Podcast of Champions - Big Ten Football Podcast

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Transcribed - Published: 18 March 2025

In this episode of the Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods are back to talk about spring football being just around the corner in the Big Ten. Spring football kicked off this week for the Boilermakers with new Purdue head football coach Barry Odom and other programs will be starting their allotment of 15 practices in the coming days and weeks. The fellas also discuss Big Ten Media Days moving to Las Vegas this year, maybe the greatest move in the history of college football. Mark your calendars for July 22-24 and plan to come to Sin City and Ryan and Dave promise they will buy you a beer. While conference realignment likely will be paused after the new ACC deal with Florida State and Clemson, it does set up for fireworks in 2030 when the Big Ten's media deal comes up and the exit fees for the ACC go way down. As usual Ryan and Dave end the podcast answering listener emails and questions from the YouTube chat. Bet all the B1G games on MyBookie! Use promocode POC for up to a 100% deposit bonus! For the video simulcasts of our POC please subscribe to your YouTube channel! Please subscribe, give the POC a five-star rating and post a review on Apple Podcasts! Send us a text or leave us a voicemail by texting or calling (424) 532-0678 or you can email us at [email protected]. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Transcribed - Published: 5 March 2025

In this episode of the Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods are back to talk about the start of the long Big Ten offseason. The fellas discuss the big news of Ohio State offensive coordinator Chip Kelly moving on to the NFL, and Matt Rhule opting out of a spring game due to "tampering." As usual Ryan and Dave end the podcast answering listener emails and questions from the YouTube chat. Bet all the B1G games on MyBookie! Use promocode POC for up to a 100% deposit bonus! For the video simulcasts of our POC please subscribe to your YouTube channel! Please subscribe, give the POC a five-star rating and post a review on Apple Podcasts! Send us a text or leave us a voicemail by texting or calling (424) 532-0678 or you can email us at [email protected]. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Transcribed - Published: 4 February 2025

In this episode of the Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods are back to (finally) recap Ohio State's victory over Notre Dame in the College Football Playoff. The guys breakdown the game from the impressive 10 minute touchdown drive for the Fighting Irish to start the game, and the even more impressive answer by the Buckeyes who scored four-straight touchdowns to take a 28-7 lead out of the gate. The guys talk about OSU's domination throughout the playoffs, bouncing back after the crushing loss to rival Michigan. At the time there were calls for head coach Ryan Day to be fired, but our Ryan talked about the funniest scenario being the Buckeyes losing to Michigan and then winning the national championship, something that nearly happened two years ago. Well this season it did happen and most of those Ohio State fans that wanted Day fired are now celebrating the team's first title in a decade. Heading into the long offseason, the guys talk about a major coordinator move, with OSU defensive coordinator Jim Knowles signing a record $3.1 million annual contract to become Penn State's new DC. As usual Ryan and Dave end the podcast answering listener emails and questions from the YouTube chat. For the video simulcasts of our POC please subscribe to your YouTube channel! Please subscribe, give the POC a five-star rating and post a review on Apple Podcasts! Send us a text or leave us a voicemail by texting or calling (424) 532-0678 or you can email us at [email protected]. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Transcribed - Published: 28 January 2025

In this edition of the Podcast of Champions, Dave and Ryan connect remotely (due to Ryan taking a spur of the moment trip to Southeast Asia for the second time in seven months) to recap the College Football Semifinals and preview the national championship game between Ohio State and Notre Dame. The fellas talk about the great season for Penn State, which lost to Notre Dame by 3 in one semifinal, and then the weird Ohio State/Texas game, which easily could have swung against the Buckeyes. They then preview the national title game, with the Buckeyes an 8.5-point favorite over the Fighting Irish. Bet all the B1G games on MyBookie! Use promocode POC for up to a 100% deposit bonus! For the video simulcasts of our POC please subscribe to your YouTube channel! Please subscribe, give the POC a five-star rating and post a review on Apple Podcasts! Send us a text or leave us a voicemail by texting or calling (424) 532-0678 or you can email us at [email protected]. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Transcribed - Published: 20 January 2025

In this episode of the Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods are back to recap the Duke's Mayo Bowl where Virginia Tech faced off against Minnesota. Head coach PJ Fleck was doused with mayonnaise after the Golden Gophers took down the Hokies 24-10 in Charlotte. The guys then preview both games from the College Football Playoff Semifinals, where Ohio State takes on Texas and Penn State faces off against Notre Dame. There is the potential to be an all-Big Ten finals in the first ever expanded CFP, as the Buckeyes are nearly a touchdown favorite over the Longhorns and the Nittany Lions are a 1.5 point underdog to the Fighting Irish. As usual Ryan and Dave end the podcast answering listener emails and questions from the YouTube chat. Bet all the B1G games on MyBookie! Use promocode POC for up to a 100% deposit bonus! For the video simulcasts of our POC please subscribe to your YouTube channel! Please subscribe, give the POC a five-star rating and post a review on Apple Podcasts! Send us a text or leave us a voicemail by texting or calling (424) 532-0678 or you can email us at [email protected]. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Transcribed - Published: 8 January 2025

In this episode of the Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods are back to recap the SIX Big Ten bowl/playoff games from this week, including Ohio State whomping Oregon in the Rose Bowl and Penn State outclassing Boise State in the Fiesta Bowl. The guys also preview the next bowl game on the slate: Minnesota vs. Virginia Tech in the Duke's Mayo Bowl. As usual Ryan and Dave end the podcast answering listener emails and questions from the YouTube chat. Bet all the B1G games on MyBookie! Use promocode POC for up to a 100% deposit bonus! For the video simulcasts of our POC please subscribe to your YouTube channel! Please subscribe, give the POC a five-star rating and post a review on Apple Podcasts! Send us a text or leave us a voicemail by texting or calling (424) 532-0678 or you can email us at [email protected]. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Transcribed - Published: 3 January 2025

In this episode of the Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods are back to recap the three post-Christmas bowl games with Rutgers losing a heartbreaker to Kansas State, USC coming from behind to beat Texas A&M and Nebraska holding on to take down Boston College in Yankees Stadium. The guys also preview the next round of bowl games for New Year's with Iowa, Michigan, Washington. Illinois and Minnesota all in action. They also will preview and pick the quarterfinals of the College Football Playoffs with Penn State facing off against Boise State in the Fiesta Bowl on New Year's Eve and Ohio State getting a rematch against Oregon in the Rose Bowl on New Year's Day As usual Ryan and Dave end the podcast answering listener emails and questions from the YouTube chat. Bet all the B1G games on MyBookie! Use promocode POC for up to a 100% deposit bonus! For the video simulcasts of our POC please subscribe to your YouTube channel! Please subscribe, give the POC a five-star rating and post a review on Apple Podcasts! Send us a text or leave us a voicemail by texting or calling (424) 532-0678 or you can email us at [email protected]. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Transcribed - Published: 30 December 2024

