College Football NEEDS To Challenge The NFL More?!

Rece Davis, Pete Thamel, and Dan Wetzel discuss the Super Bowl through a college football lens, including how big games are covered, Sam Darnold being the first USC QB to start the Super Bowl, and more. They also zoom out to the bigger picture in college football: the postseason calendar colliding with the NFL. How late is too late for the National Championship? 0:00 - Welcome 0:30 - The Super Bowl from a college football reporter’s POV 3:52 - The formula for covering a big game 9:54 - USC’s Sam Darnold and other weekend storylines 13:35 - College football and NFL postseason dates colliding 17:09 - Should college football challenge the NFL more? 23:09 - Ready for a late National Championship on January 25, 2027? 29:58 - Sit a QB to fix the postseason calendar? 37:08 - Expand the CFP to 24 to fix the postseason calendar? 51:54 - Duke vs UNC …and Jordan Hudson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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College Football NEEDS To Challenge The NFL More?! is an episode from The ESPN College Football Podcast by ESPN.

This episode is 59:04 long.

This episode was published on Feb 10, 2026.

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