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Richard takes a solo show journey to wrap up the Brendan Sorsby saga now that the Texas Tech quarterback has announced his intention to enter the NFL’s supplemental draft and effectively end a sports betting saga that included dueling lawsuits, seething administrators/coaches, and state politicians getting into a tit-for-tat.

-What does the whole affair tell us about the status of Cody Campbell’s team ownership?

-Did Tech author its own demise?

-How Brett Yormark comes out looking the best out of every admin.

-What’s the recourse if you’re just over following lawsuits?

-Also … Sorsby’s gonna get taken by a team, right?

Producer: Anthony Vito

As the season gets closer and closer, the hypotheticals start to inch closer to reality. Will the good vibes that your favorite team captured this offseason actually pan out, or will it only lead to disappointment? Is the current situation with your coaching staff or roster getting any better? This internal monologuing can snowball into the dreaded sports anxiety.

So we asked you the listener, to spell out your anxieties about your favorite team so that we can analyze whether they’re substantiated or whether you’re just mostly being a impatient for the season to come. In this episode we cover:

* 07:56 Boston College

* 11:28 Cal

* 14:00 Duke

* 16:01 Georgia Tech

* 18:09 Louisville

* 22:32 North Carolina

* 23:30 Pitt

* 25:00 Stanford

* 27:01 Virginia Tech

* 33:02 Arizona

* 35:23 Iowa State

* 37:37 BYU

* 43:41 Texas Tech

* 52:16 Michigan State

* 58:48 Penn State

Producer: Anthony Vito

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Transfer portal season is over. The actual college football season is almost here. With the dust (probably) settled on everyone’s roster, Richard and Alex pick through dozens of portal classes and highlight 26 players who are sliding into situations worth tracking in 2026. This episode is NOT just a recitation of the highest-ranked transfers, but a deeper examination of who’s being relied on to fill major holes, who’s propping up a hot-seated coach, and who’s just going to be plain old fun to watch. We cover new players going to:

* 11:55: Texas

* 13:50: Nebraska

* 16:51: Miami

* 19:49: Clemson

* 22:27: Oregon

* 24:12: James Madison

* 27:01: Ohio State

* 29:56: Washington

* 36:06: LSU

* 42:31: Oklahoma

* 47:55: Texas Tech

* 51:43: Florida State

* 54:34: Cal

* 56:59: Baylor

* 58:49: Miami University

* 1:02:22: Michigan

* 1:03:04: Wisconsin

Producer: Anthony Vito

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For $10 a month (or you can get a free month with an annual subscription), subscribers get about twice as many Split Zone Duo podcasts, as well as our coach carousel reporting, deep dives on college football history, Q&A opportunities, and many more goodies as we think of them. You also help keep this show independent and ensure we’re making a podcast that puts our listeners, not anyone else, first.