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
171 episodes
Three Yards and a Cloud of Punt: Ohio State overpowers Notre Dame to win national championship!
It was always Ohio State all along...We were waiting for this college football juggernaut to wake up, and boy, did they...On the latest episode of False Start, John Buhler (Staff Writer, FanSided.com) and Cody Williams (Content ...
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Episode 143: College Football Playoff National Championship Preview, Who is coming out on top between Notre Dame and Ohio State?
It all comes down to this.Notre Dame will face Ohio State in the College Football Playoff National Championship Game.John Buhler (Staff Writer, FanSided.com) and Cody Williams (Content Director, FanSided.com) previewed the natio...
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Episode 142: Carson Beck transfers to Miami, Texas' future is bright ... we think, Marcus Freeman is in his bag at Notre Dame!
What up, Beck?!Yes, former Georgia quarterback Carson Beck has removed himself from the 2025 NFL Draft so that he can transfer to Miami to be with his girlfriend.John Buhler (Staff Writer, FanSided.com) obviously had some though...
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Three Yards and a Cloud of Punt: CFP Semifinals Reactions, Ohio State looks unstoppable, Notre Dame is resilient, Will Penn State or Texas get back?
There is only one game left to crown a champion.With Notre Dame beating Penn State to win the Orange Bowl and Ohio State defeating Texas to win the Cotton Bowl, we have a national title date between the Fighting Irish and the Buckeyes i...
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Episode 141: CFP Semifinals Preview, Ryan Grubb back to Alabama?, Can Arizona State run it back in 2025-26?
Three more games left until we crown a champion!With the Orange and Cotton Bowls on the horizon this week, John Buhler (Staff Writer, FanSided.com) and Cody Williams (Content Director, FanSided.com) previewed the big games between Penn ...
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Episode 140: College Football Playoff semifinalist power rankings, Would Steve Sarkisian leave for the NFL? Branch Brothers to Georgia
Would Steve Sarkisian really mess with Texas?As John Buhler (Staff Writer, FanSided.com) and Cody Williams (Content Director, FanSided.com) got ready for the upcoming College Football Playoff semifinals, rumors started to circulate that...
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Three Yards and a Cloud of Punt: College Football Playoff quarterfinals reactions! Ohio State dominates, Texas survives, Penn State flexes, Notre Dame emerges
And then there were four...The College Football Playoff quarterfinals have come and gone with Penn State, Texas, Ohio State and Notre Dame all advancing, leaving Boise State, Arizona State, Oregon and Georgia to pick up the pieces.<...
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Episode 139: College Football Playoff quarterfinals predictions, Iowa State on the come-up, Dabo Swinney finally a believer in the transfer portal?
Last podcast for the year, so they had to make it count.John Buhler (Staff Writer, FanSided.com) and Cody Williams (Content Director, FanSided.com) were back at it with another edition of False Start on a Monday.With the College...
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Episode 138: College Football Playoff quarterfinalist power rankings, Carson Beck out for the season at Georgia, NFL Draft fits for playoff stars
While it is not exactly the Elite Eight, these eight College Football Playoff teams are elite enough!On the day after Christmas, John Buhler (Staff Writer, FanSided.com) and Cody Williams (Content Director, FanSided.com) were back at it...
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1:35:30
Episode 137: False Start does Christmas! Noel or No, L, Stocking, Stock Out or Chinese Food, Bah, Humbug! and so much more!
The little lights aren't twinkling, Clark.As we chew through some ultra-dry turkey, John Buhler (Staff Writer, FanSided.com) and Cody Williams (Content Director, FanSided.com) have given The Starters exactly what they deserved for Chris...
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1:31:23
Three Yards and a Cloud of Punt: College Football Playoff first-round reactions: Ohio State dominates Tennessee, but do we believe in the Buckeyes?
We made it through the first round of the expanded 12-team College Football Playoff, but are we really better for it?As John Buhler (Staff Writer, FanSided.com) and Cody Williams (Content Director, FanSided.com) used every last little b...
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Episode 136: College Football Playoff first-round predictions: Ohio State and Notre Dame on upset alert?
We have made it!The first 12-team College Football Playoff commences on Friday night with No. 7 Notre Dame hosting No. 10 Indiana.While every home team is favored this weekend, John Buhler (Staff Writer, FanSided.com) and Cody W...
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1:32:52
Episode 135: College Football Playoff Quarterback Power Rankings, What first-year head coach of note will have the most success right away?
The College Football Playoff starts now!While John Buhler (Staff Writer, FanSided.com) and Cody Williams (Content Director, FanSided.com) will have more to unpack in the lead-up to this weekend's games, they decided to look at the quart...
