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College Football podcast on Barstool sports hosted by Brandon Walker and Kayce Smith presented by Twisted Tea

In today's episode we dissect the sad state of the AP Poll and give our full College Football Week 2 preview.

00:00 Intro
04:52 The latest AP Poll news
19:42 Kayce Smith's Texas A&M Aggies head to Notre Dame
32:16 Tennessee hosts Georgia for Joey Aguilar's toughest test yet
42:03 Alex Golesh and the South Florida Bulls look for their third straight upset win as they travel to Miami
52:02 Cracker Barrel Game of the Week
01:01:52 Under the Radar Game of the Week
01:09:55 Player to Watch
01:18:28 Close Your Eyes Bad Game of the Week
01:31:35 Upset alert 

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Unnecessary Roughness

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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AP POLL HITS ROCK BOTTOM + FULL WEEK 3 PREVIEW

Hello and welcome to Unnecessary Roughness, Barstool's college football podcast brought to you and sponsored this year by Twisted Tea. And the ad says, share what you like about Twisted tea. How much time you got, buddy? I got the peach in front of me, it is delicious. Casey's over there with some T

College Football podcast on Barstool sports hosted by Brandon Walker and Kayce Smith presented by Twisted Tea

In today's episode we clean up all things College Football Week 2 and answer your questions.

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WEEK 2 CLEAN UP + ANSWERING ALL YOUR CFB QUESTIONS

College Football podcast on Barstool sports hosted by Brandon Walker and Kayce Smith presented by Twisted Tea

In today's episode we recap all things College Football Week 2. Brandon takes down Arizona State, Illinois dominates Duke, Iowa State stakes claim to the state of Iowa, and USF shocks the College Football world by taking down Florida in The Swamp.

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WEEK 2 INSTANT REACTION + BRANDON BEATS ASU

College Football podcast on Barstool sports hosted by Brandon Walker and Kayce Smith presented by Twisted Tea

In today's episode we discuss the latest Barstool x Big 12 news, Brandon Walker talks beef with Kenny Dillingham, and we give you our Week 2 College Football preview. 

00:00 Intro
05:20 Barstool X Big 12 news
15:16 Michigan vs Oklahoma
36:18 Unnecessary Roughness Dog Parlay 🐶
46:26 Cracker Barrel Game of the Week
01:01:37 Under the Radar Game of the Week
01:13:05 Player to Watch
01:21:15 Close Your Eyes Bad Game of the Week

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BRANDON WALKER VS KENNY DILLINGHAM IN THE WORKS + FULL WEEK 2 PREVIEW

Hi boys, how was boys night last night? Oh, it was wonderful. We all took our pants off. Oh, circle jerk. We got in a circle. It was fantastic. We told ghost stories and sang lullabies, things the boys do when they get together. Yeah, no, I was losing in blackjack, but I was very concerned. Playing 

College Football podcast on Barstool sports hosted by Brandon Walker and Kayce Smith presented by Twisted Tea

In today's episode we recap Notre Dame vs Miami, Virginia Tech vs South Carolina, and TCU vs North Carolina. We also take a look at the latest AP poll and take a quick peak at Week 2.

00:00 Intro
02:42 Week 2 AP poll
11:35 Jason Whitlock said WHAT
14:05 Miami fends off Notre Dame
26:20 South Carolina handles Virginia Tech
33:10 North Carolina decimated by TCU
40:55 Brian Kelly takes a shot *back* at Dabo Swinney
44:14 Waving the white flag on any preseason takes yet?
49:54 Lookahead at Week 2

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IS ALABAMA COOKED? IS NOTRE DAME IN TROUBLE? IS MIAMI BACK? WEEK 1 CLEAN UP

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College Football podcast on Barstool sports hosted by Brandon Walker and Kayce Smith presented by Twisted Tea

In today's episode we recap all things College Football Week 1. Ohio State bullies Arch Manning, Thomas Castellanos & Florida State punk Alabama, and LSU heads to Clemson for the claim on Death Valley.

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