The Colin Cowherd Podcast

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The Colin Cowherd Podcast

Show Notes

Colin’s top takes of the week. First, Colin’s joined by John Middlekauff, host of “3 and Out” on The Volume. They start with the Vikings beating the Bears and both express serious concern for the health of Caleb Williams (2:30). They raise serious concerns about the Chargers and give credit to Klint Kubiak for the Raiders back to back wins (10:15). Staying in the AFC West, they react to Bo Nix and the Broncos coming back late to beat the Jaguars (16:00). Colin lauds Drew Lock as a solid backup for the Seahawks and they agree JSN is borderline unstoppable at wide receiver (26:00) and they remain baffled by the pileup of injuries for the 49ers and Colin praises Brock Purdy for a near-perfect game (32:00). Then, Colin is joined by Josh Pate, ESPN college football analyst and host of Josh Pate’s College Football Show. They preview USC vs. Oregon (42:00), and discuss the top quarterback prospects and both agree they aren’t convinced that Arch Manning deserves to be in that category (47:30). Finally, they review Josh’s latest power rankings and why Josh still has Ohio State ranked #1 (51:45), and debate where Oklahoma stacks up in the SEC (55:00). Follow Colin and The Volume on Twitter for the latest content and updates! #Volume See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Oct 19, 2026

Colin is joined by John MIddlekauff, host of “3 and Out” on the Volume They start with the Rams blowing a late lead to lose to the Cardinals and they agree the Rams have the look of a team trending in the wrong direction and could miss the playoffs (2:30). They react to Caleb Williams looking sharp in his first game coming off injury (11:15), and the wheels coming off for Justin Herbert and the Chargers as they fall to 0-6 after their loss to the Chiefs (24:30). They move to the Eagles dropping their fourth straight game in their loss to the Panthers and Colin wonders whether Nick Sirriani could lose his job (31:00). They debate when we’ll see 1st overall pick Fernando Mendoza after the Raiders hot start cools after their loss to the Bills (39:15). They discuss the improvement in CJ Stroud’s play in the Texans win over the Jaguars (51:00), and Colin warns that you can’t sleep on the Patriots (54:00). They move to college football and react to Ohio State’s win over Indiana (58:15), BYU’s upset of Notre Dame (1:05:00), and Florida beating Texas on the road (1:15:00). Finally, they weigh in on the expansion of the College Football Playoff to 24 teams (1:26:00). Follow Colin and The Volume on Twitter for the latest content and updates! #Volume New Cash App customers can earn $10 if they use code CASHAPP10 in their profile at signup and send $5 to a friend within 14 days. Terms apply. Link: https://click.cash.app/ui6m/rydbg0f2 Cash App is a financial services platform, not a bank. Banking services provided by Cash App’s bank partner(s). Prepaid debit cards issued by Sutton Bank, Member FDIC. Cash App Visa® Debit Flex Cards issued by Sutton Bank, Member FDIC, and The Bancorp Bank, N.A., pursuant to a license from Visa U.S.A. Inc. See terms and conditions for the Sutton prepaid card, Sutton debit flex card, and Bancorp debit flex card. Cash App Green features, Savings, Direct deposit, Round ups, Overdraft coverage and Discounts provided by Cash App, a Block, Inc. brand. Visit cash.app/legal/podcast for full disclosures. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Oct 17, 2026

Colin’s top takes of the week. First he’s joined by John MIddlekauff, host of “3 and Out” on the Volume They break down the Jaguars crazy last second victory over the Eagles (2:00) and the Packers blowout of the Bears (12:45).They also recap UCLA’s huge victory at Oregon over the Ducks (25:00), and Texas falling to Oklahoma in the Red River Rivalry (34:00). Then, Colin is joined by 2x Super Bowl champion and host of “The Manningcast”, Eli Manning. They break down Brock Purdy’s red-hot start to the season (53:00) and preview Bears vs. Falcons (55:00), Chargers vs. Chiefs (57:15) and Cowboys vs. Packers (59:15) Finally, Colin highlights the trend of all 7 underdogs winning in primetime games and Eli explains what is different about playing in primetime (1:00:45). Follow Colin and The Volume on Twitter for the latest content and updates! #Volume New Cash App customers can earn $10 if they use code CASHAPP10 in their profile at signup and send $5 to a friend within 14 days. Terms apply. Link: https://click.cash.app/ui6m/rydbg0f2 Cash App is a financial services platform, not a bank. Banking services provided by Cash App’s bank partner(s). Prepaid debit cards issued by Sutton Bank, Member FDIC. Cash App Visa® Debit Flex Cards issued by Sutton Bank, Member FDIC, and The Bancorp Bank, N.A., pursuant to a license from Visa U.S.A. Inc. See terms and conditions for the Sutton prepaid card, Sutton debit flex card, and Bancorp debit flex card. Cash App Green features, Savings, Direct deposit, Round ups, Overdraft coverage and Discounts provided by Cash App, a Block, Inc. brand. Visit cash.app/legal/podcast for full disclosures. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Oct 15, 2026