In this episode of the Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods recap the first round of Playoff games from Indiana, Penn State, and Ohio State. The fellas then also talk about the other bowl games for the Big Ten, including Rutgers vs. Kansas State in the Rate Bowl, USC vs. Texas A&M in the Vegas Bowl, and Nebraska vs. Boston College in the Pinstripe Bowl. As usual Ryan and Dave end the podcast answering listener emails and questions from the YouTube chat. Bet all the B1G games on MyBookie! Use promocode POC for up to a 100% deposit bonus! For the video simulcasts of our POC please subscribe to your YouTube channel! Please subscribe, give the POC a five-star rating and post a review on Apple Podcasts! Send us a text or leave us a voicemail by texting or calling (424) 532-0678 or you can email us at [email protected]. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Transcribed - Published: 23 December 2024

In this episode of the Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods preview the Big Ten in opening round action in the CFP. Indiana kicks things off on Friday with the Battle for Indiana against Notre Dame. On Saturday, Penn State takes on SMU, while Ohio State tilts against Tennessee. As usual Ryan and Dave end the podcast answering listener emails and questions from the YouTube chat. Bet all the B1G games on MyBookie! Use promocode POC for up to a 100% deposit bonus! For the video simulcasts of our POC please subscribe to your YouTube channel! Please subscribe, give the POC a five-star rating and post a review on Apple Podcasts! Send us a text or leave us a voicemail by texting or calling (424) 532-0678 or you can email us at [email protected]. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Transcribed - Published: 18 December 2024

In this episode of the Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods recap the 45-37 win for Oregon in the Big Ten title game against Penn State. The fellas also talk about bowl season, with four Big Ten teams heading to the Playoff. As usual Ryan and Dave end the podcast answering listener emails and questions from the YouTube chat. Bet all the B1G games on MyBookie! Use promocode POC for up to a 100% deposit bonus! For the video simulcasts of our POC please subscribe to your YouTube channel! Please subscribe, give the POC a five-star rating and post a review on Apple Podcasts! Send us a text or leave us a voicemail by texting or calling (424) 532-0678 or you can email us at [email protected]. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Transcribed - Published: 13 December 2024

In this episode of the Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods recap the TEN week 14 games in the Big Ten, including Michigan's epic 13-10 win over No. 2 Ohio State in The Game. We also recap No. 1 Oregon's blowout win over Washington in their rivalry game. In non-conference action, USC fell to Notre Dame, while UCLA closed strong to beat Fresno State to end the season. We also recap Minnesota beating Wisconsin, Iowa declining to offense at all against Nebraska and still winning, Illinois winning a tight one against Northwestern, Rutgers blowing out Michigan State, and Purdue being sacrificed at the altar of Cignetti. The guys also preview the B1G Championship Game between No. 1 Oregon and No. 4 Penn State. As usual Ryan and Dave end the podcast answering listener emails and questions from the YouTube chat. Bet all the B1G games on MyBookie! Use promocode POC for up to a 100% deposit bonus! For the video simulcasts of our POC please subscribe to your YouTube channel! Please subscribe, give the POC a five-star rating and post a review on Apple Podcasts! Send us a text or leave us a voicemail by texting or calling (424) 532-0678 or you can email us at [email protected]. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Transcribed - Published: 3 December 2024

In this episode of the Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods preview the TEN week 14 games in the Big Ten, including rivalry matchups between Oregon and Washington in a nightcap and Michigan and Ohio State in the 9 a.m. slot. We'll also preview non-conference matchups for USC, against Notre Dame, and UCLA, against Fresno State. In other conference action, Minnesota takes on Wisconsin, Nebraska travels to Iowa, Illinois plays Northwestern, Rutgers matches up against Michigan State, and Purdue does whatever it does on the road at Indiana. As usual Ryan and Dave end the podcast answering listener emails and questions from the YouTube chat. Bet all the B1G games on MyBookie! Use promocode POC for up to a 100% deposit bonus! For the video simulcasts of our POC please subscribe to your YouTube channel! Please subscribe, give the POC a five-star rating and post a review on Apple Podcasts! Send us a text or leave us a voicemail by texting or calling (424) 532-0678 or you can email us at [email protected]. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Transcribed - Published: 27 November 2024

In this episode of the Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods recap the eight week 13 games in the Big Ten, including the win for No. 2 Ohio State over No. 5 Indiana. We'll also recap the crosstown showdown between UCLA and USC. On Friday night, Purdue and Michigan State kicked things off, with the Spartans winning and hanging onto their hopes of bowl eligibility. No. 25 Illinois won a wild and crazy one against Rutgers, and we'll also recap No. 4 Penn State's treacherous trip to Minnesota. Rounding out the action, Iowa traveled to Maryland, Northwestern traveled to Michigan, and Wisconsin and Nebraska fought to see who will emerge as a bowl team from the game. The guys also discuss how chaos in the other Power Four conferences helped the Big Ten in the College Football Playoffs landscape. As usual Ryan and Dave end the podcast answering listener emails and questions from the YouTube chat. Bet all the B1G games on MyBookie! Use promocode POC for up to a 100% deposit bonus! For the video simulcasts of our POC please subscribe to your YouTube channel! Please subscribe, give the POC a five-star rating and post a review on Apple Podcasts! Send us a text or leave us a voicemail by texting or calling (424) 532-0678 or you can email us at [email protected]. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Transcribed - Published: 24 November 2024

In this episode of the Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods preview the eight week 13 games in the Big Ten, including the titanic matchup between No. 5 Indiana and No. 2 Ohio State. We'll also preview the crosstown showdown between UCLA and USC, with both teams scrapping for bowl eligibility. On Friday night, Purdue and Michigan State will kick things off for the weekend, with the Spartans hanging onto hope of bowl eligibility. In a pair of potentially dangerous road games, No. 25 Illinois travels to suddenly resurgent Rutgers, while No. 4 Penn State will have to take on a feisty Minnesota team in Minneapolis. Rounding out the action, Iowa travels to Maryland, Northwestern travels to Michigan, and Wisconsin and Nebraska fight to see who will emerge as a bowl team from the game. As usual Ryan and Dave end the podcast answering listener emails and questions from the YouTube chat. Bet all the B1G games on MyBookie! Use promocode POC for up to a 100% deposit bonus! For the video simulcasts of our POC please subscribe to your YouTube channel! Please subscribe, give the POC a five-star rating and post a review on Apple Podcasts! Send us a text or leave us a voicemail by texting or calling (424) 532-0678 or you can email us at [email protected]. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Transcribed - Published: 21 November 2024

