Sep 16, 2026 · 1h 31m
An unheralded quarterback turns Oklahoma State’s upset into a larger story
Lane’s Return to Ole Miss & the Best Team in the Big Ten w/ Booger McFarland, Plus OK State QB Drew Mestemaker!
The episode pairs a debate over college football’s uneven contenders with a quarterback’s account of building a career from almost no recruiting attention.
- 1Texas’s win over Ohio State sharpens questions about coaching, depth, tempo, and how early schedules shape national judgments.
- 2The SEC and Big Ten races remain difficult to read because records reveal less than the quality of opponents behind them.
- 3Drew Mastemaker traces Oklahoma State’s win over Oregon to direct coaching, renewed physicality, and a path from zero-star recruit to starter.
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Drew Mastemaker explains how an Instagram connection, a North Texas opportunity, and Coach Eric Morris helped turn a zero-star recruit into Oklahoma State’s quarterback after its upset of Oregon.
The brief
Booger McFarland joins Ryen Russillo to examine Texas’s statement win over Ohio State, including tempo, receiver rotation, roster depth, and the contrasting approaches of Steve Sarkisian and Ryan Day.
The discussion widens to Mississippi State, Indiana, Miami, Notre Dame, Texas Tech, and the SEC, with one argument recurring: records mean little without the schedule behind them.
Russillo and McFarland preview LSU’s return to Ole Miss, weigh Lane Kiffin’s return and the matchup’s pressure points, then pick LSU despite Ole Miss having the better quarterback.
Drew Mastemaker describes Oklahoma State’s upset of Oregon and the path from an unheralded high school backup to starting quarterback through an Instagram connection, North Texas, and Coach Eric Morris.
Life Advice turns from fashion nostalgia and grocery-store sampling to roommates and fulfillment, ending with Russillo’s reflection on how achievement can keep moving the goalposts.