College Football Conference Picks, Best QB, Breakout Players, and the Title Picture With Danny Kanell and Bruce Feldman

The Ryen Russillo Podcast

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🗓️ 12 August 2025

⏱️ 124 minutes

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Summary

Russillo is joined by Danny Kanell to discuss Penn State’s title chances, the uncertain QB landscape, and the SEC. Then, Bruce Feldman comes on to share the team he thinks is best, break down Arch Manning, and explain why we’re always bullish on new coaches. Plus, Life Advice with Ceruti and Kyle! (0:00) Welcome to The Ryen Russillo Podcast! (0:56) Danny Kanell joins the show (1:35) Biggest takeaways from the AP Top 25 (5:59) Is it now or never for Penn State? (13:55) What to make of Clemson this season (18:15) Can anyone surprise Clemson in the ACC this year? (23:45) Is the Big 12 as wide open as it seems? (34:33) Who will win the SEC? (41:16) Who is the best QB in college football? (51:07) Russillo welcomes in Bruce Feldman (57:14) What to make of Arch Manning (59:47) Are teams still figuring out the transfer portal? (1:03:48) Bruce shares his College Football Freaks List (1:05:31) The chance they would give Penn State to win title (1:14:16) Big 12 predictions (1:18:29) Why are we so positive about uncertainty on a coaching staff? (1:23:19) Carson Beck is set for a return to form (1:24:04) Rapid-fire questions (1:28:36) Life Advice with Ceruti and Kyle! (1:40:45) Childhood friend in prison asked for money (1:47:27) Is it OK that I used my wife’s razor? (1:55:21) My ex-girlfriend’s new boyfriend just requested to follow me 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: Danny Kanell and Bruce Feldman Producers: Steve Ceruti, Kyle Crichton, Mike Wargon, and Jonathan Frias Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Let's talk some college football.
0:11.9	We are loaded today.
0:13.4	The contenders at the top, the uncertainty with quarterbacks.
0:16.3	We'll do that with Danny Connell.
0:17.3	We'll go through all the conferences with him.
0:19.0	I'll make an SEC joke at the very end. Bruce Feldman on who he likes the most and is Penn State ready to do this? He doesn't
0:27.4	think so. He likes another team. We'll handicap the rest of the conferences the same way.
0:31.4	We did it, but a little different information. We'll go over his freaks list, a new quarterback
0:34.8	and a new spot that everybody's excited about, and sifting through the puke bucket stories.
0:41.1	We've got life advice and just an update on life.
0:43.6	So Rudy's back, Wargons here.
0:46.2	Somebody had a kid.
0:47.7	Somebody got engaged.
0:49.3	Somebody got married.
0:50.2	I mean, it's wild.
0:51.1	Wild crew.
0:52.0	So enjoy.
0:56.3	Excited for college football season.
0:58.3	An incredible opening week past week zero, but we do have a nice matchup for week zero.
1:03.4	So let's talk with Danny Cannell.
1:05.1	Let's talk about the season. Get some thoughts from our guy, former co-hosts.
1:09.5	And now, of course, with Sirius XM every morning, 6 to 9, Eastern, and CBS.
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