In this episode of the Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods recap the seven Week 12 games in the Big Ten, including No. 1 Oregon's treacherous trip to Wisconsin that nearly turned into a loss. They also recap UCLA's loss to Washington, which saw the Huskies earn bowl eligibility. The guys also cover No. 2 Ohio State's systematic beatdown of Northwestern, while Illinois took care of business against Michigan State. No. 4 Penn State decimated Purdue, while Nebraska lost yet another one-score game on the road at USC. Finally, they'll talk about Rutgers picking up its sixth win against Maryland. As usual Ryan and Dave end the podcast answering listener emails and questions from the YouTube chat. Bet all the B1G games on MyBookie! Use promocode POC for up to a 100% deposit bonus! For the video simulcasts of our POC please subscribe to your YouTube channel! Please subscribe, give the POC a five-star rating and post a review on Apple Podcasts! Send us a text or leave us a voicemail by texting or calling (424) 532-0678 or you can email us at [email protected]. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Transcribed - Published: 18 November 2024

In this episode of the Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods preview the seven Week 12 games in the Big Ten, including No. 1 Oregon traveling to Wisconsin on Saturday night. We'll also preview UCLA heading to Washington, in a game that could be decisive for both teams in terms of bowl eligibility. Meanwhile, No. 2 Ohio State will take on Northwestern in Evanston, while Michigan State will travel to Illinois, needing the win to keep dreams of bowl eligibility alive. No. 4 Penn State will be the latest top 10 team to decimate Purdue, while Nebraska will see if it can be the latest team to eke out a close win over USC in Los Angeles. Finally, we will preview Rutgers heading to Maryland, in another battle of teams fighting for bowl eligibility. As usual Ryan and Dave end the podcast answering listener emails and questions from the YouTube chat. Bet all the B1G games on MyBookie! Use promocode POC for up to a 100% deposit bonus! For the video simulcasts of our POC please subscribe to your YouTube channel! Please subscribe, give the POC a five-star rating and post a review on Apple Podcasts! Send us a text or leave us a voicemail by texting or calling (424) 532-0678 or you can email us at [email protected]. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Transcribed - Published: 14 November 2024

In this episode of the Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods recap the six Week 11 games in the Big Ten, including No. 8 Indiana surviving a scare at home against Michigan. We'll also recap UCLA's upset win over Iowa, as well as Minnesota dropping its first game in five weeks to Rutgers on the road. Meanwhile, No. 1 Oregon hosted Maryland, and despite some early struggles, pulled away for a comfortable, though not pretty, win. Washington went into State College and got trounced by No. 6 Penn State. Finally, Purdue was offered up at the altar to No. 2 Ohio State, with the Boilermakers failing to score a point and losing 45-0. As usual Ryan and Dave end the podcast answering listener emails and questions from the YouTube chat. Bet all the B1G games on MyBookie! Use promocode POC for up to a 100% deposit bonus! For the video simulcasts of our POC please subscribe to your YouTube channel! Please subscribe, give the POC a five-star rating and post a review on Apple Podcasts! Send us a text or leave us a voicemail by texting or calling (424) 532-0678 or you can email us at [email protected]. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Transcribed - Published: 11 November 2024

In this episode of the Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods preview the six Week 11 games in the Big Ten, including Washington's trip to No. 6 Penn State on Saturday evening. We also cover Iowa's Friday night trip to the Rose Bowl to take on a suddenly surging UCLA team. Minnesota will look to continue its winning streak on the road at Rutgers. The Killer Cignetti and the No. 8 Hoosiers will try to stay undefeated -- and get to ten wins -- against Michigan at home. Meanwhile, No. 1 Oregon will host Maryland, which has played terribly in two of its last three games. Finally, Purdue will be offered up at the altar to No. 2 Ohio State, with the Boilermakers a 38-point dog. As usual Ryan and Dave end the podcast answering listener emails and questions from the YouTube chat. Bet all the B1G games on MyBookie! Use promocode POC for up to a 100% deposit bonus! For the video simulcasts of our POC please subscribe to your YouTube channel! Please subscribe, give the POC a five-star rating and post a review on Apple Podcasts! Send us a text or leave us a voicemail by texting or calling (424) 532-0678 or you can email us at [email protected]. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Transcribed - Published: 7 November 2024

In this episode of the Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods recap the week ten games in the Big Ten, including Ohio State's 20-13 win over Penn State in Happy Valley. We also cover No. 1 Oregon and No. 13 Indiana exerting their dominance over the Michigan schools on the road. Minnesota continues to surge, with a convincing win over Illinois on the road. In unranked action, Iowa blew out Wisconsin, and Northwestern won the battle of the basement against Purdue. USC once again finished just one play away from a win against Washington, while UCLA held on against Nebraska for its second straight win. As usual Ryan and Dave end the podcast answering listener emails and questions from the YouTube chat. Bet all the B1G games on MyBookie! Use promocode POC for up to a 100% deposit bonus! For the video simulcasts of our POC please subscribe to your YouTube channel! Please subscribe, give the POC a five-star rating and post a review on Apple Podcasts! Send us a text or leave us a voicemail by texting or calling (424) 532-0678 or you can email us at [email protected]. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Transcribed - Published: 4 November 2024

In this episode of the Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods preview the week ten games in the Big Ten, with the big headliner the titanic clash between No. 4 Ohio State traveling to Happy Valley to take on No. 3 Penn State at 9 a.m. on Saturday. No. 1 Oregon and No. 13 Indiana have tricky road trips of their own, with the schools heading to Michigan to take on Michigan and Michigan State respectively. No. 24 Illinois will host a surging Minnesota, that just blew out Maryland at home and is looking for its first ranked win of the season. In unranked action, Iowa takes on Wisconsin, while Purdue will host Northwestern in a battle for the basement. USC takes on Washington in a Pac-12 rematch, while UCLA travels to Nebraska to see if it can get win No. 3 after a bye week. As usual Ryan and Dave end the podcast answering listener emails and questions from the YouTube chat. Bet all the B1G games on MyBookie! Use promocode POC for up to a 100% deposit bonus! For the video simulcasts of our POC please subscribe to your YouTube channel! Please subscribe, give the POC a five-star rating and post a review on Apple Podcasts! Send us a text or leave us a voicemail by texting or calling (424) 532-0678 or you can email us at [email protected]. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Transcribed - Published: 31 October 2024

