Today on The Hard Count ... Who will be the face of college football in 2025? J.D. PicKell makes the case for Texas QB Arch Manning as the sport’s next superstar. He also lets listeners chime in on his latest Post-Spring Top 25 rankings and responds to their gripes about where teams like Notre Dame, Alabama, and Arizona State landed. Also ranking the top 5 quarterback rooms in the SEC and what might be the best Saturday slate of the entire season in Week 7 before taking a deep dive into LSU and Clemson's Week 1 matchup and the Auburn Tigers.

Today on The Hard Count with J.D. PicKell...we're once again talking the greatest sport on he face of planet earch: college football.

🧃 J.D.’s Post-Spring Top 25 College Football Rankings Who’s rising, who’s falling, and which teams are ready to make a national title run after spring ball? J.D. PicKell breaks down his updated Top 25 rankings.

🧃 Georgia Bulldogs Land 5-Star QB Jared Curtis Kirby Smart and the Dawgs strike again! We analyze what Jared Curtis brings to Athens and how this massive recruiting win could impact the SEC and college football playoff picture for years to come.

🧃 Sherrone Moore Suspension Reaction – What It Means for Michigan Football J.D. shares his thoughts on Michigan head coach Sherrone Moore's suspension. How will this affect the Wolverines’ momentum in 2025? What does it mean for Bryce Underwood?

The Sunday Sprint is back! J.D. PicKell is bringing you the best of the best from The Hard Count this week! We’ve packed all of J.D.’s top takes and sound bites into one must-listen episode for college football fans.

This week J.D. takes an early look at some of the marquee matchups in the college football season following the conclusion of spring practice and the spring portal. Breaking down Ohio State vs Texas, Miami vs Florida, and Syracuse vs Tennessee in September. Next J.D. pulls back the curtain on USC sitting atop the 2026 recruiting rankings before breaking down the recent report suggesting that the Texas Longhorns roster could be costing them upwards of $40 million this season. Ending the sprint with some College Football 26 video game talk after Arch Manning and Steve Sarkisian declined the deluxe cover photoshoot and unpacking if Ohio State wideout Jeremiah Smith should have an 100 overall rating in the game.