CFB With Andy Staples, Lions TE Sam LaPorta, Rays In The WS, Commanders Lose To The Niners Plus Listener FAQ’s

October 21, 2026

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A Saturday for the Ages, a Lion in the Bye, and a Commanders Collapse

College football delivered what might be its best regular-season Saturday in years, the Lions' Sam LaPorta stopped by during his bye week to talk cats and contracts, and the Commanders managed to lose a game in the most Washington way possible. The World Series is set between two first-timers, the NBA tipped off, and the Jalen Hurts blood clot saga kept getting weirder. Here is what mattered.

The College Football Chaos That Kept Giving

Week seven was the kind of day that reminds you why college football is different. "You cannot have a day like we had on Saturday in an NFL Sunday," Andy Staples told the show. He was right. The noon window alone featured Florida shocking Texas, Bryce Underwood getting benched at Michigan, and Indiana nearly walking off Ohio State — Nick Marsh's foot came six inches from the sideline on what would have been a game-winning touchdown. "Can you imagine if that ball is six inches further to the right?" Staples said. "That would be Indiana beating Ohio State on a walk-off touchdown."

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What you'll learn

1 (02:55) **World Series Preview & Rays/Brewers Advance** - The Rays and Brewers both punch their tickets to the World Series, setting up a matchup of two first-time champions and analytic-driven small-ball teams.
2 (11:54) **Yandy Diaz Guarantee & Aaron Boone Extension** - Diaz calls his shot before hitting a series-clinching homer, while the Yankees extend Aaron Boone, whom the hosts praise as the "classiest loser" in sports.
3 (15:22) **49ers Dominate Commanders; Brock Purdy MVP Case** - The 49ers beat the Commanders on Monday Night Football, with Brock Purdy looking like the league MVP and a dominant defensive performance.
4 (17:43) **Commanders' Infamous Fourth-Down Blunder** - A detailed breakdown of the disastrous fourth-down play where Jaden Daniels throws the ball away and Dan Quinn appears confused about the down, leading to a massive shift in momentum.
5 (20:42) **Jaden Daniels' Second-Half Heroics & Trade Value** - Despite the first-half disaster, Jaden Daniels played out of his mind in the second half, leading a near-comeback and sparking a debate about his current trade value compared to Justin Herbert.
6 (24:45) **Eagles' Jalen Hurts Blood Clots Controversy** - The hosts unravel the confusing and contradictory reporting around Jalen Hurts playing with blood clots, questioning the Eagles' handling of the situation.
7 (31:36) **Hot Seat/Cool Throne: Aikman/Buck & Jay-Z** - Hank puts Troy Aikman on the hot seat for his awkward booth chemistry with Joe Buck, while PFT puts Jay-Z on the cool throne for booking himself for the Super Bowl halftime show.

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Show Notes

The Rays are in the World Series after beating the Guardians in 6 and setting up the analytics World Series with the Brewers (00:00:00-00:13:06). MNF and the Niners stay undefeated while Jayden Daniels had an up and down game and another weird situation with him and Dan Quinn (00:13:06-00:37:07). Jalen Hurts put on season ending IR with some confusing timelines (00:37:07-00:48:26). Hot Seat/Cool Throne including the return of NBA, Colts fire Chris Ballard and more (00:48:26-01:10:37). Andy Staples joins the show to recap an incredible Week 7 in CFB, BYU taking down Notre Dame, who’s to blame for the failures in Texas, wide open Big Ten and SEC and more (01:10:37-01:53:31). Lions Tight End Sam LaPorta joins the show to talk ball, the Iowa Tight End factory, Jared Goff, Ben Johnson and more (01:53:31-02:23:26). We finish with listener submitted FAQ’s.

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