False Start - College Football Podcast
By: John Buhler and Cody Williams
Language: en-us
Categories: Sports, Football, Comedy
A college football podcast for everyone... and everyone else. John Buhler and Cody Williams break down the biggest and littlest college football stories every week to bring the joy of this dumb, beautiful sport to every fan and could-be fan.
Episodes
Ep. 235 Diego Pavia Acts a Fool, CFB Playoff Power Rankings, Michigan Coaching Search, Utah’s Future
Dec 15, 2025Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up!
Fernando Mendoza won the Heisman Trophy, but Diego Pavia unfortunately overshadowed the show. Cody Williams breaks down the Heisman race and Pavia acting like a fool in the aftermath while John Buhler gets some rest. He then ranks all 12 teams in the College Football Playoff by their chances to win a national championship, unpacks Kyle Whittingham leaving Utah and Michigan’s coaching search, takes an early look at Bryce Underwood and LaNorris Sellers with the transfer portal, and then continues to run through the start of...
Duration: 00:39:52Episode 234: Sherrone Moore out at Michigan, Extended CFP rankings reactions!, Did Notre Dame really get screwed by the committee?
Dec 11, 2025Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up!
Guess who's back, back again?
Cody Williams (Content Director, FanSided.com) is back.
Tell a friend...
John Buhler (Lead Writer, FanSided) was over the moon to have this splendid co-host back for another delicious episode of False Start.
Right before recording, Sherrone Moore was fired by Michigan for scandalous reasons.
The guys unpacked that on this episode, as well as Cody's extended College Football Playoff rankings thoughts, and so much more!
Who has it...
Duration: 01:04:05Episode 233: Final CFP Rankings Reactions! Did Notre Dame get snubbed?, Why are Alabama and Ohio State still getting so much love?
Dec 08, 2025Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up!
Hey look Ma, we made it!
On today's episode of False Start, John Buhler (Lead Writer, FanSided) reacted to the final College Football Playoff rankings and the 12-team bracket.
With Cody Williams (Content Director, FanSided.com) still on his way back from a Nashvillian wedding, Buhler did his best to keep this thing on the tracks for as long as he could.
With Notre Dame being snubbed, he also looked at how the Selection Committee gave huge breaks to teams...
Duration: 00:45:56Three Yards and a Cloud of Punt: Conference Championship Weekend, 2025: Indiana outlasts Ohio State, Georgia Crushes Alabama, Texas Tech owns BYU
Dec 07, 2025Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up!
Ladies and gentlemen, we might have some clarity now!
On today's episode of False Start, John Buhler (Lead Writer, FanSided) flew solo like a cup with Cody Williams (Content Director, FanSided.com) out doing wedding things, reacting to the conference championship weekend slate.
Texas Tech, Georgia, Indiana, and Duke all won their Power Four conferences, while James Madison, Kennesaw State, Boise State, Tulane, and Western Michigan won their Group of Five leagues.
Episode 232: Conference Championship Previews!, Who is winning each Power Four league?, Coaching carousel madness!
Dec 04, 2025Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up!
We're still here!
On today's episode of False Start, John Buhler (Lead Writer, FanSided) had to fly solo like a cup with Cody Williams (Content Director, FanSided.com) dealing with something that can only be described as New Mexico reasons.
Buhler unpacked the latest on the coaching carousel, as well as previewed the nine conference championships with the help of some Nine Inch Nails.
While Antonio Banderas remains obsessed with chickens, we remain obsessed with the College Football Playoff because...
Duration: 00:54:38Episode 231: Lane Kiffin leaves Ole Miss for LSU, Jon Sumrall to Florida from Tulane, Alex Golesh departs South Florida for Auburn
Dec 01, 2025Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up!
The coaching carousel was in full tilt over the weekend.
Lane Kiffin took his sweet time leaving Ole Miss for LSU, but it did in fact happen.
Jon Sumrall's exit from Tulane for Florida was a bit more gracious than Kiffin's, as wash Alex Golesh's departure for Auburn from South Florida.
Never change, Lane. Never change...
Anywho... John Buhler (Lead Writer, FanSided) and Cody Williams (Content Director, FanSided.com) gave you the latest on the coaching carousel heading...
Duration: 01:32:51Three Yards and a Cloud of Punt: Week 14, 2025: Ohio State crushes Michigan, Texas dominates Texas A&M, Georgia survives Georgia Tech, Who is making the playoff now?
Nov 30, 2025Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up!
Rivalry week has come and gone, but we're still here!
On today's episode of False Start, John Buhler (Lead Writer, FanSided) and Cody Williams (Content Director, FanSided.com) reacted to a long-drawn-out rivalry weekend slate.
The boys were tired, but they did their best to explain who are locks to make the College Football Playoff, what new teams are officially out of it, and what teams are fighting for the last few spots in.
They also touched on some of...
Duration: 00:54:20Episode 230: CFP rankings fallout!, Can Michigan or Texas make the playoff?, What if Ohio State loses to the Wolverines?
Nov 27, 2025Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up!
Isn't it weird how college football gets sometimes?
On today's episode of False Start, John Buhler (Lead Writer, FanSided) and Cody Williams (Content Director, FanSided.com) got ready for rivalry weekend a little bit before Thanksgiving Day!
The guys looked at College Football Playoff chaos scenarios, potentially looking for ways for teams like Miami, Michigan, Texas and Vanderbilt to make the field.
Be safe out there. Take care of yourselves because this is False Start!
Duration: 01:11:10Episode 229: Vanderbilt boxed out of CFP?, How far could Texas A&M fall with a loss to Texas?, Tales from The Classic City
Nov 24, 2025Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up!
Just because you're turnt does not mean you're getting a playoff bid.
On today's episode of False Start, John Buhler (Lead Writer, FanSided) and Cody Williams (Content Director, FanSided.com) extended their reactions to the week that was in college football.
Buhler and Cody shared their projected College Football Playoff fields before getting into some very interesting discussions about the Vanderbilt Commodores.
They also have some doubts creeping in about Texas A&M, too.
Back from Arizona State...
Duration: 01:14:09Three Yards and a Cloud of Punt: Week 13, 2025: Oklahoma and Oregon look like playoff locks, Georgia Tech not so much..., Who is going to win the Group of Five?
Nov 23, 2025Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up!
We've got two tickets to ride to the College Football Playoff!
The Oklahoma Sooners and the Oregon Ducks are effectively playoff bound at this point, or that is what Cody Williams (Content Director, FanSided.com) believes.
He flew solo like a cup on this episode of False Start with John Buhler (Lead Writer, FanSided) finishing up the tail-end of Arizona State Podcast birthday week.
With Three Yards and a Cloud of Punt, Cody unpacked his thoughts on Oklahoma, Oregon, Diego...
Duration: 00:23:22Episode 228: USC Taking Oregon's Spot, James Franklin at Virginia Tech, CFP Frauds and Simulation
Nov 20, 2025Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up!
The USC Trojans can steal Oregon’s spot in the College Football Playoff, Texas A&M is being overrated, Indiana is a true national championship contender, but may not win, and much more from John Buhler and Cody Williams entering Week 13. Plus, why James Franklin is a perfect fit at Virginia Tech, where things stand with Lane Kiffin, Jon Sumrall, Florida and LSU in the coaching carousel, a full CFB Playoff rankings breakdown and simulation of the current 12-team bracket. And then, we make our pi...
Duration: 01:16:11Episode 227: Lane Kiffin on the move?, College Football Playoff predictions shakeup!, Heisman Trophy contenders
Nov 17, 2025Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up!
Never change, Lane. Never change...
On today's episode of False Start, John Buhler (Lead Writer, FanSided) and Cody Williams (Content Director, FanSided.com) looked at who could be making the College Football Playoff now and how Lane Kiffin fits into all of this.
