Split Zone Duo: College Football Podcast
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Split Zone Duo: College Football Podcast
An independent college football podcast that covers the whole sport, led by Richard Johnson and Alex Kirshner. Free episodes each week (twice per week in season), plus frequent subscriber episodes. Featuring co-host emeritus Steven Godfrey and friends. www.splitzoneduo.com
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One of College Football's Biggest Deals Ever (?)
In this latest SZD/Extra Points Sports Business Hour with guest Matt Brown, Alex and Richard talk about several things you’ve seen in the news. Find M...
Group of 6 Offseason Vibe Check: Memphis, Memphis, Memphis
Richard and Alex discuss how the offseason is going across the Group of 6 college football conferences. In this episode:
* 1:52: A fresh way to...
Dabo's Decline and the History of CFB's Guy After the Guy
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Godfrey joins Richard and Alex for a discussion...
"The Most Interesting Program in CFB in 2026"
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Virginia Tech has had a rough decade. Has the c...
SEC Offseason Vibe Check: Kiffin Money and Chicken Money
How are things going for all 16 teams in the SEC? Let’s discuss which way the arrow is pointing. Alex and Richard head to the Southeast on this latest...
Does Baseball Explain CFB's Future? Feat. Joe Sheehan
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Alex talks with the wise baseball scribe (and U...
ACC Offseason Vibe Check: Just How Pre-Fired Is Mike Norvell?
The ACC Offseason Vibe Check is here. Alex and Richard check in with all 17 ACC football schools and throw in Notre Dame as well. In this episode …
What Makes a College Town? Lucy Rohden Has Figured It Out
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Lucy Rohden has spent the past few college foot...
Big 12 Offseason Vibe Check: Houston, You Have a Quarterback
Our offseason wellness check on all 16 teams in the Big 12. Richard and Alex discuss a league with a few teams trending upward and a lot more teams ju...
Lou Holtz (1937-2026)
Alex and Richard go through the one-of-a-kind football life lived by Lou Holtz, who died on March 4 at age 89. In this episode, we discuss:
* 1...
Which of College Basketball's Problems are Its Own, and Which are Football's?
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Big Ten Offseason Vibe Check: Ohio State's President Makes It Weird
Offseason vibe checks return for 2026, starting with the Big Ten. This is our way of checking in on how the offseason is going for every team in the l...
The Most Interesting Coordinator Moves (and Non-Moves) of 2026
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Host emeritus Steven Godfrey is back to join Ri...
How to Spot a Great (or Terrible) Athletic Director in 2026
Matt Brown joins Richard and Alex for the latest SZD/Extra Points Sports Business Hour. In this episode, the group talks about how the job of an athle...
Anatomy of a Coaching Carousel: 2012
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In this subscriber episode, Godfrey, Richard, a...
24 Points to Change College Football Forever
Your mission is simple, should you choose to accept it: By awarding or subtracting 24 points from a handful of old college football games, how much ca...
The Carousel Spins Again: Mailbag Part 2
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The Diciest FBS Move Ever Attempted?
Richard and Alex talk about a handful of college football news stories, headlined by Sacramento State’s geographically and financially absurd move to...
Lane Kiffin Has to Coach Now: Mailbag Part 1
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Subscriber episode: Richard and Alex answer que...
The Many Angles of NDSU's Jump to FBS
The greatest program in FCS is moving to the Mountain West, effective this upcoming season. North Dakota State won 10 of the past 15 FCS national titl...
The Big Ten's Empire Runs into Resistance
The Big Ten’s commissioner, Tony Petitti, spent much of this season trying to do two things: 1) Expand the Playoff to his liking, and 2) Get his membe...
CFB Time Capsule Review: What We Learned from a Stunning 2025
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Before the season, Godfrey, Richard, and Alex m...
Our 2025 College Football Awards Special
It’s time to review the 2025 college football season, with our annual awards special, the Zonies. Rodger Sherman joins Alex and Richard to dole out so...
End of Season Vibescast: How We're Feeling About CFB
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Welcome to the rest of the college football cal...
National Championship Hurry-Up: Hoosier
The best turnaround in the history of college football concludes with a 16-0 season and a national championship. Richard and Alex talk about Indiana’s...
Scheme School: Miami vs. Indiana, Feat. Michael Felder
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THIS IS A SUBSCRIBER EPISODE: Thanks so much to...
Miami vs. Indiana: The Big Preview
Richard and Alex look ahead to the College Football Playoff National Championship, with some thoughts on the schematics and then the unique circumstan...
How to Spot the Next Cignetti or Die Trying
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Every athletic director and search firm in coll...
Indiana and Miami Set a Date with Destiny: Playoff Hurry-Up
The College Football Playoff National Championship is set. Alex and Richard react to a mixed pair of semifinal games, with Miami outlasting Ole Miss a...
Institutional Inertia vs. the Playoff Semifinalists
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CFP Semifinal Preview + the Messiest FCS Championship
Richard and Alex talk about the absurd FCS Championship that ended with Montana State claiming the national title over Illinois State. Then it’s time...
CFB Playoff Quarterfinal Hurry-Up: A New Day
Richard (from the Sugar Bowl) and Alex (from the Rose Bowl) break down the College Football quarterfinal bowl games in this order:
* Ole Miss 3...
Playoff Quarterfinals Tasting Menu: The Indiana Information Gap
The College Football Playoff quarterfinals are here. Alex, Richard, and guest host Rodger Sherman dive into all of these games:
* Miami-Ohio St...
Quick Emergency Show: Michigan Hires Kyle Whittingham
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Alex and Richard spend 23 minutes talking about...
The 2025 College Football Holiday Mega-Mailbag
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For your holiday listening, Alex and Richard ta...
Are CFB's Bowls Screwed, or Are We Just Old?
These are difficult times for the college football bowl games that aren’t part of the Playoff system. Player opt-outs were already a thing, and now en...
CFB Playoff Round 1 Hurry-Up: Miami Ice
Richard and Alex dive into the results from first round of the College Football Playoff, in the following order: Miami over Texas A&M, Alabama over Ok...
We Figured Out the Perfect Analogy for Curt Cignetti at Indiana
In 2024, Indiana got good at football. In 2025, it got serious as a national championship contender. The Hoosiers enter the Playoff as the best team i...
Ohio State is Good at Football Again. Surprise!
Ohio State was supposed to be a little bit worse this year. That’s technically true, sort of, as the Buckeyes enter the Playoff at a mere 12-1 after a...
The 2025-26 CFB Coach Carousel Superlatives
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SUBSCRIBER EPISODE: Godfrey joins Richard and A...