The Herd with Colin Cowherd – Prime Cuts: Lane Kiffin to LSU, Bears’ NFC Surge, and Government UFO Disclosures

Date: December 6, 2025
Host: Colin Cowherd (The Volume/iHeartPodcasts)
Featured Guests: Jon Morosi, Dan Farah (Director, "Age of Disclosure")

Overview

This episode brings together energetic debate and deep dives into three headline topics:

• The seismic Lane Kiffin coaching move from Ole Miss to LSU and the state of college football’s “wild west” era
• Chicago Bears’ stunning rise to the NFC’s top seed under Ben Johnson’s leadership, with comparisons across the NFL
• A fascinating interview with filmmaker Dan Farah on "Age of Disclosure," exploring government UFO retrievals and the science behind UAPs

Cowherd maintains his signature sharp, conversational, and sometimes sardonic tone, facilitating spirited discussions with Jon Morosi and, in the latter half, Dan Farah.

1. Lane Kiffin’s Move to LSU: The New College Football Reality

(03:45–13:55)

Key Discussion Points

• Changing Ethics and Capitalism in College Football

  • The shift from NCAA rigidity to a capitalistic, deregulated "wild west".
  • Staggering coach buyouts and poaching mid-season: “Schools now are paying $50 million for a guy to go away in October.” (Jon Morosi, 05:24)
  • Coaches leave even as teams chase the playoffs, upending tradition.

• Calendar Issue & Lack of Regulation

  • “It’s an $8 billion sport with no CEO… Of course every promoter was out for itself.” (Colin, 07:08)
  • Compared to boxing/Wall Street: Aggressive actors exploit the lack of rules.

• Ole Miss vs. LSU—The Emotional Fallout

  • Ole Miss fans feel jilted but Kiffin’s ambition is rational.
  • “Why remove Lane and [Charlie] Weiss? …If I am not like, if I could remove a little emotion and take a deep breath, I'd go, we have no chance in the playoffs.” (Jon Morosi, 09:27)
  • The reality for “little guys” in college football vs. blue-blood schools.
  • “You would have signed up for 55 and 19 even if you knew he’d bail on you.” (Colin, 11:39)

Notable Quotes

• On Coaching Chaos:
  “It does feel a little gross. But big picture is… it was bound to happen if you hired Kiffin.” (Colin, 05:18)
• On Regulation:
  “The New York Giants can't steal Sean McVeigh, but LSU can steal Lane Kiffin. Honestly, it looked like kind of easily.” (Jon Morosi, 06:58)
• On College Football Culture:
  “The bottom line, it was a losing irrelevant program. If they knew Kiffin was gonna burn him, if they knew it going in that he was going to do this, they'd still take 55 and 19.” (Colin, 11:39)

2. NFL Deep Dives: Bears’ Ascent, Steelers/Bills Stagnation, and the Coaching Effect

(13:55–41:36)

Buffalo/Pittsburgh: Coaching Staleness and Team Direction

(13:55–22:58)

• Defensive coaches McDermott (Bills) and Tomlin (Steelers) “worn thin” in their messaging and adaptability.
• “It's not like Buffalo we've talked about, this is some greatly talented team…even when healthier, not like the '07 Pats.” (Jon Morosi, 18:09)
• Steelers lack a future at key positions; front office losing its edge.
• “Tomlin takes a lot of shit. And I've been saying for a while it’s probably time for a breakup.” (Jon Morosi, 17:11)

Bears’ Rise Under Ben Johnson & Offense-minded Coaches

(27:34–32:32)

• Chicago leads NFC: #1 in rushing, #1 in takeaways, despite a “work in progress” QB.
• Ben Johnson as the “best young head coaching hire since McVay” (Colin, 28:16).
• Success contrasted against Philadelphia and Nick Sirianni's “scheme-dependent,” faltering offense.
• “If I would have told you…Bears would be the NFC’s top seed with their quarterback throwing for under 60%, not a soul would have believed you.” (Jon Morosi, 29:12)

Notable Quotes

• On Defensive Coaches:
  “Defensive coaches need a whole offseason to solve problems. …You gotta fix it every week in pro football now.” (Colin, 20:31)
• On Ben Johnson:
  “Ben Johnson's the best young head coaching hire since McVay. That's what it feels like.” (Colin, 28:16)
• On NFC Landscape:
  “In San Francisco, always had a heartbeat because it’s got good ownership. Look, the Rams with Jeff Fisher were unwatchable to double-digit wins.” (Colin, 28:50)

