Notre Dame, Texas, LSU and Alabama look to make road statements + more previews | Always College Football

Always College Football with Greg McElroy

ESPN

Football, Sports

3.9 • 1.9K Ratings

🗓️ 28 August 2025

⏱️ 73 minutes

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McElroy delivers the most in-depth previews for the week 1 games that you will find ANYWHERE, giving you the questions that will define the games this weekend. Like how does Texas handle the Ohio State weapons, and which QB (Manning or Sayin) do you trust more? How effective will Tennessee’s passing attack be? Can Alabama’s offensive line win the line of scrimmage? Can the LSU O-line hold up against the Clemson D-line? Can Notre Dame create pressure with their pass rush and so much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	This is a game that we will absolutely be talking about on Selection Day when we are announcing the 12 college football playoff teams.
0:08.0	The winner of this one has a game and a half advantage because of how much I anticipate this committee utilizing the head to head to determine those teams that might be seated 8, 9, 10, 11, 12th.
0:26.9	Hello and welcome to Always College Football.
0:31.9	We are so happy to be here with you on a Thursday edition because you know what it means.
0:34.9	If you've been with us before, you know what Thursdays are all about.
0:40.8	It is preview day for some of the biggest games of this college football weekend.
0:42.5	It is off the charts.
0:42.9	Good.
0:44.5	We have so many great matchups.
0:49.5	We will do nine breakdowns for you today, all deep in the weeds.
0:55.2	I'm just telling you, if you've never been with us before, welcome, first and foremost.
1:04.1	Secondly, this will be the best preview show for college football that you can possibly find.
1:05.0	How do I know that?
1:08.6	Because I listen to preview shows all throughout the week. I listen to guys preview games and they do a great job. However,
1:12.8	it's very surface level in many cases. That will not be the case today. We will dive deep in the
1:17.7	weeds. We'll tell you the why. We'll tell you the how. We'll ask the questions that might
1:21.9	determine the outcome here in some of the biggest games of the weekend. We also are going to make some picks. We will
1:28.7	also give you a couple giant killers at the end of the show, teams that are underdogs that I think
1:34.5	could pull off an upset, might pull off an upset, teams that I think you should be very, very careful
1:39.9	with if you're playing them this weekend. So stay tuned for that. But we will not waste any additional
1:45.5	time before we dive in. Before we do, I want to ask all of you to subscribe to the podcast,
1:51.7	wherever you get the podcast. The podcast platform is the bread and butter. And while you're there,
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