Unnecessary Roughness

The only super mega preview for the 2019 college football season you need is here. The Unnecessary Roughness crew take you through their hot takes for the season and answer the big questions from the ACC, Big 10, Big 12, Pac 12, and SEC.Does Jalen Hurts have a chance at the Heisman? Will anybody dethrone Alabama in the SEC? Is Texas BACK? Which out of conference game has the most on the line? Does Brandon Walker hate Iowa or Ole Miss more? A lot of questions and the only place with all the answers is Unnecessary Roughness! Subscribe. Rate. Leave a comment. Follow us on Twitter &amp; Instagram @UnnecRoughness.

The only college football podcast in the country that delivers real, raw, unfiltered takes on the best sport in America. Hosts Brandon Walker and Kayce Smith, alongside co-hosts JackMac and Katie Stats, pull no punches when discussing the national landscape of college football. New episodes drop every Tuesday.

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The Unnecessary Roughness crew instantly recaps all things College Football Playoff.

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The Unnecessary Roughness crew instantly recaps all things College Football Conference Championship Weekend.

00:00 Indiana takes down Ohio State
21:00 Georgia dominates Alabama
36:20 Texas Tech demolishes BYU
46:30 Playpff Bracket exercise
01:01:45 Winners
01:05:00 Losers

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00:00 Intro
08:54 Venmo BIG Game Preview (Indiana vs Ohio State)
21:13 Cracker Barrel Game of the Week
34:05 Is the ACC giving us the worst conference championship game ever?
38:46 Can Diego Pavia win the Heisman?
43:02 Unnecessary Roughness Dog Parlay 🐶
43:42 North Texas and Tulane battle for a playoff spot

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In today's episode we clean up all things College Football Week 14, check out the newest College Football Playoff Rankings, and dive into the latest College Football coaching news.

00:00 Intro
01:45 Penultimate playoff rankings reaction
20:20 Conference Champion hypothetical rankings
25:00 Where in the world is Juice Kiffin?!
31:20 Penn State has FAILED this coaching search
41:15 Answering the chat
46:05 Charlie Weis given permission to coach for Ole Miss in playoff
49:56 Recent coaching hires

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THE COACHING CAROUSEL NEVER STOPS - WEEK 14 CLEAN UP

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The Unnecessary Roughness crew instantly recaps all things College Football Week 14.

00:00 Intro
05:50 Venmo BIG Game Recap (Ohio State @ Michigan)
24:02 Texas hands Texas A&M their first loss
39:50 Ole Miss rolls in Egg Bowl
46:37 Vanderbilt dominates Tennessee
59:51 The coaching carousel is WILD
01:06:20 The ACC is flat out hilarious
01:10:17 Alabama wins the Iron Bowl
01:17:25 Big Ev joins us
01:25:00 Lane Kiffin latest update
01:26:40 Week 14 Winners
01:31:44 Week 14 Losers
01:47:40 Week 14 Shit List

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