His Ole Miss Rebels are rapidly approaching lock territory, as only a win in the Egg Bowl over Mississippi State stands in their way.
However, Kiffin has not denied interest in other jobs.
Blessed with...
Duration: 01:20:57Three Yards and a Cloud of Punt: Week 12, 2025: Georgia humiliates Texas, Oklahoma stuns Alabama, Notre Dame has no time for Pitt
Nov 16, 2025Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up!
Tenacity beats hype every single time!
On today's episode of False Start, John Buhler (Lead Writer, FanSided) basked in the glory of Georgia throttling Texas, and Cody Williams (Content Director, FanSided.com) was there to listen to him!
Cody was smart in picking Oklahoma to upset Alabama though, so we will give him his props there.
After that, it was a lot of shade being thrown at Shane Beamer and Pat Narduzzi after their tough losses.
South Carolina...
Duration: 01:07:14Episode 226: Texas vs. Georgia under the bright lights, College Football Playoff chaos scenarios, Notre Dame and Pitt for the hell of it
Nov 13, 2025Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up!
You're either elite or you're not!
On today's episode of False Start, John Buhler (Lead Writer, FanSided) and Cody Williams (Content Director, FanSided.com) got themselves hyped up for another week of college football deliciousness.
A few of the big games on tap are Texas at Georgia and Notre Dame at Pittsburgh.
The results of these games will provide us with a little bit more clarity heading into the College Football Playoff.
Before enjoying some Greta Van Fleet...
Duration: 01:24:23Episode 225: Is Indiana slipping?, Garrett Nussmeier's cratering NFL Draft stock, College Football Playoff pretenders
Nov 10, 2025Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up!
Nobody's perfect...
On today's episode of False Start, John Buhler (Lead Writer, FanSided) was not impressed by what he saw out of Indiana over the weekend.
Cody Williams (Content Director, FanSided.com) tried to talk this rabid Dawg down, but to no avail...
This is what happens when you schedule two podcasts within 12 hours of each other, and Buhler has to watch his Atlanta Falcons lose for the fourth time in a row.
Regardless, the guys shared their...
Duration: 01:01:41Three Yards and a Cloud of Punt: Week 11, 2025: Texas Tech dominates, Alabama is inevitable, Can we ever fully trust Oregon or Vanderbilt?
Nov 09, 2025Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up!
The season marches on!
On today's episode of False Start, John Buhler (Lead Writer, FanSided) and Cody Williams (Content Director, FanSided.com) went Three Yards and a Cloud of Punt to recap Week 11.
For as impressed as they were with big wins from Georgia, Texas A&M and Texas Tech, they might have been even more impressed by what Alabama and Notre Dame did in their primetime kicks.
On the other side of the coin, the guys no longer view...
Duration: 01:01:15Episode 224: College Football Playoff rankings reactions! Oregon must prove its worth at Iowa, Notre Dame continues to get lucky, Texas may not be dead yet after all...
Nov 06, 2025Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up!
Tell me everything is wonderful now...
On today's episode of False Start, John Buhler (Lead Writer, FanSided) and Cody Williams (Content Director, FanSided.com) gave out their extended reactions to the first College Football Playoff rankings of the year.
By virtue of some Playoff Goldilocks, they discussed what teams the Selection Committee are Too Hot, Too Cold and Just Right on.
From there, they had a bone or two to pick with teams they find overrated in Oregon and Notre...
Duration: 01:05:45Episode 223: Auburn chucks Hugh Freeze like a roll of toilet paper, Are the AP voters actually watching Virginia play football?, Is Oregon about to be exposed as a fraud?
Nov 03, 2025Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up!
Who does No. 2 work for?
On today's episode of False Start, John Buhler (Lead Writer, FanSided) and Cody Williams (Content Director, FanSided.com) showed that turd who's boss, as in reacting to Auburn taking a big dump on Hugh Freeze and flushing him away accordingly.
From there, the guys gave their thoughts on the latest AP Top 25, as well as their 12-team College Football Playoff projections.
Cody is especially dubious of Virginia, while Buhler thinks Oregon is as soft as...
Duration: 00:59:29Three Yards and a Cloud of Punt: Week 10, 2025: Miami unravels, Georgia carries on, Oklahoma and USC keep it real interesting...
Nov 02, 2025Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up!
It is a good day to be a Dawg!
On today's episode of False Start, John Buhler (Lead Writer, FanSided) and Cody Williams (Content Director, FanSided.com) reacted to an incredible Week 10 slate.
Buhler's beloved Georgia Bulldogs had an awesome weekend with a big win in The Cocktail Party over Florida, as well as seeing other rival teams such as Auburn, Georgia Tech and Tennessee all lose.
Let's not overlook how things are going down in South Beach...
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Duration: 01:04:57Episode 222: Lane Kiffin is in his bag, Can the Virginia rebuilding plan work for any bad program?, Cocktail Party shenanigans
Oct 30, 2025Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up!
There has never been a better time to be Joey Freshwater.
On today's extra spooky Halloween episode of False Start, John "Richie Tenenbaum" Buhler (Lead Writer, FanSided) and Cody "The Roamin' Gnome" Williams (Content Director, FanSided.com) got ready to get ready for a robust Week 10 slate.
It may be Cocktail Party week, but the guys wanted to make sure The Starters knew all about the type of run Lane Kiffin is on, as well as if the Virginia rebuilding plan is...
Duration: 01:15:26Episode 221: Brian Kelly fired by LSU, Fernando Mendoza's Heisman to lose, New CFP projections!
Oct 27, 2025Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up!
When your family rejects you, you're just getting started!
On today's episode of False Start, John Buhler (Lead Writer, FanSided) and Cody Williams (Content Director, FanSided.com) decided that their TPS reports could wait because they ain't done winning yet!
Brian Kelly is out at LSU, and the college football world could not be more excited.
While this show was recorded hours before Kelly was let go by the Bayou Bengals, it still works because the guys kept it 100 percent.<...
Duration: 01:24:24Three Yards and a Cloud of Punt: Week 9, 2025: Texas A&M crushes LSU, Indiana might be the best team in CFB, Brian Kelly might need to go...
Oct 26, 2025Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up!
Paper tigers or real tigers, oh my!
On today's episode of False Start, John Buhler (Lead Writer, FanSided) and Cody Williams (Content Director, FanSided.com) navigated the Week 9 slate the only way they know how...
With Three Yards and a Cloud of Punt, the guys tabbed Indiana and Texas A&M as serious national title contenders, Miami and Oregon as serious playoff teams, and so much more.
They also crossed off the likes of Missouri, Oklahoma, South Florida, and Brian...
Duration: 00:58:34Episode 220: Votes of confidence for Luke Fickell and Mike Norvell, not so much Hugh Freeze..., College Football Playoff bracket simulation, Can Vanderbilt keep all the good vibes rolling?
Oct 23, 2025Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up!
Don't throw your votes away!
On today's episode of False Start, John Buhler (Lead Writer, FanSided) and Cody Williams (Content Director, FanSided.com) reacted to the notion of a few bad college football coaches being propped up by their current administrations.
While Luke Fickell and Mike Norvell have gotten the dreaded votes of confidence at Wisconsin and Florida, Hugh Freeze is still hoping for his at Auburn...
With College GameDay in Nashville this weekend, Vanderbilt is trying to see if...
Duration: 01:15:41Episode 219: Billy Napier fired by Florida, Jay Norvell out at Colorado State, Can Diego Pavia win the Heisman Trophy?
Oct 21, 2025Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up!
False Start is effing turnt!
On today's episode, John Buhler (Lead Writer, FanSided) and Cody Williams (Content Director, FanSided.com) reunited to give their extended thoughts on the Week 8 slate.
They addressed Billy Napier being fired by Florida, Jay Norvell being out at Colorado State, and if Diego Pavia can win the Heisman Trophy out of Vanderbilt.
