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An announcement about our show.Listen to The Lead: Starting Five on the Wondery App or wherever you get your podcasts. You can binge all episodes ad-free on Wondery+. Join Wondery+ in the Wondery App, Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Start your free trial by visiting wondery.com/links/ ... Show More

Plus: The Panthers bet on a quarterback whisperer to unlock Bryce Young. And GM gets caught up in Lions fever.Listen to The Lead: Starting Five on the Wondery App or wherever you get your podcasts. You can binge all episodes ad-free on Wondery+. Join Wondery+ in the Wondery App, ... Show More

Aaron Murray and T-Bob Hebert react to the latest College Football Playoff Ranking and discuss if USC, UCLA, and Oregon were snubbed by the selection committee. Later they discuss the ways Nick Saban can right the ship at Alabama, and Fanduel's latest odds for Tennessee making th ... Show More

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<p>Today's episode breaks down the money at stake for conferences and schools in the College Football Playoff. I look at how we arrived to the new 12-team College Football Playoff format, how much money conferences can earn in the CFP, why schools are set to earn BIG money from t ... Show More

<p>Rog sits down with incoming Washington Spirit manager Jonatan Giráldez to talk through how he established a winning formula at Barcelona, what most excites him about joining the Washington Spirit, and how much he is looking forward to challenging himself in one of the most com ... Show More

<p>Sam is joined by Good Vibes FC co-host Lynn Williams to discuss the news that the USWNT hero is heading from Gotham to Seattle. How the news went down, why Lynn's a great fit for Laura Harvey's team, and... moving problems. </p><p>See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.c ... Show More

<p>Sam Mewis and Rog go live right after the final whistle to react to Spain's thrilling 1-0 win against England to secure their first ever Women's World Cup. Plus, Spain's fight for improved treatment from their federation and the historic journey of women's football in England. ... Show More

The explosion of women’s basketball over the last few years has pulled plenty of new names – and teams – into the national conversation. Among them? USC and UCLA women’s basketball teams, two programs that have spent decades living in the shadow of past legacies, to say nothing o ... Show More