3. 49ers, Rams & NFC Playoff Landscape

(36:42–41:36)

• San Francisco's resilience: “The 49ers today was an organizational win.” (Jon Morosi, 38:14)
• Browns called “an embarrassment of a franchise” while 49ers are “the complete opposite.”
• Rams and Carolina assessments: turnovers, coaching, and regression.
• “This has been the year of coaching. Mike Vrabel, Ben Johnson, Shanahan and Robert Saleh.” (Dan Le Batard [in for Colin], 41:36)

4. Interview – UFOs, Government Secrecy and the ‘Age of Disclosure’

(46:21–69:12)
Guest: Dan Farah, director/producer of the documentary "Age of Disclosure"

Highlights & Key Segments

The Vandenberg Air Force Base Incident

(48:54–51:22)

• Security guard and Air Force witnesses see a massive, rectangular black craft “the size of a football field” with no visible propulsion hover over nuclear facilities.
• “It hovered over their heads…then it shot off at thousands of miles an hour. …This person…had never spoken up publicly about it. This was his first time going public after almost a decade.” (Dan Farah, 50:55)

Biological Effects of UAP Encounters

(54:41–56:18)

• Intelligence and military officials have suffered health impacts, including cancer, after close contact.
• “Some people have passed away from cancer that they got by being too close to UFOs. And that's a darker part of this whole truth.” (Dan Farah, 55:53)

The “Bubble Wrap” Space-Time Theory

(56:57–62:20)

• Physicists describe UAPs creating a “warp bubble” that bends space-time, preventing conventional means of detection, affecting radar and photography.
• “They are warping space-time in a localized area and they're creating a bubble around the craft…The laws…in our environment are no longer applicable.” (Dan Farah, 58:21)
• This tech may hold the key to interstellar travel and crucial energy breakthroughs.

Oceanic UAP Activity

(65:46–69:07)

• 27% of the planet’s oceans are mapped; much UAP activity is underwater.
• Senior officials believe “the most obvious place for the UAP to hide is the ocean…there's been a lot of activity recorded by our military under the ocean…craft the size of football fields…hundreds of miles an hour under the ocean.” (Dan Farah, 66:54)
• Congressman Tim Burchett cites four or five hotspots of activity.

Public Reaction and Pushback

(62:20–64:27)

• “There are still bad actors on social media…paid to wake up every morning and disparage this film.” (Dan Farah, 64:08)
• The credibility of 34 senior officials on camera overshadows naysayers.

Notable Quotes

• On Government Secrecy/Evidence:
  “People, credible people with amazing resumes…putting their name and reputation on the line and going on camera, on the record, revealing this information. …That is the strongest evidence you could hope for.” (Dan Farah, 65:16)
• On Warp Bubble Theory:
  “Once you understand that they're in their own space-time environment…then it makes sense because the bubble and everything in it is not impacted by the environment around it.” (Dan Farah, 58:41)
• On Biological Effects:
  “It's understandable because this is a technology we don't fully understand…being too close to this technology has negatively impacted them, in some cases caused cancer.” (Dan Farah, 55:44)

Memorable Moments & Timestamps

• Lane Kiffin and NCAA chaos: 03:45–13:55
• Buffalo, Pittsburgh, and coaching discussion: 13:55–22:58
• Bears/NFC coaching effect: 27:34–32:32
• Dan Farah interview—Vandenberg story: 48:54–51:22
• Biological effects of UAPs: 54:41–56:18
• "Bubble wrap" theory explained: 56:57–62:20
• Ocean bases and UAPs: 65:46–69:07

Podcast Tone & Language

The episode is conversational, briskly paced, and analytical, blending football banter with genuine curiosity and awe in the UFO segment. Cowherd (and his guest hosts) employ dry humor, skepticism, and intellectual rigor—especially when interrogating college/NFL power structures or discussing the plausibility of UFO phenomena.

Summary Takeaways

• College football is in a lawless, capitalistic state, as exemplified by Lane Kiffin’s controversial move.
• NFL coaching and team-building are entering a new era, with offense-minded innovators trumping old defensive models—Ben Johnson and the Bears as prime examples.
• The “Age of Disclosure” documentary elevates UFO discourse, with credible witnesses, plausible scientific theories, and mounting government attention. This conversation pushes listeners to rethink the boundaries of possibility regarding UAPs and our collective future.

End-to-end, this episode is rich with insight, saucy football takes, and a rare, thoughtful turn into the unknown.