Dan Casey, coach and founder of the Play Caller’s Club, joins Richard to discuss the Xs and Os trends that are percolating across college football ahead of the 2025 season. Weird alignments, formations into the boundary, running backs out of the backfield, and the use of two-QB systems so that teams don’t have to leave NIL dollars sitting on the bench. Plus, a defensive response led by the Michigan-Ravens tree and a comeback of a Tampa Buccaneers classic.
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Welcome to RELAUNCH WEEK at SZD
Relaunch Week is our “welcome back to the season” week. In addition to the above mini-history doc we created (like! subscribe!), we are releasing new episodes every day this week, including a few subscriber exclusives.
Already out this week: The return of our Dead Letters history series, with a special on Miami University and the decline of the MAC. Subscribers can hear an extended-cut interview with the longtime voice of Miami, Steve Baker.
Stay tuned for a lot more between now and Friday.
