False Start - College Football Podcast
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.
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
277 episodes
Three Yards and a Cloud of Punt: Conference Championship Weekend, 2025: Indiana outlasts Ohio State, Georgia Crushes Alabama, Texas Tech owns BYU
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, rea...
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Episode 232: Conference Championship Previews!, Who is winning each Power Four league?, Coaching carousel madness!
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 reason...
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Episode 231: Lane Kiffin leaves Ole Miss for LSU, Jon Sumrall to Florida from Tulane, Alex Golesh departs South Florida for Auburn
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 ...
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Three 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?
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 b...
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Episode 230: CFP rankings fallout!, Can Michigan or Texas make the playoff?, What if Ohio State loses to the Wolverines?
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 D...
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Episode 229: Vanderbilt boxed out of CFP?, How far could Texas A&M fall with a loss to Texas?, Tales from The Classic City
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 ...
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Three 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?
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 s...
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Episode 228: USC Taking Oregon's Spot, James Franklin at Virginia Tech, CFP Frauds and Simulation
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....
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Episode 227: Lane Kiffin on the move?, College Football Playoff predictions shakeup!, Heisman Trophy contenders
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 Kiff...
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Three Yards and a Cloud of Punt: Week 12, 2025: Georgia humiliates Texas, Oklahoma stuns Alabama, Notre Dame has no time for Pitt
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!<...
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Episode 226: Texas vs. Georgia under the bright lights, College Football Playoff chaos scenarios, Notre Dame and Pitt for the hell of it
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.
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Episode 225: Is Indiana slipping?, Garrett Nussmeier's cratering NFL Draft stock, College Football Playoff pretenders
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 Daw...
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Three Yards and a Cloud of Punt: Week 11, 2025: Texas Tech dominates, Alabama is inevitable, Can we ever fully trust Oregon or Vanderbilt?
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 wi...
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Episode 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...
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 ranki...
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Episode 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?
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 ...
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Three Yards and a Cloud of Punt: Week 10, 2025: Miami unravels, Georgia carries on, Oklahoma and USC keep it real interesting...
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 a...
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Episode 222: Lane Kiffin is in his bag, Can the Virginia rebuilding plan work for any bad program?, Cocktail Party shenanigans
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.c...
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Episode 221: Brian Kelly fired by LSU, Fernando Mendoza's Heisman to lose, New CFP projections!
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 ai...
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Three 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...
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 ...
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Episode 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?
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 c...
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1:15:41
Episode 219: Billy Napier fired by Florida, Jay Norvell out at Colorado State, Can Diego Pavia win the Heisman Trophy?
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 ...
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Three 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!
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 (Conten...
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Episode 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?
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...
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Episode 217: James Franklin out at Penn State, Bad day for Non-Power Four Trents, New CFP predictions
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 Jame...
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Three Yards and a Cloud of Punt: Week 7, 2025: Indiana owns Oregon, Texas is not dead just yet, Georgia Bulldogs are road warriors!
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 ...
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