The brothers close 2019 by recapping the College Football semifinals before reviewing December coaching moves and previewing the New Year's day bowl games. They then wrap up with some National Title Game trivia and breakdown LSU vs. Clemson.Happy New Years!

Rivalry Radio: A College Football Podcast

Semifinals recap & New Year's bowls + Title game preview

The regular season is over, which means it's time for everyone's favorite postseason activity - checking in on the coaching carousel! By first, the brothers open by looking back on the power-5 conference title games and the teams that are bound for the playoffs. They wrap up with a look to the final rivalry game of the year, Army-Navy. Can Steven finally go a perfect three-for-three on Rivalry of the Week trivia?

Conference champs and coaching moves

The season may be over for some of our listeners' (and one of the brother's) teams, but it's bowl season for most of us, conference championship season for the lucky of us, and playoff debating season for all of us! The brothers open by recapping week 14's games and looking at the season's biggest over and underachievers for each power-5 conference, then debate which playoff hopefuls can and should get to the postseason, and wrap up by predicting conference title game outcomes.Enjoy!

Week 14 Recap + Championship Week Preview

The brothers are joined by a special guest on this Thanksgiving week episode - their  sister Heather. Together, they break down week 13 results from across the country, play a round of rivalry of the week trivia with the Wisconsin - Minnesota game, make their week 14 picks, and ask Heather to settle the greatest rivalry of them all, who is the better brother.Happy Thanksgiving!

Week 13 Recap, Week 14 Preview

The brothers open by looking back on the what they learned around the country in week 12, then revisit one of their first preseason topics and rank Texas' 12 college football programs, before wrapping up with some Rivalry of the Week Trivia for Cal-Stanford, The Big Game, and week 14 picks against the spread.Enjoy!

Week 12 Recap + Week 14 Preview

The bros open by recapping the best games of week 11 and taking a loot at the conference races that are still in the air, then play some rivalry trivia and preview Auburn - Georgia, the Deep South's Oldest Rivalry, and four other week 12 games between ranked teams. 

College Football Week 11 Recap + Week 12 Preview

The bros look back on the best games of week 10 (Including the rise of the non-power 5 Teams); discuss who Florida State should hire to replace Willie Taggart; predict whether a handful of 4-win teams will go bowling (Oregon State, TCU, Michigan State, Tennessee, and UNC); talk CFB Playoff rankings and who would be our top 4 in, our first 2 out, and one team that won't be in the top-6 tomorrow but will be in the playoffs come the postseason; then  wrap by picking week 11 games and playing a game of Rivalry of the Week trivia with the Minnesota - Penn State rivalry.Enjoy!

Week 10 recap + Week 11 Preview

Holy smokes, what a great month for college football October was! The brothers open by recapping the biggest games - and upsets - from Halloween weekend, then look ahead and circle the can't-miss games of November on their calendars (34:20), pass some midseason grades on 2019's offseason coaching hires (34:18), and wrap with some Rivalry of the Week Trivia on "The World's Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party," Florida-Georgia, and preview other top week 10 games (45:45).Teams covered this week: Clemson, Ohio State, Wisconsin, Michigan, Notre Dame, Minnesota, Oklahoma, Kansas State, Texas, TCU, Texas Tech, Kansas, Oregon, Washington State, Utah, Washington, USC, Auburn, LSU, Missouri, Louisville, Akron, Miami, Central Michigan, Florida, Georgia, SMU, Memphis

Week 9 Recap + Week 10 Preview

The bros take a conference-by-conference look at week 8's biggest games and lessons, then dive into at a month of questionable headlines (34:27), before wrapping the show with Rivalry of the Week trivia looking at the Auburn-LSU "Tiger Bowl" and previewing a couple of week 9's biggest contests (44:20).Teams discussed: Virginia Tech, North Carolina, Wake Forest, Kansas, Texas, Baylor, Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Utah, Oregon, Arizona State, Cal, Stanford, Missouri, Vanderbilt, Arkansas, Alabama, Tennessee, LSU, Auburn, SMU, Texas A&M, Ohio State

Week 8 Recap + Week 9 Preview

The brothers open by recapping week 7's biggest games, then discuss the country's "Second-String Heisman's" - the best players from each conference who aren't on the Heisman watch lists, and wrap up with some Rivalry of the Week Trivia for Alabama-Tennessee and Week 8 picks.

