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We got John Matir with a broken hand, I guess, primarily out of Oklahoma. We got Mike Gundy, he got fired today after 21 years at Oklahoma State. The Heisman race has been shaken up. Arch Manning, I think he got a little bit of a break over the weekend. There's so much to get into.
And joining us right now is someone who covers all things college football as senior writer for the sporting news. It's Bill Bender. Bill, good to have you again, my man. Hey, thanks for having me on. How are you?
I'm very well, of course. I'm trying my best. I know someone I know he doesn't have a job today, but he's getting $15 million to go away. That's Mike Gundy. Uh they let him have his press conference yesterday.
They let him do his coaches show. I mean, they're playing Baylor this weekend. Are you surprised at, like, the timing? I'm not surprised they fired him, but the timing seems odd. A little bit, yeah.
I would agree with that from a timing standpoint because. It bottomed out against Tulsa, there's no question, but given his legacy at the program, you're seeing a lot of his sound bites go around today. Um a little bit surprised, no doubt. I think Mike Gundy's been great for college football. He's been an entertainer.
But there's no question these last couple these last two years in particular. Um questions about handling college football in the NIL era, questions about, you know, Can they be competitive in this space? You know, doesn't it remind you a little bit, I've made this comparison a couple times today, to like Major League Baseball. Where No, there there's mid-mark mid Bid major market teams that that hype Cross-college basketball that pop up and compete with the big boys, but it's really hard. No, no, it is it is tough, and he's he's kinda well, he's gone now.
Who do you think is ultimately gonna be his replacement in the long run? Who are some candidates?
Well I like You know, you're seeing that name, Zach Robinson, a lot. NFL offensive coordinator background there played under Gundy at Oklahoma State. It was a really Max effort quarterback is. Risen up the coaching ranks. GJ Kinney's another name.
You know, Alex Golish has had a really good first month of the season at South Florida. Um No, those are the type of options that would make sense if you could go for somebody like that. You know, I I think it will be a hot coordinator type. And You know, one of the things that we've seen early in the season, we've got three power four openings already. We only had like four all of last season.
So there could be a lot more movement. on the coaching carousel this season.
Well, let me ask you, who are some other coaches that you think are on the hot seat?
Well, obviously, we talk about Billy Napier a lot, and I think two coaches that come to mind are Billy Napier. And Luke Fickle.
Now, Luke Fickle, I think. Pricey buyout and I thought he owned his press conference the other day. I've always liked Luke Fickle, especially The work he did at Cincinnati. He's in a tough spot there at Wisconsin. They've played a little bit of QB roulette that hasn't worked out as much.
But I don't know if they're going to make that move. Billy Napier is a tough one. Here's the hard part with them. I know DJ Lagway struggled the last couple weeks. But I watched them play and they're like...
They ain't hard. I know that's cliche, right? But they are definitely playing. very hard and that and um The defense has been really good. They've run into some really good teams, though.
I mean, this Miami Hurricanes deal team looks like the real deal. Bill Bender joining us from the sporting news. You talk about a team being a big deal. We heard a lot about Clemson. Prior to the start of the year, being title contenders.
And now we got Dabo Sweeney kind of opining about his accomplishments. This past weekend, after losing to Syracuse, he kind of toned it down a little bit. We know he has a $60 million buyout. You know, why he would even entertain being fired, I don't know. There's no chance that this guy disappears at the end of the season either, right?
No, and they're in a rough spot. No, we're grouping this bye week. And they, again, you know, they've lost to some good teams and it's bottomed out a little bit. kind of the same speech as Gundy. Transfer portal.
Um NIL? Do they go through those things? I I I like Dabbo a lot. I think the the press conference I guess the phrase I used was unnecessary in some ways. We know he's done a great job at Clemson.
There's no question. I've watched, I was at both. National championship games that they won. And the second one in particular was stunning. They blew out Alabama, but.
Since that Ohio State Sugar Bowl in 2020, they're 2-6 against top 10 teams.
So, and the quarterback production. It's I guess we got spoiled by Watson and Lawrence, so it's made it tough for them to move forward. That 365 is paying out before the final whistle. Check out Bet365's unrivaled early payout offer. You bet on the team to win and they take a 17-point lead, you get paid no matter the final score.
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We we've heard the same criticism of Dabo Sweeney, and now we we still have adjustments with the transfer portal and when we have it in relation to the postseason. What haven't they done that's put both of these guys in these tough spots? Because, like, even Clemson is loaded with talent, but they haven't had success.
Well, again, I think some of it's how much you use the portal, how much do you develop players you have? I mean, two stories that have popped up last weekend. Like we talk about Texas Tech and IL money, right? And I just watched them against Utah and loved the defensive line. And I thought, wow, they've got some players.
