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False Start - College Football Podcast

False Start - College Football Podcast

Written by: John Buhler and Cody Williams
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A college football podcast for everyone... and everyone else.

John Buhler and Cody Williams break down the biggest and littlest college football stories every week to bring the joy of this dumb, beautiful sport to every fan and could-be fan. © 2026 False Start - College Football Podcast
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  • Episode 245: Lane Kiffin Rolling at LSU, Arthur Smith to Ohio State, Mensah-Duke Drama, Placating Notre Dame
    Jan 27 2026

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    Lane Kiffin is living up to his Portal King moniker at LSU, Darian Mensah-Duke-Miami drama is continuing, and Dabo Swinney cooked Ole Miss and Pete Golding. Cody Williams breaks down all the transfer portal trappings with John Buhler getting a well-deserved break. He also looks at Notre Dame getting favorable treatment in the CFB Playoff, Arthur Smith taking over as Ohio State’s offensive coordinator, Deion Sanders fining players, critiques a way-too-early Top 25 rankings, and finally talks about jersey patches coming to college football.

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    34 mins
  • Episode 244: False Start goes into the Upside Down, Recapping the 2025-26 CFB season with a little help from Stranger Things
    Jan 22 2026

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    Friends don't lie!

    On today's episode of False Start, John Buhler (Lead Writer, FanSided) and Cody Williams (Content Director, FanSided.com) go into the Upside Down in and around Hawkins, Indiana to attempt to explain what the hell happened in the 2025-26 college football season.

    Whether it is a playoff simulation without Indiana or Miami being a part of it, heroes we loved but did not make it out okay in the end, it is all there in this Stranger Things episode.

    So make sure you've got enough aerosol for four pumps of that Farrah Fawcett spray, grab an Eggo, and make your way to the pull-out couch because this is False Start!

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    1 hr and 31 mins
  • Three Yards and a Cloud of Punt: CFP National Championship Reactions! Indiana caps off historic season, Miami left wondering what happened...
    Jan 20 2026

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    We just might be living in a simulation?!

    The Indiana Hoosiers just went 16-0 en route to their first national championship in program history.

    On today's episode of False Start, John Buhler (Lead Writer, FanSided) and Cody Williams (Content Director, FanSided.com) reacted to Indiana's 27-21 win over Miami in the national title bout.

    The guys had thoughts about Fernando Mendoza and Curt Cignetti, as well as on Carson Beck and the rest of Mario Cristobal's team.

    Smoke 'em through the filter if you got 'em because this is False Start!

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    42 mins
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