Week 7 Recap + Week 8 Preview

We're roughly halfway through the football season, which means it's a perfect time to look back at those preseason expectations and see who has delivered and who has disappointed. But first, the brothers open by breaking down a handful of significant week 6 games.At 22:15, the the brothers reevaluate their preseason picks for power 5 conference title contenders. How have the original picks fared, who are the new favorites to win the Power 5 leagues, and who are the midseason playoff favorites?At 46:13, it's Rivalry of the Week time! Kenny tries to stump Steven, a professed childhood Longhorn fan, on Red River Rivalry trivia. The brothers then make picks on a handful of week 7's biggest games.Teams discussed: Auburn, Florida, SMU, Tulsa, Stanford, Washington, Iowa, Michigan, Texas Tech, Oklahoma State, Oklahoma, Iowa State, Baylor, Utah, Washington State, Oregon, Clemson, Miami, UNC, Ohio State, Wisconsin, Penn State, Alabama, Georgia, LSU, Notre Dame, Hawai'i, Boise State, Wake Forest

Week 6 Recap + Week 7 Preview

The brothers open with the news of the day - California's new law that allows college athletes to profit from their likeness. It's almost certainly good for athletes, but is it good for college football?At 12:25, the bros break down one big Week 5 game from each of the Power 5 conferences.At 35:20, Kenny provides some sports therapy to Steven, whose realized his team won't win a conference title this year.At 39:30, it's Rivalry of the Week trivia! Kenny tries to stump Steven with trivia for the Air Force - Navy game, featuring two of the three teams that play for the Commander In Chief Trophy.Beginning at 46:00, the brothers close by picking against the spread on a handful of Week 6's biggest games.Teams discussed: Texas A&M, Arkansas, Arizona State, Cal, Clemson, UNC, Iowa State, Baylor, Wisconsin, Northwestern, Texas Tech, Air Force, Navy, Iowa, Michigan, Auburn, Florida, Michigan State, Ohio State, Oregon, Texas, West Virginia, Virginia Tech, Miami

Week 5 Recap + Week 6 Preview

The PAC-12 got drunk and the brothers are here to break down the action and give the league a friendly pep talk about avoiding self-destructive behavior. The bros then tackle some questionable headlines inspired by Mike Leach, Kevin Sumlin, and Pat Fitzgerald. The episode closes out with some Rivalry of the Week Trivia focused on the Battle for the Brass Spittoon (Michigan State - Indiana), previews for a handful of week five's biggest games, and some questions from the listeners.Teams featured in this episode: USC, Utah, Auburn, Texas A&M, Wisconsin, Michigan, Pittsburgh, UCF, Texas, Oklahoma State, Georgia, Notre Dame, UCLA, Washington State, Michigan State, Indiana, Arizona State, California, Washington, Virginia, Penn State, Maryland.

Week 4 Recap + Week 5 Preview

Who needs ranked contests to have great games? Week 3 delivered a number of nail biters that helped define the college football conference pecking order.Hosts Kenny and Steven open by looking back at week 3's best games (Penn St. - Pitt, Arizona St. - Michigan St., Iowa - Iowa St., Maryland - Temple, USC - BYU, Florida - Kentucky, Kansas St. - Mississippi St., Washington St. - Houston, Arizona - Texas Tech, & UCF - Stanford).At 38:20, they rank the the 10 FBS conferences and debate which Star Wars movie each conference would be, because of course they did (What's the CFB equivalent of "Han shot first?").And at 1:15:00, they play a round of Rivalry of the Week Trivia with TCU - SMU --- the Battle for the Iron Skillet! Then preview this and four other games and pick against the spreads (Michigan - Wisconsin, Auburn - Texas A&M, Notre Dame - Georgia, and Oklahoma State - Texas).

Week 3 Recap + Week 4 Preview

The 2019 college football season is only two weeks old and it's already given us some doozies. Brothers Kenny and Steven break down the top games of week two: Army-Michigan, Clemson-TAMU, FSU-ULM, LSU-tu, UNC-Miami, Maryland-Syracuse, Nebraska-Colorado, OSU-Cincinnati, & Cal-Washington.They then play a round of "Brothers Grimm," where they share what scares them most and ask how scared nine teams should be after two weeks of play: TAMU, FSU, Tennessee, Michigan, tu, UCLA, Michigan St, Miss. St, & Minnesota.The show wraps with Rivalry of the Week Trivia about Iowa and Iowa State, the corn-loving CyHawk trophy contestants, and previews eight additional week three games: FSU-Virginia, Texas Tech-Arizona, ASU-Michigan St, UNC-WF, OU-UCLA, Wash St-Houston, Stanford-UCF, Kansas St-Mississippi St.

Week 2 Recap + Week 3 Preview

Who needs Ohio State vs. Michigan when you can have Cain vs. Abel? Brothers Kenny and Steven Ryan bring their playful sibling rivalry to analysis of the latest news and trends in college football. Covering the ACC, Big 10, Big 12, Pac-12, SEC, Group of Five, and Independent FBS programs, Rivalry Radio offers an entertaining look at everything college football on a weekly basis.

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Rivalry Radio: A College Football Podcast

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