Mike Farrell joins the show to talk about Oregon's big win over Ohio State, Florida State hitting rock bottom (again?), Clay Helton's firing, Iowa, Kentucky, Florida's QB controversy and more.

Week 2 Recap: Oregon's big win, FSU's bad loss, Clay Helton fired and more

Rivals.com's Woody Wommack and Mike Farrell recap Week 3 of college football and talk about Manny Diaz on the hot seat, Penn State's big win, what to make of Clemson's struggles, Deion Sanders as a potential coach at Florida State, Alabama's vulnerability and more.

Week 3 recap: Miami's misery, Penn State's win, Clemson's struggles, Alabama and more

Woody Wommack and Dave Lackford are back to talk about Tennessee landing five-star QB Nico Iamaleava and what the name, image, likeness marketplace will be like long term. They also discuss Urban Meyer's latest gaff, talk about what they've been up to and the show wraps up with Woody's interview with five-star Texas A&M signee Shemar Stewart.

Tennessee lands a five-star, more Urban Meyer gaffs + Shemar Stewart Interview

Woody is joined by Adam Gorney to discuss Nebraska's firing of Scott Frost.

Nebraska fires Scott Frost

Woody Wommack and Adam Gorney make their Week 5 picks.

:30 – No. 7 Kentucky at No. 14 Ole Miss -7 
1:55 – No. 10 NC State at No. 5 Clemson -6.5
3:10 – No. 2 Alabama at No. 20 Arkansas -17.5 
4:40 – No. 9 Oklahoma State at No. 16 Baylor -2 
5:50 – No. 22 Wake Forest at No. 23 Florida State -7 
7:10 – No. 4 Michigan at Iowa +11 
8:45 – No. 18 Oklahoma at TCU 
9:35 – Purdue at No. 21 Minnesota -12.5 
10:35 – Texas Tech at No. 25 Kansas State -8
11:40 – Oregon State at No. 12 Utah -10.5
12:55 – Rutgers at No. 3 Ohio State -40.5 
13:50 – Northwestern at No. 11 Penn State -26.5 
15:00 – No. 17 Texas A&M at Mississippi State -4 
17:00 – No. 1 Georgia at Missouri +28 
18:25 – Georgia Tech at No. 24 Pittsburgh -22 
19:15 – Arizona State at No. 6 USC -25.5 
20:15 – Stanford at No. 13 Oregon -17

Week 5 College Football Picks Against the Spread

Rivals.com's Adam Gorney and Woody Wommack discuss the five power college football openings and speculate on possible fits at each school. 

:30 -- Wisconsin fires Paul Chyrst, did the Badgers make the right move? 
7:00 -- Colorado fires Karl Dorrell, where do they go from here? 
14:50 -- Georgia Tech fires Geoff Collins, is Deion Sanders a fit in Atlanta? 
21:25 -- Nebraska fires Scott Frost, is Lance Leipold the frontrunner to land the job in Lincoln? 
26:40 -- Arizona State fires Herm Edwards, is Kenny Dillingham the answer in Tempe?

Coaching Chaos  Breaking Down The Five Open Power Five College Football Jobs

Rivals.com's Woody Wommack and Adam Gorney make their weekly college football picks. 

Season Records -- Woody: 62-48-1; Gorney: 63-47-1 

The slate: 

0:20 -- No. 8 Tennessee at No. 25 LSU +3 
1:25 -- No. 11 Utah at No. 18 UCLA +3.5
2:30 -- No. 17 TCU at No. 19 Kansas +6.5
3:50 -- Texas A&M at No. 1 Alabama -24
5:55 -- Florida State at No. 14 NC State -3
6:30 -- Michigan at Indiana +22.5
7:15 -- Arkansas at No. 23 Mississippi State -9.5
8:35 -- USF at No. 24 Cincinnati -27.5
9:35 -- Auburn at No. 2 Georgia -29.5
10:40 -- Texas Tech at No. 7 Oklahoma State -9.5
11:30 -- No. 3 Ohio State at Michigan State +27
12:35 -- No. 9 Ole Miss at Vanderbilt +17
13:30 -- No. 21 Washington at Arizona State +14
14:25 -- No. 5 Clemson at Boston College +20.5
15:00 -- Washington State at No. 6 USC -13
16:10 -- South Carolina at No. 13 Kentucky -6.5
17:10 -- Army at No. 15 Wake Forest -16.5
17:25 -- No. 16 BYU vs. Notre Dame -3.5
17:55 -- No. 20 Kansas State at Iowa State +1.5
18:20 -- No. 12 Oregon at Arizona +13

