinkedIn: Jay Ruderman | Ruderman Family Foundation Instagram: All About Change Podcast | Ruderman Family Foundation To learn more about the podcast, visit https://allaboutchangepodcast.com/…
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NBC Sports College Football insider Nicole Auerbach and former Ohio State Linebacker Joshua Perry share their insider and on-field knowledge: breaking down the biggest stories, previewing the upcoming weekend slate, analyzing the college football playoff picture, and cultivating a community for college sports fans who want the latest news, smart takes and laughs.
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Chris Simms on 2025 QB Class + Combine Interviews with DL & LB Prospects
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1:03:54(11:04:42) Takeaways from meeting w/ DL & LB Prospects (11:14:48) Evaluating 2025 QB class (11:26:43) What will be the big headlines coming out of the Combine? (27:47) South Carolina EDGE Kyle Kennard Interview (33:04) Arkansas EDGE Landon Jackson Interview (39:33) Iowa LB Jay Higgins Interview (46:03) Oklahoma LB Danny Stutsman Interview (53:29) U…
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NFL Combine & Draft Primer with NBC Sports’ Connor Rogers
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32:35(:32) Big picture thoughts on draft, what are the strongest position groups? (6:12) Who is the best player in this draft? (11:35) Evaluating 2025 QB draft class (17:02) Comparing top TEs: Tyler Warren vs Colston Loveland (19:09) Will RBs be valued more after past NFL season? (22:40) D-Line could dominate the draft (24:27) What’s the weakest positio…
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Matt Cassel on the 2025 QB draft class, NFL Combine & his own unique path to the NFL
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53:11(2:19) What do you look for from QBs at the Combine? (7:46) Evaluating the QBs in the 2025 draft class (17:18) Travis Hunter’s decision to enter draft as a CB (18:37) Matt’s path from college to the NFL (27:57) Matt's reaction to Bill Belichick taking UNC job (32:15) The trend of NFL guys returning to college (34:58) Future of college football play…
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Coaching Carousel Recap
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48:32(3:35) Coaching Carousel Lookback (4:35) UNC-Bill Belichick (13:44) Purdue-Barry Odom (16:59) WVU-Rich Rodriguez (21:02) UCF-Scott Frost (25:15) Wake Forest-Jake Dickert (29:05) Which Group of 5 hires stood out? (31:43) High profile coaches that were retained (38:59) NFL to college pipelineVon Adam Wise
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Ryan Day & Ohio State agree to new 7-year contract
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17:39(:30) Ryan Day’s contract extension (10:17) Ohio State staff changes (13:55) Expectations for OSU next seasonVon Adam Wise
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Ohio State loses DC Jim Knowles to Penn State, Notre Dame hiring DC Chris Ash & Latest on Michigan’s sign-stealing investigation
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43:17(2:43) Penn State hires Ohio State DC Jim Knowles to same role (12:54) What’s the state of Ohio State's coaching staff? (17:18) Notre Dame expected to hire Chris Ash as replacement for Al Golden at DC (20:44) Report: ESPN OK's option to televise ACC sports through '36 (26:44) Michigan responds to the NCAA in regards Connor Stalions probe (35:46) Re…
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Lessons learned from 12-Team CFP + What’s next for OSU & ND?
