{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/681ccd385acb8b715f1f94f4/6a6153575092e5d571de0f35?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Should Georgia’s Kirby Smart worry about Florida with Jon Sumrall","description":"<p>In this episode, Bruce Feldman, Stewart Mandel, and Ralph Russo dive deep into the latest college football headlines, rank the nation's quarterbacks, and answer your burning questions in the mailbag.</p><p><br></p><p>First, we react to Florida head coach Jon Sumrall embracing the grueling 9-game SEC schedule and his thoughts on the rivalry with Georgia. Then, things get spicy in Lexington as Kentucky offensive coordinator Will Stein drops a bold, Curt Cignetti-style claim about why the Wildcats will win.</p><p><br></p><p>Next, we break down The Athletic’s 2026 college football quarterback tiers, ranking every projected starter from 1 to 138. The guys reveal their picks for:</p><p><br></p><ul><li>Which tier-2 (or lower) QBs will jump into Tier 1 (LaNorris Sellers, Marcel Reed, Jaden Craig)</li><li>Which big-name signal-callers they are highly skeptical of (Josh Hoover, Julian Sayin, Noah Fifita)</li><li>Their favorite under-the-radar tier 4-7 sleepers to ride with this season (Tyler Hughes, Alberto Mendoza, Lincoln Kienholz)</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Finally, we open up the mailbag to tackle your questions:</p><p><br></p><ul><li>Is Indiana's Curt Cignetti destined to regress like Chip Kelly now that the rest of college football has copied his transfer portal blueprint?</li><li>How would the summer hype surrounding Miami be different if Notre Dame had made the College Football Playoff over them last winter?</li></ul><p>\t\t•\tWhy has the recruitment of elite Junior College (JUCO) players dropped off so drastically over the last 15 years compared to the 1990s?</p><p><br></p><p>0:00 - Intro</p><p>0:48 - Will Jon Sumrall help reignite the Florida-Georgia rivalry?</p><p>11:15 - Has Kentucky found their Curt Cignetti in Will Stein?</p><p>16:43 - Start of the QB tier discussion</p><p>17:50 - Which QB not in tier 1 will finish the season in tier 1?</p><p>22:50 - Which QB are you skeptical of?</p><p>31:03 - Pick a QB ranked in tiers 4-7 to ride with this season.</p><p>40:19 - Mailbag questions</p><p><br></p><p><br></p>","author_name":"The Athletic"}