Welcome back to The McShay Show! The guys are joined by "Stanford Steve" Coughlin to discuss the preseason AP poll rankings, the head coaches who could take a Cignetti-like leap, and their favorite Heisman Trophy odds.

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(00:35) Poll Reactions and Futures with Stanford Steve
(3:18) Evaluating the AP Top 10 Rankings
(24:08) Which coach could break through this year?
(30:02) Which QB could break through this year?
(34:07) 2026 CFB Futures and Picks
(52:53) Which QB could win the Heisman and be drafted first?

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Welcome back to The McShay Show! Summer’s over, and the guys are dusting off the mics to reveal their Big Ten and SEC QB rankings. They also dip their toes into the NFL waters to (over)react to rookie preseason action, including Rams first-round pick Ty Simpson’s impressive debut.

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(04:05) Ranking the Top 10 SEC QBs
(19:30) Ranking the Top 10 BIG TEN QBs
(31:00) Drafting the top QBs from the SEC and Big Ten
(38:28) Preseason Rookie Reactions
(39:22) Ty Simpson: 21/25, 190 Yards, 2 TDs
(49:37) More Preseason Rookie Reactions

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Welcome back to The McShay Show! The guys are wrapping up the first leg of their summer scouting series by answering the following question: Can Indiana become a dynasty under Curt Cignetti? They also share their scouting report for Josh Hoover and compare his game to Fernando Mendoza’s.

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(02:52) Evaluating Josh Hoover

(15:39) Is Indiana becoming a Modern Dynasty?

(28:47) Making the case for Indiana to repeat as Champions

(35:58) Why Indiana won't repeat this season

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Welcome back to The McShay Show! Today, the guys are concluding their Building the Board series with Washington QB Demond Williams Jr. and Oklahoma State QB Drew Mestemaker.

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(01:37) Building the Board: Demond Williams Jr. vs. Drew Mestemaker

(03:21) Takeaways from the tape

(04:34) Demond Williams Jr.'s biggest strengths

(16:15) Drew Mestemaker's biggest strengths

(23:07) Offseason development needs

(31:32) How will their game translate to the NFL?

(39:53) Head-to-head grades

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Welcome back to The McShay Show! Today, the guys are continuing their Building the Board series with UCLA QB Nico Iamaleava and USC QB Jayden Maiava. To close the show, the guys rank the 12 quarterback prospects they’ve scouted this summer.

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(11:18) Building the Board: Nico Iamaleava vs. Jayden Maiava

(12:38) Takeaways from the tape

(18:30) Nico Iamaleava's biggest strengths

(25:55) Jayden Maiava's biggest strengths

(38:01) Offseason development needs

(46:23) Preseason QB Rankings

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Welcome back to The McShay Show! Today, the guys are continuing their Building the Board series with Oklahoma QB John Mateer and Ole Miss QB Trinidad Chambliss. They talk through their strengths and weaknesses and share their way-too-early 2027 NFL draft grades for each prospect.

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(03:26) Building the Board: Trinidad Chambliss vs. John Mateer
(06:00) Takeaways from the tape
(09:17) Trinidad Chambliss' biggest strengths
(20:20) John Mateer's biggest strengths
(31:15) Offseason development needs
(42:39) How will their game translate to the NFL?
(46:03) Head-to-head grades

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Welcome back to The McShay Show! Today, the guys are continuing their Building the Board series with LSU QB Sam Leavitt and Miami QB Darian Mensah. Todd shares why he’s so high on Leavitt, and the guys discuss some of their favorite NFL comps for Mensah. To close, they rerack their 2027 QB boards with grades for each prospect.
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(02:22) Building the Board: Sam Leavitt vs. Darian Mensah
(04:06) Takeaways from the tape
(19:31) Sam Leavitt's biggest strengths
(27:20) Darian Mensah's biggest strengths
(36:26) Offseason development needs
(44:41) How will their game translate to the NFL?
(51:49) Head-to-head grades
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Welcome back to the McShay Show! In the aftermath of CJ Carr’s impressive Manning Passing Academy showing, Todd and Steve are rewinding the game tape and handing out their preseason grades for the Notre Dame quarterback. They’re also sharing their scouting report on Ohio State’s Julian Sayin, and revealing which QB they think has a better chance of succeeding in the NFL.
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(02:00) The latest on Brendan Sorsby
(05:17) Addressing John Mateer's mechanics
(09:13) Building the Board: CJ Carr vs. Julian Sayin
(11:48) Takeaways from the tape
(30:49) CJ Carr's biggest strengths
(37:54) Julian Sayin's biggest strengths
(48:05) Head-to-head grades
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Welcome back to The McShay Show! Todd’s back from his trip to the Manning Passing Academy in Thibodaux, Louisiana, and he’s sharing his big-picture takeaways from the weekend. The guys talk camp MVPs, biggest surprises, breakouts, and more.

(00:00) Welcome to The McShay Show!

(03:50) Recapping the Manning Passing Academy

(08:20) Who was the MVP?

(17:05) Evaluating Julian Sayin's development

(21:48) Which players surprised you the most?

(30:05) Takeaways from Arch Manning's performance

(34:52) Is John Mateer too jacked?!

(39:33) Under the radar QB's

(45:48) Takeaways from the 2026 MPA

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Welcome back to The McShay Show! Todd and Steve open the episode by reacting to the news that the NFL will not be holding a supplemental draft for quarterback Brendan Sorsby. Then, they go through their scouting reports on Sorsby and South Carolina QB LaNorris Sellers and assign preseason grades for each player.

(00:00) Welcome to The McShay Show!

(00:45) NFL denies Brendan Sorsby supplemental draft eligibility

(17:12) Building the Board: Brendan Sorsby vs. LaNorris Sellers

(20:13) Takeaways from the tape

(24:13) LaNorris Sellers' biggest strengths

(29:52) Brendan Sorsby's biggest strengths

(34:10) Offseason development needs

(42:57) How will their game translate to the NFL?

(48:38) Head-to-head grades

(52:28) Previewing The Manning Passing Academy

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Welcome back to The McShay Show! Todd and Steve are kicking off their summer scouting series by sharing their early impressions of Arch Manning and Dante Moore, the top two quarterbacks in the 2027 draft class. The guys talk strengths and weaknesses, whose game translates better to the NFL, which guy is in the driver’s seat for QB1, and more.

(00:00) Welcome to The McShay Show!

(05:00) Building the Board: Arch Manning vs. Dante Moore

(07:08) Takeaways from the tape

(12:33) Dante Moore's biggest strengths

(19:20) Arch Manning's biggest strengths

(25:20) Offseason development needs

(38:00) Which QB will have the "Mendoza Moments?"

(43:32) Head-to-head grades

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