Hour 2: Jets’ QB Future, Mendoza’s Signature Moment, plus Chris Fowler Talks CFP Final

The Rich Eisen Show

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4.3 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 20 January 2026

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Jets fan Rich weighs in on the New York Jets’ options at quarterback via trade, free agency and the NFL Draft, and says why Tom Brady and the Las Vegas Raiders would be wise to draft Indiana’s Fernando Mendoza with the #1 overall pick this spring. ESPN’s Chris Fowler and Rich break down Indiana’s College Football Playoff national championship win led by Heisman Trophy-winning QB Fernando Mendoza and Head Coach Curt Cignetti, why the Miami Hurricanes will be in the mix for a natty again next season, and if there needs to be new criteria for selecting the CFP field and if that field should be expanded to more than 12 teams. Rich and the guys react to Mendoza’s LinkedIn post regarding his future employment with the Raiders. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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