The Texas Longhorns and Texas Tech Red Raiders are still trading offseason shots, and the question is simple: Is this just harmless banter, or is the pressure already building around programs trying to prove they belong in the national conversation?
Then Jason reacts to SEC commissioner Greg Sankey standing firm at the SEC spring meetings and declaring that his league is still the best in college football from top to bottom. The Big Ten has the recent national title momentum, but does the SEC still have the deepest league, the toughest week-to-week schedule and the strongest overall product?
Jason also continues his plea for Congress to NOT pass the Cruz-Cantwell “Protect College Sports Act.” College football needs structure, but does it really need politicians handing more control and protection to the same power brokers who helped create the chaos?
Plus, Jason reminds everyone about the newest show on HOF College Football: the HOF Top 12+ Show, which premiered last Wednesday. Jason recaps his Top 12, the First 4 Out and why he believes that beyond the Top 12 at the end of the year, nobody will have proven they truly deserve to play for a national championship. That is one more reason to keep the College Football Playoff at 12 teams for now instead of rushing toward a bloated 24-team field.
Then Sooners 360’s Chris Mason joins the show to break down another masterfully executed Oklahoma recruiting weekend in Norman. Brent Venables, Jim Nagy and the Sooners staff have momentum rolling after landing Top 200 four-star running back Jakoby Dixon, renewing the commitment of EDGE rusher Elijah Harmon and putting themselves in position for a potential decision from Utah four-star safety Bode Sparrow.
Is Oklahoma building something bigger than just a good recruiting class? Is Jim Nagy already changing the Sooners’ recruiting operation? And are Brent Venables and the Sooners proving they can recruit like an SEC contender?
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