A College Football Playoff Preview With Joel Klatt. Plus, Will Dante Moore and Ty Simpson Declare?

The McShay Show

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4.7 • 661 Ratings

🗓️ 18 December 2025

⏱️ 86 minutes

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It’s time for a ROUGH DRAFT! The guys open by reacting to the latest underclassmen declarations before weighing the pros and cons of Dante Moore’s and Ty Simpson’s looming draft decisions. Then, Todd and Steve are joined by Fox Sports analyst Joel Klatt to preview the first round of the College Football Playoff. 0:00 Welcome to the McShay Show!3:05 Draft buzz, underclassmen and transfer portal news14:40 Returning QB's: Arch, Sellers, Maiava, Chiles, & Leavitt19:38 Todd's latest intel on Dante Moore and Ty Simpson41:22 CFP first round picks!54:07 CFP first round previews with Joel Klatt55:30 CFP preview: (9) Alabama vs. (8) Oklahoma [-1.5]1:05:05 Ranking the best offenses and defenses in the CFP1:13:15 CFP preview: (10) Miami vs. (7) Texas A&M [-3.5]1:17:10 Who's winning the CFP? 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. Learn more and join waitlist at ScoutMotors.com Host: Todd McShayGuests: Steve Muench and Joel KlattProducers: Tucker Tashjian, Conor Nevins, and Daniel Comer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	It's a two-for-one special today on the McShea show.
0:08.4	We start with all the NFL draft buzz, quarterbacks and otherwise.
0:12.6	Then we shift our focus to the college football playoff with our fan dual picks of the week
0:18.1	and special guest, Joel Klat, to break down all four of the first
0:22.8	round games. It's a Thursday. So I'm feeling a rough draft in the air and just a hundred
0:30.5	twenty six days until the NFL draft. Bench, you good? I'm good, man. Roll that sweet beat, tuck.
0:38.3	We got a fun one.
0:40.3	We got a fun one and a full one today, Steve.
0:58.9	So buckle up, all right?
1:00.5	Can't wait.
1:01.4	All right.
1:01.7	We got draft buzz.
1:02.9	We've got Joel Klapp.
1:04.0	We got fan dual picks of the week.
1:05.8	You and I are going to have a little competition.
1:07.3	We'll get into that later today.
1:09.0	Here we go.
1:10.2	I know.
1:10.7	But first, I want to let everyone know the McShay report is out.
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