Oct 6, 2026 · 1h 7m
Playoff locks face a crowded college football field
Who Can We Lock Into The Playoff? + 1 on 1 with Eric Morris | The BFW Show 10.05.26
The episode tests which teams have earned playoff certainty while Oklahoma State’s coach explains how one breakthrough win reshaped his program.
- 1The hosts debate whether any teams are true playoff locks as the SEC, Big 12, and Group of Six races remain unsettled.
- 2Eric Morris credits Oklahoma State’s win over Oregon with changing the team’s confidence during his first season in charge.
- 3Morris describes a demanding reset built on honest film review, simplified football, quarterback leadership, and relentless practice standards.
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Eric Morris explains how Oklahoma State turned an embarrassing opening loss into a standards-driven reset after beating Oregon.
The brief
Brandon Walker and Jack open by asking which teams can already be treated as College Football Playoff locks, confronting the uncertainty created by a crowded SEC and a wide-open Big 12.
The discussion widens to Group of Six contenders, coaching buyer’s remorse, AP poll influence, listener questions, and a draft of the weekend’s most consequential games.
Eric Morris says Oklahoma State’s breakthrough win over Oregon changed the team’s confidence, but the Cowboys still face a demanding Big 12 schedule and must sustain that response.
Morris explains how he rebuilt standards after an embarrassing opening loss by simplifying the approach, confronting film honestly, and demanding intense, whistle-heavy practices.
The coach also details Mike Leach’s influence and Drew Mestemaker’s rapid emergence as a physical, competitive leader at quarterback.