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The Solid Verbal College Football Show

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College football in all its glory. Ditch the mainstream and break the huddle with The Solid Verbal. Since 2008, Ty Hildenbrandt and Dan Rubenstein have been shaking up the college football podcasting scene with their fun and unique blend of commentary. Whether you're a diehard or a casual observer, the show taps into your fandom with spirited debates, fresh perspectives, and segments you won't hear anywhere else. Recognized as trailblazers in the podcasting world, The Solid Verbal isn't just another college football show—it's America's College Football Podcast. Become a Verballer today and join thousands of others who don't just love college football, they live it!

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  1. G6 Previews: Part 1 - The American, Sun Belt & MAC Conference Previews | College Football

    · 1 h 35 min

    In this episode, we kick off our 2026 conference preview series with Part 1 of our Group of Six rundown, covering the American, Sun Belt and MAC. With coaching changes, transfer portal churn, new coordinators and a…

  2. Intro to the 2026 College Football Season

    · 1 h 20 min

    In this episode, we officially welcome ourselves back to college football with a full 2026 season primer. Before preview season begins in earnest, we reset the board with the biggest changes you need to know, from…

  3. July Q&A: Surprise Contenders, New Coach Leashes & Ice Cream Sundaes | College Football

    · 1 h 26 min

    In this July Q&A episode, we open up the mailbag and tackle a wide-ranging batch of offseason questions. Which teams could become this year’s surprise contenders? Is Utah still a threat after major coaching and roster…

  4. Chris Fallica on Weird Stats, the Transfer Portal & Letdown Lookahead Sandwiches | College Football

    · 58 min

    In this episode, we welcome Chris Fallica of Fox Sports, Big Noon Kickoff and Bear Bets to talk through college football from the perspective of a researcher, bettor, traveler and longtime media fixture. We get into…

  5. Brendan Sorsby's Exit + Message Board Madness | College Football

    · 49 min

    In this college football podcast episode, we react to the latest and likely final twist in the Brendan Sorsby saga, as the now-former Texas Tech quarterback backs off his NCAA lawsuit and turns his attention toward the…

  6. Teeter Teams: Florida, Arizona State, Wisconsin & Teams Living On The Edge | College Football

    · 59 min

    In this episode, we examine the most interesting college football teams hovering around the bowl eligibility line in 2026. With win totals sitting at 5.5 or 6.5, these are the teams that could just as easily surge to…

  7. Sark Tank 3.0: Investing in Texas Tech, USC, G6 Newbies & More | College Football

    · 56 min

    In this episode, we return to the board room for Sark Tank 3.0, our annual exercise in college football emotional investing. Ty brings the pitches, while Dan and special guest Andy Staples play the investors, and…

  8. Too Much CFP, Not Enough Weirdness with Richard Johnson | College Football

    · 1 h 17 min

    In this episode, we welcome back our friend Richard Johnson from CBS Sports and Split Zone Duo for a conversation about the college football topics we talk about too much, and the ones we probably do not talk about…

  9. The College Football Fan's Guide to the World Cup with Bill Connelly

    · 1 h 02 min

    In this episode, we step slightly outside our usual college football lane for a 2026 World Cup preview with ESPN’s Bill Connelly. With the tournament kicking off next week in North America, we put the tournament in…

  10. June Q&A: Summer Loves, Cignetti vs Saban and Portal Panic | College Football

    · 1 h 15 min

    In this June Q&A episode, we open up the Verballer mailbag and start looking ahead to preview season with some early college football summer loves. Which teams are we already talking ourselves into before the magazines…

  11. Kickoff Yearning: The College Football Things We Still Love

    · 1 h 03 min

    In this episode, we take a break from the usual offseason doom loop and focus on the things that still make college football worth getting excited about. With the 2026 season now inside the 100-day window, we lean into…

