CFP Rankings Reactions & Inside the NFL Trade Deadline With Dianna Russini Plus Woj on Leaving the Insider Life
Ryen Russillo shares his reactions to the first College Football Playoff rankings, chats with The Athletic’s NFL Insider Dianna Russini to discuss the wild NFL trade deadline, and later catches up with Adrian Wojnarowski, former ESPN NBA Insider and now St. Bonaventure GM, to talk about his decision to step away from the life of breaking news.
(1:35) 1st CFB PLAYOFF RANKINGS
(14:28) DIANNA RUSSINI
(15:35) Jets trade Sauce
(19:30) Colts all-in on Daniel Jones
(27:01) Cowboys trade for Quinnen Williams
(35:21) Trades that didn’t happen
(40:50) Kyler benched?
(44:17) Jayden Daniels’ injury update
(50:54) NBA Alliance Parlay
(58:09) ADRIAN WOJNAROWSKI
(58:42) On being the GM at St. Bonaventure
(1:17:10) Walking away from being an NBA Insider
(1:40:24) Life Advice
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What Does the Bills’ Win Over the Chiefs Mean? Plus Kirk Herbstreit and Richard Jefferson Stop By!
Russillo opens with 5 Big NFL Things from the weekend, chats with ESPN CFB and Amazon NFL analyst Kirk Herbstreit, reveals his CFB Top 12 Rankings, and shares some early NBA season thoughts with ESPN NBA analyst Richard Jefferson. And, as always, he closes it out with some listener-submitted Life Advice.
(2:10) NFL RECAP: Bills beat Chiefs again & weird NFL standings
(20:02) KIRK HERBSTREIT
(23:20) Indiana vs. Ohio State right now
(39:10) Should Lane Kiffin stay at Ole Miss?
(42:50) Calling CFB games vs. NFL games
(1:05:04) The “SEC bias” perception
(1:12:58) TOP 12 CFB RANKINGS
(1:24:30) RICHARD JEFFERSON
(1:25:50) Picking against OKC?
(1:33:40) Does Wemby make the Spurs a contender?
(1:38:43) Is Ja Morant done in Memphis?
(1:54:48) Eastern Conference contenders
(2:02:46) How do the Lakers look when LeBron is back?
(2:18:07) LIFE ADVICE
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Welcome to The Ryen Russillo Podcast
Welcome to the new home of The Ryen Russillo Show—same Russillo, just with a fresh coat of paint. You’ll still get the sports talk, the random stories, and the guests you already love plus some new ones too. And yes, Kyle and Ceruti are still here for Life Advice—because who doesn’t need a little help from their friends? New episodes every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Presented by DraftKings
Welcome to the new home of The Ryen Russillo Show—same Russillo, just with a fresh coat of paint. You’ll still get the sports talk, the random stories, and the guests you already love plus some new ones too. And yes, Kyle and Ceruti are still here for Life Advice—because who doesn’t need a little help from their friends? New episodes every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Presented by DraftKings
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