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38:57(2:03) What’s next for Ohio State? (4:25) What’s next for Notre Dame? (7:42) Lessons learned from 12-team playoff… (8:03) On campus games are awesome (10:34) Didn’t have to write off teams after one bad September loss (12:49) Awesome end of year matchups & other bowl games were great (16:46) No true Cinderellas in CFP (20:27) Rivalry games don’t ma…
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Ohio State National Championship Postgame Interviews
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12:24(:32) Ohio State OC Chip Kelly Interview (3:57) Ohio State WR Jeremiah Smith Interview (5:13) Ohio State WR Emeka Egbuka Interview (6:47) Ohio State RB Quinshon Judkins Interview (8:47) Ohio State DE Jack Sawyer Interview (10:05) Ohio State DC Jim Knowles InterviewVon Adam Wise
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CFP National Championship Instant Reaction: Ohio State def. Notre Dame 34-23
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43:49(1:05) Biggest takeaways: Best team in the CFP won & Ryan Day is vindicated (15:08) What changed for ND after first drive? (21:44) Credit to ND for continuing to fight (25:38) Marcus Freeman’s questionable decision making (32:24) Chip Kelly’s offense got the best of Al Golden’s defense (34:20) Big Ten wins back-to-back titles (38:36) Ohio State gol…
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CFP National Championship Preview: Ohio State vs Notre Dame
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46:18(6:16) What’s most compelling about this matchup? (10:23) Which QB do you trust more: Will Howard or Riley Leonard? (16:14) When Ohio State has the ball (24:18) When Notre Dame has the ball (31:22) Marcus Freeman vs Ryan Day (38:57) WTF on RTF: Lou Holtz tweet on Ryan Day (43:38) Natl Champ picksVon Adam Wise
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CFP Semifinal Recap & Lookahead to Natl. Championship
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50:36(1:19) Big picture takeaway: OSU & ND reaching title game proves the new playoff system worked (9:00) Orange Bowl Recap: Notre Dame def. Penn State (28:24) Cotton Bowl Recap: Ohio State def. Texas (37:03) National Championship lookaheadVon Adam Wise
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(1:47) NIU football joining Mountain West Conference in 2026 (5:08) Ashton Jeanty declares for NFL Draft (7:52) Blue Bloods take center stage in CFP Semifinals (11:31) A Black HC will coach in Natl Champ for first time ever (14:00) Orange Bowl Preview: Notre Dame vs Penn State (30:28) Cotton Bowl Preview: Texas vs Ohio State…
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CFP Quarterfinals Recap
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1:06:25(2:58) Overall thoughts from CFP Quarterfinals: 4 Conference Champs are out *Rest vs Rust debate (7:50) *Only 1 SEC team remains (15:28) (28:49) Fiesta Bowl Recap: Penn State def. Boise State (35:51) Peach Bowl Recap: Texas def. Arizona State (41:17) Rose Bowl Recap: Ohio State def. Oregon (52:18) Sugar Bowl Recap: Notre Dame def. Georgia (59:50) L…
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CFP Quarterfinals Preview + Pop-Tarts Bowl Recap
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56:56(2:30) Overall thoughts going into CFP Quarterfinals *What Boise St & ASU have to prove as underdogs *First round byes vs the path to championship for top seeded teams (8:03) Cam Ward opting out at halftime of Pop-Tarts Bowl (16:10) WTF on RTF: Pop-Tarts antics (23:28) Fiesta Bowl Preview: Boise State vs Penn State (31:21) Peach Bowl Preview: Arizo…
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CFP First Round Reaction & Recaps
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55:18(2:50) Overall reaction to first-round blowouts (15:28) SEC narratives & Lane Kiffin's tweets (21:56) CFP ratings vs the NFL games (25:23) Indiana/Notre Dame recap (30:38) SMU/Penn State recap (34:44) Clemson/Texas recap (37:54) Tennessee/Ohio State recap (43:43) Kirk Herbstreit’s comments on OSU's "lunatic fringe" fans (50:27) WTF on RTF: Tennesse…
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CFP First Round Previews, Norfolk State Hires Mike Vick & The Pop-Tarts Bowl continues to wow us
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50:11(1:46) Norfolk State hires Mike Vick as HC (4:08) Marcus Freeman extension at Notre Dame (6:40) Dave Clawson stepping down at Wake Forest, Jake Dickert replacing him (10:16) Fallout from the December transfer portal (17:28) CFP 1st Round Preview: Indiana at Notre Dame (23:40) CFP 1st Round Preview: SMU at Penn State (28:29) CFP 1st Round Preview: C…
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UNC hires Bill Belichick, Takeaways from first CFP Bracket + Most Intriguing Non-CFP Bowl Games
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48:59(:30) UNC hires Bill Belichick (2:36) Why Belichick wanted this (6:38) Why UNC wanted this (15:28) Revenue Share/NIL impact (17:09) Rich Rodriguez back to West Virginia (18:42) Ohio state legislator trying to ban flag-planting (21:16) Lessons learned from the first 12-team CFP Bracket (21:53) Reworking the seeding/ranking (29:01) Possibility of mul…
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Reaction to Final CFP Rankings, Previews of First Round Games + National Champion Picks
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48:15(:01) Reaction to Final CFP Rankings (3:23) Biggest surprise? Ordering of Texas, Penn St, Notre Dame (7:08) Best Paths to National Championship (15:43) Overall message being sent by the committee (21:08) First Round Preview: Clemson vs Texas (26:25) First Round Preview: Indiana vs Notre Dame (32:43) First Round Preview: Penn State vs SMU (37:16) Fi…
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Transfer Portal Updates, Conference Championship Previews & Who has the most on the line this postseason?