This episode did not disappoint, and how can you possibly disappoint if you live your best life only to False Start?!
Duration: 01:20:01Three Yards and a Cloud of Punt: Week 8, 2025: Ohio State dominates, Alabama is SEC's best, Georgia saves its best for the second half, Diego Pavia for Heisman!
Oct 19, 2025Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up!
The best are starting to separate from the rest.
On today's episode of False Start, John Buhler (Lead Writer, FanSided) flew solo like a cup with Three Yards and a Cloud of Punt to recap a wild Week 8.
Although Cody Williams (Content Director, FanSided.com) will be back on Monday's show, he missed a good one...
Ohio State looks like the best team in the country.
Alabama might be the best team in the SEC.
Nobody...
Duration: 00:46:23Episode 218: Lane Kiffin will never change, Brent Venables may never get it, How far can Indiana go if the Hoosiers make the College Football Playoff again?
Oct 16, 2025Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up!
Backhanded compliments are clearly a way of life.
On today's episode of False Start, John Buhler (Lead Writer, FanSided) is reunited with Cody Williams (Content Director, FanSided.com) on an absolute fantastic Week 8 preview of an episode.
Lane Kiffin trolled Kirby Smart, only to praise him later.
Brent Venables tried to bury the Big 12, even though the Big 12 kind of used to bury him during his two years in the league.
Meanwhile, can Indiana win a national championship?<...
Duration: 01:13:08Episode 217: James Franklin out at Penn State, Bad day for Non-Power Four Trents, New CFP predictions
Oct 13, 2025Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up!
The Driver has crashed into a ditch.
On today's episode of False Start, John Buhler (Lead Writer, FanSided) flew solo like a cup with Cody Williams (Content Director, FanSided.com) working his way back from a fall wedding to react to James Franklin being fired at Penn State.
Franklin was not the only head coach to be relieved from his duties over the weekend, as Trent Bray is out at Oregon State and Trent Dilfer is out at UAB.
Bad...
Duration: 00:55:43Three Yards and a Cloud of Punt: Week 7, 2025: Indiana owns Oregon, Texas is not dead just yet, Georgia Bulldogs are road warriors!
Oct 12, 2025Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up!
Another Saturday, another batch of amazing storylines.
On today's episode of False Start, John Buhler (Lead Writer, FanSided) flew solo like a cup with Cody Williams (Content Director, FanSided.com) out doing fall wedding things for some reason...
Buhler did his best to keep this thing on the tracks with Three Yards and a Cloud of Punt to recap the Week 7 slate.
Indiana looks legit, Texas might not be dead yet, and Georgia might be road warriors after all.
<... Duration: 00:40:40Episode 216: Can Missouri upset Alabama? What is going on in Chapel Hill?, What if Ty Simpson had Manning for a last name?
Oct 09, 2025Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up!
So many questions, but just enough time to answer them all.
On today's episode of False Start, John Buhler (Lead Writer, FanSided) and Cody Williams (Content Director, FanSided.com) unpacked several hard-hitting ones in the Week 6 preview.
Can Missouri pull off the home upset of Alabama? Is the Bill Belichick era of North Carolina Tar Heels coming to an end? What if Ty Simpson was from the first family of quarterbacking?
Find out all that and then some on today's...
Duration: 01:15:22Episode 215: James Franklin under fire, Arch Manning cooked, Can Vanderbilt still make the playoff?
Oct 06, 2025Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up!
Week 6 showed us a lot, and then some.
On today's episode of False Start, John Buhler (Lead Writer, FanSided) and Cody Williams (Content Director, FanSided.com) expounded a bit more on what all happened in Week 6.
They reflected on the latest AP Top 25 Poll before sharing their projected 12-team College Football Playoff brackets and first four teams out.
From there, they pondered if Vanderbilt can still make the playoff, if James Franklin is really on the hot seat, and if...
Duration: 01:26:59Three Yards and a Cloud of Punt: Week 6, 2025: Gators chomp Longhorns, Penn State is in trouble, Miami is back to being The U again!
Oct 05, 2025Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up!
We may have learned a thing or two this weekend in college football.
On today's episode of False Start, John Buhler (Lead Writer, FanSided) and Cody Williams (Content Director, FanSided.com) reacted to an incredible Week 6 slate.
Together, they recognized how good Alabama and Miami might be, that Georgia is still a very strong football, and that Brendan Sorsby might be the best quarterback the Big 12 has to offer.
From there, they were mightily impressed by Texas A&M and...
Duration: 00:59:41Episode 214: Has Georgia peaked under Kirby Smart?, Can Indiana or Ole Miss win the College Football Playoff?, Will Diego Pavia upset Alabama again?
Oct 02, 2025Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up!
All good things must come to an end...
On today's episode of False Start, John Buhler (Lead Writer, FanSided) and Cody Williams (Content Director, FanSided.com) got ready to get ready for the Week 6 slate.
They pondered if we have seen the best of Georgia football under Kirby Smart, if either the Indiana Hoosiers or Ole Miss Rebels can win this year's College Football Playoff, and if Diego Pavia has another Alabama upset in him? He is The Live Dog after all!<...
Duration: 01:26:20Episode 213: Sam Pittman out at Arkansas, Can Notre Dame still make the playoff?, What P4 teams definitely, maybe might be good?
Sep 29, 2025Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up!
Say it ain't so for The Boss Hog, Sam Pittman.
After five-plus years on the job, the former Arkansas head coach is out of a job.
John Buhler (Lead Writer, FanSided) reacted to the fourth Power Four job opening up, while Cody Williams (Content Director, FanSided.com) made his return across the pound of dirt.
After that, there is still a sliver of hope for Notre Dame to make the playoff.
Also, what Power Four teams definitely, maybe...
Duration: 00:54:15Three Yards and a Cloud of Punt: Week 5, 2025: Alabama and Oregon win thrillers, Ole Miss looks the part, Brian Kelly and Lincoln Riley were regrettable hires
Sep 29, 2025Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up!
Of course, Georgia was going to lose to Alabama and of course, Penn State was going to lose a big game in primetime to Penn State...
On today's episode of False Start, John Buhler (Lead Writer, FanSided) flew solo like a cup with Cody Williams (Content Director, FanSided.com) living his best bachelor party like in Nashville.
Buhler explained why we should celebrate Alabama and Oregon, but not necessarily tear down Georgia and Penn State in these games.
With Three...
Duration: 00:37:26Episode 212: What a career it was for Mike Gundy!, John Mateer out for a bit at Oklahoma, Thoughts on SEC's 3 annual opponent alottment
Sep 25, 2025Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up!
He is a man who was once 40, but now is fired.
It was the end of the line for Mike Gundy at Oklahoma State after losing to Tulsa in Week 3.
John Buhler (Lead Writer, FanSided) and Cody Williams (Content Director, FanSided.com) discussed what one of the most interesting and successful college football head coaches of all time meant to them.
After that, they debated Oklahoma's long-term viability without John Mateer for the foreseeable future, going up against a brutal...
Duration: 01:20:37Episode 211: How good is Miami really?, When are next CFB HCs expected to be fired?, Can Ole Miss win the SEC?
Sep 22, 2025Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up!
One month into this thing, and we still have no idea about anything...
On today's episode of False Start, John Buhler (Lead Writer, FanSided) and Cody Williams (Content Director, FanSided.com) tried to make sense of all the nonsense commonplace entering Week 5 of the college football season.
Miami looks to be good, but how good are the Hurricanes really?
Can the Ole Miss Rebels win the SEC?
When are the next head coaches slated to get fired?
<... Duration: 01:20:31Three Yards and a Cloud of Punt: Week 4, 2025: Oklahoma and Miami's defenses are nasty!, Texas Tech, Indiana, Memphis and maybe Missouri look the part, Mike Gundy, Luke Fickell and Billy Napier got to go, brother...