Woody Vs. Gorney  Week 6 College Football Picks

In this crossover episode of Commitment Issues and the Rivals Hoops podcast, Woody Wommack and Rob Cassidy discuss the Redeem Team documentary on Netflix. At the 24:00 mark, the two discuss Boba Tea, Halloween culture and more. 

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Grinding the Tape: Netflix's Redeem Team documentary

Woody Wommack and Adam Gorney make their Week 8 picks.

Woody Vs. Gorney: Week 8 College Football Picks Against The Spread

Rivals.com's Woody Wommack and Adam Gorney make their weekly college football picks. 

Season records -- Woody: 84-74–1; Gorney: 92-66-1

Woody vs. Gorney: Week 9 College Football Picks Against the Spread

Week 10 Picks - Woody vs. Gorney

Rivals.com's Woody Wommack and Adam Gorney make their weekly college football picks against the spread. 

Season Records -- Gorney: 111-86-1; Woody: 104-93-1

0:30 -- No. 9 Alabama at No. 11 Ole Miss +12 

1:55 -- No. 4 TCU at No. 18 Texas -7 

2:50 -- No. 25 Washington at No. 6 Oregon -13.5 

3:45 -- No. 22 UCF at No. 17 Tulane -1.5 

4:45 -- Missouri at No. 5 Tennessee -20.5 

6:05 -- No. 7 LSU at Arkansas +3 

7:25 -- Indiana at No. 2 Ohio State -40 

8:15 -- No. 20 Notre Dame at Navy +15.5 

9:05 -- Purdue at No. 21 Illinois -6.5 

9:50 --Vanderbilt at No. 24 Kentucky -18 

10:45 -- Nebraska at No. 3 Michigan -31 

11:30 -- Louisville at No. 10 Clemson -7 

12:40 -- Maryland at No. 14 Penn State -10 

13:40 -- Boston College at No. 16 NC State -19 

14:40 -- No. 1 Georgia at Mississippi State +16 

16:05 -- No. 19 Kansas State at Baylor -2.5 

17:10 -- No. 15 North Carolina at Wake Forest -3 

18:00 -- No. 23 Florida State at Syracuse +7 

19:00 -- Stanford at No. 13 Utah -24 

19:40 -- Arizona at No. 12 UCLA -19.5

Woody Vs Gorney Week 11 Full Show

Rivals.com's Woody Wommack and Adam Gorney are back for their weekly picks show. 

Season Records -- Woody: 115-101-3; Gorney: 123-93-3 

The Slate: 

0:35 No. 10 Utah at No. 12 Oregon +2 
2:05 -- No. 7 USC -2 at No. 16 UCLA 
3:55 -- No. 14 Ole Miss at Arkansas +2.5 
5:15 -- No. 22 Oklahoma State at Oklahoma -7.5 
6:20  -- No. 4 TCU at Baylor +2.5 
7:20 -- No. 24 NC State at Louisville -4 
8:05 -- No. 15 Kansas State at West Virginia +7.5 
9:20 -- No. 23 Oregon State at Arizona State +8 
10:40 -- Navy at No. 20 UCF -16 
11:55 -- Illinois at No. 3 Michigan -18 
13:05 -- Miami at No. 9 Clemson -19 
14:15 -- No. 11 Penn State at Rutgers +19 
15:35 -- Boston College at Notre Dame -21 
16:25 --No. 1 Georgia at Kentucky -22.5 
18:10 -- Louisiana at No.19 Florida State -24 
18:50 -- No. 2 Ohio State at Maryland +27.5 
19:50 --No 25 Cincinnati at Temple +17
20:30 -- Georgia Tech at No. 13 North Carolina -21
21:35 -- No. 5 Tennessee at South Carolina +21.5 
22:45 -- UAB at No. 6 LSU -14.5 
23:40 Colorado at No. 17 Washington -30.5