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46:27(1:33) Transfer Portal Updates: Miller Moss leaving USC, Jackson Arnold leaving OU (5:48) Lincoln Riley shuts down speculation of other jobs (8:35) Ryan Day says OSU is well-positioned to bounce back from Michigan loss (14:43) Stock Up: Big Brands (Alabama, Ohio State, etc) (19:46) Stock Down: Conference Championships (26:00) Big Ten Championship P…
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Week 15 CFP Rankings Instant Reaction
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21:00(:38) Alabama ranked #11 over Miami/Ole Miss/South Carolina (8:07) Boise State looks to be in great shape to get a first-round bye (12:24) CFP chair Warde Manuel says teams not playing in conference championships will not be re-evaluatedVon Adam Wise
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Reaction to the latest CFP Rankings, Week 14 Previews + Coach of the Year Power Rankings
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1:04:18(:20) Reaction to week 14 CFP Rankings & potential Playoff Bracket Indiana ranked #10 1st round matchups between teams in same conference – like it or nah? 3-loss SEC teams; people are still trying to bid for Alabama to get a spot Big 12 could be out, Tulane could be in (what world is this?) (14:42) Stock Up: Losses mattering in the CFP (21:57) Sto…
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Oregon clinched berth in Big Ten Champ, Deion addresses the NFL rumors, Power Ranking the best 2-loss teams + Week 13 Previews
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44:41(1:31) Oregon clinched berth in the Big Ten title game & AAC title game will be Tulane vs. Army (4:21) Coaches Returning: Dave Aranda at Baylor, Mack Brown at UNC & Deion Sanders SAYS he’s staying at Colorado (9:46) Stock Up: Kenny Dillingham (12:56) Stock Down: Brian Kelly (16:19) WTF on RTF: Bride uses wedding dress as projector screen for Oregon…
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Week 13 CFP Rankings Instant Reaction
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18:54(1:39) The order of the SEC teams, Tennessee drops to #11 (8:03) BYU drops 8 spots to #14 (11:34) Boise State projected to be the #4 seed, Big 12 & ACC situationsVon Adam Wise
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Reaction to latest CFP Rankings, Heisman Check-In + Week 12 Previews
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1:11:00(1:23) Week 12 CFP Rankings & Projected Bracket released (21:37) Utah AD Mark Harlan fined $40K for criticism of Big 12 refs (27:31) Dana Holgorsen announced as Nebraska OC (32:53) Revisiting our early-season overreactions (37:35) WTF on RTF: Kirby Smart calls Jake Pope “idiot” (40:32 ) Power Rankings: Week 12 Heisman Candidates (48:31) Week 12 Pre…
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QB Updates, Mike Gundy apologizes, Toughest Places to Play in CFB + Week 11 Previews
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55:18(2:25) First CFP rankings are out! (4:55) USC making a QB change for Nebraska game (& Dylan Raiola expected to play) (8:06) Update on Florida QB DJ Lagway more positive than expected, questionable vs Texas (9:34) Mike Gundy apologizes for ripping fan base (12:49) Stock Up: The top of the ACC (18:34) Stock Down: The Big 12 (23:37) WTF on RTF: Columb…
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Instant Reaction to 1st College Football Playoff Rankings
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22:22Nicole Auerbach (@NicoleAuerbach) & Joshua Perry (@RIP_JEP) give their instant reaction to the first College Football Playoff rankings and break down the projected 12-team bracket. They explain why BYU fans should be pissed, why Indiana is too low and how Notre Dame has fully made up for their loss to NIU.…
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Big Ten Power Rankings, What’s on the line in the Ohio State-Penn State showdown & Halloween Costumes
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59:09(:54) Big Ten says video review of Michigan-MSU scuffle is “inconclusive,” no further punishment (5:21) QB Updates: Cade McNamara OUT vs Wisconsin, Jack Tuttle retiring due to concussions (9:52) Less than a week away from first CFP rankings, what to expect (12:05) Halloween costumes & Stock Up (Texas A&M) (20:54) Stock Down (Ohio State) (28:55) WTF…
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NC State QB Grayson McCall retiring, First wave of Coaching changes, SEC Power Rankings + Week 9 Previews