And then Indiana, who's done this in a short time with Kurt Signetti, it's really remarkable what he's been able to do.
some of these other programs aren't doing that.
So You know, for Clemson, I think, like I said, it's quarterback, it's receiver. Where's T. Higgins? Where's Sammy Watkins? Those guys, are they not?
able to get those guys now. They were such program changers. at Clemson and in Oklahoma State. Where's uh I mean, Des Bryant, Justin Blackman, remember those teams? They were just so explosive offensively.
Part of the deal with Oklahoma State, their quarterback did break his foot early in the season. Um that didn't help having to take a backup quarterback to Oregon. But I mean his teams were known for scoring like 40 points. The difference, they're not putting points on the board. You talk about putting points up on the board, and you mentioned Indiana.
They just went out there and smoked Illinois. And then we see Fernando Mendoza, he's getting a lot of attention. Do you see Indiana sticking around all year to get one of these playoff spots? I think.
Well, we'll get to find out at least. There'll be no debate at the end of the year because. in Iowa this week. I'm playing Oregon, playing Penn State. I was stunned.
Looking at Mendoza's stats today, I was like, wait, he hasn't thrown an interception? The ball barely hit the turf Saturday. That was the most. Stunning, but just eye-opening result of the week. And I mean, I'm going to be honest, I picked Illinois to win.
So I'm sitting there before you hang up on me. I just couldn't believe how good. Indiana looked. They were in for over 300 yards. Their defense flies around.
If they had a different uniform on, We'd be acting completely different. That's an amazing football team. Yeah, we saw what they did and and Mendoza losing his mind. With Jon Matier going down with that broken hand, I think he's scheduled to have his surgery tomorrow, Bill. Is is Mendoza stepping up into that Heisman race?
Like like who's who's taking over from Matier in that regard?
Well, here's a couple things. I got a piece coming tomorrow. It's great timing. Corrode it. Before the Mateir news came out.
So I had to make some adjustments. But, you know, Mateir was kind of that guy in September and Mendoza. And you know, a couple guys that could step into that role. I mean, Dante Moore has a tremendous opportunity on Saturday. one depend.
state and Bo Nix, third place in the Heisman. Ellen Gabriel, third place in the Heisman. You've got to trust those quarterback pipelines. He's a guy that definitely could get in the mix. Carson Beck's playing well.
Numbers aren't what Cam Wards were last year, but they're still really good. And um Jeremiah Smith will be there, I think. I always go by.
Okay, if you and I were sitting there and said. Who's the best player in college football? I would say Jeremiah Smith because that's who I would draft first. And I think His chances are coming. Starting Saturday, At Washington in a game where that line has moved down A lot.
You know, so it's that two-time zone big 10 factor at work. But I think Jeremiah Smith is going to have plenty of chances and show just how good he is. Yeah, we got some mat Ohio State against Washington. You just mentioned Oregon taking on Penn State. Those are going to be some fun matchups to watch.
You know, knowing that Matira is going to be out in a couple of weeks when they get ready to take on Texas is really going to stink. knowing that well, Arch Manning, he did it against Sam Houston State. What are your thoughts on what we've seen so far? The ups, the downs. He's beaten up on the teams that he's supposed to, the tougher competition, not so much.
What are your thoughts on Arch? Give it time. Yeah, I I saw a tweet today. I don't know. Wish I could attribute it, but it was comparing his numbers.
I think it was Fox. Uh his first six starts to Eli and Payton and the numbers are Pretty close. They all finished five and one. You know, I was at that first game against Ohio State. The Buckeyes got after them.
Who has the best defense in college so ball right now? And He was inaccurate. And I just think with more reps And more time, and we all freaked out about the UTEP game. There was a point where I was texting, I was like, are they going to bench him? But Look how he responded this week.
And the thing with archmanning, whether it's complexing over a defender. or grimacing during a pass or walking up and down the sideline it doesn't matter everything's a story Because of that appetite. And some of that's with the last name, not some of it, a lot of it's with the last name. But I'm willing to give him a chance. And that Texas team, he has the benefit of an elite defense behind him.
So I think they're going to stay in this mix all year.
Okay. All right, well, we'll certainly see how that continues to roll. Bill, we appreciate the time. Tell everybody where they can follow you and your work with the sporting news. Yeah, I'm at Build Bender 92.
I mentioned that Heisman article. We'll have plenty. I know we didn't really touch on it. Alabama, Georgia will be a lot of fun this weekend too. Equal pressure for Kirby.
And Kaelin and What a game that's going to be.
So it goes fast, as you know. And, you know, I always enjoyed talking to you. This was a lot of fun. Oh, I appreciate it. You don't got to remind me, Athens is.
Right down the road from here, people are ready to lose their minds over that one. We'll see how it goes, Belle. All right.
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