Colin is joined by 2x Super Bowl champion and host of “The Manningcast”, Eli Manning. They start with Eli and Peyton’s work as executive producers on “Chad Powers” (2:00) and Eli explains the challenges for a quarterback running the two minute drill late in a game and keeping track of NFL rule changes (3:45). They discuss the Rams special teams costing them the game against the Bills, and the Rams game management at the end of the game (9:00), and why offensive coaches have much more success in improving the offensive line (12:30). They also break down Brock Purdy’s red-hot start to the season (15:00) They preview Bears vs. Falcons (23:45), Chargers vs. Chiefs (25:15) and Cowboys vs. Packers (26:45) Finally, Colin highlights the trend of all 7 underdogs winning in primetime games and Eli explains what is different about playing in primetime (28:15). Follow Colin and The Volume on Twitter for the latest content and updates! #Volume New Cash App customers can earn $10 if they use code CASHAPP10 in their profile at signup and send $5 to a friend within 14 days. Terms apply. Link: https://click.cash.app/ui6m/rydbg0f2 Cash App is a financial services platform, not a bank. Banking services provided by Cash App’s bank partner(s). Prepaid debit cards issued by Sutton Bank, Member FDIC. Cash App Visa® Debit Flex Cards issued by Sutton Bank, Member FDIC, and The Bancorp Bank, N.A., pursuant to a license from Visa U.S.A. Inc. See terms and conditions for the Sutton prepaid card, Sutton debit flex card, and Bancorp debit flex card. Cash App Green features, Savings, Direct deposit, Round ups, Overdraft coverage and Discounts provided by Cash App, a Block, Inc. brand. Visit cash.app/legal/podcast for full disclosures. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Oct 12, 2026

Colin Cowherd & John Middlekauff react to Week 5 of the NFL. They start with the San Francisco 49ers beating the Seattle Seahawks to stay undefeated. Colin & John give their takes on Brock Purdy, Sam Darnold, both teams outlooks and controversial calls from the epic NFC West showdown. They move on to the Eagles blowing it in London vs Jacksonville Jaguars. Should Nick Sirianni be fired? The Packers destroyed the Bears & the Patriots dominated the Raiders. Giants and Commanders played to a tie in a very weird ending, they put Dan Quinn on the immediate hot seat. They also hit Colts-Steelers & Broncos-Chargers. They move to college football to discuss UCLA beating Oregon & Oklahoma beating Texas. Lastly they give their predictions for Monday Night Football between Buffalo Bills & Los Angeles Rams.

Oct 5, 2026

Colin’s joined by John Middlekauff, host of “3 and Out” on The Volume. They start with the 49ers beating the Broncos and debate whether it’s a more impressive win for the Niners or a bigger disappointment by the Broncos (2:30), and react to the Rams coming from behind to beat the Eagles (9:30). Colin argues the Cowboys are as good as Dak Prescott, and that Dak looked like an MVP in their win over the Texans (17:45). Colin argues that Josh Allen is playing reckless and needs guardrails after the Bills loss to the Pats in a bounce back game for Drake Maye (29:30). They bury the Chargers after going to 0-4 and credit the Seahawks for their physicality (35:00). Colin credits Liam Cohen for turning around Trevor Lawrence’s career with the Jaguars (41:00), and argues that the Raiders are a legitimate team this year despite their loss to the Chiefs and both give huge kudos to Kenneth Walker (53:30). They also react to the Bears beating the Jets with Tyson Bagent at quarterback and give huge props to Ben Johnson (59:30). Finally, the move to college football and discuss USC beating Washington but rip USC for their lack of toughness and physicality (1:11:00). Follow Colin and The Volume on Twitter for the latest content and updates! #Volume New Cash App customers can earn $10 if they use code CASHAPP10 in their profile at signup and send $5 to a friend within 14 days. Terms apply. Link: https://click.cash.app/ui6m/rydbg0f2 Cash App is a financial services platform, not a bank. Banking services provided by Cash App’s bank partner(s). Prepaid debit cards issued by Sutton Bank, Member FDIC. Cash App Visa® Debit Flex Cards issued by Sutton Bank, Member FDIC, and The Bancorp Bank, N.A., pursuant to a license from Visa U.S.A. Inc. See terms and conditions for the Sutton prepaid card, Sutton debit flex card, and Bancorp debit flex card. Cash App Green features, Savings, Direct deposit, Round ups, Overdraft coverage and Discounts provided by Cash App, a Block, Inc. brand. Visit cash.app/legal/podcast for full disclosures. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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