HOUR 1 – 49ers are overusing their stars, USC is right to ditch Notre Dame
The Herd with Colin Cowherd
iHeartPodcasts and The Volume
4.3 • 10K Ratings
🗓️ 23 December 2025
⏱️ 41 minutes
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Colin discusses the 49ers' win over the Colts and his reservations on San Francisco’s playoff chances because of how they’re handling Christian McCaffrey and their top players. The USC-Notre Dame series is off for a while, and Colin is on the side of USC – and Notre Dame’s schedule in those years is revealed to be a joke.
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| 0:30.4 | Ah, it is a Tuesday and it is a good, good Tuesday. |
| 0:36.3 | Heard hierarchy, one hour from now and Nick Wright joins us too. Heard hierarchy. |
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| 0:43.0 | We are live or in Chicago. |
| 0:45.8 | Seasons, greetings, perfect. |
| 0:50.9 | Holiday weather here, wherever you may be and however you may be listening. |
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| 1:00.1 | Jemak, that looked like a seven-on-seven summer camp drill for Brock Purdy last night. |
| 1:01.1 | He was slinging it. |
| 1:07.1 | The 49ers have not punted since November, so they are humming. |
| 1:09.5 | We both love San Francisco last night. |
| 1:10.3 | Let's talk about it. Here's what drives me nuts. |
| 1:12.9 | I could spend the next five minutes saying, ah, they beat Indy. It's one of the easiest bets on the board. |
| 1:18.8 | Christian McCaffrey had 27 touches. Six catches, 21 carries. |
| 1:26.5 | Seventh time this year, he's had 27 plus touches. |
| 1:30.5 | No other player in the league's had more than three, and he's a 29-year-old with an injury |
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