In this episode of the Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods recap the week nine games in the Big Ten, which featured three top ten teams in action, and two of them receiving scares from their opponents. On Friday, Rutgers went to Los Angeles to take on USC, and it was all Trojans, with the game eventually ending in a comfortable blowout. Saturday, No. 3 Penn State and No. 4 Ohio State each received scares from Wisconsin and Nebraska respectively before ultimately prevailing. No. 20 Illinois proved to be no match for No. 1 Oregon, while Northwestern struggled to do much of anything against Iowa. Minnesota crushed Maryland, while Michigan proved to be a little too much for Jonathan Smith and the Spartans in year one. As always, the killer Cignetti continued to roll with a convincing win over Washington at home. As usual Ryan and Dave end the podcast answering listener emails and questions from the YouTube chat. Bet all the B1G games on MyBookie! Use promocode POC for up to a 100% deposit bonus! For the video simulcasts of our POC please subscribe to your YouTube channel! Please subscribe, give the POC a five-star rating and post a review on Apple Podcasts! Send us a text or leave us a voicemail by texting or calling (424) 532-0678 or you can email us at [email protected]. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Transcribed - Published: 28 October 2024

In this episode of the Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods preview the week nine games in the Big Ten, which features several intriguing matchups, headlined by a ranked-on-ranked tilt on Saturday. The action will get started on Friday at 8 p.m. with Rutgers traveling to USC to take on the Trojans. Both teams are coming off of a loss, with the Scarlet Knights dropping a home game to UCLA and USC losing to Maryland on the road. On Saturday at 9 a.m., Nebraska, fresh off a blowout loss to Indiana, heads to No. 4 Ohio State to take on the Buckeyes, while Washington heads to Bloomington to see if it can somehow stop No. 13 Indiana and the fighting Cignettis. At 12:30, we get our ranked-on-ranked matchup, with No. 20 Illinois, which controlled its home game against Michigan last week, traveling to No. 1 Oregon, which had no issues blowing out Purdue 35-0 last week on the road. Also at 12:30, Northwestern travels to Iowa and Maryland travels to Minnesota. In the evening slate at 4:30, No. 3 Penn State will face a real challenge on the road at Wisconsin, which has surged of late, while Michigan State will see if it can notch win No. 5 on the road at Michigan. As usual Ryan and Dave end the podcast answering listener emails and questions from the YouTube chat. Bet all the B1G games on MyBookie! Use promocode POC for up to a 100% deposit bonus! For the video simulcasts of our POC please subscribe to your YouTube channel! Please subscribe, give the POC a five-star rating and post a review on Apple Podcasts! Send us a text or leave us a voicemail by texting or calling (424) 532-0678 or you can email us at [email protected]. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Transcribed - Published: 24 October 2024

In this episode of the Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods recap the 7 games in the Big Ten conference for week eight that featured the buzzsaw that is Indiana football as the Hoosiers absolutely dismantled Nebraska 56-7. The action got started on Friday night with Oregon's trip to Purdue, shutting out the Boilermakers who scored 49 points the previous week. In the Saturday morning games we saw Indiana roll, Illinois take down Michigan in the only battle between ranked teams and UCLA getting a rare long travel victory, edging out Rutgers for the Bruins first Big Ten win. Later we saw Maryland rush the field after upsetting USC 29-28, Michigan State looking better at home against Iowa and Wisconsin bringing Northwestern back to reality. Dave went 5-2 in his picks and is back to .500 while Ryan dropped a bit going 3-4 but still 8 games above .500 overall. As usual Ryan and Dave end the podcast answering listener emails and questions from the YouTube chat. Bet all the B1G games on MyBookie! Use promocode POC for up to a 100% deposit bonus! For the video simulcasts of our POC please subscribe to your YouTube channel! Please subscribe, give the POC a five-star rating and post a review on Apple Podcasts! Send us a text or leave us a voicemail by texting or calling (424) 532-0678 or you can email us at [email protected]. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Transcribed - Published: 21 October 2024

In this episode of the Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods preview the 7 games in the Big Ten conference for week eight, including another ranked-on-ranked matchup with No. 24 Michigan coming off a bye on the road taking on No. 22 Illinois coming off that 50-49 overtime thriller. Both teams are 2-1 in conference play and need a victory to keep any hopes of making the conference championship game alive. Outside of that game in Champaign, the rest of the slate doesn't pack the punch that we saw last weekend. Friday night the hot Oregon Ducks will try to avoid a letdown on their long trip to face Purdue. Nebraska is 5-1 and could jump into the rankings with a win over No. 16 Indiana. UCLA is back on the road for one of the longest trips in the conference, taking on Rutgers in Piscataway. USC has a similar-length road trip taking on Maryland and Iowa heads to East Lansing to take on Michigan State. As usual Ryan and Dave end the podcast answering listener emails and questions from the YouTube chat. Bet all the B1G games on MyBookie! Use promocode POC for up to a 100% deposit bonus! For the video simulcasts of our POC please subscribe to your YouTube channel! Please subscribe, give the POC a five-star rating and post a review on Apple Podcasts! Send us a text or leave us a voicemail by texting or calling (424) 532-0678 or you can email us at [email protected]. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Transcribed - Published: 16 October 2024

In this episode of the Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods recap the 7 games in the Big Ten conference for week seven that featured a top-3 matchup between Big Ten blueblood Ohio State visiting the new kid on the block Oregon. The massive buildup to the game was warranted as the contest itself delivered all of the drama, excitement and huge plays by elite athletes for all 60 minutes. When the dust settled the Ducks were victorious but both teams came away looking like they can be national championship contenders. Penn State also showed it can be a contender with an exciting overtime win in the Coliseum against USC, Iowa put an absolute beatdown on Washington and Wisconsin made a statement blasting Rutgers by 5 touchdowns. on the road. Northwestern got the weekend off to a good start by dismantling Maryland on Friday night, Minnesota got a narrow win in the Rose Bowl nightcap and Illinois edged Purdue 50-49 in overtime. The guys were terrible picking games against the spread, with David going 2-5 and Ryan going 1-6, plus they update their Big Ten and mythical Pac-12 Power Rankings. As usual Ryan and Dave end the podcast answering listener emails and questions from the YouTube chat. Bet all the B1G games on MyBookie! Use promocode POC for up to a 100% deposit bonus! For the video simulcasts of our POC please subscribe to your YouTube channel! Please subscribe, give the POC a five-star rating and post a review on Apple Podcasts! Send us a text or leave us a voicemail by texting or calling (424) 532-0678 or you can email us at [email protected]. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Transcribed - Published: 14 October 2024

In this episode of the Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods preview the 7 games in the Big Ten conference for week seven, including a titanic clash between the No. 2 and No. 3 teams in the country. No. 2 Ohio State takes on No. 3 Oregon in Eugene, which figures to be a raucous environment. No. 4 Penn State also goes on the road to take on a wounded but dangerous USC team in the Coliseum. Washington heads east to see what it can accomplish against Iowa, while Minnesota heads west to see if it can keep its momentum going against UCLA. Wisconsin will see if it has found something on offense when it heads to Rutgers, and we'll get our first look at Illinois since the Penn State loss when it takes on Purdue. Friday, Maryland takes on Northwestern, which has had a bad start to conference play. As always, the fellas preview all the games and make their picks against the spread. Bet all the B1G games on MyBookie! Use promocode POC for up to a 100% deposit bonus! For the video simulcasts of our POC please subscribe to your YouTube channel! Please subscribe, give the POC a five-star rating and post a review on Apple Podcasts! Send us a text or leave us a voicemail by texting or calling (424) 532-0678 or you can email us at [email protected]. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Transcribed - Published: 9 October 2024

