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False Start - College Football Podcast
Hosted by John Buhler and Cody Williams · EN
A college football podcast for everyone... and everyone else.
John Buhler and Cody Williams break down the biggest and littlest college football stories every week to bring the joy of this dumb, beautiful sport to every fan and could-be fan.
John Buhler and Cody Williams break down the biggest and littlest college football stories every week to bring the joy of this dumb, beautiful sport to every fan and could-be fan.
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Episode 277: Remembering Dudes, Songs, and Other Things on Memorial Day, What P4 Teams Do We Need to Give More Love to?
Yesterday01:18:50Tap to summarizeReach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up!Do you remember?On this episode of False Start, John Buhler (Lead Writer, FanSided) and Cody Williams (Content Director, FanSided.com), celebrated Memorial Day together by remembering a whole bunch of stuff pertaining to college football.They obviously remembered some dudes, as well few songs centered around memories for JLN, as well as trying to remember the Power Four teams they rarely talk about.This episode was unique, mostly because it is False Start!Support the show
Transcribe →Episode 276: The Return of Coach O to LSU!, Jamie Pollard crashes out over Big Ten/SEC, Alex Golesh remains the greatest Josh Heupel disciple
5d ago01:01:53Tap to summarizeReach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up!Hold that tiger!On today's episode of False Start, John Buhler (Lead Writer, FanSided.com) and Cody Williams (Content Director, FanSided.com) celebrated the triumphant return of Coach O to LSU!Having Ed Orgeron back in our lives was such a pleasant surprise.To be quite frank, so was Iowa State AD Jamie Pollard losing his mind over the Big Ten and the SEC not exactly being cooperative parties in the CSC...All the while, Josh Heupel remains the greatest Josh Heupel disciple known to mankind.We're crawling out of Lake Pontchartrain like Hexxus out of a smokestack because this is False Start!Support the show
Transcribe →Episode 275: False Start walks off with Zoolander, CFB almost hot seats, Teams who could make CFP for first time in 2026-27
1w ago01:13:33Tap to summarizeReach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up!There is more to life than having a really, really, ridiculously good-sounding podcast!On today's episode of False Start, John Buhler (Lead Writer, FanSided) and Cody Williams (Content Director, FanSided.com), put on their best makeup and strutted down the runway as the two best college football male models the podcasting space has ever seen on this Zoolander-themed show.From trying to figure out who in the college football world be right at home in this 2001 cinematic masterpiece, to using its many premises to help fuel the fire of hot seat talks and playoff discussions, the guys unleashed Magnum for all the world to see!Keep pulling the sweater, eventually the whole thing will unravel because this is False Start!Support the show
Transcribe →Episode 274: Lane Kiffin vs. everyone, Notre Dame-USC talks, CFB HCs getting ejected
2w ago01:04:19Tap to summarizeReach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up!We didn't start the fire!On today's episode of False Start, John Buhler (Lead Writer, FanSided) and Cody Williams (Content Director, FanSided.com) broke down all the heat Lane Kiffin has been under recently, as well as the Notre Dame-USC rivalry kind of, sort of, almost being back on some day soon-ish...The guys then finished up the show by trying to figure out what college football head coaches would be the best at getting ejected from a game like the late, great former manager of the Atlanta Braves, Bobby Cox (RIP).It is never the wrong time to get too fired up because this is False Start!Support the show
Transcribe →Episode 273: 24-team CFP shenanigans!, Penn State optimism, Tennessee concerns
2w ago01:06:30Tap to summarizeReach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up!More is always greater!On today's episode of False Start, John Buhler (Lead Writer, FanSided) and Cody Williams (Content Director, FanSided.com) took a look at what a 24-team College Football Playoff could have looked like with last year's field.The results were hilarious!From there, they looked at Nick Saban's well-thought-out plan for an NIL salary cap, if Penn State will be better than expected under Matt Campbell, and if we have seen the best out of Tennessee under Josh Heupel.Don't count your chickens before they hatch because this is False Start!Support the show
Transcribe →Episode 272: Dan Radakovich "retires", Mark Cuban "bought" Fernandomania, Cody is acting VERY presidential
3w ago00:57:57Tap to summarizeReach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up!Hail to The Starters!On today's episode of False Start, John Buhler (Lead Writer, FanSided) helps usher in a very presidential birth year for one Cody Williams (Content Director, FanSided.com).Together, they shared the big wholesale changes they would make if they were in charge of college football as commissioners, directors, supreme overlords, and whatnot.They later touched on Dan Radakovich "retiring" at Miami and Mark Cuban "buying" Fernandomania for Indiana, all before ending the show with some Graphic Design Is My Passion and some Luke Combs JLN to ring in the new Cody year.Pour one out for Ted Turner (RIP) because this is False Start!Support the show
Transcribe →Episode 271: Kirby Smart tries to explain the impossible, New CFP projections, P4 agents of chaos!
