TheSabre.com presents The Preferred Walk-Ons Podcast, a college sports podcast through the lens of the ACC. Michael McGraw, a University of Virginia graduate and fan, and Michael Shutt, a life-long NC State fan, both grew up watching the ACC and have insights on the history and present of the conference … plus plenty of healthy ABC – (Anybody But Carolina) bias.
This is the season for college football conference media days, where coaches and players congregate to air grievances, stoke rivalries, and brush off expectations. At this year’s ACC media days, there was a lot of talk about NIL, conference realignment, and stability. In this week’s show, the hosts analyze the state of the ACC, as well as other important news from around the college football landscape.
In this episode:
- How the ACC aligns with other programming on the CW (0:00-9:38)
The prospect of more conference realignment with Colorado’s likely move to the Big 12 (9:38-19:44) - Jim Harbaugh’s suspension for Michigan’s first four games (19:44-24:26)
- Northwestern’s ongoing PR nightmare (24:26-31:07)
- The weirdness of Minnesota head coach P.J. Fleck (31:07-40:34)
- Our top takeaways from ACC media days (40:34-1:02:24)
- Quarterback Jay Woolfolk’s decision to leave the Virginia football team to focus on baseball (1:02:24-1:10:16)
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