247sports Morning Blitz

Nick Saban says he's advocated for a retired official to be placed in the broadcast booth to explain controversial calls to the television audience. USC's backup quarterback pulls his name out of the transfer portal. LSU loses a WR to the transfer portal but gains a top247 safety commit. 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

Neal Brown's time at West Virginia is off to a troubled start with nine scholarship players entering the transfer portal so far. Reporting from Greg Biggins gives further clarity to Chris Steele's transfer timeline. Feleipe Franks got taken in the MLB Draft, but it's nothing to worry about. Hosts: Connor Tapp, Trey Scott 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

Florida transfer Chris Steele committed to Oregon in May, but could he end up at USC after all? Jordan Burch rises to No. 1 in the 247Sports Composite for the class of 2020. The Big Ten introduces Kevin Warren as its next commissioner. Hosts: Connor Tapp, Trey Scott 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

The Big Ten is expected to introduce Kevin Warren as its next commissioner on Tuesday. A couple of SEC schools got good news in the MLB Draft. 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

The top item today is Michigan suspending Chris Evans for the 2019 season. Connor and Trey also get caught up on Friday's big news: Bru McCoy making his transfer intentions known, Julian Fleming committing to Ohio State, and the SEC approving beer sales. Trey gives a rundown of the weekend's big verbal commitments and let's you know what player movement item you should keep an eye on entering the week. Hosts: Connor Tapp, Trey Scott 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

The latest on Bru McCoy, some rules updates from the SEC meetings, Georgia's weird beer policy, and one sportsbook's favorite for a fifth meeting of Alabama and Clemson. Hosts: Connor Tapp, Trey Scott 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

Texas is going all in on trying to keep Bru McCoy on the 40 acres. The SEC is close to approving beer sales at football games. Some early betting lines are out on key 2019 matchups. 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

Bru McCoy was the No. 9 overall player in the 247Sports Composite for the class of 2019. He's also on the brink of completing his third college enrollment in six months and his second at USC. What went wrong for McCoy at Texas, where by all accounts he had an excellent spring practice and was positioned to contribute immediately? Can the relationship between McCoy and UT be salvaged at this point? Chip Brown of Horns247 joins The Morning Blitz to break it all down. 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

On Tuesday, 247Sports released its first Top247 for the Class of 2021, and Barton Simmons joined Trey Scott on the 247Sports Facebook page to unveil the top five players and break down some of the early storylines emerging from this class. Featuring supplemental analysis from Steve Wiltfong, Allen Trieu, Brian Dohn, Brandon Huffman, and more. If you'd like a deeper dive on this initial Top247, check out Greg Biggins and Charles Power breaking down the rankings on The 247Sports Recruiting Podcast, available now wherever you listen to podcasts. 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

We had our first Black Sunday of the 2018 season, as Kansas fired head coach David Beaty and Minnesota fired defensive coordinator Robb Smith. The Morning Blitz checks in with reporters covering both programs to get the rationale behind the decision and a look ahead to what's next. 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

Alabama at 1. Clemson at 2. LSU at 3. Notre Dame at 4. What does history tell us about how important this initial ranking is going forward? Which teams are already too far behind to catch up? And which teams are still in it? 247Sports national college football writer Chris Hummer joins the podcast to discuss. 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

After Oklahoma's 51-14 win over Kansas State, the winning coach is being nominated for the Cleveland Browns' vacancy and the losing coach is being nominated for retirement. 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

Texas quarterback Sam Ehlinger is recovering a shoulder injury sustained two weeks ago in the Longhorns’ win over Baylor. What’s his status entering a Big 12 clash against Oklahoma State? And Utah, after averaging just 16 points per game in its first three FBS contests has now rattled off three 40-point performances in Pac-12 play. We’ll dig a bit deeper into how they’ve managed that turnaround. 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

Purdue humiliated Ohio State this weekend. And hey, in the long run, Ohio State might fire some assistants, but the Buckeyes with all their tradition and resources be fine. What’s way more interesting is what this means for the upstart Boilermakers. We check in with Steve Wiltfong for the latest on Jeff Brohm’s program and also with our Washington State on the Cougars’ big weekend and whether they’re up to the challenge of being the Pac-12's last best College Football Playoff hope. 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

As the Third Saturday In October approaches, we check in with our local experts on the latest with Tua Tagovailoa’s knee injury and Jarret Guarantano’s breakout performance against Auburn’s defense. Plus, what exactly is Butch Jones doing for Alabama anyway? 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

Talking about whether Texas is back is back after the Longhorns knocked off Oklahoma in the Red River Rivalry. And as Kansas heads into a bye week, the discussion around the future of head coach David Beaty has a far different tone than it did a month ago. 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

OU Insider reported on Sunday night that Oklahoma had parted ways with longtime defensive coordinator Mike Stoops. Joey Helmer joins the podcast with details on his interim replacement and whether the defense can be salvaged for a playoff push. 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

We got Les Miles to come on and tell us what makes the LSU-Florida rivalry special and what he makes of the Tigers' performance so far in 2018. 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

The NCAA has at long last sent a notice of allegations to Baylor stemming from its investigation into the rape scandal uncovered in 2015. Maryland inches along toward a decision on the future of suspended head coach DJ Durkin as damning new details in a report from the Washington Post has turned up the heat on the school administration in College Park. 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

Five weeks into the 2018 season, it’s time to start talking about who’s living up to expectations and who’s falling short. On today’s podcast, we’re taking a closer look at three quarterbacks: South Carolina’s Jake Bentley, Michigan’s Shea Patterson, and Arizona’s Khalil Tate. To varying degrees and for a wide range of reasons, these three players have disappointed so far this year. We’ll talk to insiders covering each of those teams to find out why that’s been the case and what to expec 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