We're less than 10 days away from the start of the college football season! Tim Murray is back for another episode and welcomed ESPN's Bill Connelly to the show. Before Bill jumped on, Tim discussed the news of Ty Simpson being named the starting quarterback at Alabama and added a futures bet on the Crimson Tide. Additionally, Tim took a look at a long shot bet on a Big Ten team to reach the College Football Playoff.

Bill Connelly joined the podcast to preview the upcoming college football season.

-Clemson is #1 in the nation in returning production but... are they overrated?

-Is Alabama being overlooked?

-Did the pollsters overrate Illinois coming off a 10 win season?

-Who were the "luckiest" teams in 2024? Who is due for some positive regression?

-Should Ohio State (-2.5) be a bigger favorite against Texas is Week 1?

Lastly, Tim closed out the show discussing the latest in the Notre Dame quarterback competition (CJ Carr vs Kenny Minchey) and the massive line move in the Notre Dame/Miami game in Week 1.

It is a loaded podcast today! Tim Murray welcomes back VSiN.com Managing Editor Adam Burke to the show. Tim & Adam run through the latest Week 0 & 1 line moves and then do a deep dive into the four conferences (American, CUSA, MAC, Sun Belt) that Adam previewed in the VSiN College Football Betting Guide.

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Tim Murray opened up the podcast discussing the quotes from Archie Manning regarding the future of Arch Manning at Texas. Will Arch enter the NFL Draft this spring? How did the betting market react to the quotes? Additionally, Tim took a quick look at the Week 1 total in the Notre Dame/Miami game. Is there a play to be made?

VSiN"s Wes Reynolds joined the podcast and previewed the Big Ten with Tim. Is Penn St. ready to make the jump to winning a National Championship? Is Drew Allar a legitimate Heisman candidate? Both Oregon & Ohio State have a win total at 10.5... will either take a step back in 2025? What does Wes expect from his alma mater, Indiana, this year? Lastly, Wes discusses why he made a bet on Army's win total of 7.5.

Jonathan Von Tobel, co-host of Money Moves, jumped on the show as well to preview the conference he wrote up for the VSiN College Football Betting preview, the Mountain West. Can anyone knock of Boise State in 2025? What should we expect from UNLV in the first year under Dan Mullen? After a disappointing 5-7 season, will Air Force bounce back this year? JVT also broke down some his favorite bets this college football season including more love for Utah and QB Devon Dampier.

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College Football is less than a month away! Tim Murray opens the podcast recapping all of the best bets that have been given out on the podcast throughout the summer. How many CLV trophies are we in store for this year?

With the VSiN College Football Betting Guide out NOW... it is the perfect time to welcome back Matt Youmans to the podcast. Tim & Matt discussed Matt's Top 25 (in collaboration with Paul Stone). How high is Matt on Michigan? Is Ohio State the best team in college football? Is Illinois overrated?

Matt wrote up the SEC preview in the VSiN College Football Betting Guide and handed out three win totals that he has bet in the SEC. Lastly, Matt discussed two other Power 4 win totals that he bet this offseason.

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With the college football season less than a month away, Tim Murray welcomed handicapper Kyle Hunter (@KyleHunterPicks) to the podcast. Kyle ran through some of his favorite win total bets.

Air Force 5.5

Marshall 5.5

New Mexico 3.5

Maryland 2.5 Big Ten wins

Plus, Kyle tells Tim about a conference future that he has bet as well as a bet in Week 1.

Up next, Tim chatted with ESPN's Ian Fitzsimmons last week at Big Ten Media Days. After Ian broke the ice with a story about a winning a bet on national television, Tim & Ian discussed what to expect from Ohio State after winning the National Championship. Ian told Tim about his biggest takeaways from SEC Media Days last week. Is he "all-in" on Alabama in 2025?

Lastly, Tim reconnected with friend of the podcast, Ari Wasserman of On3, out at Big Ten Media Days. Ari gave his observations of the Big Ten and tried to identify some "under the radar" teams.

We're going to Hawaii! Tim Murray opens up the podcast the exciting news that Tim & Matt Youmans are taking VSiN shows to Hawaii for the Rainbow Warriors Week 0 game against Stanford on August 23.

Tim then welcomes Tyler Shoemaker (@TShoeIndex) to the podcast to discuss Tyler's T Shoe Index ratings for 2025 and best bets he has. Do Tim & Tyler disagree on Nebraska? In total, Tyler explains six win total bets he has made as well as over 10 plays in Week 1.

Lastly, VSiN was posted up at Big Ten Media Days this week and Tim was able to catch up with a number of players and coaches while they were in Las Vegas.

You will hear from...

Nebraska QB Dylan Raiola

Washington Head Coach Jedd Fisch

Northwestern Head Coach David Braun

Maryland Head Coach Mike Locksley

It was a busy week at VSiN & Circa with the Mountain West in town for Media Day. Before hearing from some of the coaches, Tim Murray welcomed Joshua Nunn (@steponaduck1) from the Action Network. Tim & Joshua ran through their Mountain West best bets for the season.

Order of the coaches on the podcast after opening segment

Boise St Coach Spencer Danielson

ESPN Las Vegas & UNLV analyst Steve Cofield

UNLV Coach Dan Mullen

San Jose St Coach Ken Niumatalolo

Fresno St Coach Matt Entz

Hawaii Coach Timmy Chang

Tim Murray opens up the show discussing Mountain West Media Days at Circa and bet he made in the Mountain West. Tim then welcomed Brett Ciancia, the author of Pick Six Previews, to the podcast. Tim & Brett previewed the ACC.

-Is Clemson the clear favorite in the conference?

-Can Miami make a run to the College Football Playoff?

-Will SMU regress after making the CFP?

-Bounce back season for Florida State?

-Drop off coming for Syracuse?

Additionally, Brett discussed some teams he is higher and lower on that the perceived college football world.

-Can Alabama win it all in year 2 under Kalen DeBoer?

-Is Illinois overrated?

-Will USC be a surprise contender in the Big 10?

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Lastly, Tim closed the show with a tribute to his beloved dog, Manti, who passed away this week.