Woody vs. Gorney: Week 12 picks against the spread

Rivals.com's Woody Wommack and Adam Gorney look at the biggest names and set the table for a busy National Signing Day. 

Among the schools and prospects discussed:

:30 — Five-star QB Dante Moore flips from Oregon to UCLA 

3:10 — Where does Oregon go from here?

6:50 — What will DJ Uiagalelei and Matayo Uiagalelei do?

9:50 — Will five-star Iowa OL commit Kadyn Proctor flip to Alabama?

15:35 — Will five-star Notre Dame DB commit Peyton Bowen flip to Oklahoma?

17:15 — Nebraska or Colorado for Rivals100 ATH Malachi Coleman?

19:35 — Can Coach Prime flip Georgia commit Bo Hughley? 

21:00 — Will Travis Hunter follow Deion Sanders to Colorado?

28:00 — Can Texas A&M hang onto five-star DE David Hicks?  

30:50 — Will it be Georgia or Ohio State for five-star DE Damon Wilson?

National Signing Day Preview

3:40 -- 2017 QB Jake Bently reclassifies and is set to enroll at South Carolina. Will this be a new trend? 	        
7:55 -- Florida State lands it's QB in 2017 4-star Bailey Hockman	        
9:50 -- Will Tennessee have to pick between 2018 star QB's Trevor Lawrence or Emory Jones? 
14:30 -- 4-star LB Will Ignont names Georgia his leader. Plus predicting where the top 10 players in Alabama will land.
20:45 -- Satellite Camp -- why they're a waste of time. 
26:45 -- Nick's big Texas  round up: Tennessee recruiting the state, plus the latest on Texas A&M's big spring event. 
35:40 -- Rants and Recommendations	

Ep. 19: South Carolina QB reclassifies, Satellite Camps + much more

Rob Cassidy sits down for a one-on-one conversation with Mike Leach

1:00 - Discussion on Cubs winning the World Series and Cubs ‘fans’
3:48 - Biggest challenge rebuilding the Washington State program
5:03 - Similarities recruiting to Pullman, WA and Lubbock, TX 
6:56 - Is the recruiting focus turning national, or is the focus still on regional recruiting?
7:51 - What did you do in the time between working at Texas Tech and Wazzu?
11:15 - For or against early signing period?
13:12 - Which NCAA bylaw would you like to change?
15:13 - How do you look back at time at Texas Tech?
16:38 - How has Texas Tech continued to escape paying Leach for the 2009 season?
18:30 - How did Leach end up as a bit-part on Friday Night Lights and not a football coach?

CI Conversations: Washington State head coach Mike Leach

Open -- This week’s picks: Penn State (-7.5) at Michigan State; Clemson (-7.5) at N.C. State; Stanford at Washington State (-2.5); Oklahoma at Oklahoma State (-3); LSU at Alabama (-21); Virginia Tech at Miami (+3); Arizona at USC (-7)
10:15 -- 5-star RB James Cook commits to Georgia. How does he fit? How will he handle competition? 
17:05 - No. 2 -- Cade Mays visits Clemson. How is the uncertainty playing with recruits? 
21:50 -- FSU's disaster of a season continues. Are players looking forward to the draft? 
26:35 - Oklahoma's big recruiting weekend, are more big names to come? 
33:00 -- Is Willie Taggart the right fit for the Florida job?
42:25 -- Wommack fact check
43:50 -- Tweet of the Week
46:30 -- Rants and Recommendations/Woody's Wacky Story of the Week

