PMS 2.0 1489 - LIVE From Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, NFL Divisional Round Recap, Big College Game Preview, Sean McDermott Out as Bills Head Coach, Adam Schefter, IU President Pamela Whitten, Nick Saban, Darius Butler, & AJ Hawk

The Pat McAfee Show

ESPN

Sports, Football

4.9 • 19.2K Ratings

🗓️ 20 January 2026

⏱️ 116 minutes

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On today's show Pat, AJ Hawk, Darius Butler, and the boys are LIVE from Hard Rock Stadium ahead of tonight's Big College Game. In the first hour, we run through the Top 5 and recap everything that happened in the Divisional Round, including the Buffalo Bills firing Sean McDermott after their loss to the Broncos, the NFC West being the NFC's Best, the Patriots being all the way back and more. Also in the first hour, we are joined by Indiana University President Pamela Whitten to discuss the impact that Coach Cignetti and Indiana Football have had on the University. In the second hour, we are joined by NFL Senior Insider Adam Schefter to hear his perspective on Sean McDermott's firing and more. Also in the second hour, the Greatest College Football Coach of All Time Nick Saban joins us on stage to preview the night's match up between Miami and Indiana . Make sure to subscribe to youtube.com/thepatmcafeeshow or watch on ESPN (12-2 EDT), ESPN's YouTube (12-3 EDT), ESPN's YouTube (12-3 EDT) or ESPN+. We appreciate the hell out of all of you & will see you back in the ThunderDome tomorrow. Cheers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hello, beautiful people, and welcome the beautiful Miami, Florida.
0:05.0	On this overreaction, Big College Game Monday, January 19, 2026.
0:10.0	This program begins now.
0:13.0	Football!
0:15.0	It's the absolute greatest.
0:17.0	We're about to talk about that for the next couple hours.
0:19.0	And then tonight for a couple hours on college game day before the big college game kicks
0:23.5	off this evening as Indiana in Miami will battle down here in a chilly South
0:29.8	Florida they say it feels like 58 right now but with this breeze it feels like
0:34.8	it's coming in from the north. And speaking of the north,
0:37.7	there's a chance that this is actually an Indiana Hoosier home game, like they've done at the
0:42.6	Rose Bowl, like they did at the Peach Bowl. The Hoosier fans have swarmed to South Florida.
0:49.2	Now, well, the Miami folks are obviously rallied around one of their own in Mario Cristobal.
0:54.3	Carson Beck, who transfers into Miami with championship pedigree and championship DNA,
1:00.0	leads a group of absolute goals to a national championship.
1:06.2	It's a wonderful time.
1:07.2	We are so thankful to be here, and today should be a blast.
1:09.9	Coach Sabin will be joining us in a second hour.
1:11.7	What's he know about these games? We'll find out. And this stadium is obviously beautiful.
1:17.3	Feels like it was designed by soccer people. Okay, like if you look at the stadium, it feels more of a soccer
1:23.1	stadium than it does a modern new football stadium. Yeah. But it is gorgeous.
1:28.3	And tonight will be electrifying.
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