The pride, passion, and pageantry of college football lives here.

This is the Paul Pinebaum Show, Hour 2 podcast.

This might be college football.

And we were back for the second hour here.

It's been a busy one, so we plow through this week before.

And by now, I'm sure some of you, I know a lot of you,

because we've been talking about it, most of the show,

have seen this article in On 3.

That's Chris Lowe.

We all know Chris. We saw him the other day about the offers that Ty Simpson had and what decision he made. It's a rare moment when an outstanding young man does the right thing and we can sit around and talk about it and maybe even celebrate it.

Chris Lowe, so great to have you back with us a week after we saw you in Arizona.

Good afternoon, and I'm really eager, and I know everyone else is as well,

to hear about your conversation in relation to Ty Simpson.

Good afternoon.

Hey, Paul.

Good to be with you again. Yeah, Ty was, I think the last few days

been hard for him, but down deep and speaking with him, he's at peace with the NFL route.

That's, I think, the way he wanted to go. But as he said, listen, man, when you got

five and six plus million dollars being thrown at you

to come back and play college football, it's something you got to consider.

And he equated it to coaches leaving.

He said, listen, Lane Kippen just left to go better himself, got more money, better job,

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