In this episode of the Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods recap the 8 games in the Big Ten conference for week six that featured a pair of top-11 teams losing on the road, a few of the conference front runners cruising to decisive wins and Indiana with another comfortable victory, becoming the first program in the Big Ten to reach bowl eligibility. Ohio State took Iowa out to the woodshed and the Buckeyes are making an argument that they should be considered the best team in the country. Oregon didn't play the cleanest game, but they cruised to a Friday night win over Michigan State in Eugene. Penn State was playing with its food a bit, but eventually put away UCLA in Happy Valley. Washington got revenge for the national championship game last season, securing the victory over Michigan in Seattle. Minnesota finally got a conference win and stormed the field after upsetting USC. Indiana went on the road and took care of business against Northwestern to start the season 6-0. Wisconsin got a bounce back win, hammering Purdue 52-6 and Nebraska doubled up Rutgers 14-7. The guys talk about their picks against the spread this week with Ryan going 4-3-1 and David 3-4-1 plus they update their Big Ten and mythical Pac-12 Power Rankings. As usual Ryan and Dave end the podcast answering listener emails and questions from the YouTube chat. Bet all the B1G games on MyBookie! Use promocode POC for up to a 100% deposit bonus! For the video simulcasts of our POC please subscribe to your YouTube channel! Please subscribe, give the POC a five-star rating and post a review on Apple Podcasts! Send us a text or leave us a voicemail by texting or calling (424) 532-0678 or you can email us at [email protected]. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Transcribed - Published: 7 October 2024

In this episode of the Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods preview the 8 games in the Big Ten conference for week six that includes a rematch of the national championship game between Michigan and Washington. The Wolverines are heading to Seattle to take on the Huskies and both teams look extremely different that the programs that met back in January. New head coaches, new quarterbacks, new rosters and UW is hoping for a new result following its disappointing loss to Rutgers last weekend. The action gets started Friday night with a Michigan State squad trying to bounce back from getting blown out by Ohio State with a tough trip to Oregon. The Saturday slate kicks off with UCLA at Penn State and Purdue at Wisconsin for the morning games. Next up Ohio State gets its toughest test when Iowa comes to Columbus plus Indiana at Northwestern and Rutgers at Nebraska. The nightcap has that Michigan at Washington game plus USC visiting Minnesota. This is the second full week of full Big Ten conference action, with every game being a conference matchup. The only two teams on byes this week are Illinois and Maryland. As always, the fellas preview all the games and make their picks against the spread. Bet all the B1G games on MyBookie! Use promocode POC for up to a 100% deposit bonus! For the video simulcasts of our POC please subscribe to your YouTube channel! Please subscribe, give the POC a five-star rating and post a review on Apple Podcasts! Send us a text or leave us a voicemail by texting or calling (424) 532-0678 or you can email us at [email protected]. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Transcribed - Published: 2 October 2024

In this episode of the Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods recap the 8 games in the Big Ten conference for week five featuring the only ranked on ranked matchup with No. 19 Illinois falling on the road to No. 9 Penn State. Rutgers also got a big win over Big Ten newcomer Washington, USC needed a second half comeback to take out Wisconsin, Oregon rolled over UCLA in the Rose Bowl, Michigan snuck by Minnesota while Ohio State, Nebraska and Indiana blew out Michigan State, Purdue and Maryland. The guys talk about their picks against the spread this week with Ryan going 7-1 and David 4-4 plus they update their Big Ten and mythical Pac-12 Power Rankings. As usual Ryan and Dave end the podcast answering listener emails and questions from the YouTube chat. Bet all the B1G games on MyBookie! Use promocode POC for up to a 100% deposit bonus! For the video simulcasts of our POC please subscribe to your YouTube channel! Please subscribe, give the POC a five-star rating and post a review on Apple Podcasts! Send us a text or leave us a voicemail by texting or calling (424) 532-0678 or you can email us at [email protected]. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Transcribed - Published: 30 September 2024

In this episode of the Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods preview the 8 games in the Big Ten conference for week five including No. 19 Illinois traveling to No. 9 Penn State, No. 3 Ohio State traveling to Michigan State to take on its first real competition of the season, Maryland going to Indiana to take on the shockingly still unranked Hoosiers, and much more. They also discuss the decision by USC defensive tackle Bear Alexander to step away and redshirt this season instead of continuing his role as a rotational player on the Trojans defensive line. This is the first week of full Big Ten conference action, with every game being a conference matchup. The only two teams on byes this week are Iowa and Northwestern. As always, the fellas preview all the games and make their picks against the spread. Bet all the B1G games on MyBookie! Use promocode POC for up to a 100% deposit bonus! For the video simulcasts of our POC please subscribe to your YouTube channel! Please subscribe, give the POC a five-star rating and post a review on Apple Podcasts! Send us a text or leave us a voicemail by texting or calling (424) 532-0678 or you can email us at [email protected]. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Transcribed - Published: 26 September 2024

In this episode of the Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods recap the 12 games in the Big Ten conference for week four including Michigan running all over USC, Illinois leaving Nebraska with a victory, Rutgers securing a road win over a Power Four opponent in Virginia Tech, Iowa pounding the rock against Minnesota, Indiana pasting Charlotte, Washington shutting down Northwestern plus Ohio State and Penn State rolling Marshall and Kent State. The conference did take a few tough losses with Oregon State blowing out Purdue, LSU doubling up on UCLA and Boston College taking down Michigan State. The guys talk about their horrible picks against the spread this week and update their Big Ten and mythical Pac-12 Power Rankings. As usual Ryan and Dave end the podcast answering listener emails and questions from the YouTube chat. Bet all the B1G games on MyBookie! Use promocode POC for up to a 100% deposit bonus! For the video simulcasts of our POC please subscribe to your YouTube channel! Please subscribe, give the POC a five-star rating and post a review on Apple Podcasts! Send us a text or leave us a voicemail by texting or calling (424) 532-0678 or you can email us at [email protected]. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Transcribed - Published: 23 September 2024

