Good hustle by @davidubben.bsky.social here getting to the bottom of a viral highlight from last weekend's Louisville-Pitt game: www.nytimes.com/athletic/667...

🎙️ New Bunch Formation! 🐷 What makes the Arkansas job so unique, from Arkansan @davidubben.bsky.social 🔥We give props to all the QBs who are playing well, not the preseason hype ones 🏈 David talked to the Louisville ball boy about what happened 🎧📺 Listen: Watch: linktr.ee/BunchFormation

🎙 Who could Virginia Tech and UCLA hire? And which is the better job? Plus, @davidubben.bsky.social and I sort through contenders and pretenders after a wild Week 3. New Bunch Formation! 🎧📺 Listen/Watch: t.co/6h9nb4pi3W

📺 @davidubben.bsky.social and I will be LIVE on YouTube tonight for Bunch Formation After Dark with Week 3 instant reactions following the night game window: www.youtube.com/watch?v=eiCh...

Read this story, because David nearly passed out of exhaustion in the Clemson press box and that wasn’t even his last stop.

I was looking for the nearest cot in the second quarter

College football is in the midst of a rapid, unpredictable evolution. I began my season driving to six games in five days in search of its soul. Here’s what I found: www.nytimes.com/athletic/659...

I’m going to six college football games this weekend, starting tonight. Come along for the ride. www.nytimes.com/athletic/658...

We asked 57 players what their best purchase was with their NIL money. Got some fascinating answers. Texas Tech QB Behren Morton is Tim Riggins. #TexasForever t.co/ihJxM8ZsSf

🎙 New Bunch Formation - Week 0 reactions - Are we selling Avery Johnson stock? - Jalon Daniels might be BACK - The impact of SEC going to 9 conference games Plus @davidubben.bsky.social is done with exporting big CFB games internationally. 🎧📺 Listen/Watch: linktr.ee/bunchformation

🎙🔥 PSA: The Until Saturday podcast is not coming back. HOWEVER, @davidubben.bsky.social and I started a new independent show, Bunch Formation. We've been having a blast. On today's show, we go deep on why we love college football. 🎧📺 Please check it out! linktr.ee/bunchformation

How often do CFB players actually transfer now? I looked at the top 50 prospects at every position from the Class of 2021 and tallied how many times each transferred. Then we told some of their stories. www.nytimes.com/athletic/652...

NEW: @davidubben.bsky.social and I played around with #CFB26 Dynasty Mode. Here's what's new, what we like and what we'd still like to see. www.nytimes.com/athletic/644...

🎮 We've played the new #CFB26 playbooks and they're a LOT of fun. New motions, Gadget, more Wildcat, throwbacks. (Check out Penn State) "The possibilities here are endless" - @davidubben.bsky.social We discuss on the new Bunch Formation. Watch/Listen: linktr.ee/bunchformation

🎙 New Bunch Formation with @davidubben.bsky.social - The 10 most impactful transfers you need to know - What to expect at this week's CFP meeting - We Remember Some Guys and debate the ethics of the Rocco's Jell-O Shot Challenge at the CWS. 🎧 Listen/Watch: linktr.ee/bunchformation

Which teams are we most excited to play with in #CFB26? @davidubben.bsky.social, Antonio Morales and I give our picks (some I've already tried out). Oregon, SMU, Rice, South Carolina, Oklahoma, Navy, WKU and more: www.nytimes.com/athletic/640...

Which teams are we most excited to play with in #CFB26? @davidubben.bsky.social, Antonio Morales and I give our picks (some I've already tried out). Oregon, SMU, Rice, South Carolina, Oklahoma, Navy, WKU and more: www.nytimes.com/athletic/640...

At this point, calling Deion Sanders' program at Colorado a circus seems devoid of reality. Discussed with @chrisvannini.com on this week's Bunch Formation. www.youtube.com/watch?v=GBYH... .

AMA: @chrisvannini.com & @davidubben.bsky.social, senior reporters for The Athletic, co-hosts of the new Bunch Formation podcast will answer your questions! Get them in now, answers start 1pm ET on Thursday: www.reddit.com/r/CFB/commen...

Upcoming AMA: @davidubben.bsky.social & @chrisvannini.com, senior reporters for The Athletic and co-hosts of new Bunch Formation podcast, will be answering your questions on Thursday (6/5) @ 1pm ET. Post will be up on Wednesday to get in your questions early.

🎙 New Bunch Formation pod I played EA Sports College Football 26, and I've got a lot of thoughts. @davidubben.bsky.social and I talk CFB26 and explain what's really behind the College Football Playoff drama spilling into public. 🎧 Listen wherever you get podcasts: linktr.ee/bunchformation

. @davidubben.bsky.social says App State-Michigan is barely a Top-25 game of the 2000s. I say it's easily Top 10. We argued about it on the latest Bunch Formation pod. 🎧 Full pod episode: linktr.ee/bunchformation ✍️ Full list of games: www.nytimes.com/athletic/635...

🎙 NEW episode of Bunch Formation, w/ @davidubben.bsky.social and me 📊 Why the CFP changed to straight seeding for 2025 and what it means for 2026 🔥 We argue over the Top 25 coaches and games of the 2000s ✉️ Mailbag on G5, title game date and more 🎧 Listen: linktr.ee/bunchformation

Vince Young delivered a national title to Texas with one of the greatest individual performances in the history of college football. The win over USC is No. 1 in our ranking of the 25 best games of the past 25 years: http://dlvr.it/TKwSnQ

Whoever made the list hates defense.

