10 Truths from Week 4 of College Football. Plus, Finding the 2026 NFL Draft’s Mendoza Line.

The McShay Show

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🗓️ 22 September 2025

⏱️ 75 minutes

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Welcome to The McShay Show! The guys are back after a weekend of college football to recap the slate and plant their flag on 10 things they believe heading into Week 5. Then, they break down Indiana QB Fernando Mendoza’s season and discuss where he ranks among quarterback prospects in the 2026 NFL draft. 0:00 Welcome to The McShay Show 2:10 Week 5 is LOADED3:55 10 Truths from CFB Week 44:35 3 ACC Teams are Headed to the CFP10:00 The SEC has Established Dominance17:22 (4) LSU's Drop in Rankings is Good For Them19:37 (2) Miami's DC Corey Hetherman is the Real Deal24:40 (11) Indiana is Even Better This Season30:25 (12) Texas Tech is For Real36:23 (7) Oklahoma's Defense Is One of the Best in the Country40:53 (19) Michigan's Defensive Front is Different44:34 Arch Manning's Performance is Encouraging49:00 Jayden Maiava is one of the Best QB's in the Country 52:35 What is the Mendoza Line?56:50 QB Draft Prospects Ahead of Fernando Mendoza59:00 QB Draft Prospects Below Fernando Mendoza1:11:10 Week 5 AP Poll Takeaways Subscribe to The McShay Report for access to all of Todd’s mock drafts, big boards, scouting reports, and more throughout the college football season.The Ringer is committed to responsible gaming. Please visit www.rg-help.com to learn more about the resources and helplines available. Host: Todd McShayGuests: Steve MuenchProducers: Tucker Tashjian, Conor Nevins, and Daniel ComerSocial: Jon Roemer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Man, do we have a show for you today?
0:03.1	Our 10 truths after a full college football week four slate,
0:07.3	plus we're unveiling a new list today.
0:10.3	It's the Mendoza line, the 2026 quarterback class.
0:14.7	Are you above it or below it?
0:16.7	It's a wild week five in college football and just 213 days until the NFL draft.
0:23.2	Met you good?
0:24.4	I'm good, man.
0:25.3	All right, roll that thing, Tucker.
0:55.4	Okay. There are a lot of different ways to go, Mitch, on a Monday morning, after a full slate with, like, one of the most incredible slate you could ever ask for in week five.
0:56.6	I'm going to rip off some of these games.
0:57.2	You ready?
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