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Chris Vannini @chrisvannini.com · 2h

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Chris Vannini @chrisvannini.com · 4h

We’ve suddenly got a banger of a game between Tulane and ECU heading to the 4Q on ESPN.

ECU up 16-12 and Tulane near the goal line.

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Chris Vannini @chrisvannini.com · 6h

Jake Retzlaff is on pace for 500 passing yards but it’s just 6-0 Tulane as the Green Wave have stalled on three red zone trips already. ECU hanging on.

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Chris Vannini @chrisvannini.com · 6h

Oklahoma QB John Mateer is now listed as PROBABLE on the SEC availability report.

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Chris Vannini @chrisvannini.com · 7h

A centuries-old rivalry tonight, Pirates vs. stormy seas

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Chris Vannini @chrisvannini.com · 16h

🎙New Bunch Formation!

Week 7 picks
- Is this Indiana team different?
- Will Alabama have an 11 am snooze?
- Red River could be literally anything
- A real test for BYU
- Do you trust Lincoln Riley?
- The biggest G5 game of the year

🎧📺 And more: linktr.ee/bunchformation

Bunch Formation Podcast | Instagram, TikTok | Linktree

View BunchFormation’s Linktree to discover and stream music from top platforms like YouTube, Spotify here. Your next favorite track is just a click away!

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Matt Baker @mattbakercfb.bsky.social · 13h

Great news to report from Florida State: Linebacker Ethan Pritchard has been released from Tallahassee Memorial Hospital after being shot a few weeks ago. Headed to Brooks Rehabilitation in Jacksonville for the next step in his recovery.

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Chris Vannini @chrisvannini.com · 14h

Oklahoma’s 2027 recruiting class currently ranks No. 1 and has the early makings of something special.

New GM Jim Nagy and a new scouting department with decades of NFL/CFB experience are getting rave reviews.

www.nytimes.com/athletic/670...

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Chris Vannini @chrisvannini.com · 14h

Thanks man.

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Chris Vannini @chrisvannini.com · 16h

🎙New Bunch Formation!

Week 7 picks
- Is this Indiana team different?
- Will Alabama have an 11 am snooze?
- Red River could be literally anything
- A real test for BYU
- Do you trust Lincoln Riley?
- The biggest G5 game of the year

🎧📺 And more: linktr.ee/bunchformation

Bunch Formation Podcast | Instagram, TikTok | Linktree

View BunchFormation’s Linktree to discover and stream music from top platforms like YouTube, Spotify here. Your next favorite track is just a click away!

linktr.ee

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Chris Vannini @chrisvannini.com · 16h

✍️ Inside Oklahoma's offseason overhaul.

Millions on an OC/QB duo. A new scouting department. A streamlined NIL.

Despite two losing seasons, OU didn't give up on Brent Venables.

"Not giving him more resources would’ve been dooming him to failure."

www.nytimes.com/athletic/670...

How Oklahoma spent big to overhaul a blue blood and double down on Brent Venables

Tradition-rich Oklahoma had to modernize. So far, it’s working. In a state whose identity is wrapped around Sooners football, it has to.

www.nytimes.com

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Chris Vannini @chrisvannini.com · 1d

We did it!

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Chris Vannini @chrisvannini.com · 1d

Never a doubt. Eat Em Up. That's great leadership.

a man in a suit and tie is saying not so fast my friend in front of a crowd

ALT: a man in a suit and tie is saying not so fast my friend in front of a crowd

media.tenor.com

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Chris Vannini @chrisvannini.com · 1d

Watching the Tigers lose the way everyone knew for months they were going to lose, after being told it was fine, is frustrating, gotta say. No leadership.

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Chris Vannini @chrisvannini.com · 1d

✍️ My first work trip for The Athletic was to Memphis in 2017. On that staff, I met:

Mike Norvell
Dan Lanning
Kenny Dillingham
Ryan Silverfield

They’re all head coaches of top-25 teams, so I reconnected with them to look back.

This is how a Coaching Tree happens: www.nytimes.com/athletic/667...

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Chris Vannini @chrisvannini.com · 1d

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Chris Vannini @chrisvannini.com · 1d

✍️ My first work trip for The Athletic was to Memphis in 2017. On that staff, I met:

Mike Norvell
Dan Lanning
Kenny Dillingham
Ryan Silverfield

They’re all head coaches of top-25 teams, so I reconnected with them to look back.

This is how a Coaching Tree happens: www.nytimes.com/athletic/667...

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Getting Over: Wrestling Podcast @gettingovercast.bsky.social · 2d

🚨 #WWECrownJewel Ultimate Preview! @adamsilverstein.bsky.social, @chrisvannini.com back together predicting #WWE Crown Jewel card:

👀 Seth Rollins must beat Cody Rhodes
🤷‍♂️ John Cena vs. AJ Styles
😵‍💫 Roman Reigns & Jey Uso
🎭 IYO, Asuka, Kairi crush
➕ CM Punk, LA, Becky, Dupri
🎧: linktr.ee/gettingover

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Chris Vannini @chrisvannini.com · 2d

Our staff Heisman straw poll has two Miami players in the top five.

My ballot:
Ty Simpson
John Mateer
Reuben Bain Jr.

www.nytimes.com/athletic/669...

Miami has two Heisman Trophy candidates, but who leads our straw poll?

After a big week for Miami, two Hurricanes find themselves climbing The Athletic's straw poll.

www.nytimes.com

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Chris Vannini @chrisvannini.com · 2d

Drew Brees is really good at explaining quarterback play on TV. Some great appearances on First Take/Get Up in recent weeks.

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Chris Vannini @chrisvannini.com · 2d

Texas Tech has a new logo. Changing the Double T back to a flat look full-time beginning next year.

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Chris Vannini @chrisvannini.com · 2d

The UFL has announced new teams for spring 2026

-New, relocated teams:
Columbus Aviators
Louisville Kings
Orlando Storm

Rebranded teams:
- Dallas Renegades (not Arlington)
- Houston Gamblers (not Roughnecks)

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Chris Vannini @chrisvannini.com · 3d

Hahahahahahaha Trevor Lawrence!

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Chris Vannini @chrisvannini.com · 3d

🎙 New Bunch Formation!

🔒 Week 6 reactions! Penn State, Miami, Cincy, Bama, Temple + more

🎵 @davidubben has exclusive reporting from the Ludacris concert before the UNC game

☑️ I defend the AP Poll (for being wrong)

🎧📺: linktr.ee/bunchformation

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Chris Vannini @chrisvannini.com · 3d

2. Ohio State
26. Memphis
39. Texas
40. Penn State
113. Oklahoma State

This week's Athletic 136, ranking all 136 FBS teams: www.nytimes.com/athletic/669...

Ranking 136 college football teams after Week 6: Miami takes top spot after a wild weekend

After major upsets for Texas and Penn State, the two once-highly ranked programs continue to fall down the order.

www.nytimes.com

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