🎙 The first episode of our new podcast BUNCH FORMATION is live! @davidubben.bsky.social and I get into: ❌ The end of USC-Notre Dame? 🐏 Does Belichick drama matter? 🔥 Debating the Top 25 teams and players of the 2000s 🍎: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t... 🟢: open.spotify.com/episode/0Abl...

The first episode of Bunch Formation with @chrisvannini.com and me is live. Introducing the show, Bill Belichick and top 25 teams and players of the last 25 years. Why the USC-Notre Dame dispute is making us furious. 🍎: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t... 🟢: open.spotify.com/episode/0Abl...

🎙 Welcome to... BUNCH FORMATION: a new college football podcast from @davidubben.bsky.social and me! We're back. Recording in person this week. Please follow the pod and join The Bunch! 🍎 podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t... 🟢:open.spotify.com/episode/68k2... 📺 www.youtube.com/watch?v=HcqG...

What lies ahead as Bill Belichick joins a rapidly changing sport? How does the “33rd NFL team” actually operate? How much is Jordon Hudson around? @williamsjustin.bsky.social and I talked to players who spent spring at UNC & coaches around the ACC to find out. www.nytimes.com/athletic/636...

What lies ahead as Bill Belichick joins a rapidly changing sport? How does the “33rd NFL team” actually operate? How much is Jordon Hudson around? @williamsjustin.bsky.social and I talked to players who spent spring at UNC & coaches around the ACC to find out. www.nytimes.com/athletic/636...

Call your mom. ❤️ medium.com/@ubbend/life...

What's actually in Bill Belichick's new book? I read all 289 pages and offered up 10 takeaways and some of the best quotes. Spoiled milk, fat coaches, bowl opt-outs, Mahomes vs. Brady and what is conspicuously missing from Belichick's coaching memoir. www.nytimes.com/athletic/633...

What's actually in Bill Belichick's new book? I read all 289 pages and offered up 10 takeaways and some of the best quotes. Spoiled milk, fat coaches, bowl opt-outs, Mahomes vs. Brady and what is conspicuously missing from Belichick's coaching memoir. www.nytimes.com/athletic/633...

The most-talked about prospect in the draft also has the widest range of outcomes. Why NFL front offices are so split on Shedeur Sanders ahead of draft night: www.nytimes.com/athletic/630...

Greats from the proudest era of Colorado football ever feel slighted by Shedeur Sanders' jersey retirement. “We’re celebrating mediocrity. Where are the wins? Where are the top-10 finishes?" What does it mean for Deion Sanders moving forward? www.nytimes.com/athletic/630...

Wrote about spending so many Saturday mornings with Lee Corso and why those of us who love college football love Lee. On a legend who can never be replaced: www.nytimes.com/athletic/628...

Former Tennessee quarterback Nico Iamaleava is expected to transfer to UCLA, a source briefed on the process tells @brucefeldmancfb.bsky.social and @davidubben.bsky.social. www.nytimes.com/athletic/628...

After Nico Iamaleava's exit from Tennessee, only one of the top eight QBs in the Class of 2023 is still at the school he signed with out of high school. Arch Manning. www.nytimes.com/athletic/627...

“On Friday, he lost the locker room." Inside 72 hours at Tennessee: How did it fall apart for Nico Iamaleava and the Volunteers? Good reporting from @davidubben.bsky.social and @ralphdrussoath.bsky.social: www.nytimes.com/athletic/627...

How did Nico Iamaleava’s $8 million marriage to Tennessee end with such an abrupt divorce? Behind the scenes of a wild 72 hours on Rocky Top. www.nytimes.com/athletic/627...

A holdout ... in college football? Tennessee QB Nico Iamaleava missed practice on Friday amid a reported NIL contract dispute. @ralphdrussoath.bsky.social and @davidubben.bsky.social with the details: nyti.ms/42nPWGg

Why would you make food free at college football games? I asked Coastal Carolina’s AD that question and a lot more trying to understand a wild promotional tactic. Will it work? www.nytimes.com/athletic/624...

Deion Sanders' sons aren't on his roster anymore. And yet, he's still at Colorado — and now, one of the highest-paid coaches in CFB. From Boulder, on a season and task many thought would never happen. www.nytimes.com/athletic/624...

"I think if you treat your fans right and you build that base correctly from the ground up, those people are going to come back to you." Talked to Coastal Carolina's AD about doing free concessions this football season. More on a wild idea: www.nytimes.com/athletic/624...

My first byline at The Athletic was Sept. 7, 2017. Excited to keep it rolling with a new contract. I've done a lot of different jobs here but it's been the best place I've been in my career. We've got great leadership and a great staff.

I don’t remember all my teachers from junior high and high school but I remember the ones that wheeled a TV into class on the first two days of the tournament.

NCAA Tournament teams should be allowed to bid on DJ Burns’ services for the next two weeks. I will miss him this March. Fly high, king.

Deion Sanders isn’t buying the excuses killing spring games in college football. He wants to play a real opponent instead. www.nytimes.com/athletic/621...

Would 2007 West Virginia have won the national title if Pat White didn’t get hurt in the Pitt loss? We asked Rich Rodriguez. “Yeah, probably.” “It was the worst night of my professional career.”