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False Start - College Football Podcast

John Buhler and Cody Williams

A college football podcast for everyone... and everyone else.John Buhler and Cody Williams break down the biggest and littlest college football stories every week to bring the joy of this dumb, beautiful sport to every fan and could-be fan.

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All Episodes

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Episode 202: The Big Dumper! College Football...

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2025/08/21

Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up! A tinfoil hat is just a hat you wear at home when nobody else is around. On today's episode of False Start, John Buhler (Lead Writer, FanSided.com) and Cody Williams (Content Director, FanSided.com) unpacked their six packs of college football conspiracy theories heading into the 2025-26 season. From the SEC, to the Big Ten, to the ACC, to the Big 12, to the Group of Five, and through the College Football Playoff, these guys left no stone u...

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Episode 201: Group of Five preview: Who makes the CFP...

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2025/08/18

Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up! Five is still technically bigger than four. On today's episode of False Start, John Buhler (Lead Writer, FanSided.com) and Cody Williams (Content Director, FanSided.com) drove it into the ditch with their Group of Five season preview. While the guys came to a handful of similar conclusions across the AAC, CUSA, MAC, Mountain West and Sun Belt, they are well aware that anything and everything can happen at this level of college football. Tog...

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Episode 200: Big 12 preview, College Football Playoff...

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2025/08/14

Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up! Life is about having a big belt buckle! On today's episode of False Start, John Buhler (Lead Writer, FanSided.com) and Cody Williams (Content Director, FanSided.com) sifted through the madness that is the Big 12 way too early in the morning as a part of their conference preview shows. While the guys really have no idea who is going to come out on top in this ultra-competitive league, they do like the Big 12's chances to get a star player of...

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71:07

Episode 199: ACC preview, College Football Playoff...

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2025/08/11

Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up! Life is, in fact, a drive-thru line at Cook-Out! On today's episode of False Start, John Buhler (Lead Writer, FanSided.com) and Cody Williams (Content Director, FanSided.com) prove they can, in fact, do more than shoot hoops and turn left as a part of their ACC preview. The guys look at who could be challenging Clemson for superiority in this league, as well as what Notre Dame plans to do as a fiercely national independent. In addition to f...

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78:54

Episode 198: Big Ten preview, College Football...

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2025/08/07

Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up! Can you feel it in the air? That is Big Ten Energy coursing through your veins, boys and girls! That's right! False Start is back with a bang on this ultimate Big Ten preview show. John Buhler (Lead Writer) and Cody Williams (Content Director) navigated something fierce to bring you this episode. They will tell you who their Definitely, Maybes were, as well as who might be donning the Paul Finch Satin Kimono at the end of the season. The gu...

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Episode 197: SEC preview, College Football Playoff...

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2025/08/04

Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up! When it just means more, it don't mean enough, PAWL?! On today's episode of False Start, John Buhler (Lead Writer, FanSided.com) and Cody Williams (Content Director, FanSided.com) previewed the entire SEC. Together, they handed out Paul Finch Satin Kimonos and Definitely, Maybe honors to the SEC programs they thought deserved it most. From there, the guys then put some SEC head coaches on the hot seat, tried to figure out who from this leag...

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77:38

Episode 196: False Start presents Summer Fling!...

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2025/07/31

Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up! Why live in the moment when you can live in the past right now? On today's episode of False Start, John Buhler (Lead Writer, FanSided.com) and Cody Williams (Content Director, FanSided.com) took the show into the deep end and off the high dive with some Summer Fling! In the final episode of the summer before their college football season preview shows, the guys dove head-first into some absolutely delicious nostalgia. From debating all the ...

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65:46

Episode 195: Penn State pressure on James Franklin?,...

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2025/07/28

Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up! Can you feel the disappointment in the air? On the latest episode of False Start, John Buhler (Lead Writer, FanSided.com) and Cody Williams (Content Director, FanSided.com) looked at what it will take for James Franklin to keep his job at Penn State should he come up short in the College Football Playoff once again. From there, the guys questioned Haynes King's logic of poking the big brother bear up in Athens during ACC Media Days. After t...

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Episode 194: Big Ten Media Days reactions, Why Nico...

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2025/07/24

Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up! You don't score until you score! On the latest episode of False Start, John Buhler (Lead Writer, FanSided.com) and Cody Williams (Content Director, FanSided.com) unpacked how they feel about the Big Ten after media days before getting ready to get ready for the season ahead. Together, they figured who the Big Ten media is too hot and too cold on, as well as what blue-chip ratio contenders really matter across the Power Four. They then talke...

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Episode 193: Who is the SEC media too hot and cold...

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2025/07/21

Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up! It is hot as ever outside, so we need to cool off a bit. On the latest episode of False Start, John Buhler (Lead Writer, FanSided.com) and Cody Williams (Content Director, FanSided.com) touched on how the SEC media views each of its teams stacked up amongst each other. Who is the SEC media too hot, too cold and just right on with the help of some Goldilocks? Also, Eliah Drinkwitz seems to have Big Ten Energy coursing through his fans. Too b...

