Caleb Williams Panic Meter, Cardinals Tight End Trey McBride, and 'Task' Creator Brad Ingelsby

The Ryen Russillo Podcast

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4.8 • 13.9K Ratings

🗓️ 10 September 2025

⏱️ 118 minutes

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Russillo opens the show with some concerning stats about Caleb Williams. Then, he’s joined by Trey McBride to discuss his hometown, his college career, and why he’s trying to stop hurdling people. Then, ‘Task’ creator Brad Ingelsby comes on to share some inside details about the pilot, the show in general, and whether he’s thought about a second season of 'Mare of Easttown.' Finally, Life Advice with Ceruti and Kyle! (0:00) Welcome to The Ryen Russillo Podcast! (1:57) Let’s talk about the peanut guy at Fenway (6:09) Caleb Williams was not good (11:06) Williams’s bad throw rate is astonishing (17:15) Trey McBride joins the show! (21:59) What’s your favorite recruiting story? (25:18) Did you ever consider transferring? (33:36) On Kyler Murray and Marvin Harrison Jr. (37:19) Let’s talk about your hurdles (40:15) How close are you to being the best tight end in football? (42:00) Russillo welcomes in Brad Ingelsby (44:58) Did you know the ending when you started writing 'Task'? (55:23) How do you write such dark characters? (1:00:41) How involved are you with casting? (1:08:41) Did you always know how you wanted the pilot to end? (1:10:28) Have you and HBO discussed a 'Mare of Easttown' sequel? (1:15:19) Does your storytelling benefit from a weekly release schedule? (1:17:53) Life Advice! (1:41:18) How to date in the era of hat-fishing (1:48:16) Could Life Advice tackle Derrick Henry? Check us out on YouTube for exclusive clips, livestreams, and more at https://www.youtube.com/@RyenRussilloPodcast. The Ringer is committed to responsible gaming. Please visit www.rg-help.com to learn more about the resources and helplines available. Host: Ryen Russillo Guests: Trey McBride and Brad Ingelsby Producers: Steve Ceruti, Kyle Crichton, Mike Wargon, and Jonathan Frias This episode is sponsored by State Farm®️. Don’t settle for just any insurance when there’s State Farm. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	I have some football thoughts for you today.
0:13.2	Specifically Caleb Williams, Monday night.
0:15.6	It was a tough second half for us.
0:18.4	Maybe even hints at a tough second half in the first half.
0:22.0	So some thoughts on that.
0:23.0	Some numbers are going to share with you on the bad throat percentage number, which is not a good time.
0:28.5	Trey McBride is on his way to potentially being the best tight end in the NFL.
0:33.2	We're going to talk about his career from Colorado State.
0:35.8	And even before that, shout out to Fort Morgan may want to avoid it during the sugar
0:41.6	beat season, but an awesome player, an awesome contract, and an awesome story.
0:46.4	And we've got Brad Inglesby, the master of storytelling.
0:49.6	His new show, Task, is out on HBO.
0:51.4	The pilot is out.
0:52.3	You can check it out every Sunday.
0:54.1	I want to talk to him
0:55.1	about creating this show and everything around it. And is there ever going to be a sequel of
0:58.7	Merri of East Town? And we've got life advice extended. This is the Ryan Rosillo podcast,
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