  12. Which College Football Narratives Still Hold Up in 2026?

    · 1 h 03 min

    In this episode, we introduce a new game called “Bed or Built,” where we take some of college football’s most repeated narratives and decide whether it’s time to put them to bed or if they’re still built to last. With…

  13. Tony Petitti’s Playoff Pitch and an ACC Vibe Check | College Football

    · 1 h 25 min

    In this episode, we react to Tony Petitti’s public push for a 24-team College Football Playoff and try to sort through what it actually means for the sport. Is expansion really about access, regular-season stakes, and…

  14. Big Ten Vibe Check: What Mayyyyy Happen in 2026 | College Football

    · 1 h 04 min

    We’re midway through May, which means it’s time to start talking ourselves into, and out of, what the 2026 college football season could become. In this episode, we turn the month itself into a game with a Big Ten…

  15. Ranking the 2026 College Football Schedule: The Best Weeks, Trappy Valleys & When To Book Surgery

    · 1 h 11 min

    We’re taking an early look at the 2026 college football schedule and doing a public service for the Verballerhood: figuring out which Saturdays deserve to be protected on the family calendar. From Week 0 appetizers to…

  16. May Q&A: Part 2 - Pat Fitzgerald, QB-Coach Pairings & the Great CFB Fan Exodus? | College Football

    · 1 h 19 min

    We’re back for Part 2 of our May Q&A, which means the offseason conversation gets both bigger and weirder. We start off with College Football Playoff expansion anxiety, including the possibility of a 24-team field, the…

  17. May Q&A: Part 1 - Big 12 Contenders, SEC Hypotheticals & College Football in 2035

    · 1 h 21 min

    In Part 1 of our big May Q&A, we dig into some of the biggest questions hanging over college football right now, starting with Brendan Sorsby’s uncertain status at Texas Tech and what it could mean for the Big 12 race.…

  18. Post-Spring Questions with Bill Connelly: Wildcard Conferences, G6 Sleepers & the SEC Logjam

    · 1 h 12 min

    Bill Connelly from ESPN.com stops by to walk us through the post-spring college football landscape, fresh off turning in 7,000 words on the MAC and kicking off his annual conference preview series. We get into how the…

  19. Brendan Sorsby News + Jason Moore of The Fantasy Footballers on 2026 Rookies

    · 1 h 20 min

    Just as we hit record, news broke that Texas Tech's Brendan Sorsby, one of the highest-paid quarterbacks in the transfer portal this cycle, is checking into a treatment program for a gambling addiction, and is under…

  20. SEC Vibe Check with Cole Cubelic

    · 53 min

    In this episode, we're joined by Cole Cubelic (SEC Network, McElroy and Cubelic in the Morning, The Cube Show) for an SEC vibe check. It's not a preview, just the temperature of the conference in late April. Cole pulls…

  21. 2026 NFL Draft Preview with Nate Tice of Yahoo Sports

    · 1 h 23 min

    It's time for one of our favorite traditions: Our annual NFL Draft preview with Nate Tice of Yahoo Sports. Nate walks us through why the 2026 class should be defined by the word "useful" rather than "generational," how…

  22. TY-POTHETICALS: Vibe Checks for Clemson, Alabama, Nebraska & More

    · 1 h 25 min

    It's time for an offseason thought experiment! In this episode, we run through eight "Ty-potheticals" — plausible scenarios for the 2026 season — and debate how they would go over within the Clemson, Virginia Tech,…

  23. Spring Intel: QB Battles, Line Questions, and Offseason Buzz

    · 1 h 01 min

    Spring football is ongoing, and the quarterback battles are starting to tell us what 2026 might look like. In this episode, we work through a few of the most unsettled QB rooms in the country, from a four-way…

  24. The Masters of College Football: Elite QBs, Coaches, Losers & Schedule Gauntlets

    · 1 h 23 min

    While the golf world turns its gaze to The Masters, we take a look at the truly elite in college football. In this episode, we debate the top quarterbacks and coaches in the sport. Which programs deserve "elite loser"…