Sep 21, 2025Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up!
Only a month into this, and we're just getting started!
On today's episode of False Start, John Buhler (Lead Writer, FanSided) and Cody Williams (Content Director, FanSided.com) went Three Yards and a Cloud of Punt to recap a wacky and wild Week 4.
While Oklahoma and Miami's defenses look legit, Oklahoma State, Wisconsin and Florida continue to be poorly coached.
Although it may be too early to throw some dirt on Auburn and Illinois' seasons, we do need to pay...
Duration: 00:57:41Episode 210: Way-too-early College Football Playoff simulation, Who replaces DeShaun Foster and Brent Pry?, Theo Von is going on a date with Diego Pavia's mom!
Sep 18, 2025Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up!
We are living in a simulation.
Since we all know that to be true, the guys decided to go with a College Football Playoff simulation on the latest episode of False Start!
John Buhler (Lead Writer, FanSided) and Cody Williams (Content Director, FanSided.com) used ESPN's Football Power Index to put together a 12-team playoff field of the most likely teams to make it in, within the context of CFP protocols, of course...
From there, the madness ensued!
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Duration: 01:34:27Episode 209: DeShaun Foster and Brent Pry fired, Early Heisman front-runners, Is Penn State actually good?
Sep 15, 2025Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up!
Don't put out the fire because we're just getting started!
On today's episode of False Start, John Buhler (Lead Writer, FanSided) and Cody Williams (Content Director, FanSided.com) reacted to the first two Power Four jobs opening up this season.
DeShaun Foster is out at UCLA and Brent Pry is out at Virginia Tech.
From there, the guys shared their thoughts on the latest AP Top 25 Poll and their latest 12-team College Football Playoff brackets.
After that, they...
Duration: 01:09:03Three Yards and a Cloud of Punt: Week 3, 2025: Florida is not good. Texas A&M stuns Notre Dame, Clemson stumbles to Georgia Tech, Georgia prevails over Tennessee
Sep 14, 2025Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up!
What a wild Week 3 it was in major college football!
It was one of those weeks where John Buhler (Lead Writer, FanSided) and Cody Williams (Content Director, FanSided.com) were so happy to be college football fans.
From Georgia Tech running the fire drill to walk off on Clemson at Bobby Dodd, to Georgia needing overtime to keep the streak alive vs. Tennessee, the guys have you covered.
With Three Yards and a Cloud of Punt, they touched on Florida...
Duration: 01:03:39Episode 208: How good is Arch Manning really? Are Georgia and Miami on upset alert?, The guys are American Idiots on Buhler's birthday!
Sep 12, 2025Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up!
In the land of make believe, if you don't believe in me, then what are you doing?
On today's episode of False Start, John Buhler (Lead Writer, FanSided) and Cody Williams (Content Director, FanSided.com) celebrated another trip around the sun for ole Buhltron.
Not only did they do some Just Like Novocaine with the entire album of American Idiot, but they also did what their jobs entailed and looked at some college football, too!
Arch Manning has looked good...
Duration: 01:15:26Episode 207: How legit is Illinois?, Is South Florida for real?, Way-too-early Power Four College Football Playoff dark horses
Sep 08, 2025Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up!
Is Illinois too legit to quit? How about South Florida?
On today's episode of False Start, John Buhler (Lead Writer, FanSided) and Cody Williams (Content Director, FanSided.com) looked back at what all happened in Week 2, but through the lens of what could be coming down the pipeline in Week 3.
They each reacted to the latest AP Top 25 Poll, as well as their 12-team College Football Playoff brackets.
From there, they looked at how good Illinois can be this year...
Duration: 01:25:37Three Yards and a Cloud of Punt: Week 2, 2025: Florida falls at home to South Florida, Arizona State blows coverage at Mississippi State, Mike Gundy might be cooked...
Sep 07, 2025Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up!
Another Saturday that completely blew our brains into a million pieces.
On today's episode of False Start, John Buhler (Lead Writer, FanSided) and Cody Williams (Content Director, FanSided.com) reacted to the absolute shenanigans from the weekend that was in Week 2.
With Three Yards and a Cloud of Punt, the guys praised John Mateer and South Florida like they should, while putting Florida and Clemson in their places...
As for how we should assess Arizona State and SMU going forward...
Duration: 00:58:52Episode 206: Kalen DeBoer in trouble already?, Incredibly high stakes in Michigan-Oklahoma, What head coaches need a win badly in Week 2?
Sep 04, 2025Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up!
Nothing turns faster on you than Crimson Tide fans.
On today's episode of False Start, John Buhler (Lead Writer, FanSided) and Cody Williams (Content Director, FanSided.com) reacted to the utter madness surrounding Kalen DeBoer's job security over at Alabama already.
They also shared their biggest takeaways from the latest AP Top 25 Poll, as well as some of their favorite games coming up on the Week 2 slate.
Where have all the cowboys gone? I don't know, but Ricky Stanicky might...
Duration: 01:08:51Episode 205: South Carolina uses Beamer Ball to beat Virginia Tech, Miami wins a wet and wild one over Notre Dame, More Week 1 fallout!
Sep 01, 2025Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up!
Special teams are special, alright...
On today's episode of False Start, John Buhler (Lead Writer, FanSided) and Cody Williams (Content Director, FanSided.com) reacted to two crazy Sunday games attempting to tie a bow on the Week 1 slate.
Buhler was at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta to watch South Carolina defeat Virginia Tech with some good, old-fashioned Beamer Ball in the final frame.
Cody seems to have come full circle on Miami with Carson Beck under center.
Together, the...
Duration: 01:29:39Three Yards and A Cloud of Punt: Week 1 College Football Reactions! LSU wins Battle for Death Valley, Alabama upset by Florida State, New QBs looking good!
Aug 31, 2025Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up!
We are so back!
On today's episode of False Start, John Buhler (Lead Writer, FanSided) and Cody Williams (Content Director, FanSided.com) went live with Three Yards and a Cloud of Punt to recap a wild Week 1.
From Ohio State holding off Texas, to Alabama being upset by Florida State, to LSU winning the Battle for Death Valley over Clemson, the guys have you covered!
False Start is so happy to have you!
Duration: 00:52:52Episode 204: Week 1 preview!: Texas-Ohio State, LSU-Clemson, Alabama-Florida State, who is going to come out on top?
Aug 29, 2025Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up!
The moment has finally arrived!
Week 1 is here, and we could not be any more excited!
John Buhler (Lead Writer, FanSided) and Cody Williams (Content Director, FanSided.com) previewed the Week 1 slate with some of their favorite games on tap.
Who is coming out on top between Texas at Ohio State? LSU at Clemson? Alabama at Florida State? Find out now!
No matter the journey, it is okay to False Start every now and then!
Duration: 01:12:40Episode 203: Preseason College Football Playoff predictions!, Heisman Trophy ballots, Big questions we want answered by the end of the season
Aug 25, 2025Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up!
We can almost taste it!
On today's episode of False Start, John Buhler (Lead Writer, FanSided) and Cody Williams (Content Director, FanSided.com) made it through their final wave of preseason predictions.
With their powers combined, the guys shared their 12-team College Football Playoff bracket predictions for the upcoming season, as well as what three candidates would be on their Heisman Trophy ballots.
From there, they looked at some of their favorite NFL Draft prospects for 2026, coaches and coordinators who...
Duration: 01:31:25Three Yards and A Cloud of Punt: Week 0 College Football Reactions! Iowa State Clips Kansas State, How to Make Week 0 Better
Aug 23, 2025Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up!