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Episode 134: Bill Belichick to North Carolina, Rich Rodriguez back to West Virginia, Dan Mullen to UNLV?
The coaching carousel has taken a turn.In the wake of the regular season winding down, a slew of marquee college football jobs have been filled.Bill Belichick takes over at North Carolina, while Rich Rodriguez returns to West Vi...
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Episode 133: College Football Playoff field set!, Did the Selection Committee get it right?, Barry Odom to Purdue, Scott Frost returns to UCF?!
College Football Playoff teams are cheaper by the dozen, aren't they?John Buhler (Staff Writer, FanSided.com) and Cody Williams (Content Director, FanSided.com) shared their thoughts on the College Football Playoff field being set.<...
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1:28:41
Three Yards and a Cloud of Punt: Conference Championship Weekend, 2024: Arizona State throttles Iowa State, Georgia beats Texas again, ACC and Big Ten Championships go down to the wire!
Conference Championship Weekend did not disappoint.Cody Williams (Content Director, FanSided.com) flew solo like a cup with Three Yards and a Cloud of Punt over on False Start, while John Buhler (Staff Writer, FanSided.com) was probably...
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Episode 132: Conference Championship Game Predictions, SMU walks the tightrope, Will Texas get revenge on Georgia in Dawgs' backyard?
It all comes down to this...With it being conference championship weekend and all, we will know what teams will be playing in the first 12-team College Football Playoff, as well as which teams will be playing in ... other bowl games...<...
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1:28:01
Playoff Goldilocks: Week 15, 2024: CFP ignores South Carolina entirely, overvalues Miami, gives Alabama a chance, finally rewards SMU
We only have one more set of rankings after this.The penultimate College Football Playoff rankings came out on Tuesday night to much fanfare.While the bulk of the teams vying for playoff berths can almost taste them, others' cou...
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Episode 131: College Football Playoff is about to screw over South Carolina, SMU should be a playoff lock but is not, Neal Brown out at West Virginia
We cannot wait for the penultimate College Football Playoff rankings on Tuesday night!As John Buhler (Staff Writer, FanSided.com) and Cody Williams (Content Director, FanSided.com) prepare for the unexpected with Tuesday night's ranking...
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Three Yards and a Cloud of Punt: Week 14, 2024: Michigan beats Ohio State again, South Carolina defeats Clemson, but Miami loss to Syracuse sends Tigers to Charlotte?!
Rivalry week was even crazier than expected.After the chaos that was Week 13, the final week of the regular season did not disappoint either. Memphis beat Tulane. Georgia needed eight overtimes to defeat Georgia Tech. Ohio ...
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Episode 130: CFB Playoff ranking reactions, Mack Brown out at North Carolina, What HC needs a win during rivalry week?
One more for the road!It is rivalry week not only at FanSided, but on False Start as well.As John Buhler (Staff Writer, FanSided.com) gets ready for some Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate, Cody Williams (Content Director, FanSided.com) ...
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1:25:40
Playoff Goldilocks: Week 14, 2024: CFP Selection Committee loves it some Penn State and has way too much SEC bias, but Miami being ranked over Georgia is wrong
They are just making up as they go, aren't they?Make it make sense! While John Buhler (Staff Writer, FanSided.com) sat this one out to prepare for his brain to be broken ahead of Thanksgiving, Cody Williams (Content Director, FanSided.c...
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Episode 129: Indiana, Tennessee and Texas are big winners after Week 13 chaos, Alabama not so much, CFB Playoff implications heading into rivalry week
Everybody gets one more shot to improve their playoff resume this week.With it being rivalry week and all, teams like Indiana, Tennessee and Texas are sitting pretty heading into Selection Sunday. Teams like Alabama, not so much...<...
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1:26:15
Three Yards and a Cloud of Punt: Week 13, 2024: Chaos consumes college football, Alabama, Army, BYU, Colorado, Indiana, Ole Miss and Texas A&M all lose!
We did not see it coming...College football was on one in Week 13. Several ranked teams lost, including Alabama, Colorado, Ole Miss and Texas A&M getting upset by unranked teams.John Buhler (Staff Writer, FanSided.com) and C...
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Episode 128: College Football Playoff rankings reveal concerns about Texas and Indiana, What Power Four head coach gets fired first?, Should Colorado be worried about Kansas?
Saturday will be Indiana's day of reckoning.If the Hoosiers beat Ohio State, they will be making the playoff. A close loss and a win over their awful arch rival of Purdue probably gets them in as well.Ohio State can...
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