meta_pixel
Tapesearch Logo
Log in
First Take

Hour 2: Sophomore Season

First Take

ESPN Radio

Sports

4.05.7K Ratings

🗓️ 7 August 2025

⏱️ 10 minutes

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0

Talk about stepping up.

0:02.3

Bang!

0:03.4

It's time to level up your game.

0:05.8

Introducing the all-new ESPN app.

0:08.4

All of ESPN, all in one place.

0:10.7

Your home for the most live sports and the best championship moments.

0:14.6

The electricity is palpable.

0:17.1

Step up your game with no annual contract required.

0:20.2

It's the ultimate fan experience.

0:22.6

Level up for more on the ESPN app or at stream.esPN.com.

0:27.7

Sign up now.

0:31.4

Welcome back to first take.

0:33.0

We have Damien and Courtney back here with us.

0:35.6

Stephen A, I know there was something you wanted to address before we get. The only thing I want to add, when I said the senator called WMBA or reached out to the WNBA, that was Senator Jim Banks of Indiana. Just wanted to make sure everybody knew who that was. All right, absolutely. Got that on the record. We'll get back into some sports here, guys. Three rookie quarterbacks started all 17 games last season, but no one performed better than Jaden Daniels who led his team to the NFC championship.

0:58.0

Bo Nix was also phenomenal leading all rookies and pass yards and leading Denver to the playoffs for the first time since 2015.

1:06.0

So Courtney, obviously we talk a lot about sophomore slumps with quarterbacks in football.

1:14.5

But which second your quarterback do you see taking the biggest leap the season?

1:18.3

I promise it's not home cooking just because I cover the Chicago Bears.

1:19.5

I'm there every single day.

1:20.8

I've seen training camp.

1:27.6

But I really think after three weeks of this and knowing the ups and downs and how Caleb Williams has responded to learning a new offense,

1:32.4

that it's going to be him with the Chicago Bears, based on where the bar was last year,

...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from ESPN Radio, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of ESPN Radio and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.

Copyright © Tapesearch 2026.