Unafraid Show with George Wrighster

Reaction to Week 11 in college football. The College Football Playoff (CFP) picture just cracked wide open. George Wrighster reacts live to every top 25 game, the Texas vs LSU one-point finish, Indiana Hoosiers beatdown of USC Trojans Oregon Ducks beating Michigan. Texas vs LSU: Texas Longhorns 22, LSU Tigers 21, with Arch Manning leading a late drive to beat Lane Kiffin's Tigers by one point and hand LSU a fourth loss Indiana vs USC: Indiana Hoosiers 27, USC Trojans 13, Curt Cignetti’s defense closed the game 14 to 0 on Lincoln Riley’s offense Oregon vs Michigan: Oregon Ducks 31, Michigan Wolverines 7, with Dylan Raiola throwing for 341 yards and four touchdowns at Autzen Stadium. Kentucky vs Florida: Florida Gators 21, Kentucky Wildcats 14. South Carolina vs Arkansas: Arkansas Razorbacks 34, South Carolina Gamecocks 6,. Georgia vs Missouri: Georgia Bulldogs 48, Missouri Tigers 21, with Kirby Smart’s top-ranked Georgia football Alabama vs Vanderbilt: Alabama Crimson Tide 21, Vanderbilt Commodores 6, with Kalen DeBoer’s defense holding Vanderbilt out of the end zone Notre Dame vs Boston College: Notre Dame Fighting Irish 41, Boston College Eagles 7, with Marcus Freeman’s Irish staying in the playoff conversation Miami vs Duke: Miami Hurricanes 36, Duke Blue Devils 25, in what looked a lot like a Manny Diaz audition tape Tennessee vs Texas A&M: Tennessee Volunteers 22, Texas A&M Aggies 7. Wake Forest vs SMU: Wake Forest Demon Deacons 49, SMU Mustangs 7, in the biggest ACC game of the season BYU vs Baylor: BYU Cougars 28, Baylor Bears 7, with BYU football staying in the Big 12 race Ohio State vs Northwestern: Ohio State Buckeyes 28, Northwestern Wildcats 19, closer than Ryan Day wanted UCLA vs Illinois: UCLA Bruins 22, Illinois Fighting Illini 14 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

George Wrighster examines whether Michigan should really consider moving on from Kyle Whittingham after just one season, breaking down the Wolverines’ offensive issues and the critical stretch ahead against Oregon, UCLA, and Ohio State. He also shares the coaches he'd target if Michigan decides a change is necessary. Plus, George looks at a trap-game weekend across college football and sizes up the Big Ten, SEC, Big 12, and ACC championship races. The show also tackles Miami (Ohio)’s scoreboard controversy and what a 24-team College Football Playoff could mean for conference title games. Then Barstool Sports’ Liam Blutman joins the show to discuss UCLA’s future, Bob Chesney’s rising stock, Michigan’s coaching-search strategy, Lincoln Riley rumors, and the CFP contenders getting more hype than they deserve. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

George Wrighster breaks down the latest CFP rankings and explains why the committee's logic makes less sense every week. He compares the CFP Top 25 to the AP Poll and his own rankings, then calls out the biggest winners, losers, and outright head-scratchers. George also explains why the newly approved 24-team playoff could drain the urgency that makes college football special. Plus, every major game this weekend is a trap game, from Oregon and Georgia to Notre Dame, USC, LSU, Miami, and more. Finally, he hands out his Ball Knower and NPC Ballot of the Week awards. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Seven ranked teams lost (Miami Hurricanes, Ohio State, BYU, LSU Tigers) on Saturday making the CFP picture more clear. Notre Dame Fighting Irish 31, Miami Hurricanes 24, with CJ Carr starring and the Irish beating the No. 1 team in the country. Georgia Bulldogs 42, Ole Miss Rebels 7, with Georgia steamrolling Trinidad Chambliss in Oxford. Tennessee Volunteers 34, Kentucky Wildcats 6, with a No. 6 Kentucky team losing by 28 in Knoxville after sitting alone atop the SEC. Alabama Crimson Tide 31, LSU Tigers 13, with Keelon Russell winning in Tiger Stadium, LSU going 0-for-4 on fourth down, and Lane Kiffin falling to 0-5 against Alabama. Utah Utes 28, BYU Cougars 20 in the first top-10 Holy War ever, with Devon Dampier scoring four touchdowns and Bear Bachmeier throwing four interceptions. What all of it does to the College Football Playoff (CFP) rankings, the next AP Poll, and the Big Ten, SEC and Big 12 races! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Ari Wasserman challenges George Wrighster's college football rankings: if head-to-head matters for the Texas Longhorns and Ohio State Buckeyes, why doesn't it settle USC vs Ohio State? The College Football Playoff debate gets a consistency test on The Unafraid Show. Ari and George dig into Alabama vs Tennessee Vols, SEC bias in the CFP rankings, strength of schedule and whether undefeated teams deserve priority over teams with better wins. Ari explains why preseason perceptions can shape the college football playoff rankings—and why he still trusts the CFP committee to reach a fair conclusion at the end. Then comes the challenge: can anyone build a consistent Top 25? Ari puts George's rankings under the microscope and weighs whether growing parity could eventually make a 24-team playoff necessary. Plus: Miami vs Notre Dame football and how injuries should affect playoff evaluations; Texas vs Missouri and Arch Manning; Kentucky vs Tennessee; Oregon Ducks vs Ohio State and Dan Lanning; Jeremiah Smith's Heisman case; and what Georgia Bulldogs vs Ole Miss could reveal about the SEC. Should USC Trojans be above Ohio State? Should Tennessee be above Alabama? Tell us which ranking rule you would apply to EVERY team. