Until Saturday: A show about college football

Until Saturday: A show about college football

Welcome to Until Saturday, The Athletic's college football podcast. This is your home for everything college football. Join David Ubben, Chris Vannini, former Alabama running back Damien Harris, The Athletic's CFB staff, and guests to celebrate our favorite day of the week, Saturday.

Episodes

March 12, 2025 • 39 mins
Washington head coach Jedd Fisch joins David and Chris to discuss a variety of topics. Fisch shares his thoughts on Bill Belichick joining the CFB ranks, Washington's 2025 season and beyond, QB Demond Williams, body clocks, Seinfield and much more. Plus, news on the future of Until Saturday before we head out. Thank you for everything, and, please, bring back the Turnover Chain. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/...
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Rich Rodriguez, former and now new, head coach at West Virginia joins David and Chris on Until Saturday! Rich Rod talks about the Pat White and Pat McAfee WVU teams, playoff bids, flirting with the Alabama job, his time as Michigan's coach (and donating hundreds of dollars worth of Michigan gear to Salvation Army), his reunion in Morgantown, and much more! YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@UntilSaturday Call/text the Until Saturd...
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Who are the college football breakout stars in 2025? David Ubben, Chris Vannini, and Damien Harris draft the players with the greatest potential to burst out onto the scene this season (like Texas' Arch Manning and Oregon's Dante Moore)! Plus, the ACC is safe...for now; the end of the CFP committee may be nearing; Colorado and Deion's completely normal recruiting cycle & One Cool Thing. Rundown: - The ACC is safe...for now (2:45) ...
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College football coaches, executives, and GMs opined, on the promise of anonymity, about the CFB transfer portal to The Athletic. David Ubben and Chris Vannini welcome Sam Khan Jr., who helped report and author the aforementioned CFB staffers' thoghts, onto Until Saturday. Who landed the best QB? Who won the portal? How much does a DE, QB, RB, and other positions cost? Plus, the ACC, Clemson & FSU saga may be nearing its end, do CF...
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Is Clemson the College Football champion front-runner? The Tigers rank #1 in ESPN's Bill Connelly's returning production, but the metric is far more nuanced than a ranking. David, Chris, and Bill discuss Dabo's squad, Alabama, Ohio State, Oregon, Colorado, Arizona State, and others' returning production, and what it means for their title hopes. Before Bill joins the show, Chris recaps the CFP meeting, and he and David chat Jim Nagy...
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Why are college football spring games dropping like flies? David Ubben, Chris Vannini, and Damien Harris examine spring game's terminality, and they discuss why they're so important to CFB. Does 2025 have the best Week 1 slate ever? The guys power rank a loaded 2025 opening weekend. Lastly, Ben from Sarasota left a voicemail to posit a very interesting playoff proposal. YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@UntilSaturday Call/text th...
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February 20, 2025 • 59 mins
College football is tilting on its axis after the SEC and Big Ten met to discuss the future of the sport. While you THINK you may know what's going on, you don't have the full picture. David Ubben, Chris Vannini, and Damien Harris break down what's really happening with the playoff, play-ins, the death of conference championships & more. Plus, we react to your bold takes! YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@UntilSaturday Call/text ...
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Is the College Football Playoff expanding again? NBA All-Star weekend sucked, so we created our own CFB All-Star showcase. Oh, and David nearly traded hands with a soccer mom. David Ubben, Chris Vannini, and NEW Until Saturday newsletter author Jason Kirk run the CFB gammut on a loaded podcast. Plus, what's 'The Carolina Blue Matter'? Rundown: - SEC & Big Ten meeting; playoff expansion coming? (3:15) - Team South vs Team World CFB...
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Will Florida win 10 games? Clemson make it to the CFP national championship? Alabama fall flat on their face in 2025? College football pairs perfect with takes, and Chris and Damien each have five takes with this CFB season. Plus, will Ohio State's Matt Patricia hire work? Damien, who worked with Patricia in New England, weighs in. Rundown: - Ohio State hires Matt Patricia as DC; will it work? (3:30) - 10 bold takes for the 2025 s...
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Texas, Oregon, Alabama, LSU, Michigan, and many other prominent programs are lead by coaches without a national championship to their name. Who will match Ryan Day and Ohio State as the next first-time CFB national championship coach? Chris Vannini and Ralph Russo draft three title-less coaches each, and debate whose lineup is better and why. Later, we answer your mailbag questions, including 'does recruiting even matter anymore'? ...
