Last Call | Jake Coker: Is College Football About To Break Away?

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🗓️ 2 June 2026

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Former Alabama national championship quarterback Jake Coker joins Mick Gillispie on Last Call to discuss the changing future of college football, conference realignment, and the growing debate over the College Football Playoff. Could the SEC and Big Ten eventually separate from the NCAA and create their own college football governing structure? If that happens, should the SEC expand by adding major brands like Florida State, Clemson, and Miami? Mick and Jake break down why the SEC and Big Ten continue to hold the most value in college football and what that could mean for the ACC, Big 12, Notre Dame, and the rest of the sport. The guys also dive into the future of the College Football Playoff, including the ongoing debate between a 16-team CFP format and a 24-team playoff. Would expansion help college football, or would it weaken the regular season by allowing too many multi-loss teams into the postseason? Plus, Mick and Jake discuss the end of “cupcake” games, the push for better SEC scheduling, Notre Dame’s independent status, ESPN’s influence on the playoff, preferred kickoff times, and the latest on Alabama athletics — including Alabama football, Alabama softball’s Women’s College World Series run, and Alabama baseball hosting St. John’s in the Super Regionals. If you love Alabama football, SEC football, college football realignment, and College Football Playoff debate, make sure to like this video, comment your thoughts, and subscribe to The Next Round for more daily college football coverage. #CollegeFootball #SECFootball #BigTenFootball #CollegeFootballPlayoff #CFP #CFB #AlabamaFootball #JakeCoker #MickGillispie #TheNextRound #ConferenceRealignment #SEC #BigTen #NotreDameFootball #ESPN SUBSCRIBE: @NextRoundLive - / @nextroundlive FOLLOW TNR ON SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/7zlofzLZht7dYxjNcBNpWN FOLLOW TNR ON APPLE PODCASTS: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-next-round/id1797862560 WEBSITE: https://nextroundlive.com/ MOBILE APP: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/the-next-round/id1580807480 SHOP THE NEXT ROUND STORE: https://nextround.store/ Like TNR on Facebook: / nextroundlive Follow TNR on Twitter: / nextroundlive Follow TNR on Instagram: / nextroundlive Follow everyone from the show on Twitter: Jim Dunaway: / jimdunaway Ryan Brown: / ryanbrownlive Lance Taylor: / thelancetaylor Scott Forester: / scottforestertv Tyler Johns: /TylerJohnsTNR Brooks Carter: /BrooksACarter Sponsor the show: sales@nextroundlive.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	We all want the SEC to break away from the NCAA.
0:03.4	We don't need the rest of the college football world, all those other universities.
0:07.5	All SEC all day.
0:10.2	We're going to talk about it right on this show.
0:12.3	Last call with Jake Coker.
0:13.6	I'm Mick Gillespie.
0:14.7	This is the next round.
0:16.2	Like, subscribe, thumbs up.
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0:25.6	It's the Augusta that you can play.
0:27.5	You don't need a membership to play there.
0:29.0	All right, there he is.
0:44.2	I'm Mick Gillespie.
0:46.1	Good to talk to you guys.
0:47.3	All right, look, I was joking a little bit in the open saying that I want the SEC to break away.
0:55.1	But that's a lot of the talk right now.
0:57.5	I feel like if the SEC is serious about breaking away,
1:01.5	it wouldn't be the footprint that it is now,
1:04.3	that they would probably go and get Florida State and Clemson and Miami
1:08.8	and some of these schools like Oklahoma State
1:11.5	that don't have a conference. I mean, if they're serious. Now, most people think that
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