Week 0 of the 2025 college football season is here with a ranked matchup between Iowa State and Kansas State from Dublin. The Cyclones got the best of the Wildcats, and Cody Williams is providing instant reactions, including why Matt Campbell is the X-factor for Iowa State making a run in the Big 12, why we shouldn't write off Kansas State in the Big 12 title race with 13 weeks left to go, how to make CFB Week 0 better moving forward, and more.
Follow the show on YouTube! https://w...
Duration: 00:24:48Episode 202: The Big Dumper! College Football Conspiracies are where it is at today, y'all!
Aug 21, 2025Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up!
A tinfoil hat is just a hat you wear at home when nobody else is around.
On today's episode of False Start, John Buhler (Lead Writer, FanSided.com) and Cody Williams (Content Director, FanSided.com) unpacked their six packs of college football conspiracy theories heading into the 2025-26 season.
From the SEC, to the Big Ten, to the ACC, to the Big 12, to the Group of Five, and through the College Football Playoff, these guys left no stone unturned to find the...
Duration: 01:03:04Episode 201: Group of Five preview: Who makes the CFP out of the G5?, What G5 HCs are destined for something greater?
Aug 18, 2025Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up!
Five is still technically bigger than four.
On today's episode of False Start, John Buhler (Lead Writer, FanSided.com) and Cody Williams (Content Director, FanSided.com) drove it into the ditch with their Group of Five season preview.
While the guys came to a handful of similar conclusions across the AAC, CUSA, MAC, Mountain West and Sun Belt, they are well aware that anything and everything can happen at this level of college football.
Together, they picked who will win...
Duration: 01:17:12Episode 200: Big 12 preview, College Football Playoff contenders and pretenders, Heisman Trophy contenders, What HCs start the season out on the hot seat?
Aug 14, 2025Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up!
Life is about having a big belt buckle!
On today's episode of False Start, John Buhler (Lead Writer, FanSided.com) and Cody Williams (Content Director, FanSided.com) sifted through the madness that is the Big 12 way too early in the morning as a part of their conference preview shows.
While the guys really have no idea who is going to come out on top in this ultra-competitive league, they do like the Big 12's chances to get a star player of theirs...
Duration: 01:13:55Episode 199: ACC preview, College Football Playoff contenders and pretenders, Heisman Trophy contenders, What HCs start the season out on the hot seat?
Aug 11, 2025Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up!
Life is, in fact, a drive-thru line at Cook-Out!
On today's episode of False Start, John Buhler (Lead Writer, FanSided.com) and Cody Williams (Content Director, FanSided.com) prove they can, in fact, do more than shoot hoops and turn left as a part of their ACC preview.
The guys look at who could be challenging Clemson for superiority in this league, as well as what Notre Dame plans to do as a fiercely national independent.
In addition to figuring...
Duration: 01:11:07Episode 198: Big Ten preview, College Football Playoff contenders and pretenders, Heisman Trophy contenders, What HCs start the season out on the hot seat?
Aug 07, 2025Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up!
Can you feel it in the air?
That is Big Ten Energy coursing through your veins, boys and girls!
That's right! False Start is back with a bang on this ultimate Big Ten preview show.
John Buhler (Lead Writer) and Cody Williams (Content Director) navigated something fierce to bring you this episode.
They will tell you who their Definitely, Maybes were, as well as who might be donning the Paul Finch Satin Kimono at the end of the...
Duration: 01:18:54Episode 197: SEC preview, College Football Playoff contenders and pretenders, Heisman Trophy contenders, What HCs start the season out on the hot seat?
Aug 04, 2025Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up!
When it just means more, it don't mean enough, PAWL?!
On today's episode of False Start, John Buhler (Lead Writer, FanSided.com) and Cody Williams (Content Director, FanSided.com) previewed the entire SEC.
Together, they handed out Paul Finch Satin Kimonos and Definitely, Maybe honors to the SEC programs they thought deserved it most.
From there, the guys then put some SEC head coaches on the hot seat, tried to figure out who from this league could potentially get to...
Duration: 01:13:49Episode 196: False Start presents Summer Fling! Buhler and Cody talk nothing about CFB to get ready for some ... CFB?!
Jul 31, 2025Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up!
Why live in the moment when you can live in the past right now?
On today's episode of False Start, John Buhler (Lead Writer, FanSided.com) and Cody Williams (Content Director, FanSided.com) took the show into the deep end and off the high dive with some Summer Fling!
In the final episode of the summer before their college football season preview shows, the guys dove head-first into some absolutely delicious nostalgia.
From debating all the best parts about barbecue...
Duration: 01:17:38Episode 195: Penn State pressure on James Franklin?, Haynes King pokes the bear, The Sleevies return!
Jul 28, 2025Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up!
Can you feel the disappointment in the air?
On the latest episode of False Start, John Buhler (Lead Writer, FanSided.com) and Cody Williams (Content Director, FanSided.com) looked at what it will take for James Franklin to keep his job at Penn State should he come up short in the College Football Playoff once again.
From there, the guys questioned Haynes King's logic of poking the big brother bear up in Athens during ACC Media Days.
After that, the...
Duration: 01:05:46Episode 194: Big Ten Media Days reactions, Why Nico Iamaleava left Tennessee for UCLA, Memphis gets shot down in flames by Big 12
Jul 24, 2025Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up!
You don't score until you score!
On the latest episode of False Start, John Buhler (Lead Writer, FanSided.com) and Cody Williams (Content Director, FanSided.com) unpacked how they feel about the Big Ten after media days before getting ready to get ready for the season ahead.
Together, they figured who the Big Ten media is too hot and too cold on, as well as what blue-chip ratio contenders really matter across the Power Four.
They then talked about the...
Duration: 01:13:48Episode 193: Who is the SEC media too hot and cold on?, Eliah Drinkwitz loses his SEC card, Is Mark Gronowski a CFP difference-maker for Iowa?
Jul 21, 2025Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up!
It is hot as ever outside, so we need to cool off a bit.
On the latest episode of False Start, John Buhler (Lead Writer, FanSided.com) and Cody Williams (Content Director, FanSided.com) touched on how the SEC media views each of its teams stacked up amongst each other.
Who is the SEC media too hot, too cold and just right on with the help of some Goldilocks?
Also, Eliah Drinkwitz seems to have Big Ten Energy coursing through...
Duration: 01:15:23Episode 192: SEC Media Days reactions, Will Nick Saban return to CFB?, Who are the biggest spenders in the sport?
Jul 17, 2025Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up!
Come Monday, it'll be alright.
Back from vacation, John Buhler (Lead Writer, FanSided.com) joined Cody Williams (Content Direction) on one absolutely wild episode of False Start.
The guys talked about the most ridiculous quotes from SEC Media Days, if Nick Saban actually wants to come back to college football, and what programs are the biggest spenders on the NIL front.
After that, the guys did some Local Scouting Report with Buhler coming back from Key West before diving headfirst...
Duration: 01:10:01Episode 191: Scott Frost Blames Nebraska, Oklahoma at Crossroads, SEC Job Security, First-Time CFP Contenders
Jul 10, 2025Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up!
New/old UCF head coach Scott Frost made sure to take no blame and put it all on Nebraska for failing miserably at his alma mater, so John Buhler and Cody Williams had to rake him over the coals. We then look at longtime Oklahoma AD Joe Castiglione is stepping down, which raises some uncertainty for Brent Venables and the Sooners. We then look at South Carolina, Florida, Illinois and more potential first-time College Football Playoff teams, as well as assessing the job security of every...
Duration: 01:18:29Episode 190: Big 12 Media Days Preview, Sam Leavitt over Garrett Nussmeier?!, Will James Franklin keep Penn State on the road to Miami?
Jul 07, 2025Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up!
It's just one of those days...
On the latest episode of False Start, John Buhler (Lead Writer, FanSided.com) was back on the program to recount Athens and Fourth of July shenanigans with Cody Williams (Content Director, FanSided.com).