In this episode of the Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods take a detailed look at an exciting slate of week four games in the Big Ten showcased by the biggest Big Ten conference game to date, with No. 11 USC going to Ann Arbor to take on No. 18 Michigan. The guys start off talking about a big Friday night B1G clash with No. 24 Illinois heading to Lincoln to take on No. 22 Nebraska on Fox. The Saturday slate starts off slow but picks up steam with USC at Michigan plus UCLA at LSU, Rutgers at Virginia Tech, Northwestern at Washington, Iowa at Minnesota, Michigan State at Boston College and Purdue at Oregon State. The guys give their previews for all of the week four games and make their picks against the spread. Bet all the B1G games on MyBookie! Use promocode POC for up to a 100% deposit bonus! For the video simulcasts of our POC please subscribe to your YouTube channel! Please subscribe, give the POC a five-star rating and post a review on Apple Podcasts! Send us a text or leave us a voicemail by texting or calling (424) 532-0678 or you can email us at [email protected]. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Transcribed - Published: 19 September 2024

In this episode of the Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods recap all 13 Big Ten week three games, reveal their newest Big Ten Power rankings, discuss how their picks against the spread went (Ryan was 6-4, David 5-5) and update their mythical Pac-12 Power Rankings. They also talk about the latest news in the conference realignment world where the Pac-12 is raiding the Mountain West, taking San Diego State, Fresno State, Boise State and Colorado State in an attempt to rebuild the once proud Conference of Champions. There were a lot more blowouts this week than what we have seen so far this season, some that were good for the conference and some that were bad. The Ducks pasted Oregon State on the road while Minnesota, Nebraska and Michigan State won by a combined score of 101-3 against overmatched opponents. But in more important games Wisconsin wasn't competitive against Alabama, Notre Dame spanked Purdue 66-7, Washington State topped the Huskies in the Apple Cup and Michigan struggled to beat Arkansas State in the Big House. Maryland did bounce back with a nice win on the road at Virginia and Indiana continues to impress, humiliating UCLA in the Rose Bowl for both team's Big Ten openers. As usual Ryan and Dave end the podcast answering listener emails and questions from the YouTube chat. Bet all the B1G games on MyBookie! Use promocode POC for up to a 100% deposit bonus! For the video simulcasts of our POC please subscribe to your YouTube channel! Please subscribe, give the POC a five-star rating and post a review on Apple Podcasts! Send us a text or leave us a voicemail by texting or calling (424) 532-0678 or you can email us at [email protected]. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Transcribed - Published: 16 September 2024

In this episode of the Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods take a detailed look at an exciting slate of week three games in the Big Ten showcased by another SEC vs. B1G matchup with the No. 4 Crimson Tide visiting Wisconsin for Fox's Big Noon Kickoff game. Besides that massive matchup between the Power Two conferences we have a pair of rivalry games with Oregon heading to Corvallis to take on Oregon State in what was previously known as the "Civil War" and Washington State goes to Seattle to face off with Washington in the Apple Cup. We also have Purdue hosting a reeling Notre Dame squad, Maryland in a DMV showdown at Virginia and the second conference showdown of the season with Indiana coming to the Rose Bowl to face UCLA (a team that is in Los Angeles). The guys give their previews for all of the week three games and make their picks against the spread. As usual Ryan and Dave end the podcast answering listener emails and questions from the YouTube chat. Bet all the B1G games on MyBookie! Use promocode POC for up to a 100% deposit bonus! For the video simulcasts of our POC please subscribe to your YouTube channel! Please subscribe, give the POC a five-star rating and post a review on Apple Podcasts! Send us a text or leave us a voicemail by texting or calling (424) 532-0678 or you can email us at [email protected]. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Transcribed - Published: 11 September 2024

In this episode of the Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods recap all 15 Big Ten week two games, reveal their newest Big Ten Power rankings, brag about how they each went 8-3 picking against the spread this week and of course as a bonus to our former Pac-12 listeners unveil their mythical Pac-12 Power Rankings in all their glory. There were some crazy results across this conference this weekend and overall it certainly wasn't as a good of a showing as the B1G had in the opening weekend. On the good side Ohio State, Indiana, USC and Minnesota won by a combined score of 229-3 and all four covered the spread plus Illinois upset No. 19 Kansas and Nebraska crushed Prime and CU. On the bad side Michigan got rolled by Texas, Iowa lost to rival Iowa State, Duke handled Northwestern in 2OT and Oregon needed a last-second field goal to beat Boise State. The guys give their thoughts on each and every game from the weekend and praise the teams that handled their business while panning the teams that failed to meet our high expectations as Big Ten football experts. As usual Ryan and Dave end the podcast answering listener emails and questions from the YouTube chat. Bet all the B1G games on MyBookie! Use promocode POC for up to a 100% deposit bonus! For the video simulcasts of our POC please subscribe to your YouTube channel! Please subscribe, give the POC a five-star rating and post a review on Apple Podcasts! Send us a text or leave us a voicemail by texting or calling (424) 532-0678 or you can email us at [email protected]. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Transcribed - Published: 9 September 2024

In this episode of the Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods put week one in the rearview mirror and look ahead to an exciting slate of 15 B1G games in week two, featuring one of the biggest out of conference games of the season with No. 3 Texas visiting No. 10 Michigan. Besides that massive Big Ten vs. SEC top-10 matchup Colorado comes to Lincoln and the Cornhuskers are looking for revenge following last season's loss to the Buffs, No. 21 Iowa hosts rival Iowa State, No. 19 Kansas visits Illinois, Boise State heads to Eugene to take on No. 7 Oregon, Northwestern host Duke and Michigan State heads to Maryland for the first Big Ten conference game of the season. The guys give their previews for all of the week two games and make their picks against the spread. As usual Ryan and Dave end the podcast answering listener emails and questions from the YouTube chat. Bet all the B1G games on MyBookie! Use promocode POC for up to a 100% deposit bonus! For the video simulcasts of our POC please subscribe to your YouTube channel! Please subscribe, give the POC a five-star rating and post a review on Apple Podcasts! Send us a text or leave us a voicemail by texting or calling (424) 532-0678 or you can email us at [email protected]. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Transcribed - Published: 5 September 2024

In this episode of the Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods recap all 18 Big Ten week one games. The guys break down USC's huge win over LSU in Las Vegas, as well as Penn State's demolition of West Virginia, Minnesota's disappointing home loss to North Carolina, and all the action in between. Additionally, the boys unveil their first Big Ten power rankings, arguably the most important rankings in college football. Who will be No. 1? Who will be No. 18? Why will it be UCLA? As usual Ryan and Dave end the podcast answering listener emails and questions from the YouTube chat. Bet all the B1G games on MyBookie! Use promocode POC for up to a 100% deposit bonus! For the video simulcasts of our POC please subscribe to your YouTube channel! Please subscribe, give the POC a five-star rating and post a review on Apple Podcasts! Send us a text or leave us a voicemail by texting or calling (424) 532-0678 or you can email us at [email protected]. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Transcribed - Published: 2 September 2024

