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CFB Lunch Break: Lincoln Riley, Rivalry Killer?
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CFB Lunch Break: Lincoln Riley, Rivalry Killer?

Subscriber Q&A on the USC/Notre Dame rivalry squabble, the G5 playoff mix, Jim Knowles and Ohio State, and more.
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Richard and Alex take live questions from our Split Zone Duo subscribers. Topics covered in this episode include:

  • The slightly messy ending between Jim Knowles and Ohio State

  • What we’re most excited about in the 2025 season

  • More developments in Bill Belichick/Jordon Hudson

  • Rapid scheme turnover, like Washington State will see this year

  • Playoff expansion’s effect on SEC expansion

  • Lincoln Riley and USC say they want to preserve their Notre Dame rivalry game, but Riley’s old words and current actions say different

  • Duke as an ACC dark horse

  • How cooked is Virginia Tech?

  • New athletic director at Michigan State: Why?

  • Maryland’s business-ish approach to filling the AD chair

  • Likelier to get fired or win their conference? Mike Gundy, Brian Kelly, Lincoln Riley, and Mike Norvell

College Football Lunch Break is a recurring live call that we have at 12 p.m. ET on many Tuesdays in the Substack app. Subscribers get a recording afterward.

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Producer: Anthony Vito

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