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Always College Football with Greg McElroy

ESPN

Football, Sports

4.3 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 14 October 2025

⏱️ 49 minutes

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McElroy and Stanford Steve sit down to go over what’s next for Penn State, if it was the right time to fire James Franklin and who they think will be the next head coach. The guys also look ahead to an incredible week 8 and tell you why it’s important for Miami to beat Louisville for the ACC, who to trust in Ole Miss vs Georgia and why Alabama will probably continue their home winning streak vs Tennessee. Plus, who is a legit CFP contender USC or Notre Dame - we will find out Saturday night! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:29.7	I think with this new day and age we're in, Greg,
0:34.1	it's going to be really hard to get a coach that's in the playoff.
0:38.2	I mean, the window that extends now for that coach trying to win a national championship,
0:43.2	coinciding with what you've got to do to get your program up and running.
0:46.8	I think that's really hard.
0:52.7	Hello and welcome in.
0:54.0	It's always college football. I'm your host Greg McElroy. We appreciate
0:57.0	you being here as always. We have done a couple episodes already this week. If you missed them,
1:02.2	go back and download them anywhere you get your podcast, did a top 10 takeaway, including a lengthy
1:08.8	conversation about the Penn State and Indy Lions head coaching jobs.
1:14.3	You want to make sure you go back and check out Sunday afternoon's edition.
1:17.8	We also have to rapid fire takeaways if you want to revisit those.
1:21.0	But today, like we always do on Tuesday, we reveal our updated top 25.
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