Together, they looked at Big 12 Media Days beginning on Tuesday, as well as who some of the better quarterbacks in the country are.
Outside of Tempe, who is taking Sam Leavitt over Garrett Nussmeier?
To wrap up the show...
Duration: 01:17:09Episode 189: College Football July 4th BBQ, Red, White and Blue Team Rankings, When Alabama and LSU's Seasons Will Die, The American Vibe Check
Jul 04, 2025Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up!
It's the Fourth of July and Cody Williams is flying solo like a cup without John Buhler but still celebrating. Who is coming to the college football backyard BBQ for July 4th? What will be the day that Alabama, LSU and Notre Dame's seasons will die as Cody Williams isn't a total believer in them? Plus, we take a look at The American to get a quick preseason vibe check on the AAC and we rank the six (maybe?) teams with red, white and blue color...
Duration: 00:32:47Episode 188: Big 12 bad gets best of preseason polls, Favorite freshmen QBs, Celebrating Sad Boy Summer with some help from The National
Jun 30, 2025Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up!
The Big 12 doesn't mind seeing itself in a picture, so long as it looks far away.
On today's episode of False Start, John Buhler (Lead Writer, FanSided.com) and Cody Williams (Content Director, FanSided.com) asked themselves why the Big 12 is not doing a preseason poll.
The Arizona State of it all might explain that, but nothing soothes the heart of Sad Boy Summer quite like a healthy dose of The National.
The guys celebrated the Fourth of July a...
Duration: 01:08:34Episode 187: LaNorris Sellers proves he is better than Thomas Castellanos, Steve Spurrier does not trust Arch Manning, What CFP contenders will benefit from their soft strength of schedules?
Jun 26, 2025Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up!
Don't fall into the trap.
While LaNorris Sellers is too good for that, Thomas Castellanos took the bait when it came the low-hanging Alabama fruit.
Throwing dirt on Alabama's grave is not always the best of ideas...
On today's episode of False Start, John Buhler (Lead Writer, FanSided.com) and Cody Williams (Content Director, FanSided.com) looked at Sellers and Castellanos' comments when it came to Alabama.
They also made sense of another Steve Spurrier gem of a...
Duration: 01:02:12Episode 186: Wisconsin sues Miami over NIL tampering, Heisman Trophy sleepers in the ACC and Big 12
Jun 23, 2025Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up!
Where's the money, Lebowski?
Wisconsin does not like the fact that Miami wanted and landed Xavier Lucas in the transfer portal.
John Buhler (Lead Writer, FanSided.com) and Cody Williams (Content Director, FanSided.com), back with a new laptop, some new AC and a newfound sense of life, had some things to say about the wonderful world of NIL.
The guys then touched on Heisman Trophy sleepers in the ACC and Big 12, as well as who some of the worst...
Duration: 01:21:21Episode 185: Bret Bielema wants 9 games for everyone, Heisman Trophy sleepers in the SEC and the G5
Jun 19, 2025Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up!
Nine games?
Yes, Bret Bielema wants everyone in the Power Four to play nine conference games annually.
On today's episode of False Start, John Buhler (Lead Writer, FanSided.com) flew solo like a cup with Cody Williams (Content Director, FanSided.com) still in laptop limbo.
Buhler touched on Bielema's convenient comments at Illini Night at Wrigley Field, as well as who a few potential sleepers for the Heisman Trophy are in the SEC and the Group of Five of all...
Duration: 00:55:15Episode 184: Is Texas overvalued?, Alabama QB update, UCF stadium update, Wisconsin makes phone calls
Jun 16, 2025Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up!
Expectations vs. results...
On today's episode of False Start, John Buhler (Lead Writer, FanSided.com) flew solo like a cup with Cody Williams (Content Director, FanSided.com) dealing with a whole mess of technological issues.
Buhler touched on Texas' overstated value, Alabama's quarterback situation, UCF's new football stadium name and Wisconsin's phone records.
You are never early if you are always on time, and this is False Start!
Duration: 00:56:56Episode 183: Lee Corso's final College GameDay location revealed, Future CFB power rankings dissected, Who could be this year's Arizona State?
Jun 12, 2025Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up!
Not so fast, my friend...
On today's episode of False Start, John Buhler (Lead Writer, FanSided.com) and Cody Williams (Content Director, FanSided.com) looked at where Lee Corso's final College GameDay show will be airing from and discussed if it was the right call for ESPN.
After that they looked at ESPN's Adam Rittenberg's Future CFB Power Rankings through the lens of Fore! For Four.
They then looked at ESPN's FPI through some Goldilocks before diving head first into...
Duration: 01:08:20Episode 182: Ryan Day puts his foot in his mouth, Are we too high on South Carolina?, The best 10 ADS in CFB
Jun 09, 2025Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up!
The wrong messenger spoke.
While some members of the Big Ten may want four AQ spots in the upcoming playoff model, Ryan Day was not the right person to advocate for that.
Ohio State is the best program in the country and just won a national title.
On the latest episode of False Start, Cody Williams (Content Director, FanSided.com) returns to re-ignite the fire in John Buhler (Lead Writer, FanSided.com) on this episode dedicated to The League.
<... Duration: 01:26:35Episode 181: NFL rookie QB power rankings!, Should Hugh Freeze enter this season on the hot seat?
Jun 05, 2025Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up!
Familiar faces in different places.
On today's episode of False Start, John Buhler (Lead Writer, FanSided.com) unexpectedly flew solo like a cup a day earlier than he thought for Western Carolina internet reasons, per source a.k.a. Cody Williams (Content Director, FanSided.com).
Buhler spent the bulk of this show power ranking all 13 rookie quarterbacks who were taken in the 2025 NFL Draft.
Where did Cam Ward, Jaxson Dart and Shedeur Sanders all fall? Find out now!
...
Duration: 01:06:00Episode 180: Marcus Freeman vs. Lincoln Riley for Notre Dame-USC livelihood, Coaches want the 5+11 model?!
Jun 02, 2025Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up!
What side are you on?
On today's episode of False Start, John Buhler (Lead Writer, FanSided.com) flew solo like a cup once more with Cody Williams (Content Director, FanSided.com) traveling up and down the East Coast.
The big topic of the day was Marcus Freeman's take on the Notre Dame vs. USC rivalry being maintained, while Lincoln Riley does not seem to mind that it looks to be going away.
From there, Buhler looked at what a 5+11 model...
Duration: 01:02:24Episode 179: Greg Sankey wears the black hat, Kirby Smart is big mad, Is Dan Lanning slipping?, What about the Matt Rhule pop year?
May 29, 2025Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up!
Somebody has to be the villain of college football.
For the time being, it is SEC commissioner Greg Sankey.
By being willing to wear the black hat, it may keep us distracted from what is really going on.
John Buhler (Lead Writer, FanSided.com) did his best to keep this wild and crazy episode of False Start on the tracks with Cody Williams (Content Director, FanSided.com) out and about doing alleged bachelor party things a few miles away from...
Duration: 00:58:27Episode 178: Is South Carolina the most disrespected team in the country? Is Alabama the most overrated?, What can we glean from the SP+ rankings?, No reseeding in the CFP!
May 26, 2025Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up!
Can I get a little respect around here?
That is what college football programs like Clemson and South Carolina might be feeling now after seeing where ESPN's Bill Connelly had them ranked in his latest SP+ rankings.
While they may hail from The Palmetto State, leave it up to two guys from neighboring states who root for rival college football teams of theirs in Georgia's John Buhler (Lead Writer, FanSided.com) and North Carolina's Cody Williams (Content Director, FanSided.com) to sort...
Duration: 01:28:35Episode 177: Ohio State and Penn State are loaded, Notre Dame-USC about to end?, Maryland hires a new AD
May 22, 2025Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up!