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The first College Football Playoff rankings of 2026 are out, and George Wrighster reacts live the moment they drop. He said going in that he expected the committee to lean SEC-heavy, and he grades the bracket against his own twelve. Then the biggest Saturday of the season. Miami vs Notre Dame, where a second loss likely ends the Fighting Irish because independence leaves them no conference title game and no margin for error, and where CJ Carr faces a Miami defense that has been elite against the run and vulnerable through the air. Alabama vs LSU in Baton Rouge, with Sam Leavitt, Keelon Russell and Lane Kiffin’s complaints about a 2:30 kickoff. Oregon vs Ohio State in Columbus, where both teams are down to backup quarterbacks in Dylan Raiola and Luke Fahey and the loser is probably finished. BYU vs Utah in the first top-10 Holy War ever, with a Big 12 chaos scenario that could leave an 11-1 Texas Tech out of Arlington entirely. Georgia vs Ole Miss in Oxford, the rubber match with Trinidad Chambliss against Kirby Smart. Kentucky vs Tennessee in Knoxville for first place in the SEC. Texas vs Missouri, with Ahmad Hardy back for the Tigers. And UCLA vs Minnesota, where an 8-0 Bob Chesney is reportedly already in line for an extension. Also on the show: why Lincoln Riley’s postgame confrontation with Ohio State’s athletic director is the most real we’ve seen him. Oklahoma firing offensive coordinator Ben Arbuckle, Brett Yormark stepping down as Big 12 commissioner and what the conference needs next. Whether Jeremiah Smith’s Heisman case survives Julian Sayin’s injury, Oregon’s actual path back into the playoff, why the NFL versus college football debate is a waste of everyone’s time, and the AP ballots of the week including the most SEC-slanted voter in the country. Subscribe to The Unafraid Show with George Wrighster and help us get to 100,000 subscribers. Leave a voicemail at 818-714-1393. Like the video and tell me who you have in your twelve. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Reaction to week 9 in college football including USC Trojans beating No. 2 Ohio State 30-18 at the Coliseum, Notre Dame football, Oregon Ducks, Miami Hurricanes, Georgia Bulldogs, SMU, and he reacts live to the biggest upset of the weekend and the rest of a Saturday where six ranked teams went down. USC 30, Ohio State 18, with Jayden Maiava throwing a 69-yard touchdown to Trent Mosley and Luke Fahey making his first career start for Ohio State football in place of the injured Julian Sayin Syracuse 30, SMU 27, and what that does to the SMU Mustangs team George has called the most underrated in the country for three straight weeks Oregon Ducks 34, Northwestern 26, with Dylan Raiola throwing for 336 yards and three touchdowns after Oregon football trailed by 14 at Autzen Stadium Georgia Bulldogs 27, Florida Gators 8, with the Georgia Bulldogs putting the Florida Gators away early in Jacksonville Miami Hurricanes 38, North Carolina 35, with the No. 1 Miami Hurricanes surviving an upset bid on the road Indiana Hoosiers 23, Minnesota 16 in overtime, with Indiana football needing an extra period to stay unbeaten in the Big Ten Texas Tech Red Raiders 34, Arizona 26, with the Red Raiders coming back after trailing 17-7 at halftime BYU 27, Arizona State 20, with BYU football holding on at home after last week’s loss to UCF Utah Utes 49, Cincinnati 25, with the Utah Utes extending the longest winning streak in the country Wake Forest 51, Virginia 7, with Jake Dickert’s Demon Deacons making their ACC case Ole Miss 45, Auburn Tigers 15, with Trinidad Chambliss and the Ole Miss Rebels bouncing back from the Texas loss Texas Longhorns 31, Mississippi State 3, with Arch Manning and Texas football winning a second straight Notre Dame football 35, Navy 13, with the Fighting Irish handling business in Foxborough UCLA Bruins 27, Nevada 0, with the UCLA Bruins shutting out Nevada to stay unbeaten Iowa Hawkeyes 30, Wisconsin 0, with the Iowa Hawkeyes shutting out a Wisconsin team that beat USC a week ago Missouri Tigers 34, Arkansas Razorbacks 10, and Iowa State 51, Oklahoma State 49 on a walk-off field goal What all of it does to the College Football Playoff (CFP) picture, the next AP Poll, and George’s twelve-team bracket Subscribe to The Unafraid Show with George Wrighster and help us get to 100,000 subscribers. Leave a voicemail at 818-714-1393. Like the video and tell me who your twelve are now. Download the Kalshi