Sep 18, 2026 · 1h 14m
Week 3 tests coaching pressure across college football
Week 3 Preview + 1 on 1 Geoff Collins & Brooks Austin | The BFW Show 9.17.26
The episode connects Saturday’s biggest games to quarterback uncertainty, coaching scrutiny, playoff positioning, and defensive problems that could define the season.
- 1Ole Miss–LSU turns on quarterback uncertainty, matchup manipulation, and the pressure surrounding Lane Kiffin’s return.
- 2Geoff Collins and Brooks Austin identify Oregon’s offensive limitations and Ohio State’s late-game collapse as warning signs.
- 3The hosts find upset candidates across a volatile schedule while weighing Arkansas, South Carolina, and Big 12 uncertainty.
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Brooks Austin argues that Ohio State’s fourth-quarter collapse against Texas may expose problems beyond one bad finish.
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Brandon Walker and Kayce Smith frame Week 3 around Ole Miss–LSU, quarterback uncertainty, upset possibilities, DraftKings picks, and the playoff consequences of an unsettled Saturday.
The early slate expands into a search for unlikely winners, with Rutgers over USC, North Dakota over Nebraska, and Michigan State over Notre Dame among the boldest possibilities.
Geoff Collins breaks down how motions, shifts, layered pressure, and changing coverages could shape Ole Miss–LSU, then examines Oregon’s tells and Arch Manning’s late breakthrough.
Brooks Austin focuses on Ole Miss’s defensive communication, Florida’s quarterback play, South Carolina–Mississippi State, and the pressure facing coaches in hostile or revealing matchups.
The standout debate asks whether Ohio State’s kicking issues and inability to escape Texas’s fourth-quarter possessions signal a larger problem before Indiana, USC, and Oregon.
Across the SEC, Big 12, and national picture, the episode treats Week 3 as an early test of which concerns are temporary and which are structural.