QB competition at Alabama, ND depth, Texas defense & more spring intel | Always College Football

Always College Football with Greg McElroy

ESPN

Football, Sports

3.9 • 1.9K Ratings

🗓️ 31 March 2026

⏱️ 61 minutes

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Summary

Spring practices are in full swing and McElroy is here to help you decipher some of the intel coming out. Notre Dame’s RB room will be in good shape with the “floating little refrigerator” Nolan James turning heads early. The Muschamp Factor is in full swing with the Texas defense, the best WR room in Ohio State history is being thrown out (which says A LOT), Darien Mensah’s - Cam Ward comparison and Gunner Stockton looks to have taken the next step. All that plus the quarterback competition at Alabama, a deep WR room at Oregon and much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:29.9	This is the kind of thing that doesn't make a ton of headlines in March, but we'll fast forward to December.
0:36.4	If Texas makes the playoff and they're in great shape,
0:39.4	it's going to be partly because Will Must champs calling the defense.
0:43.1	Steve Sarkeesan will get all the press.
0:45.0	Archmany will get all the media attention,
0:47.0	but the coordinator who completely transforms what your defense looks like,
0:50.5	that's the type of stuff that shows up in October, November, December,
0:54.0	and hopefully for
0:55.0	Texas in January.
1:00.1	Hello and welcome in.
1:01.2	It's always college football.
1:02.2	I'm your host, Greg McElroy.
1:03.5	We're so happy to have you here with us.
1:05.8	We have a really exciting show for you today.
1:08.7	Just go on, pull up a chair, grab a coffee. I won't judge.
1:13.1	If you want to grab something stronger, that's fine as well. It's spring football season.
1:18.4	And as you guys know, for people like me, die hards, if you will, there are off-season.
1:25.1	Like, I still say the word off-season. I don't view it word off season. I don't view it as a negative.
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