app and use code UNAFRAID to get $10 when you trade $10. Offer Link: http://kalshi.com/r/UNAFRAID The Unafraid Show is about US! Make sure to follow the Unafraid Show on all Social channels: Follow Unafraid Show on Twitter for more exclusive content:   / unafraidshow   Subscribe to The Unafraid Show on YouTube for weekly episodes! Join our Facebook community:   / unafraidshow   Get a closer look on Instagram:   / unafraidshow   #usctrojans #ohiostatefootball #ohiostatebuckeyes #oregonducks #georgiabulldogs #uscfootball #LincolnRiley #JaydenMaiava #JeremiahSmith #oregonfootball  #DylanRaiola #georgiafootball  #floridafootball #floridagators #miamifootball #miamihurricanes #smufootball #smumustangs #texastechfootball #texastechredraiders #indianafootball #indianahoosiers #BigTen #SEC #Big12 #APPoll #CollegeFootballPlayoff #CFB #DirtyMoMedia #reaction #CollegeFootballUpsets #collegefootball Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

George Wrighster revisits his preseason college football rankings and takes stock of the hits, misses and biggest surprises. He breaks down Oregon, Penn State, Texas A&M, Oklahoma and Michigan, gives UCLA, Utah, Kentucky and Northwestern their due, and challenges the role of preseason reputation in current rankings. George argues that the College Football Playoff revenue model reinforces the SEC and Big Ten's advantage, then picks eight games with playoff implications. LAFB Network's Ryan Dyrud joins for an extended USC conversation covering Ohio State, Lincoln Riley's future, play calling, buyout questions, Chad Bowden and the Carson Palmer coaching debate. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Lincoln Riley has no more excuses. George Wrighster breaks down Ohio State vs USC, Notre Dame's College Football Playoff pressure and why Miami's schedule deserves the same scrutiny.On The Unafraid Show, the college football home of Dirty Mo Media, George explains why Ohio State–USC is his “most to lose” game and picks the Buckeyes to win by double digits. Can USC finally deliver when the pressure is highest?Plus: Carson Palmer to USC, RG3's interest in Baylor and the Philip Rivers–NC State discussion. George weighs the risks of hiring a famous former quarterback and what schools need to provide for those coaches to succeed.Oregon's quarterback decision puts Akili Smith Jr. in the spotlight ahead of Northwestern. Indiana's offense faces another test against Minnesota, Ole Miss needs its defense to help Trinidad Chambliss, and Miami goes on upset alert against North Carolina.George also shares his Florida–Georgia rivalry story from his Jacksonville Jaguars days, makes his weekend picks, reveals his Top 25 and calls out the AP poll ballots that caught his attention.Who has the MOST to lose this week: Lincoln Riley, Ohio State, Notre Dame or Oregon? Tell us in the comments.Subscribe to The Unafraid Show with George Wrighster and help us reach 100,000 subscribers. Like, share and turn on notifications. Come back Thursday and join the Saturday night reaction show after the games.Leave your college football takes on our voicemail line: (818) 714-1393. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Live Reaction to week 8 in college football. Six ranked teams lost on Saturday, including Tennessee Vols, USC Trojans, Texas Tesch Red Raiders, Oregon Ducks, Michigan Wolverines. No. 2 BYU to UCF in double overtime, and a top-two team has now lost to an unranked opponent three straight weeks for the first time since 2007. George Wrighster reacts live to all of the Ap Top 25 poll and as teams position for the CFP. UCF 39, No. 2 BYU 31 in double overtime, and Kalani Sitake saying his team has things to think about No. 19 Texas 34, No. 7 Ole Miss 27, with Arch Manning bouncing back and Texas Longhorns football ending its two-game skid after a week of benching talk Cincinnati 37, No. 8 Texas Tech 24, the Bearcats’ biggest upset in nearly twenty years behind four JC French IV touchdowns and 173 yards from Cole Tabb South Carolina 27, No. 11 Tennessee 24 on a walk-off field goal, after South Carolina trailed by twelve to the Tennessee Vols and Shane Beamer called his own defense soft at halftime Wisconsin 24, No. 16 USC 7, and what loss number two means for Lincoln Riley at USC Trojans football Minnesota 13, No. 15 Iowa 10 on a last-second field goal, and Illinois 21, Oregon 10 with Illinois starting its backup quarterback and Oregon Ducks With Dante Moore out and Dylan Raiola in No. 1 Miami 52, Pittsburgh 23, with Darian Mensah throwing for 387 yards and four touchdowns and Malachi Toney setting a school record with 16 catches for 194 yards and three scores for the Miami Hurricanes football No. 6 Indiana 13, Michigan 6 in overtime, Indiana football’s first win in Ann Arbor since 1967 No. 13 Alabama 31, Texas A&M 20 behind three Keelon Russell touchdown passes, No. 18 LSU over Auburn, No. 23 SMU 59 Cal 20 after a 42-0 second half, and No. 24 Northwestern 42 Rutgers 14 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.