Alex Kirshner joins Godfrey to round-up a bye-laden week that saw Oregon and Utah DO GOOD GOOD PLAYOFF CALIBER FOOTBALL THINGS. Seriously, they belong in the conversation now. Also Georgia beat Florida on third down and also on the scoring more

The End... Again?

Apr 23rd, 2020 53m 30s

Godfrey's back, Richard's leaving and we're not sure about much else. Oh also the NFL Draft is this week.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

PAPN Talks: App State’s Shawn Clark on maintaining a winner

Apr 9th, 2020 50m 3s

Richard and Alex talk with new Appalachian State head coach Shawn Clark about the unique way the Mountaineers have continued their success as an FCS power to become a Group of 5 elite. The group discusses how App State evaluates and recruits, h

UAB’s Bill Clark on coaching through chaos (and more!)

Apr 2nd, 2020 46m 17s

Richard and Alex talk with UAB head coach Bill Clark, who led the Blazers through a program shutdown and prolonged uncertainty a few years ago, about what it’s like to run a team through the COVID-19 pandemic. They also talk about defensive the

#AskPAPN: Anyone wanna talk about college football?

Mar 26th, 2020 1h 35m

Alex and Richard take your questions in a mega ASK grab bag about COVID-19's ongoing impact on college football, but also a bunch of questions that have nothing to do with the coronavirus and a few at the end that aren’t strictly about football

What happens to college sports after COVID-19?

Mar 19th, 2020 56m 33s

Richard and Alex talk to Matt Brown, proprietor of the Extra Points newsletter and longtime college sports person for SB Nation. Matt spends a lot of time covering college athletic finances, so he joined the show to talk about how programs and

How colorful is your college football team?

Mar 12th, 2020 54m 15s

Alex and Richard are joined by Ced Funches to talk about the world of college football logo design. Yes, the press releases are banal and sometimes too bogged down in marketing speak, but there’s a lot more that goes into creating a program’s v

It's time to go to Klass about quarterbacks

Mar 5th, 2020 1h 11m

Richard and Alex are joined by Derrik Klassen, of Rotoworld and Football Outsiders to talk about quarterback play.What makes a “big arm” so big? Have some of the best QBs in history ruined what we think about mechanics? And lightning round ele

PAPN goes to the NFL Combine

Feb 27th, 2020 47m 45s

Oh, you thought we were an NFL show before? You ain’t heard nothin’ yet. Richard and Alex Kirshner are joined by Charles McDonald of the New York Daily News to talk about the Combine that you do see and the Combine that you don’t.Learn more ab

A conversation with the 2019 Piesman Winner and #AskPAPN

Feb 20th, 2020 1h

Richard and special guest Ryan Nanni travel to Culver-Stockton College to talk to Andrew Rupcich, winner of the 2019 Piesman Trophy, about the play that won him the crystal pie. They then take your questions about the NCAA possibly granting eve

Let's talk about a former Idaho player who decided to rob a bank

Feb 14th, 2020 58m 24s

Richard has a conversation with Nate Scott of USA Today sports about his true crime podcast called “The Sneak” (which you should listen to right after this episode).Once that’s out of the way, Nate regales us with tales of Tulane’s football re

#AskPAPN: What does Michigan State do now? And Signing Day questions galore

Feb 6th, 2020 1h 12m

Bud and Richard come to you on this legacy Signing Day wondering whether the early signing period is in fact too late. Do players care how bad your team is? Who will join the Blue Chip Ratio club next? In the wake of Mark Dantonio's retirement

The (Almost) All XFL Episode!