It's all about the dudes, bruh.
Ohio State and Penn State are among the most loaded teams entering college football next year, and that is especially true outside of quarterback.
John Buhler (Lead Writer, FanSided.com) and Cody Williams (Content Director, FanSided.com) rattled off their 10 most favorite college football stars who do not play quarterback for this season.
Whether you prefer Jeremiah Smith to Kaytron Allen, it's all good in the end.
What isn't good is the...
Episode 176: Too much love for Alabama?, Arch Manning NFL Draft fix, Assessing Top 25 teams and win totals after spring practice
May 19, 2025Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up!
With spring practice in the books and summer in session, we have some things to sort out in the wonderful world of college football.
On the latest episode of False Start, John Buhler (Lead Writer, FanSided.com) and Cody Williams (Content Director, FanSided.com) looked at the top 25 teams in college football at this point of the offseason, as well as a few others' win totals of note.
From there, the guys wondered if teams like Alabama were getting too much love...
Episode 175: To what degree should we trust the Miami Hurricanes?, Mel Kiper Jr. doesn't do his homework, Bret Bielema got the bag, baby!
May 15, 2025Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up!
When it's all about The U, it's not about you!
On the latest episode of False Start, John Buhler (Lead Writer, FanSided.com) and Cody Williams (Content Director, FanSided.com) sifted through a very Miami Hurricanes-centric episode.
From Carson Beck's health, to Mario Cristobal's thoughts on what Mel Kiper Jr. did or did not say about Cam Ward, it is all there!
Outside of that, Bret Bielema got paid the big bucks by Illinois, baby!
To wrap up...
Episode 174: Post-spring practice College Football Playoff projections, Bill Belichick's North Carolina program is getting wacky
May 12, 2025Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up!
It seems as though a 16-team College Football Playoff is inevitable.
John Buhler (Lead Writer, FanSided.com) and Cody Williams (Content Director, FanSided.com) touched on the growing notion that the 4-4-2-2-1+3 model will be dominating our lives in two college football seasons.
From there, the guys picked their post-spring practice 16-team playoff field, before diving into the wackiness associated with Bill Belichick at North Carolina, Shemar Stewart in Cincinnati, and the living legend that was Pat McAfee while...
Episode 173: Jim Knowles explains why he left Ohio State for Penn State, Sherrone Moore gets to handpick his two-game suspension, What is UCF doing paying Scott Frost that much money?
May 08, 2025Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up!
You can only blame yourself for the decisions you make.
Former Ohio State defensive coordinator Jim Knowles went into great detail on record to ESPN's Heather Dinich on why he left Columbus for Penn State.
John Buhler (Lead Writer, FanSided.com) and Cody Williams (Content Director, FanSided.com) were dumbfounded by the candid nature of that story.
Sherrone Moore getting to handpick what two games he will be suspended for is just par for the course for the wacky, weird...
Episode 172: Quinn Ewers too good for a clipboard?, Steve Angeli to Syracuse, Brock Bowers not too cool for school
May 05, 2025Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up!
Who doesn't love a high-profile backup quarterback?
That has to be the only reason why former Texas star Quinn Ewers ended up nosediving to the Miami Dolphins in the seventh round, right?
That is the information his agent was given...
Anywho, John Buhler (Lead Writer, FanSided.com) had to fly solo like a cup on account of Los Alamos thunderstorms wreaking havoc on Cody Williams (Content Director, FanSided.com) and his domicile.
Buhler touched on Steve Angeli to...
Episode 171: Bill Belichick's CBS interview, Buhler reacts to the 2025 NFL Draft, What CFB personalities have been involved in a prank phone call?
May 01, 2025Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up!
We're not living, and we most certainly aren't thriving either.
Running on absolute fumes, John Buhler (Lead Writer, FanSided.com) returned to the program to help Cody Williams (Content Director, FanSided.com) break down the madness of Bill Belichick's CBS interview, whatever Jax Ulbrich decided to do over a phone and whatever else came to their minds in connection to the 2025 NFL Draft.
To finish the show off, it was always gonna be May for good measure.
Naturally, the guys...
Episode 170: Explaining Shedeur Sanders & Quinn Ewers Fall, No Arch Manning in 2026 Draft, Ohio State Urgency
Apr 28, 2025Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up!
Shedeur Sanders and Quinn Ewers fell, so Cody Williams unpacked why that happened, what it means, and what's next for the former Colorado and Texas QBs with the Browns and Dolphins. He then dives into his favorite picks, or the most interesting from the 2025 draft, before turning his attention to the 2026 draft. Arch Manning ain't coming, but a lot of great prospects are. Prank calling draft prospects is dumb as hell and something needs to be done, but now it's time to look at the transfer...
Duration: 00:53:33Three Yards and a Cloud of Punt: 2025 NFL Draft: Shedeur Sanders falls out of first round, Who are the biggest steals from Thursday night?
Apr 25, 2025Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up!
This is how we do it!
It has been a minute since John Buhler (Lead Writer, FanSided.com) and Cody Williams (Content Director, FanSided.com) came to you semi-live with Three Yards and a Cloud of Punt in the wee hours of a morning, but what better time to do that again than after the first round of the 2025 NFL Draft?
The guys reacted to what all 32 teams did on Thursday in the only way they know how: Run, Run, Pass, Punt...
Episode 169: Where does Shedeur Sanders fall in False Start's 2025 NFL mock draft?, Who could be the steal of the first round?, Nico Iamaleava finds a new team to play for
Apr 21, 2025Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up!
It is never a bad time to have another slice of pumpkin pie if you are Mel Kiper Jr.
With the 2025 NFL Draft happening later this week, John Buhler (Lead Writer, FanSided.com) and Cody Williams (Content Director, FanSided.com) had one slice of pumpkin pie after another as a part of False Start's 2025 NFL mock draft.
Together, they answered where Colorado QB Shedeur Sanders might land in the first round, as well as who might be the steal of the draft...
Episode 168: Nico Iamaleava transfer portal woes, Jaydn Ott to Oklahoma, Breaking down big QB races in the Power Four
Apr 17, 2025Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up!
Who wants them some Nico Iamaleava?
While it is looking like the UCLA Bruins will end up with the former Tennessee Volunteers starting quarterback, John Buhler (Lead Writer, FanSided.com) and Cody Williams (Content Director, FanSided.com) still cannot believe it has come to this.
Although they were very high on former Cal running back Jaydn Ott going to Oklahoma, they are trying to see the silver lining in Iamaleava leaving Rocky Top.
After that, the guys looked at some...
Episode 167: Nico Iamaleava bails on Tennessee, Arch Manning is no longer a distraction, Kenni Burns' Kent State disaster ends
Apr 14, 2025Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up!
Nico Iamaleava will leave you.
The news of last year's starting quarterback at Tennessee hitting the transfer portal over some NIL concerns sent shockwaves throughout the sport.
It was enough to the point where Cody Williams (Content Director, FanSided.com) had to take some of his attention off the links at Augusta National to cover this wild college football story.
John Buhler (Lead Writer, FanSided.com) was chomping at the bit to talk about this, slightly sunburnt forehead from the...
Episode 166: False Start does The Masters!, Best traditions in college football, When could College GameDay be coming to your city this fall?
Apr 10, 2025Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up!
We're mostly pimento cheese at this point.
After eating his body weight in peach ice cream sandwiches, Cody Williams (Content Director, FanSided.com) celebrated The Masters being back in our lives with the help of Georgia native John Buhler (Lead Writer, FanSided.com), who thinks Bubba Watson's Masters meal is not that gross.
Together, the boys tackled the most important heart-of-the-offseason subjects such as the best traditions unlike any other in college football, as well as when and where ESPN's College GameDay...
Episode 165: Lincoln Kienholz to QB1? Travis Hunter and Shedeur Sanders one-two?, Zachariah Branch is feeling Gunner Stockton!
