Episodes

  • Episode 36: Are these catch calls identical plays?

    Episode 36: Are these catch calls identical plays?
    Jan 22 2026
    Can one be a catch and the other an interception?
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    25 mins
  • Episode 35: All quiet on the playoff front

    Episode 35: All quiet on the playoff front
    Jan 16 2026
    A look at the Wild Card Playoffs and the Quarterfinal and Semifinal bowl games
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    25 mins
  • Episode 34: Bernie Kukar

    Episode 34: Bernie Kukar
    Jan 13 2026
    3-time Super Bowl referee Bernie Kukar is our guest this week
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    25 mins
  • Episode 33: The game that wouldn't end

    Episode 33: The game that wouldn't end
    Jan 6 2026
    The Sugar Bowl had the longest second in sports in recent memory
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    25 mins
  • Episode 32: There's so much football that's footballing

    Episode 32: There's so much football that's footballing
    Dec 30 2025
    As the NFL season wraps up, we take a look at how playoff assignments take shape
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    25 mins
  • Episode 31: Is replay over-officiating the play?

    Episode 31: Is replay over-officiating the play?
    Dec 16 2025
    On this episode of the 1st & 25 podcast, we took a closer look at the standards for replay reviews and how, in some unusual rulings, it seems as if we are getting some overly officious rulings. We also discussed the “fourth quarter” of the officiating season at the NFL and the upper college levels, being extra vigilant for pregame activity, an ejection for contacting an official, and how a new rule has some people saying we need to nerf the kicking balls. This week’s discussion included Ben Austro, Mark Schultz, Chris Seubert, and Pat Weber.
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    25 mins
  • Episode 30: 'Go slow'

    Episode 30: 'Go slow'
    Dec 10 2025
    Plus, packing up after the season is done and another Hall of Fame snub
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    25 mins
  • Episode 29: Handing off the white hat after injury

    Episode 29: Handing off the white hat after injury
    Dec 2 2025
    Plus, reining in a game that gets out in front of the crew
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    25 mins