Colin Cowherd on Arch Manning Expectations, the Magnitude of Ohio State-Texas, USC & more!

The Joel Klatt Show: A College Football Podcast

Fox Sports

Sports, Football

4.8 • 2.2K Ratings

🗓️ 25 August 2025

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

FOX Sports’ lead College Football analyst Joel Klatt is joined by Colin Cowherd to discuss what he’s most excited for this college football season. Cowherd explains why he’s not worried about Arch Manning meeting the moment this season and why he thinks the Texas-Ohio State Top-3 matchup is the biggest regular season college football game in a decade. The two discuss why the Big Ten has closed the gap with the SEC before Cowherd gives his thoughts on USC and why this team is different than any Lincoln Riley team he’s ever seen. The guys wrap up the show with some NFL thoughts including what he expects from Shedeur Sanders this season and Colin’s never-been-told story about Baker Mayfield. 0:00-1:41 Intro1:42-3:52 Colin Cowherd joins the show!3:53-10:56 What should we expect from Arch Manning this season?10:57-14:51 Is the Big Ten or SEC the most dominant conference in CFB?14:52-16:35 The state of college football right now16:36-21:18 Most interesting storylines In CFB this season21:19-25:46 What do Lincoln Riley and USC need to do this season?25:47-30:41 Will the Bill Belichick CFB experiment work?30:42-34:41 Will Nico Iamaleava succeed at UCLA?34:42-40:50 Surprised by Baker Mayfield’s success in the NFL?40:51-44:46 Will Shedeur Sanders start for the Cleveland Browns this year? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	So I look at the sport and I just see more good games, more heavyweight fights,
0:04.8	the big dogs are still the big dogs.
0:06.8	By week five or six, Arch Manning, he's going to have it dialed in.
0:10.6	He always studied, he was always prepared, he was tougher than a cheap steak.
0:14.3	I think Ohio State losing to Michigan, though Buckeye fans would disagree, was great for the sport,
0:19.0	because Ohio State, as a 20-point favorite lost
0:22.2	and still got into the playoff and won the Natty.
0:28.1	Touchdowns. These fans are the best of the country. A day like today is why we love college football.
0:54.8	Hey, welcome into the program. I'm Joel Klatt. This is the Joel Klatt show. We are brought to you by graduate by Hilton. We always thank them for their support of this program and of college football more broadly.
0:57.4	All right, a big show coming up at you today.
1:04.0	I've got an amazing guest, amazing guest, and I can't wait to have him on my turf rather than me always being on his turf.
1:06.7	But before we get there, just remember go subscribe to the show.
1:11.1	You can click that link and you'll know when all of our content drops.
1:11.9	That's on YouTube.
1:14.6	You can also follow us on social media, Agile Clat Show.
1:15.6	We're there.
1:17.8	We're going to be there all season long, getting you ready.
1:19.4	And it's game week.
1:20.2	We're finally here.
1:23.4	Week one of the college football season is finally here.
1:25.7	And we're getting after it.
1:31.0	Ohio State and Texas this Saturday. We've got the live show on Thursday night in Columbus.
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