In this episode of the Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods are shifting gears from season previews to season predictions with both hosts picking each and every game for all 18 Big Ten teams. They guys share which programs they feel will make the conference championship game, which teams have a legit shot at making the playoffs, which can make a bowl game and which will likely struggle in the newly expanded conference. With week one of the season now upon us, Ryan and Dave will continue their tradition of previewing and picking each and every game against the spread. Typically in week one of Pac-12 play they would pick 11 or 12 games, but this year there are 18 Big Ten games on the slate, from Thursday to Sunday, so the guys will have a lot of games to preview. As usual Ryan and Dave end the podcast answering listener emails and questions from the YouTube chat. Bet all the B1G games on MyBookie! Use promocode POC for up to a $1000 deposit bonus! For the video simulcasts of our POC please subscribe to your YouTube channel! Please subscribe, give the POC a five-star rating and post a review on Apple Podcasts! Send us a text or leave us a voicemail by texting or calling (424) 532-0678 or you can email us at [email protected]. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Transcribed - Published: 26 August 2024

In this episode of the Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods are continuing their Big Ten season previews with Purdue, Northwestern and Michigan State First up we welcome back Bill Bender from the Sporting News to talk about a pair of Big Ten programs, the Northwestern Wildcats and Purdue Boilermakers. David Braun took over a Northwestern's program that was in disarray last season but surprised everyone by winning 8 games and Big Ten Coach of the Year. He will try to improve on that mark in 2024 with a tougher schedule and most home games on Martin Field while Ryan Field is rebuilt over the next two seasons. Ryan Walters is also heading into year two of his Purdue tenure and is looking to move the program forward after a 4-8 campaign in 2023. Next we welcome in Stephen Brooks from SpartanTailgate to talk about the major disruption this Spartans program went through after the abrupt firing of Mel Tucker followed by hiring away Jonathan Smith from Oregon State. We talk about numerous MSU football topics including star transfer quarterback Aidan Chiles, rebuilding the Michigan State offensive line, replacing Derrick Harmon and Simeon Barrow Jr. at defensive tackle and who can step up at wide receiver. As usual Ryan and Dave end the podcast answering listener emails and questions from the YouTube chat. For the video simulcasts of our POC please subscribe to your YouTube channel! Please subscribe, give the POC a five-star rating and post a review on Apple Podcasts! Send us a text or leave us a voicemail by texting or calling (424) 532-0678 or you can email us at [email protected]. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Transcribed - Published: 19 August 2024

In this episode of the Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods are continuing their Big Ten season previews with Penn State and Iowa. First up Daniel Gallen from Lions247 joins the show to talk about what head coach James Franklin has planned for the 2024 college football season and if this Penn State program can finally get over the hump and make an appearance in the now expanded College Football Playoffs. We'll talk about some of the major changes to the roster, bringing in a pair of new coordinators and the progress of quarterback Drew Allar. Next we welcome in David Eickholt from HawkeyeInsider to talk about how head coach Kirk Ferentz plans to improve Iowa's offense that was one of the worst in FBS last season. The Hawkeyes have been exceptional on defense and special teams, but the limitations on offense have prevented Iowa from achieving anything beyond winning the Big Ten West. Even with divisions eliminated, Iowa's schedule is still very manageable and another appearance in the conference championship game is within reach if the offense can turn things around. As usual Ryan and Dave end the podcast answering listener emails and questions from the YouTube chat. For the video simulcasts of our POC please subscribe to your YouTube channel! Please subscribe, give the POC a five-star rating and post a review on Apple Podcasts! Send us a text or leave us a voicemail by texting or calling (424) 532-0678 or you can email us at [email protected]. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Transcribed - Published: 12 August 2024

In this episode of the Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods are continuing their Big Ten season previews with Nebraska and Maryland. First up Brian Christopherson from Huskers247 joins the show to talk about what head coach Matt Rhule has been up to this off-season as he tries to turn things around for the Huskers with their first bowl bid since the 2016 season. The biggest addition to the roster was five-star quarterback Dylan Raiola and all eyes will be on the freshman to see if he can get Big Red back to national relevance once again. Next we welcome in Jeff Ermann from InsideMDSports to talk about the job head coach Mike Locksley has done in College Park since taking over in 2019. Locksley is coming off three-straight bowl-winning seasons but he has never had a campaign with fewer than five losses (non-Covid years). The Terps were picked to finish 11th in the now 18-team Big Ten, mostly because they need to replace the all-time Big Ten passing leader in Taulia Tagovailoa. As usual Ryan and Dave end the podcast answering listener emails and questions from the YouTube chat. For the video simulcasts of our POC please subscribe to your YouTube channel! Please subscribe, give the POC a five-star rating and post a review on Apple Podcasts! Send us a text or leave us a voicemail by texting or calling (424) 532-0678 or you can email us at [email protected]. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Transcribed - Published: 8 August 2024

In this episode of the Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods are continuing their Big Ten season previews with Michigan and Minnesota. First up Zach Shaw from The Michigan Insider joins the show to talk about what new head coach Sherrone Moore had to say during Big Ten Media Days, what the off-season has been like after winning the national championship, the winning streak against Ohio State and how Moore and company can keep the Jim Harbaugh culture going. Next we welcome in Ryan Burns from Gopher Illustrated to talk about the what head coach P.J. Fleck discussed at Big Ten Media Days, what his plans are for year eight of his tenure and what life will be like with no more Big Ten West. As usual Ryan and Dave end the podcast answering listener emails and questions from the YouTube chat. For the video simulcasts of our POC please subscribe to your YouTube channel! Please subscribe, give the POC a five-star rating and post a review on Apple Podcasts! Send us a text or leave us a voicemail by texting or calling (424) 532-0678 or you can email us at [email protected]. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Transcribed - Published: 1 August 2024

In this episode of the Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods are continuing their Big Ten season previews with Ohio State and Indiana. First up Dave Biddie from Bucknuts.com joins the show to talk about what Ryan Day had to say during Big Ten Media Days, hiring Chip Kelly to run the offense, the importance of getting over the Michigan hump and being picked to win the conference. Next we welcome in Jared Kelly from Peegs.com to talk about the Indiana Hoosiers including what head coach Curt Cignetti had to say in Indianapolis and what the expectations are for the Hoosiers heading into what should be a wild college football season with an expanded conference and playoffs. As usual Ryan and Dave end the podcast answering listener emails and questions from the YouTube chat. For the video simulcasts of our POC please subscribe to your YouTube channel! Please subscribe, give the POC a five-star rating and post a review on Apple Podcasts! Send us a text or leave us a voicemail by texting or calling (424) 532-0678 or you can email us at [email protected]. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Transcribed - Published: 27 July 2024

