Commitment Issues

Open -- Kansas makes a big splash with several highly-ranked commits out of Louisiana, how? what? why? 10:40 -- Assistant coach moves after Signing Day, who does it help or hurt? 16:35 -- Baylor assistant arrested/fired, can it get any worse? 24:25 - Steve Sarkisian leaves Alabama to take the Falcons job 31:30 - Are the New Orleans high school coaches going to boycott LSU? 34:40 - Favorite conspiracy theories 37:30 - Tweet of the week 42:05 - Rants and recommendations

2:00 -- Alabama wins the recruiting championship again, how long can the Tide dominance last? 6:10 -- Clemson, how did the national champs do on the recruiting trail? 8:50 -- No. 2 overall Marvin Wilson commits to Florida State, the 'Noles strong finish 13:29 -- USC's strong finish, are the Trojans getting their recruiting swagger back? 15:30 -- Tom Herman questions recruiting rankings, is this stance getting old? 20:48 -- Michigan lands Aubrey Solomon, capping a big year for the Wolverines 28:00 -- Off-topic story time 31:45 -- Washington State head coach Mike Leach joins the show to discuss the Cougars class and recruiting.

Recruiting analysts Woody Wommack, Nick Krueger and Rob Cassidy do a quick preview of National Signing Day. Open: Rivals100 wide receiver James Robinson runs into trouble on his Ohio State official visit 6:50 -- Jim Harbaugh jumps into a pool over a commit. Is his act getting old? 12:30 -- 5-star linebacker Jacob Phillips from Oklahoma to LSU, why are prospects so infatuated with the SEC? 15:40 -- Which prospects will Texas and Tom Herman close with? Has he been a disappointment so far on the recruiting trail? 26:25 -- Making our final predictions on every uncommitted Rivals100 prospect 38:35 -- Tweet of the Week/Rants and Recommendations

OPEN: COMMITMENT PREDICTIONS 4-star DE K'Lavon Chaisson (Texas, LSU, Colorado) 5:50 - Prediction: 4-star WR James Robinson (Florida, Oklahoma) 9:10 - Prediction: 4-star LB Jarez Parks (Alabama, Florida) 12:25 - Prediction: 4-star WR Mike Harley (Miami, WVU, Nebraska) 16:50 - Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh's latest antics, Go-Karts + Rome trip. Why does it work for him? 21:30 - More problems in Oregon, recruits reactions to latest drama 26:50 - 5-star LB Jacob Phillips and 4-star DB Jamyest Williams could be late flips, how big of an impact can late flips have on programs? 31:15 - Signing Day Predictions. Who will bring the drama? 35:45 - Tweet of the Week 39:30 - Rants and Recommendations

OPEN: Najee Harris remains the top player in the country, but was it unanimous? 7:25: Behind the scenes trying to report on Harris at the Army Bowl 12:45: Aubrey Solomon bad-mouths Michigan, could they be his leader after all? 16:05: LaBryan Ray latest and commitment prediction 18:45: Marvin Wilson latest and commitment prediction 25:45: Nico Collins latest and commitment prediction 29:00: Clemson wins the National Championship, will they win another within the next 5 years? 34:00: Tweet of the Week 35:45: NEW SEGMENT: Why You Always Lyin'? 40:55: That’s on me, coach/Rants and Recommendations

OPEN - 2018 #1 overall Trevor Lawrence commits to Clemson over Georgia 7:35 - 5-star OT Walker Little commits to Stanford over Texas - are we surprised? 12:35 - Are we sure new Texas coach Tom Herman is the guy we all thought as a recruiter? 16:40 - New Oregon coach Willie Taggart hitting the recruiting trail hard. 19:10 - Baylor back to work on the recruiting front in a big way. 21:25 - Oregon discussion Part II: How much success pulling kids from Florida can they have? 25:05 - Toneil Carter decommits from UGA and commits to Texas, what’s the real story there? 29:45 - UGA recovers with a commitment from 5-star Isaiah Wilson 31:15 - Prediction time: Where will 5-star RB Cam Akers commit? 38:15 - Tweet of the Week 39:45 - Game of the Week picks: Picking both games in the CFP 41:55 - Rants and Recommendations

Rob Cassidy, Nick Krueger and Woody Wommack discuss Charlie Strong's firing and where Texas goes from here.

OPEN - Jack Sears flips from Duke to USC 6:40 - Chase Rogers decommits from Tennessee after a visit to Texas… does this have more to do with Texas or Tennessee? 11:50 - Nick Saban said he didn’t even know that it was Election Day last Tuesday… how much do our eyes roll at that and is the only thing to do at Alabama football? 17:50 - Big Ten adding Friday night games… How bad of an idea is this? 23:00 - Elijah Molden commits to Washington despite being an Oregon legacy… how much effort are the Ducks actually putting into recruiting? 32:05 - Tweet of the Week 33:10 - Game of the Week: Washington State at Colorado 36:45 - Commitment Issues College Football Playoff seeds 39:00 - Rants & Recommendations

In the first-ever basketball only episode of Commitment Issues Eric Bossi, Nick Krueger and Krysten Peek recaps all the happenings from the early signing period. OPEN: Eric Bossi on UCLA coming out as one of the teams of the early signing period 2:55 - Krysten Peek on Arizona keeping pace as another top team out of the Pac-12 4:45 - Other teams in the Pac-12 that are benefitting from an influx of adding young talent 7:10 - Can Jordan Usher help USC regain some glory on the hardwood? 8:25 - Kentucky has three big names in hand, what do we make of that trio and who else might they be looking at? 12:05 - Duke with just two commitments after the early signing period, who could they be competing for to continue filling out its class? 15:40 - Indiana and North Carolina - are they left wanting more after the early signing period? 19:20 - Kansas: another team that perhaps should have taken more than they have this past week? 21:10 - Alabama one of the unexpected big winners of the early signing period 22:40 - TCU be

