Host emeritus Steven Godfrey joins Alex for this subscriber episode. College football’s conference commissioners are all over the microphone right now. How many of them actually have things to do, and how many of them are trying to look like they have agency while the world closes in on them?

- 0:25: Who are media days for in 2026? Well, the commissioners.

- 2:21: How Mike Slive created the modern commissioner’s state of the union

- 5:25: Brett Yormark’s problem at the Big 12’s kickoff event

- 12:35: Why the Big Ten and SEC commissioners are so busy at the moment

- 20:45: Quiet on the ACC front

- 23:26: Does the sport need all these commissioners?

Producer: Anthony Vito

Our 2026 conference preview series rolls on with the Big 12. Alex and Richard pick out one thing they like, one thing they don’t, and one thing that makes them curious about all 16 teams in this league, in reverse standings order:

- 1:16: Texas Tech

- 11:44: BYU

- 15:03: Utah

- 20:50: Houston

- 24:20: Arizona

- 30:08: Arizona State

- 34:57: Iowa State

- 39:02: Kansas State

- 43:06: TCU

- 49:14: Cincinnati

- 55:20: Baylor

- 1:01:44: Kansas

- 1:05:10: UCF

- 1:09:56: West Virginia

- 1:12:16: Colorado

- 1:20:37: Oklahoma State

- 1:22:53: Preseason superlatives and conference honors

Producer: Anthony Vito

Thank you to our partners, Homefield and Nokian Tyres.

Richard and Alex preview the two remaining FBS independents, Notre Dame and UConn, before diving into the reconstituted Pac-12. Teams in order:

* 5:57: Notre Dame, featuring Jessica Smetana of The Echoes

* 26:45: UConn

* 34:30: Moving to the new Pac-12 and refreshing you on the new membership and competitive format of the league

* 40:29: Boise State

* 48:21: San Diego State

* 51:35: Fresno State

* 58:41: Utah State

* 1:01:42: Washington State

* 1:09:25: Oregon State

* 1:12:50: Texas State

* 1:17:06: Colorado State

* 1:19:39: Pac-12 superlatives and preseason honors

Producer: Anthony Vito