Ep. 80: Week 10 picks, another UGA 5-star, McElwain replacements, Vols class falling apart + more

Open -- This week's picks: This week’s picks: Washington -5.5 @ Stanford; Michigan State +14.5 @Ohio State; Oklahoma State -7 @ Iowa State; UGA -2.5 @ Auburn; Alabama -14 @ Mississippi State; Notre Dame -3 @ Miami; TCU +7 @ Oklahoma
15:15 -- 5-star OL Cade Mays de-commits from Tennessee, what's next?
26:03 -- Rivals100 QB Artur Sitkowski flips to Rutgers from Miami -- explaining the situation 
30:37 -- Lane Kiffin’s twitter account, what is going on? 
35:30 -- Auburn offers Kentucky QB commit Jarren WIlliams, Miami visit on deck. Are the ‘Cats going to get pilfered again?
42:35 -- Tweet of the Week 
48:20 -- Rants/Recommendations
50:35 -- Woody/Rob stories of the week

Ep. 81: Cade Mays, Kiffin's antics, Miami loses a commit, QB drama + more

Southeast recruiting analysts Woody Wommack and Rob Cassidy weigh in on the crazy coaching carousel in this week's episode.

Open -- Championship week picks: Stanford (+4) vs. USC; Memphis (+7) at UCF: TCU (+7) vs. Oklahoma; Georgia (+2.5) vs. Auburn; Miami (+9.5) vs. Clemson; Ohio State (-7) vs. Wisconsin
12:30 -- Discussing the latest College Football Playoff Rankings
16:15 -- The latest twists and turns in the Tennessee coaching search and how it got to this point
28:40 -- Ole Miss make the Matt Luke hire official. How will things play out with recruiting and with the NCAA?
32:40 -- Dan Mullen to Florida, why we like the hire from a recruiting perspective
38:45 -- Will Jimbo Fisher go to Texas A&M? If he doesn't what is the backup plan?
43:40 -- Herm Edwards to Arizona State? Dennis Erickson to Oregon State?
49:45 -- Tweet of the Week
53:50 -- Ranks and Recommendations
1:02:15 -- Woody's Wacky Story of the Week

Ep. 84: Tennessee coaching mess, Mullen's fit at UF, Texas A&M, Arizona State + more

Open -- Arizona hires Kevin Sumlin, how will he do in Tuscon? 
11:15 -- 5-star freshmen Trevor Lawrence and Justin Fields, can they unseat established starters?
20:02 -- Should Jalen Hurts transfer from Alabama? 
24:55 -- Tweet of the Week 
28:00 -- Rob's story time
33:28 -- Rants and Recommendations

Ep. 90: Sumlin to Arizona, 5-star freshmen QBs, Transfer season

Open -- Texas A&M assistant coach Tim Brewster in Twitter hot water again
9:30 -- A Stanford assistant pops up on the Bachelor?  
15:23 -- College coaches and 7-on-7 
17:45 -- Could the college basketball scandal happen in football? 
21:28 -- The next Saban survey. Player responses 
28:46 -- Tweet of the Week
39:30 -- Rants/Recommendations

Ep. 97: Stanford coach on the Bachelor, Hoops Scandal, Texas A&M Twitter

Open: Arkansas recruiting efforts/what constitutes a successful recruiting class?
13:16: Success rate of grad transfers?
18:15: Tua hurts his hand
21:17: Tweet of the Week
23:20: Rants & Recommendations

Ep. 99: Arkansas recruiting Texas; Grad transfers overrated? Pickle talk + more

OPEN -- Nick Saban says “so-called experts” like the boys are ruining football 
13:50 - Butch Jones Alabama “intern” 
18:05 - The emails and texts behind Tennessee's coaching search have been released and they are wild 
22:21 - Dan Mullen says players shouldn’t be paid because of tax purposes 
25:11 - Johnny Football throwing for scouts
28:55 - Tweet of the Week:
36:35 - Rants/Recommendations