Jan 30th, 2020 1h 7m

Richard and Godfrey preview the BIG GAME LOL NOPE they're gonna scour the XFL rosters (debuting next week!) for the most college football friendly rooting interests possible. The official PAPN XFL team will surprise you. It surprised us.Learn

#AskPAPN: USC is still a mess, Auburn is still changing play-callers

Jan 24th, 2020 49m 1s

Richard and Godfrey dive into some offseason #AskPAPN, featuring fun and weirdness with North Dakota State, Boise State, Auburn, Ole Miss, Kent State and why your coach should ABSOLUTELY agree to be interviewed on this show. (NOTE: Some audio i

PAPN goes to AFCA

Jan 17th, 2020 51m 26s

Richard, Bud and Godfrey are huddled in a bachelorette party themed hotel room to talk about weird rumors they heard while drinking with football coaches in a former country music theme park. This is all very normal.Learn more about your ad ch

Emergency Conference Call: Mississippi State hires Mike Leach

Jan 9th, 2020 41m 36s

When news broke that Mike Leach (and not Billy Napier, Steve Sarkisian, Todd Grantham, or a number of other possible hires) was getting the Mississippi State job, Godfrey and Richard hopped on the phone with Banner Society colleagues Brian Floy

PAPN: Oh Look, It's Baylor, Mississippi State, the NFL and MORE Silly Season

Jan 9th, 2020 55m 11s

Richard and Godfrey pick apart Mississippi State's firing of Joe Moorhead, the timing of its next hire and what Baylor will do after Matt Rhule. There's also some suggestions for the Pac-12 and CBS to start dating, FSU's great assistant hires a

A PAPN New Year: Ohio State's TV ratings, Kentucky's ascendance and 'Harbaugh Or'

Jan 2nd, 2020 1h 22m

Godfrey is joined by noted Twitter user and Banner Society EIC Ryan Nanni to discuss the playoff, the good bowls, the bad bowls and TV ratings. New year, new me? Hell no, we're gonna talk length about K State and Louisville instead of Clemson a

It's a Wonderful #AskPAPN, Part 2

Dec 26th, 2019 49m 16s

Hope you're good and sluggish from all that holiday'in. Richard, Bud and Godfrey wanna figure out if Wisconsin can run the triple option while Army and Navy go shotgun. Also how screwed is USC's recruiting? Why cant' UCF close the gap in Florid

It's a Wonderful #AskPAPN, Part 1

Dec 23rd, 2019 50m 5s

Richard and Bud join Godfrey for the first of two #AskPAPN installments to help ease your holiday travels. Is Paul Johnson coming back to coaching? How bad is Georgia's offense, really? Will Barry Odom throw shade at Missouri recruiting for Ark

BOWL SEASON STARTS NOW! (It's not great but we'll get through it)

Dec 19th, 2019 48m 47s

Bud, Richard and Godfrey plow through the entire bowl slate and uh, well... it's football. At least some of it. Helping things out is a very intriguing 2/3 match in the playoff, so we spend a lot time trying to figure out how to feel about Clem

CROOTMAS COMES EARLY! Your Early Signing Day Guide

Dec 18th, 2019 44m

Bud joins Godfrey to break down the trends, winners and surprises of Early Signing Day. Spoiler: It might as well just be the actual National Signing Day. All the power programs you expect are doing quite well - Clemson, Alabama, LSU, etc. - bu

All Silly Season: Lane Kiffin, Mike Norvell, and YESSIR SAM DAMN PITTMAN

Dec 10th, 2019 50m 49s

Richard and Godfrey recap, explain and pick apart the searches that finished up over the weekend and the variety of jobs still left open. Oh, and the NFL hasn't ended yet, so don't act like this mess is ending anytime soon.Learn more about you

The Selection Sunday Hurry-Up: Let's Start Narrative Building

Dec 9th, 2019 43m 4s

Godfrey, Richard, and Alex Kirshner sit down to discuss the semifinal pairings and the rest of the New Year's 6 games, including what Memphis might do in a transition period, who should be happiest they didn't grab the fourth playoff spot, what

Week 15 Tasting Menu: Of Course We Knew We'd Be Discussing Baylor And Not Alabama This Week

Dec 5th, 2019 1h 31m

Godfrey, Richard and Bud close out the 2019 Tasting Menu with a lengthy, well-rounded trip through 1. Actual football games, 2. Tons of coaching news and rumors and 3. Playoff conjecture galore. Everything and anything is a topic this week. Enj