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Ohio State inked Ryan Day to a massive deal, and Brian Hartline was promoted to OC. Is a 2026 natty repeat in progress? Chris Vannini and Damien Harris react to both deals, and they brainstorm potential DC candidates for OSU. Later, the guys discuss possible new rule changes coming to college football. They also share their top three ACC and Big 12 games after both conferences' schedules released. Before clocking out, the guys dics...
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Get in, losers, we're trading college football program stock. In Bear or Bull, one of our favorite shows, David, Chris, and Damien buy and sell team stocks with Mad Money-esque sound effects. Are we buying Texas with Arch Manning at the helm? Why should you sell Michigan and Arizona State? Are people sleeping on Oregon and Colorado? YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@UntilSaturday Call/text the Until Saturday phone and leave us a ...
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Which college football programs aced or flunked their coaching cylce hires? David Ubben, Chris Vannini, and Bruce Feldman distribute coaching cycle report cards to North Carolina, UCF, West Virginia, Purdue, and more schools. YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@UntilSaturday Call/text the Until Saturday phone and leave us a question for our Monday reaction podcasts: (316) 462-9852 Subscribe to the FREE Until Saturday newletter:: h...
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Penn State pryed DC Jim Knowles away from Ohio State. Are the Nittany Lions gearing up for an OSU and Michigan-esque championship run in 2025? David, Chris, and Damien discuss Knowles leaving Columbus, and what it means for PSU, OSU, and the rest of the country. The Jeremiah Smith tampering news isn't surprising. What is surprising is coaches still bellyaching after all this time. Plus, the Buckeyes return some key players. Later, ...
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January 25, 2025 • 57 mins
What did we learn about college football in 2024 that can be applied to 2025 and beyond? David Ubben, Chris Vannini, and Damien Harris share three lessons each that they learned this past season. From elite QBs being gratuitous to the SEC media machine sputtering, the guys proffer up their takeaways. YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@UntilSaturday Call/text the Until Saturday phone and leave us a question for our Monday reaction ...
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Chris ranks all 134 college football teams weekly throughout the regular season. He's a madman, and he ranked every team for the last time for the 2024-2025 season. He and David compare his final rankings to his preseason ones, and the two discuss where Chris went wrong in his rankings. Plus, who rose and fell the most? Later, the guys take a look at the final AP and Coaches' Polls. Barry Odom is his own hype man. Lastly, why did t...
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Ohio State put a bow on the 2024 college football season, but where do they rank going into 2025? David and Chris welcome Stew Mandel to Until Saturday to react and discuss his way-too-early top-25 ranking. Where does Arch Manning's Texas fall? Are Notre Dame and OSU top-3 teams? How about Michigan, Penn State, Georgia, and Alabama? YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@UntilSaturday Call/text the Until Saturday phone and leave us a ...
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Ohio State beat Notre Dame to win the College Football Playoff national championship, the first of the 12-team era. David Ubben, Chris Vannini, and Damien Harris react to the Ryan Day's legacy, the Buckeyes' place among the all-time greats, Notre Dame's rally & future, the Big Ten overtaking the SEC, and the end of superteams. Plus, what did we make of the first-ever 12-team field? Rundown: - Ohio State beats Notre Dame (:05) - No...
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ONE. MORE. SLEEP. Until Ohio State and Notre Dame square off in the College Football Playoff national championship. David, Chris, and Damien are together IN PERSON for the first time in Atlanta. They share their final thoughts going into Monday with help from ESPN's Chris Fowler and Molly McGrath as well as OSU RB Quinshon Judkins and competitive eating superstar, Joey Chestnut. Rundown: - CFP Natty Media Day takeaways (1:00) - Ch...
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Ohio State and Notre Dame face off in the National Championship on Monday. Before the 2024-2025 season finale, David, Chris, and Damien preview the last matchup in the first-ever 12-team College Football Playoffs. How will the Irish defend Jeremiah Smith? Can ND's piecemealed offensive line keep Riley Leonard clean? How will we remember the champion of the first 12-team CFP? Plus, we answer your natty questions and react to CFB26 b...
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