  25. Coach Jerry Mack on Roster Building, Culture, and Kennesaw State's Future

    · 52 min

    Coach Jerry Mack led the Kennesaw State Owls from a 2-10 season in 2024 to a Conference USA championship in his first year in 2025, flipping the roster and the entire offensive scheme in the process. In this episode,…

  26. The Return of the Secret Garbage Bracket

    · 2 h 06 min

    Today, we're taking a rare break from college football and dropping a long, off-topic episode to the feed. It's been nine years after the original Secret Garbage Bracket debuted, and we're bringing it back with an…

  27. The Annual College Football Business Update with Matt Brown

    · 1 h 00 min

    It's time for our annual college football business update, and we couldn't think of anyone better than our friend Matt Brown from Extra Points (ExtraPointsMB.com) to walk us through everything happening behind the…

  28. Missing Pieces: What Your College Football Team Can't Seem To Fix

    · 1 h 20 min

    What's the one thing your college football team just can't figure out? In this episode, we work through listener submissions on the recurring issues that haunt fan bases year after year. From Arkansas's defensive…

  29. The Wiggum Scale: Rating 2025's Most Heartbreaking Moments

    · 1 h 18 min

    March Madness has a way of bringing old feelings back to the surface, and for college football fans, there's plenty of unresolved heartbreak left over from the 2025 season. In this college football episode, we…

  30. Our Most Interesting Transfers of the 2026 College Football Season

    · 1 h 19 min

    In this episode, we each picked eight transfers — four on offense, four on defense, one quarterback max — that we find most interesting heading into the 2026 season. Why these guys? It comes down to situation, scheme…

  31. 2026 Win Totals Are Out and The Verballerhood Has Thoughts: Alabama, Ohio State, LSU, and Beyond

    · 1 h 07 min

    Last week, win totals dropped for every Power 4 team. We did the responsible thing and polled the Verballerhood for it's initial response. In this episode, and hundreds of votes later, we broke down the totals that the…

  32. Mega March Q&A: Part 2 - Surprise Playoff Teams, College Football Inertia, and the Greatest Big Backs

    · 59 min

    The second part of our Mega March Q&A is here, and we're going deep on the questions that (apparently) matter most to the Verballerhood ahead of the 2026 season. Which teams could make a surprising playoff run? Where…

  33. Mega March Q&A: Part 1 - Kalen DeBoer's Future, Two-Bid Big 12 & Optimal Tailgating

    · 1 h 11 min

    The Verballerhood's questions were so good that we had to split our Mega March Q&A episode into two parts. In Part 1, we look at Kalen DeBoer's future with Alabama, the value of playing time as a recruiting tool for…

  34. College Football's Annual Checkup: Grading The Sport From Head To Toe

    · 1 h 27 min

    It's time for the annual college football checkup. In this episode, we put college football on the exam table and rate every major element of the sport from one to five. From conference structure and scheduling to the…

  35. Home Improvement: The Most Intriguing Coordinator Hires For 2026

    · 1 h 18 min

    The 2026 college football offseason has brought a fascinating wave of coordinator changes at some of the sport's most prominent programs. In this college football podcast episode, we take a look at some of the most…

  36. Coach Draft: Who Fixes the 14 Worst Power 4 Programs in College Football?

    · 1 h 16 min

    With inspiration from a popular post on the /r/CFB subreddit, we take a look at the 14 worst (statistical) teams in the Power 4 and conduct a hypothetical coach draft, reshuffling the coaching deck and putting big…

  37. Chuck Klosterman on Blue Bloods, Nostalgia & College Football's Chaotic Future

    · 1 h 12 min

    Chuck Klosterman has written about music, pop culture, and the nature of reality... but football is a different level of obsession. In today's episode, Chuck details his new book, Football, and digs into what makes the…