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Episode 192: SEC Media Days reactions, Will Nick...

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2025/07/17

Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up! Come Monday, it'll be alright. Back from vacation, John Buhler (Lead Writer, FanSided.com) joined Cody Williams (Content Direction) on one absolutely wild episode of False Start. The guys talked about the most ridiculous quotes from SEC Media Days, if Nick Saban actually wants to come back to college football, and what programs are the biggest spenders on the NIL front. After that, the guys did some Local Scouting Report with Buhler coming ...

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Episode 191: Scott Frost Blames Nebraska, Oklahoma at...

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2025/07/10

Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up! New/old UCF head coach Scott Frost made sure to take no blame and put it all on Nebraska for failing miserably at his alma mater, so John Buhler and Cody Williams had to rake him over the coals. We then look at longtime Oklahoma AD Joe Castiglione is stepping down, which raises some uncertainty for Brent Venables and the Sooners. We then look at South Carolina, Florida, Illinois and more potential first-time College Football Playoff teams, ...

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Episode 190: Big 12 Media Days Preview, Sam Leavitt...

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2025/07/07

Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up! It's just one of those days... On the latest episode of False Start, John Buhler (Lead Writer, FanSided.com) was back on the program to recount Athens and Fourth of July shenanigans with Cody Williams (Content Director, FanSided.com). Together, they looked at Big 12 Media Days beginning on Tuesday, as well as who some of the better quarterbacks in the country are. Outside of Tempe, who is taking Sam Leavitt over Garrett Nussmeier? To wrap u...

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Episode 189: College Football July 4th BBQ, Red,...

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2025/07/04

Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up! It's the Fourth of July and Cody Williams is flying solo like a cup without John Buhler but still celebrating. Who is coming to the college football backyard BBQ for July 4th? What will be the day that Alabama, LSU and Notre Dame's seasons will die as Cody Williams isn't a total believer in them? Plus, we take a look at The American to get a quick preseason vibe check on the AAC and we rank the six (maybe?) teams with red, white and blue co...

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Episode 188: Big 12 bad gets best of preseason polls,...

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2025/06/30

Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up! The Big 12 doesn't mind seeing itself in a picture, so long as it looks far away. On today's episode of False Start, John Buhler (Lead Writer, FanSided.com) and Cody Williams (Content Director, FanSided.com) asked themselves why the Big 12 is not doing a preseason poll. The Arizona State of it all might explain that, but nothing soothes the heart of Sad Boy Summer quite like a healthy dose of The National. The guys celebrated the Fourth of ...

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Episode 187: LaNorris Sellers proves he is better...

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2025/06/26

Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up! Don't fall into the trap. While LaNorris Sellers is too good for that, Thomas Castellanos took the bait when it came the low-hanging Alabama fruit. Throwing dirt on Alabama's grave is not always the best of ideas... On today's episode of False Start, John Buhler (Lead Writer, FanSided.com) and Cody Williams (Content Director, FanSided.com) looked at Sellers and Castellanos' comments when it came to Alabama. They also made sense of another S...

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Episode 186: Wisconsin sues Miami over NIL tampering,...

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2025/06/23

Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up! Where's the money, Lebowski? Wisconsin does not like the fact that Miami wanted and landed Xavier Lucas in the transfer portal. John Buhler (Lead Writer, FanSided.com) and Cody Williams (Content Director, FanSided.com), back with a new laptop, some new AC and a newfound sense of life, had some things to say about the wonderful world of NIL. The guys then touched on Heisman Trophy sleepers in the ACC and Big 12, as well as who some of the wo...

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Episode 185: Bret Bielema wants 9 games for everyone,...

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2025/06/19

Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up! Nine games? Yes, Bret Bielema wants everyone in the Power Four to play nine conference games annually. On today's episode of False Start, John Buhler (Lead Writer, FanSided.com) flew solo like a cup with Cody Williams (Content Director, FanSided.com) still in laptop limbo. Buhler touched on Bielema's convenient comments at Illini Night at Wrigley Field, as well as who a few potential sleepers for the Heisman Trophy are in the SEC and the Gr...

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Episode 184: Is Texas overvalued?, Alabama QB update,...

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2025/06/16

Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up! Expectations vs. results... On today's episode of False Start, John Buhler (Lead Writer, FanSided.com) flew solo like a cup with Cody Williams (Content Director, FanSided.com) dealing with a whole mess of technological issues. Buhler touched on Texas' overstated value, Alabama's quarterback situation, UCF's new football stadium name and Wisconsin's phone records. You are never early if you are always on time, and this is False Start!

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Episode 183: Lee Corso's final College GameDay...

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2025/06/12

Reach out to Cody and Buhler to tell them what's up! Not so fast, my friend... On today's episode of False Start, John Buhler (Lead Writer, FanSided.com) and Cody Williams (Content Director, FanSided.com) looked at where Lee Corso's final College GameDay show will be airing from and discussed if it was the right call for ESPN. After that they looked at ESPN's Adam Rittenberg's Future CFB Power Rankings through the lens of Fore! For Four. They then looked at ESPN's FPI through some Goldilocks ...

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