Best of The Herd
The Herd with Colin Cowherd
iHeartPodcasts and The Volume
4.1 • 10.3K Ratings
🗓️ 6 February 2026
⏱️ 52 minutes
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Summary
After Matthew Stafford narrowly wins the NFL’s MVP over Drake Maye by a single vote, Colin Cowherd explains why Stafford was the right choice despite Maye and the Patriots going 14-3.
Colin shares his official Super Bowl pick and why he expects it to be a close game on Sunday.
Heisman Trophy winner and National Champion Fernando Mendoza joins the show to talk about playing under head coach Curt Cignetti and why he feels prepared to be the #1 overall pick.
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| 0:00.0 | This is an I-Heart podcast. |
| 0:02.6 | Guaranteed Human. |
| 0:05.2 | Stigatz here. |
| 0:06.1 | I have a podcast empire that I have brought here to Iheart, and I'm also hosting a daily live radio show from 3 to 5 p.m. |
| 0:12.7 | Eastern called Stegots & Company Live, which is available in podcast form, right when the show finishes every single day. |
| 0:20.3 | You can expect a lot of laughter, great guests, a ton of calls, and a lot of fun. |
| 0:25.1 | Listen to Stugats & Company Live and our original podcast, Stugats and Company and God Bless football. |
| 0:32.0 | And you can check all of those out on the IHeart Radio app, Apple Podcast, or wherever you get your podcast. |
| 0:38.9 | Thanks for listening to The Best of the Heard podcast. |
| 0:41.9 | Be sure to catch us live every weekday on Fox Sports Radio in noon to 3 Eastern, 9 a.m. to |
| 0:47.5 | noon Pacific. |
| 0:48.6 | Find your local station for the herd at Fox SportsRedio.com |
| 0:52.2 | or stream us live every day on the IHeart Radio app by searching Fox Sports Radio or FSR. |
| 0:58.6 | This is the best of the herd with Colin Cowher on Fox Sports Radio. |
| 1:07.4 | Here we go. It is a Friday. oh all week i've i've said betty under take the points have i |
| 1:18.0 | changed my mind did i have an epiphany last night after another lousy night of sleep in |
| 1:24.7 | los angeles it's the herd wherever may be, however you may be listening. |
| 1:30.7 | Thanks for making us part of your day. I've got two strong takes this morning. I've got to start |
| 1:37.0 | the show with. And the first one is Matt Stafford won MVP last night by a vote over Drake May. |
| 1:43.0 | I would have voted Matt Stafford. Both are excellent. |
| 1:46.4 | I don't think it would have been difficult for me to make the decision. And here's why. |
| 1:52.2 | Because there's one thing that's not discussed about Matt Stafford. So Drake May led the NFL in |
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