Brian Hartline joins Clay and Tim to talk about a lot of things, starting with gaining that coveted career bump to head coach for the first time for South Florida.

Of course, the timing of it all, on Wednesday for Ohio State in its Big Ten Championship game with Indiana, which also happened to be the first day of the December signing period for the Buckeyes' 2026 recruiting class, could have been better.

But he's settled in now during a frenetic two months that included USF recruiting, transfer portal juggling, and - oh yes - hiring 45 or more coaches, coaching assistants, administrative staff, and the like. What a ride!

Mike Vrabel has led the New England Patriots back to the Super Bowl in his first season as head coach.

His former Ohio State teammate Ryan Miller isn't overly surprised, though it takes a little luck along the way to get there, too.

But Miller joins Tim to talk about what he could see coming from Vrabel way back when they were teammates at OSU in the mid-90s, when those John Cooper recruiting classes and teams buoyed the Buckeyes back to prominence.

And Miller, Vrabel and Luke Fickell had such a bond that in 1999 they founded the Second and Seven Foundation, whose primary focus was the promotion of reading aloud to second graders and providing them with books, and which has grown to national impact through these last three decades, with all three still very much involved.

Bill Bender of The Sporting News joins Clay and Tim to talk a myriad of subjects, starting with the Pro Football Hall of Fame snub of 6-time Super Bowl-winning coach Bill Belichick as a first-ballot member.

Plus, we continue to chronicle the chaos of major college football off the field, including the Darian Mensah and Dabo Swinney episodes.

What the hell is going on? Where are the authorities?