George Wrighster breaks down Deion Sanders and Colorado football, Iowa football and NCAA tampering penalties, Marcus Freeman’s viral Esquire feature, Sherrone Moore’s sentencing and future, and the 2026 NFL Draft in this loaded Unafraid Show live episode. This is a full college football conversation built around Colorado’s roster size, Kirk Ferentz and Cade McNamara, Notre Dame head coach Marcus Freeman, Michigan’s coaching fallout, and top NFL Draft names like Fernando Mendoza, Ty Simpson, Reuben Bain, Kenyon Sadiq, Dylan Thieneman, and more.
The biggest issue, according to George, is that college football keeps giving fans chaos from every angle. He explains why Colorado really does look small compared to top programs, why Deion Sanders’ 2026 season may come down to the first four games, why Iowa getting hit with tampering penalties over Cade McNamara shows how broken NCAA enforcement still is, and why Marcus Freeman’s Esquire feature says a lot about how different modern coaching culture looks. George also breaks down why Sherrone Moore was not set up, why he still could deserve another coaching opportunity in the future, and then brings on Tony Pauline to talk the 2026 NFL Draft, including Fernando Mendoza as a potential QB1, Reuben Bain, Kenyon Sadiq, Ty Simpson, Carnell Tate, Dylan Thieneman, and more before closing with a top 10 mock draft.
Chapters:
00:00 Intro: Colorado, Iowa, Marcus Freeman, Sherrone Moore, NFL Draft
01:53 Best Thing George Saw Today
03:24 Why Colorado Buffaloes’s Team Looks Small
06:29 Colorado’s First Four Games Will Decide The Season
08:40 Iowa Hit With NCAA Tampering Penalties
10:32 Why NCAA Enforcement Takes Too Long
13:35 Marcus Freeman Goes Full Model Mode
15:16 Sherrone Moore Sentencing And Michigan Fallout
18:59 Why Michigan Had To Clean House
20:50 Does Sherrone Moore Deserve Another Chance?
22:52 Tony Pauline Joins The Show
23:33 Fernando Mendoza As QB1 In The 2026 NFL Draft
28:42 Why Tony Pauline Is Sold On Fernando Mendoza
29:33 Reuben Bain’s Draft Outlook
30:24 Ohio State Defenders In The 2026 NFL Draft
32:25 Dylan Thieneman’s NFL Projection
33:12 Kenyon Sadiq’s Rising Draft Stock
34:42 Carnell Tate And The Wide Receiver Rankings
37:06 Ty Simpson And The Quarterback Class
38:31 Arch Manning, Dante Moore, And The 2027 QB Debate
40:49 Top 10 Picks In The 2026 NFL Draft
41:47 No. 1 Fernando Mendoza To The Raiders
45:08 No. 2 Arvell Reese To The Jets
46:53 No. 3 David Bailey To The Cardinals
48:32 No. 4 CeCe Mauga To The Titans
50:11 No. 5 Jeremiah Love To The Giants
51:47 No. 6 Jordan Tyson To The Browns
53:27 No. 7 Sonny Styles To Washington
54:12 No. 8 Kenyon Sadiq To The Saints
55:39 No. 9 Caleb Downs To The Chiefs
56:36 No. 10 Reuben Bain To The Bengals
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