Apr 07, 2025Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up!
We may have learned some things from spring practice...
While most people projected that Bryce Underwood would emerge as the favorite to win the Michigan starting quarterback job, we see what you are doing in Columbus, Lincoln Kienholz!
Cody Williams (Content Director, FanSided.com) made his triumphant return to the program on a Monday, helping John Buhler (Lead Writer, FanSided.com) get his head around what Zachariah Branch had to say about Gunner Stockton.
After that, the guys looked at...
Episode 164: Stanford hires Frank Reich, Drew Pyne is portal-ing again, Sacramento State wants to level up
Apr 04, 2025Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up!
Somebody check Andrew Luck's brain.
While John Buhler (Lead Writer, FanSided.com) and Cody Williams (Content Director, FanSided.com) were doing FanSided employee summit work things, Stanford hired a new head coach...
Yes, Frank Reich is going to lead the Cardinal for next season on an interim basis.
At least Stanford is now ... interesting?
Although Buhler and Cody did meet in Phoenix, Antonio got the best of Cody and Buhler had to fly solo like a cup once...
Episode 163: Deion Sanders joins the $10M club, Mike Gundy wants Bedlam Series next spring, Who could replace Troy Taylor at Stanford?
Mar 30, 2025Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up!
It is Prime Time for Deion Sanders' bank account.
Coach Prime became the latest college football head coach to make over $10 million in annual salary on the heels of his five-year, $54 million extension to stay at Colorado.
While Cody Williams (Content Director, FanSided.com) was playing more golf than Scottie Scheffler in Hawaii, John Buhler (Lead Writer, FanSided.com) looked at what this means for the Colorado program, and what other head coaches could see their salaries grow like Sanders' has.
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Episode 162: Stanford fires Troy Taylor, Paul Finebaum is out on Billy Napier, Who will win the Magnificent Seven quarterback battles?
Mar 27, 2025Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up!
He gone ... immediately!
Stanford has fired former head coach Troy Taylor in the wake of a brewing scandal.
John Buhler (Lead Writer, FanSided.com) reacted to it, while Cody Williams (Content Director, FanSided.com) was living his best life in Hawaii.
From there, Buhler looked at Paul Finebaum's comments of doubt surrounding Billy Napier's staying power at Florida, as well as who could win the seven quarterback battles of note this spring scattered across the Power Four.
Luck...
Episode 161: Much ado about Shedeur Sanders' NFL Draft vibes, Georgia is still driving, Cavinder..., Aaron Rodgers is more important than Michigan, man
Mar 24, 2025Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up!
Pearls and swine, bereft of me...
As False Start carries on, John Buhler (Lead Writer, FanSided.com) will be all by himself for about a week after this.
That is because Cody Williams (Content Director, FanSided.com) will be more Hawaii than Peter Bretter sobbing on the Kapua Suite while trying to Forget Sarah Marshall.
In the meantime, the guys had to touch on all the delicious gossip surrounding Colorado Buffaloes quarterback Shedeur Sanders' NFL Draft status.
Some...
Episode 160: What college basketball coaches would make good college football coaches?, Fran Brown claps back at Deion Sanders, Ryan Day and Ohio State's quest to repeat
Mar 21, 2025Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up!
Our five guys are better than your 11 guys!
Yes, Cody Williams (Content Director, FanSided.com) was back in business with some delicious New Mexican internet, and John Buhler (Lead Writer, FanSided.com) was along for the ride.
With March Madness in full swing, the guys answered the hard-hitting question of what college basketball head coaches would make for good college football head coaches?
We all know that Gus Malzahn would give the opposition 40 minutes of hell with an all-out, full-court...
Episode 159: 2025 College Football March Madness Bracket!, Based strictly on college football who wins the NCAA Tournament?, Carson Beck is no longer trying, Cavinder...
Mar 18, 2025Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up!
A tournament, a tournament, a tournament of lies! Also, one with questionable internet.
For various New Mexico reasons, John Buhler (Lead Writer, FanSided.com) had to fly solo like a cup on a delayed March Madness episode of False Start.
Cody Williams (Content Director, FanSided.com) may have his beloved North Carolina Tar Heels in the tournament, as well as his absolutely tremendous birds known as the UNC-Wilmington Seahawks, but he will have to wait and find out what Buhler did to...
Episode 158: 10 teams who could make College Football Playoff for first time in 2025-26, Steve Sarkisian explains why he hasn't left Texas for the NFL yet, Kenny Dillingham wants Arizona State to be the new Clemson
Mar 13, 2025Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up!
Into the flood again...
On today's episode of False Start, John Buhler (Lead Writer, FanSided.com) and the Man in the Moving Box, Cody Williams (Content Director, FanSided.com) tried to figure out what teams could make the College Football Playoff for the first time in their history this season.
While teams like Florida, Illinois, Iowa State, Miami and South Carolina were easy choices, rounding out the top 10 was easier said than done.
From there, the guys listened to what...
Episode 157: Eddie George to Bowling Green, Dan Lanning extended, Josh Heupel defends spring games
Mar 10, 2025Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up!
We cannot wait for some Eddie George MACtion, baby!
The Tennessee Titans legend and former head coach at Tennessee State is taking over the Bowling Green Falcons as head coach in the wake of Scot Loeffler leaving for the NFL to be the Philadelphia Eagles' new quarterbacks coach.
George is a bit of a renaissance man, but one who has succeed in everything he has done before.
This is fantastic news for Bowling Green, the MAC and the rest of...
Episode 156: Spring practice preview: The vibes are high out of Clemson, but not so much out of Oklahoma...
Mar 06, 2025Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up!
Spring football is right around the corner...
On today's episode of False Start, John Buhler (Lead Writer, FanSided.com) and Cody Williams (Content Director, FanSided.com) examined what college football programs excited them the most heading into spring practice.
While the guys like the vibes that are coming out of Clemson, the same cannot be said for how they feel about Oklahoma.
As far as how to feel about Alabama, they are fascinated by the Crimson Tide.
Not...
Episode 155: Post-combine NFL mock draft reactions!, UNC on Hard Knocks?, Quit crying your eyes out, Matt Rhule...
Mar 03, 2025Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up!
Here comes the promise of summer, and by that, we mean an NFL mock draft!
Cody Williams (Content Director, FanSided.com) unveiled his post-NFL combine mock draft for FanSided.com on Monday, and John Buhler (Lead Writer, FanSided.com) reacted to it.
It was a fun exercise, especially given the fact Cody made two big trades to shake up the draft order.
From there, the guys settled the great Chris Del Conte vs. Matt Rhule non-conference scheduling debate once and...
Episode 154: Way-too-early top 25 heading into spring practice, Where does returning production matter?, Is Shedeur Sanders about to fall?
Feb 27, 2025Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up!
We will always find a way to entertain ourselves.
With it being the heart of the offseason, John Buhler (Lead Writer, FanSided.com) put forth a way-too-early top 25 for next season ahead of spring practice.
Cody Williams (Content Director, FanSided.com) picked it to pieces to perfection!
From there, the guys talked about the importance of returning production and why that helps teams like Arizona State, Clemson and Illinois greatly for next season.
After that, they looked at...
Episode 153: Carson Beck, where are your cars?, Blue-bloods canceling spring games, Nebraska not ready for the limelight
Feb 24, 2025Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up!
But what does yours say, Carson Beck?
In the aftermath of Carson Beck and Hanna Cavinder having all three of their combined cars stolen in South Florida late last week, it undoubtedly had a major impact on this latest episode of False Start.
While John Buhler (Lead Writer, FanSided.com) and Cody Williams (Content Director, FanSided.com) are not exactly The Keepers of the Continuum Transfunctioner, this show is a hole in one at Captain Stu's!
The guys also touched...