TheSabre.com presents The Preferred Walk-Ons Podcast, a college sports podcast through the lens of the ACC. Michael McGraw, a University of Virginia graduate and fan, and Michael Shutt, a life-long NC State fan, both grew up watching the ACC and have insights on the history and present of the conference ... plus plenty of healthy ABC – (Anybody But Carolina) bias.

College football is only six weeks away! Unfortunately, college sports news has been filled with scandals and existential crises for the NCAA. After tackling these serious stories, the hosts wanted to talk about some of the football traditions that get them most excited for Saturdays in the fall. In this episode:

In this episode:

  • Annoying fan sentiments and Phillip Rivers' children (0:00-6:46)
  • Updates to the Northwestern hazing scandal and where the school should go from here (6:46-18:01)
  • The NCAA's punishment of Tennessee football for recruiting violations (18:01-28:30)
  • Greg Sankey lobbying Congress to create national laws for NIL (28:30-37:33)
  • Our favorite (and most hated) college football traditions (37:33-1:00:24)

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