The biggest WHAT IF’s of ‘25: Conference chaos, upsets & more | Always College Football

Always College Football with Greg McElroy

ESPN

Football, Sports

4.3 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 18 August 2025

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Summary

McElroy goes over the biggest “what if’s” heading into the college football season. What if Miami, Florida State and Clemson go 3-0 in week 1? What if Penn State loses their two biggest games in the regular season and what if John Mateer is Cam Ward 2.0 for Oklahoma? What if Joey Aguilar and Julian Sayin are the real deal at Tennessee and Ohio State respectively? All that plus McElroy tells you why the BIG 10’s 24 or 28 team CFP model is "ridiculous". Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:23.6	So if John Mateer can ignite this offense,
0:27.6	not only can they become a playoff contender, I would take it even one step further.
0:31.6	I think this team could legitimately win the national championship.
0:39.4	Welcome in to another edition of Always College Football. I'm your host Greg McElroy.
0:43.4	We are so happy that you're here with us today and today is just a little bit different.
0:48.9	Why is today a little different? Yes, it is Monday, August 18th. Yes, we are still in the heat of summer.
0:56.7	Yes, several teams are still a handful of days away from getting underway and officially
1:02.3	kicking off the season, which I acknowledge as opening in significant celebratory form
1:09.7	one week from Thursday, but for a handful of teams, just a few.
1:15.0	This weekend marks week one.
1:18.3	I know it's week zero on paper, but we are playing ball this weekend, guys, and there is so much to look forward to.
1:24.7	Yes, we will dive deep into the weeds a little later in the week
1:27.9	on Farmageddon and what we're going to see from Dublin, Ireland, between Kansas State and
1:32.1	Iowa State. I can't wait. I love week zero. I love that we now have a game to look forward to.
1:37.7	I love that that game takes place at 11 o'clock central time because it's something that I don't
1:42.9	have to wait too long for on Saturday morning.
1:46.0	When I wake up, I got ball after just a few hours of playing with the kiddos.
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