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58:10(1:35) First spate of firings: Will Hall out at Southern Miss, Oklahoma fires OC Seth Littrell, Utah OC Andy Ludwig steps down (4:30) Kennesaw State ends Liberty win streak for first FBS victory (6:12) NC State QB Grayson McCall says he's retiring after head injuries (8:25) Stock Up: UGA, Colorado, UNLV (18:05) Stock Down: Nebraska, Auburn, Michiga…
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Latest Injury News, Potential Rule Change + Week 8 Previews & Power Rankings
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52:24(:53) Cam Rising out for the year, could return for 8th season (3:10) Travis Hunter expected back this weekend for Colorado/Arizona (5:24) NCAA rules committee could close 12-men loophole exploited by Oregon (9:12) Stock Up: Oregon, Penn State, Iowa State (18:01) Stock Down: Ole Miss, Alabama, USC (27:21) WTF on RTF: Colin Cowherd’s halftime messag…
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#2 Ohio State vs #3 Oregon Breakdown & More Week 7 Previews + Indiana HC Curt Cignetti Interview
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57:34(1:08) Week 7 Preview: #2 Ohio State at #3 Oregon (3:25) Joshua’s experience interviewing OSU WRs Jeremiah Smith & Emeka Egbuka this week (6:33) Expectations for the QBs (9:43) What’s at stake for the Head Coaches? (14:50) Week 7 Preview: #4 Penn State at USC (19:58) Week 7 Preview: #1 Texas vs #18 Oklahoma (22:43) Week 7 Preview: #9 Ole Miss at #1…
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Colorado WR/CB Travis Hunter Interview + Week 6 Previews & Power Rankings
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54:35(1:40) Pac-12 adds Gonzaga (3:47) FSU makes a change at QB, DJ Uiagalelei has broken finger (6:20) Big Ten, SEC to talk possible scheduling partnership & CFP format (15:00) Interview with Colorado WR/CB Travis Hunter (20:15) Stock Up: Rutgers, Indiana (25:34) Stock Down: Ole Miss & Utah (29:55) Week 6 Power Rankings (35:46) Week 6 Preview & Picks: …
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Week 5 Previews, Heisman Rankings + UNLV QB’s shocking departure
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55:29(00:00) UNLV quarterback sitting out rest of season due to unfulfilled 'commitments' (6:50) Latest conference realignment news in the AAC & Pac-12 (13:20) Stock Up: BYU, Iowa/Kaleb Johnson, Clemson (19:39) Stock Down: Auburn, UNC, G5 hotshots that lost last week (NIU, Toledo, Memphis) (27:22) WTF on RTF: Nicole’s pop-tart costume (31:24) Power Rank…
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Tennessee adding a ‘talent fee’ to ticket prices + Week 4 Power Rankings & Previews
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48:20(:53) Tennessee to add 10 percent 'talent fee' to ticket prices to raise money to give to players (4:54) AAC looking at Air Force as potential addition to have all three service academies (6:34) ACC is discussing a proposal that could keep FSU and Clemson in the conference (11:27) Stock Up: Arch Manning, Travis Hunter, Curt Cignetti (19:01) Stock D…
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Pac-12 adding 4 teams from Mountain West, Biggest Upsets in CFB History & Week 3 Previews
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55:36(00:00) Four Mountain West schools set to join Pac-12 (12:15) Stock Up: Texas, Tennessee, Northern Illinois (23:05) Stock Down: Notre Dame, Michigan, Arkansas (32:42) Power Rankings: Biggest Upsets in CFB History (40:55) Week 3 Preview & Picks: #4 Alabama at Wisconsin (42:55) Week 3 Preview & Picks: #24 Boston College at #6 Missouri (44:52) Week 3 …
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Best Debuts of 2024 season, Week 2 Previews & Underdog picks
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51:42(1:35) Florida State drops out of AP Top 25 poll after 0-2 start (6:27) New Northwestern AD Mark Jackson commits to 'doing the right thing' (9:33) Latest on the NCAA antitrust settlement (12:21) Stock Up: Miami, Penn State, Notre Dame (20:55) Stock Down: Clemson, Florida, LSU (27:35) Power Rankings: Best 2024 Debuts (31:50) Week 2 Preview & Picks: …
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CFP & Heisman Predictions + Week 1 Preview & Picks
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52:34(1:20) DI football oversight committees propose one transfer window (3:34) CFB Tiebreakers announced (6:20) UConn in early talks to join the Big 12 (10:56) Heisman winner predictions (15:34) Coach of the year predictions (18:40) Preseason CFP predictions (28:20) Week 1 Preview & Picks: Clemson vs Georgia (32:21) Week 1 Preview & Picks: Penn State v…
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