3w ago00:59:16Tap to summarizeReach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up!Some things have no reasonable explanation for them...On today's episode of False Start, John Buhler (Lead Writer, FanSided) and Cody Williams (Content Director, FanSided.com) discussed what all Kirby Smart had to say about the Big Ten's current run of dominance over the SEC.From there, the guys shared their latest way-too-early College Football Playoff brackets, based on Texas Tech potentially taking a hit because of the Brendan Sorsby situation.After that, they revealed their Power Four agents of chaos, all before having way too much fun coming up with CFB-themed horse names to celebrate the Kentucky Derby.If you ain't first, you're last, so you might as well False Start!Support the show
Transcribe →Episode 270: Best NFL Draft picks!, Kalen DeBoer contract extension thoughts, Lane Kiffin mad about the portal
4w ago01:00:58Tap to summarizeReach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up!Windows are only open for so long...On today's episode of False Start, John Buhler (Lead Writer, FanSided) and Cody Williams (Content Director, FanSided.com) revealed their 10 favorite picks from the 2026 NFL Draft.Yes, there was some overlap...After that, they played the world's smallest violin over Lane Kiffin wanting a spring transfer portal window, all before discussing the financial ramifications of Kalen DeBoer's Alabama contract extension, good, bad, and ugly.Don't sweat the small stuff when you can just as easily False Start!Support the show
Transcribe →Episode 269: 2026 NFL Draft Fallout!, Who made the best and worst picks?, Buhler went to Germany and saw Tame Impala
4w ago01:30:07Tap to summarizeReach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up!Clearly, the less we know the better...On today's episode of False Start, John Buhler (Lead Writer, FanSided) and Cody Williams (Content Director, FanSided.com) recapped an absolutely glorious 2026 NFL Draft.They shared their favorite and least favorite drafts of the 32 teams comprising the National Football League, all before Cody lived vicariously through Buhler's trip to the motherland.Enjoy a double helping of Local Scouting Report all about Germany, and then a nice slice of pumpkin pie of Tame Impala JLN for dessert because this is False Start!Support the show
Transcribe →Three Yards and a Cloud of Punt: 2026 NFL Draft: Fernando first, Caleb come on Downs, Call a doctor for Kadyn Proctor...
Apr 2400:44:00Tap to summarizeReach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up!One day down, two more to go...On today's episode of False Start, John Buhler (Lead Writer, FanSided) returned just in time to help Cody Williams (Content Director, FanSided.com) recap the first round of the 2026 NFL Draft in the only way they know how.With Three Yards and a Cloud of Punt, the guys reacted to some of their favorite picks from Thursday night, some of their least favorite, as well as some they need some more time to digest.Whether it be Fernando Mendoza going to the Las Vegas Raiders, Caleb Downs going to Cody's beloved Dallas Cowboys, or Kadyn Proctor going to the Miami Dolphins, thoughts were to be had very, very late in the night for the guys.This thing went so off the rails because that is just par for the course over on False Start!Support the show
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