In this episode of the Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods are kicking off their Big Ten season previews with Illinois and Rutgers. First up Jeremy Werner from IlliniInquirer.com joins the show to talk about what Bret Bielema has been up to this off-season getting the Fighting Illini ready for an expanded and improved Big Ten conference. Next we bring in Rutgers expert Brian Dohn to talk about Greg Schiano's second stint at the Scarlet Knights head coach. As usual Ryan and Dave end the podcast answering listener emails and questions from the YouTube chat. For the video simulcasts of our POC please subscribe to your YouTube channel! Please subscribe, give the POC a five-star rating and post a review on Apple Podcasts! Send us a text or leave us a voicemail by texting or calling (424) 532-0678 or you can email us at [email protected]. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Transcribed - Published: 15 July 2024

In this episode of the Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods are in studio for the official launch of the new version of the POC, where we shift from covering Pac-12 football (RIP) to covering Big Ten football. Dave and Ryan will now focus on this new super conference, with former Pac-12 programs Oregon, Washington, UCLA and USC joining the 14 existing Big Ten schools. Even though Ryan and Dave are the foremost authorities on all things B1G, they are bringing special guest Bill Bender from the Sporting News to spread more Legends and Leaders knowledge as we head into Big Ten media days next week. Bill will discuss some of the major storylines from the off-season including rule changes, the coaching carousel, roster turnover, high profile matchups on the schedule and the overall integration of the Pac-4 into the Big Ten culture. As usual Ryan and Dave end the podcast answering listener emails and questions from the YouTube chat. For the video simulcasts of our POC please subscribe to your YouTube channel! Please subscribe, give the POC a five-star rating and post a review on Apple Podcasts! Send us a text or leave us a voicemail by texting or calling (424) 532-0678 or you can email us at [email protected]. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Transcribed - Published: 9 July 2024

In this episode of the Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods are in studio talking about the latest development in the conference realignment craziness, with UCLA forced to pay rival Cal $10 million a year for three years in "Calimony," taking a chunk out of the Bruins Big Ten media rights windfall. On Tuesday the UC Board of Regents adopted the Calimony proposal to help the Golden Bears' athletic department after the Bruins left the Pac-12 for greener pastures. UC system president Michael Drake originally recommended the $10 million per year amount last week and intended to extend those payments through 2030. Following the vote they (thankfully for UCLA) scaled back the payments to just three years with the possibility to revisit the decision at that time. The guys also have made a decision about the future of the podcast with the Conference of Champions holding on through its final weeks of existence. As usual Ryan and Dave end the podcast answering listener emails and questions from the YouTube chat. For the video simulcasts of our POC please subscribe to your YouTube channel! Please subscribe, give the POC a five-star rating and post a review on Apple Podcasts! Sound off about Pac-12 football in our Podcast of Champions Reddit page! Send us a text or leave us a voicemail by texting or calling (424) 532-0678 or you can email us at [email protected]. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Transcribed - Published: 16 May 2024

In this episode of the Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods are in studio finishing up their deep-dive into all of the former Pac-12 football programs, talking about how the USC Trojans and UCLA Bruins finished up their respective spring football sessions. On the USC side, head coach Lincoln Riley had to figure out a way to replace Heisman Trophy winner Caleb Williams and fix a defense that was one of the worst in the Power Five the past two seasons. Ryan talks about how Miller Moss looked and if the defensive staff changes, including former UCLA defensive coordinator D'Anton Lynn, will be enough to make that defense respectable again. For UCLA new head coach DeShaun Foster got his first chance to coach up his guys in Westwood, bringing some excitement to a fanbase that was starved for attention by the former regime. Dave talks about what this new-look Bruin team accomplished this spring and how active Foster was in the transfer portal. As usual Ryan and Dave end the podcast answering listener emails and questions from the YouTube chat. For the video simulcasts of our POC please subscribe to your YouTube channel! Please subscribe, give the POC a five-star rating and post a review on Apple Podcasts! Sound off about Pac-12 football in our Podcast of Champions Reddit page! Send us a text or leave us a voicemail by texting or calling (424) 532-0678 or you can email us at [email protected]. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Transcribed - Published: 7 May 2024

In this episode of the Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods are in studio and joined remotely by the Oregon Ducks football expert Matt Prehm from DuckTerritory.com, talking about Oregon's spring football game that happened over the weekend, how active the Ducks have been in the NCAA Transfer Portal, the move to the Big Ten, the battle to replace Bo Nix and how Oregon players did in the NFL Draft. Of the four teams moving from the Pac-12 to the Big Ten, the Ducks appear to be in the best position to succeed with a stacked roster and stable coaching staff. The guys talk about Oregon's chances to take that next step and what potential moves Dan Lanning could make to compete with the blueblood programs in the B1G. The guys also talk about how the conference set a record with 43 Pac-12 players drafted plus Michael Penix's bizarre situation in Atlanta. As usual Ryan and Dave end the podcast answering listener emails and questions from the YouTube chat. For the video simulcasts of our POC please subscribe to your YouTube channel! Please subscribe, give the POC a five-star rating and post a review on Apple Podcasts! Sound off about Pac-12 football in our Podcast of Champions Reddit page! Send us a text or leave us a voicemail by texting or calling (424) 532-0678 or you can email us at [email protected]. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Transcribed - Published: 30 April 2024

In this episode of the Podcast of Champions hosts Ryan Abraham and David Woods are in studio and joined remotely by the Washington Huskies football expert Chris Fetters from Dawgman.com, talking about UW's spring football with Jedd Fisch at the helm, the move to the Big Ten, the battle to replace Michael Penix and how the Huskies are navigating the open transfer portal window. Coming off a run to the national championship game, Washington is in rebuilding mode after losing its head coach, athletic director and a Heisman Trophy finalist quarterback. Fetters talks about how that transition from Kalen DeBoer to Fisch has been and why there is optimism in Seattle that UW can have a strong first season in the B1G. The guys also discuss the new NCAA ruling that allows programs to help broker NIL deals for players (though schools are still not directly paying players) and officially declares the new two member Pac-12 in this two-year grace period as no longer an autonomous five conference. Plus there are five more Pac-12 spring games this weekend with Colorado, Arizona St., Oregon, UCLA, Washington St. and Arizona concluding spring their spring practices on the Pac-12 Network. As usual Ryan and Dave end the podcast answering listener emails and questions from the YouTube chat. For the video simulcasts of our POC please subscribe to your YouTube channel! Please subscribe, give the POC a five-star rating and post a review on Apple Podcasts! Sound off about Pac-12 football in our Podcast of Champions Reddit page! Send us a text or leave us a voicemail by texting or calling (424) 532-0678 or you can email us at [email protected]. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Transcribed - Published: 23 April 2024