Ep. 100: Nick Saban fires shots, John Currie's emails, Dan Mullen tax expert + more

OPEN -- Arizona State assistant coach says he talks to janitors to decide if he should recruit a prospect
9:19 -- Oklahoma's big recruiting weekend + Texas talk
17:10 -- Clemson and Florida State also have a big weekend 
22:45 - SEC Keeps schools from hiring Hugh Freeze
26:24 - Temple puts Twitter handles on Spring Game Jerseys 
30:20 - Tweet of the Week
36:20 - Rants and Recommendations

Ep. 103: Janitors impact recruiting, Oklahoma's big weekend, Hugh Freeze-out + more

In this podcast-app only special, Woody and Nick talk Alabama's quarterback drama, Nick Saban vs. UCF as well as a college coach's Twitter snafu. Plus regular segments like Tweet of the Week and Rants and Recommendations.

Woody and Nick on the road special

The gang is back together for this week's show and touch on the following topics:

Open -- Georgia high school temporarily "bans" South Carolina coach Will Muschamp
7:50 -- Miami assistant coach subtweets recruits, causing quite a stir
13:48 -- Former 5-star Hunter Johnson leaves Clemson. The Trevor Lawrence effect plus five-star transfer trend
22:24 -- Rants and recommendations

Ep. 107: Muschamp banned, Miami subtweets, the Trevor Lawrence effect

Woody and Nick record live from the road to talk about the latest happenings in the college football world.

Open -- Michigan opens the year with a loss and Jim Harbaugh has a dust up with Braylon Edwards
15:35 -- ESPN's bizarre feud with Washington continues
21:30 -- Oregon State's AD says they aren't playing anymore games against teams like Ohio State
29:16 -- Willie Taggart's rough week
36:23 -- Former two-star Colton Underwood is the new Bachelor
40:04 -- Tweet of the Week
43:31 -- Rants and Recommendations

Ep. 118: Picks, Michigan, Florida State's disaster, Oregon State, Announcer beef

Open -- Week 7 Picks: Washington (-3) at Oregon; Georgia (-7.5) at LSU; Wisconsin (+8.5) at Michigan; Texas A&M (-2) at South Carolina; Tennessee (+15.5) at Auburn
9:50 -- Northwestern coach Pat Fitzgerald says there's a fine line between good and creepy in recruiting
23:43 -- Oklahoma and Kansas fire coordinators. How can this impact recruiting?
30:10 -- Georgia loses three commits, but is much ado about nothing?
41:51 -- Tweet of the Week
44:45 -- Rants and Recommendations
50:35 -- Bonus Rondale Moore/Purdue story
58:45 -- Woody's Wacky Story of the Week

Ep. 123: Week 7 picks, Creepy Coaches, Georgia decommits, coordinator firings + more

With Woody away, Rob Cassidy and Dave Lackford breakdown the start of the 2018 coaching carousel and give their picks for Week 13's biggest games. 

Open -- Les Miles to Kansas: why do some people seem to hate this hire so much?
5:50 -- USC fans are getting restless. What does Clay Helton’s future hold and who might be next if Helton is out? 
23:42 --  Is time up for Kliff Kingsbury at Texas Tech? Should it be? Who's next Lubbock if it is
26:56 – Dave gives his thoughts on the Louisville coaching search. What if the Cardinals miss on Jeff Brohm?
33:17– Tweet of the week
35:08 – This week’s picks  against the spread 
43:57 – Rants and recommendations

Ep. 129: Coaching change extravaganza + Week 13 picks

Woody and Dave talk about some of the latest topics and trends in football recruiting in this lightning fast episode.

Lightning episode: Talking early commits, UNC, NBA Finals and much more

Woody Wommack and Dave Lackford recap all of the Week 2 Top 25 games.