  38. Sac State joins the MAC, SEC Scheduling Turmoil & First Year Coach Grades

    · 1 h 17 min

    In today's episode, Dan returns from his travels as we dive into Sacramento State's curious move to the MAC and the newest SEC scheduling controvery. Plus, we take a look at some of the most prominent new coaches from…

  39. The State of the Big 12: From CFP Credibility to Kansas State's Reboot (with John Kurtz)

    · 59 min

    In this episode, we're joined by John Kurtz of the Open For Business podcast and newsletter to talk about the state of the Big 12 conferenced heading into the 2026 college football season. We discuss whether Oregon's…

  40. North Dakota State Goes FBS, Nebraska Palace Intrigue & Six Teams on Trend Watch

    · 1 h 08 min

    In today's episode, we break down North Dakota State's historic move to FBS and the Mountain West, including the financial details, the NCAA's probationary period challenge, and why the Fargodome is a must-visit…

  41. Kenny Dillingham Stays Put, Wisconsin's Bucket of Wrenches & the 2025 College Football Stories You Loved

    · 1 h 05 min

    With Valentine's Day around the corner, we take a look at the 2025 storylines we secretly loved. Whether scrappy teams held things together with gum and chicken wire, coaches who turned programs around overnight, or…

  42. Super Bowl LX Preview: The College Football Fan's Guide

    · 1 h 12 min

    For years, you've asked us to do a Super Bowl preview. We finally did it, but with the only spin that makes sense for a college football podcast: looking at Super Bowl LX entirely through the stories, moments, and…

  43. The Sherrone Moore Saga & How Kyle Whittingham Ended Up at Michigan

    · 1 h 17 min

    The year ended with an absolute whirlwind for Michigan and Utah football. First, the Wolverines fired Sherrone Moore for an inappropriate relationship with a staffer. Within the next 48 hours, he was arrested and…

  44. 17 Things That Made 2025 Weird, Wonderful, and Uniquely College Football (Part 2)

    · 1 h 06 min

    After covering seven major items in Part 1, we're back with 10 more things that defined the 2025 college football season. In this episode, we run the gamut, from Miami's return to national prominence after two decades…

  45. 17 Things That Made 2025 Weird, Wonderful, and Uniquely College Football (Part 1)

    · 1 h 13 min

    The 2025 college football season is in the books, and it was... a lot. Join us as we attempt to catalog the moments, storylines, and characters that made this year impossible to forget, starting with seven of the most…

  46. Way-Too-Early Top 12s & Duke Sues Darian Mensah | College Football

    · 1 h 31 min

    With the national championship in the rearview mirror, we turn our focus to 2026 with our first official podcast of the preseason. In this episode, we unveil our way-too-early top 12s and take a closer look and which…

  47. Indiana Beats Miami, Wins First CFP National Championship | College Football

    · 50 min

    Indiana did it. Not only did the Hoosiers win their first ever CFP National Championship, they also became the first college football team in history to finish with a mark of 16-0. In this episode, we react to…

  48. Indiana vs Miami: Our CFP National Championship Preview & Predictions | College Football

    · 1 h 16 min

    It's the most improbable CFP National Championship game of our lifetime. Can Indiana become one of the greatest sports stories of our lifetime, or will Mario Cristobal win it all at home? In this episode, we dive deep…

  49. What Dylan Raiola's commitment means to Oregon + January Q&A

    · 1 h 22 min

    The 2026 transfer portal had a few more dominoes fall. In this episode, we break down the massive news of Dylan Raiola transferring to Oregon and what it means for a room that, at time of recording, could still bring…

  50. Why the Transfer Portal is a Fire Hose of Anxiety (feat. ESPN's Max Olson) | College Football

    · 1 h 09 min

    The college football transfer portal is a year-round engine of anxiety. ESPN’s Max Olson joins the show to unpack a wild portal season, from $6 million quarterback price tags to the legal mess surrounding Demond…

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