Rise & Shine College Football | Transfer Portal, Playoff Talk & Power Rankings

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Welcome to Rise & Shine College Football — your daily morning destination for everything that actually matters in college football.

Hosted by Jason Watkins of HOF College Football, Rise & Shine delivers smart analysis, strong opinions, and real context on the biggest stories across the sport — from the SEC, Big Ten, and national playoff race, to recruiting, NIL, the Transfer Portal, and coaching power shifts.

This show isn’t built on hot takes for clicks.
It’s built on watching the games, understanding the sport, and telling the truth — even when it makes fanbases uncomfortable.

On Rise & Shine College Football, you’ll get:

Daily college football news & reaction

SEC, Big Ten & national perspective

Transfer Portal and roster movement breakdowns

Playoff rankings, debates & projections

Honest accountability for programs, coaches & conferences

If college football is your daily obsession, this is where your day starts.

Rise & Shine. Let’s talk ball.
Marcus opens up about what actually led to his son’s decision to leave Norman after two seasons in the Sooners program, how the transfer portal process unfolded behind the scenes, and what Isaiah is looking for in his next stop.

Then Jason and Marcus preview their new 2026 collaboration, The SEC Gauntlet, a twice-weekly show that will travel across the SEC to cover the league’s biggest games, storylines, and personalities from the ground.

And finally… they dive right into one of the most uncomfortable questions in college football right now:

👉 Has the Big Ten officially passed the SEC as the best conference in the sport?

With recent playoff results, roster construction trends, NIL dynamics, and on-field dominance shifting fast, this conversation sets the table for what could be a defining debate heading into the 2026 season.

Buckle up — this one’s honest, unfiltered, and exactly what college football needs more of.