Week 2 Recap

Open -- Rob and Woody preview and make their picks for all the games involving Top 25 teams this week
36:00 -- Nebraska head coach Scott Frost chastises his team for wearing hoodies, are we starting to worry about his ability to turn things around?
43:30 -- Another coach says he talks to janitors to assess recruits
46:00 -- Grab bag of some interesting tweets
48:30 -- Rants on Halloween/Thanksgiving/Christmas

Week 10 Preview + Scott Frost's hate for hoodies, janitor talk + more

Woody Wommack and Rob Cassidy return to give their picks and preview the Top 25 games of the week. 

After the picks, the two break down Jay Hardy's surprising commitment to Auburn over Tennessee and touch on the Bob Stoops/Florida State drama.

Week 11 Preview + Jay Hardy's surprise and more FSU coaching talk

Woody Wommack is joined by National Basketball Recruiting Analyst Eric Bossi and Dave Lackford (a defense attorney) to talk about the HBO college basketball scandal documentary "The Scheme"

Talking college basketball scandal doc "The Scheme"

Rob Cassidy. returns to the podcast for the first time in 2020 to talk about Mike Gundy and Mike Leach's bizarre weeks. 

The gang also talks about how they have been spending the quarantine, with Woody questioning large overcrowded zoom calls and much more.

Rob returns! Will there be football? How do people Zoom? Plus much more

Woody, Rob and Dave are back to talk about the latest in the college football world, including the transfer of former five-star USC QB J.T. Daniels. They also preview the upcoming Michael Jordan documentary "Last Dance" and reveal to the public Rob's take that Michael Jordan wouldn't be a Top 5 player in today's NBA. 

Rundown:
Open -- Former five-star J.T. Daniels is transferring from USC, where might he land? Is five-star quarterbacks transferring a problem?
16:00 -- A group of fans is playing NCAA '14 and playing out the "Road to Glory" feature with recruit personas on Twitter. This led to an FBS head coach getting into a Twitter beef with one of the accounts.
27:00 -- Some NFL Draft talk, including Alabama QB Tua Tagovailoa's injury concerns.
34:50 -- Previewing "Last Dance" and Rob gives his opinion on how Michael Jordan wouldn't be a Top 5 player, much to the chagrin of Dave and Woody.
48:45 -- The guys talk about which shows they have been watching and give some recommendations
52:45 -- Woody complains about other podcasts and the problem with ordering takeout

JT Daniels transfers, plus Rob's FIRE HOT TAKE on overrated Michael Jordan

Open -- An update on the name, image and likeness movement that is coming to college sports and how schools are preparing
26:00 -- A discussion about episodes five and six of the Michael Jordan/Chicago Bulls documentary Last Dance, including the time Woody met Michael Jordan (50:00)
55:50 -- Woody and Dave talk about Atlanta the TV show and then the guys talk about what they're watching.
1:02:50 -- The guys share their recent complaints and Woody shares a story about how he scammed graduation gifts from people that didn't know him.

Name Image Likeness is coming, plus Last Dance talk

Rivals.com National Recruiting Director Mike Farrell joins Woody Wommack to talk about the latest in college football and recruiting. 

Open -- South Carolina fires coach Will Muschamp 
6:35 -- Michigan's mess keeps getting worse
10:10 -- Penn State's lost season
13:43 -- Are transfer quarterbacks the answer?
17:49 -- Should the College Football Playoff be pushed back? 
21:45 -- Indiana and Ohio State's Top 10 showdown 
24:15 -- Heisman Watch  
28:10 -- Looking ahead to the new rankings 
33:03 -- Farrell vs. Pro Football Focus: Clemson freshmen Myles Murphy and Bryan Bresee
39:25 -- Forgotten Five-Star of the Week: Damien Harris and Kentavius Street
50:45 — Games that should have been good

Will Muschamp out, Penn State/Michigan messes, transfer QBs and More

Rivals.com's Woody Wommack is joined by a rotating cast of characters to talk about college football, recruiting and much more.

Commitment Issues: College Football Recruiting

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