Rob Cassidy sits down for a one-on-one conversation with Mike Leach 1:00 - Discussion on Cubs winning the World Series and Cubs ‘fans’ 3:48 - Biggest challenge rebuilding the Washington State program 5:03 - Similarities recruiting to Pullman, WA and Lubbock, TX 6:56 - Is the recruiting focus turning national, or is the focus still on regional recruiting? 7:51 - What did you do in the time between working at Texas Tech and Wazzu? 11:15 - For or against early signing period? 13:12 - Which NCAA bylaw would you like to change? 15:13 - How do you look back at time at Texas Tech? 16:38 - How has Texas Tech continued to escape paying Leach for the 2009 season? 18:30 - How did Leach end up as a bit-part on Friday Night Lights and not a football coach?

OPEN - Quote from Chris Peterson: “Kids don’t love football, they love recruiting…” 9:35 - Ole Miss commit list down to just 10 players… what’s the latest on the trend there? 13:40 - QB injuries… should redshirt plans be scrapped at some top programs; specifically Ole Miss, UF 19:00 - Jake Bentley running the show at South Carolina, what do we make of the job he’s done? 24:30 - Jalen Hurd out at Tennessee, Preston Williams transfer complete to Colorado State - how do we feel about those decisions and what’s next for the Vols? 28:45 - Game of the Week: Baylor at Oklahoma 32:55 - Chevin Calloway officially decommits from Iowa … Rob: Who does Iowa think it is? 37:45 - Rants and Recommendations

OPEN: Tennessee - Hurd seeks transfer, but what’s going on out in Knoxville? 8:00 - Ole Miss - two decommits in short order, what’s the cause for concern? 13:35 - Adarius Lemons out at UF, Malik Davis in… what’s the story there? 18:50 - Donovan Jeter decommits from ND,commits to UM, apologizes, 25:00 - Texas five-star recruits Baron Browning, Jeffrey Okudah, Marvin Wilson and Walker Little all visit Florida State together last weekend 31:05 - Tweet of the Week 35:30 - Game of the Week: Nebraska at Ohio State 40:05 - Rants and Recommendations

Nick Krueger talks the current status of the Longhorns program and how to turn things around with former Texas stars Jordan Shipley and Michael Huff.

Rob Cassidy sits down to talk all things football with Oklahoma head coach Bob Stoops.

OPEN: Rivals100 LB Vandarius Cowan dismissed from high school team - what is the significance of this and what other examples show the cause-and-effect of such things 11:00 - Eno Benjamin decommits from Iowa, are the Hawkeyes’ coaches to blame? 17:35 - TE Major Tennison makes a commitment to Alabama - how upset are CFB fans that Bama continues to pluck guys at will? 21:45 - Louisville gets big commitment from Colin Wilson - what do we make of Louisville’s recruiting efforts & potential? Will/Should Bobby Petrino stay? 27:25 - Jalen Reagor flips from Oklahoma to TCU, what went into those decisions? 32:25 - Former college and NFL player Akbar Gbaja-Biamila Interview 49:50 - Game of the Week 53:10 - Rants and Recommendations

OPEN - Big 12 Expansion: Thanks but no thanks… Does this affect the Tom Herman sweepstakes? 7:00 - UGA loses to Vandy - what is the level for concern in Athens? 10:10 - FSU commit DJ Matthews playing on social media during Tennessee visit… is this a thing now? 13:15 - West Virginia is undefeated, adds commitment from Derek Pitts, is WVU ready to recruit on a national level? 19:05 - Xavier Newman flips from Texas to Colorado - does it even matter? 24:25 - Commitment Issues Conversations: Barry Odom 39:00 - Tweet of the Week 45:20 - Game of the Week: Texas A&M at Alabama 48:25 - Rants and Recommendations

Woody Wommack sits down with new Oklahoma LB commit Jacob Phillips to break down his decision and the recruiting process.

OPEN - Successful early schools: Do we think that programs will start switching out commitments? 5:50 - Adding early signing periods to the recruiting calendar - yay or nay? 13:50 - FSU at Miami: Even in a loss, was the performance enough to continue Hurricanes’ momentum 18:30 - Texas QB commit Sam Ehlinger hurt (again), likely out for remainder of regular season… will it affect his ranking? 24:55 - LSU at UF canceled: Recruiting implications? What should be done? 29:10 - Commitment Issues Conversations: Bill and Erin Napier of HGTV fame 38:45 - Tweet of the Week 43:15 - Game of the Week: Alabama at Tennessee 46:15 - Rants and Recommendations

OPEN - Blake Barnett escapes from Alabama in the dark of the night 7:15 - Dylan Moses commits to Alabama 10:50 - LSU loses first commitment in Steven Guidry… more to come? 15:20 - Iowa somewhat on tough times, are Texas recruits looking around there? 18:45 - Changes to the Texas coaching responsibilities… is the sky falling in Austin? 23:50 - Interview with Georgia Tech Head Coach Paul Johnson 34:40 - Tweet of the Week 40:20 - Game of the Week - Tennessee at Texas A&M 43:30 - New segment: “That’s on me.” 45:20 - Rants and Recommendations

Rob Cassidy goes one-on-one with Nebraska head coach Mike Riley.