Football & Grits: A daily podcast about SEC football
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Football & Grits: A daily podcast about SEC football
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SEC East preview + important message
David Ubben and Andy Staples preview the 2021 SEC East season. Is this the year Georgia can run the table? Week 1 vs. Clemson could set the tone for t...

The rich get richer. Bama picks up impact transfers at LB & WR
The Athletic's Aaron Suttles joins David Ubben to discuss Henry To'o To'o transferring from Tennessee to Alabama. Will he be eligible to play in 2021?...

State of the Program: Georgia
Andy and Georgia Bulldogs scribe for The Athletic Seth Emerson discuss the state of affairs in Athens. Georgia's win-loss record since the beginning o...

Tennessee might be fun again
Andy is joined by The Athletic’s Tennessee beat writer and Football & Grits co-host David Ubben. Year 1 on Rocky Top for new head coach Josh Heupel is...

Post spring SEC storylines
The Athletic's David Ubben & Josh Kendall talk all things SEC after the conclusion of spring practice. Florida QB Emory Jones will make a big impact i...

Special Guest: Josh Heupel
The Athletic's David Ubben sits down with Tennessee head coach Josh Heupel. How has adapting to life in Knoxville been? What improvements need to be m...

Bonus Episode: The Andy Staples Show ranks SEC jobs
The Athletic's Andy Staples and Ari Wasserman rank SEC jobs. Alabama isn't in Ari's top 2? Where does Florida check-in? Which job is more desirable: K...

SEC signing day recap & EA Sports fever
The Athletic's David Ubben & Aaron Suttles recap National Signing Day in the SEC. Alabama continues to dominate on the recruiting trail. Is Jimbo Fish...

SEC schedule release & Josh Heupel to Tennessee
The Athletic's David Ubben & Josh Kendall react to Tennessee's hiring of Josh Heupel. Plus, the 2021 schedule has been released & the guys share their...

Tennessee fires Jeremy Pruitt with cause to avoid buyout
The Athletic's David Ubben & Andy Staples go inside Tennessee's decision to fire Jeremy Pruitt with cause. In an unprecedented move, the school invest...

Alabama caps SEC season with a National Championship
Alabama caps the season with another National Championship. Heisman winner DeVonta Smith went for over 200 yards with 3TDs ... in the first half! Texa...

The SEC coaching carousel by the numbers
The Athletic's Mitch Light joins David Ubben to share his research on SEC coaching trends. Over the last 10 years, there have been 25 SEC hires & only...

DeVonta Smith wins a historic Heisman
David Ubben & Josh Kendall discuss the latest news in the SEC. Alabama WR DeVonta Smith wins the Heisman trophy! The situation at Tennessee is getting...

Building programs & maintaining success in the SEC
The Athletic's Aaron Suttles answers listener questions about SEC football! Is it easier to build a program in the SEC or maintain success? Where do c...

Bama vs. Ohio State for the Natty. Dan Mullen to the NFL?
The Athletic's David Ubben & Andy Staples give their initial thoughts on the 2021 College Football Playoff National Championship. Will the Crimson Tid...

SEC bowl season kickoff
Would CFB Playoff expansion lead to more talent dispersion across the landscape of college football? Mitch Light & David Ubben preview the full slate...

Professor Ubben & Josh Kendall
New South Carolina HC Shane Beamer is retaining 40-50% of Will Muschamp's staff. Is that the right move? The Texas Bowl is canceled meaning Arkansas'...

What's happened to the Heisman trophy?
The Athletic's Aaron Suttles answers listener questions about SEC football! Will Gus Malzahn land a head coaching job this offseason? Which seniors wi...

9 SEC bowl games scheduled this week
David Ubben & Andy Staples welcome you to SEC bowl season. Alabama vs. Notre Dame is the main event on Friday but Florida, Mississippi State, Arkansas...

Auburn hires Boise State's Bryan Harsin
The Athletic's David Ubben & Josh Kendall discuss the latest news in the SEC. Auburn hires Boise State Head Coach Bryan Harsin to take over on the pla...

College football's Christmas wish list
The Athletic's Aaron Suttles answers listener questions! What is on Alabama's Christmas wish list? Does Dabo Swinney not want to play Ohio State? Who...

Bama vs. Notre Dame, rumors at Tennessee & bowl matchups
The Athletic's David Ubben & Andy Staples dive into Alabama's matchup with Notre Dame in the College Football Playoff semi-final. The SEC Championship...

Championship Saturday
The Athletic's John Hayes & Josh Kendall pick the SEC Championship game ATS. Plus, the guys pick the 3 undercard matchups.
The Board:
Alab...

Silly season in the SEC
The Athletic's David Ubben & Mitch Light rank the 11 remaining SEC head coaches in terms of job security. The guys breakdown this weekend's SEC Champi...

National Signing Day, CFP rankings & SEC title
The Athletic's David Ubben & Josh Kendall try to make sense of National Signing Day. The CFP Rankings are more confusing than ever in 2020. Does Flori...

Where does 2020 Alabama rank among Nick Saban coached teams?
The Athletic's Aaron Suttles answers listener questions! Is Jeremy Pruitt the next SEC head coach to get fired? Auburn parts ways with Gus Malzahn. Ev...

Auburn fires Malzahn, upset of the year & SEC title week
Auburn fires Gus Malzahn. Andy Staples & David Ubben react to the news & discuss who is on the shortlist to replace him. LSU upsets Florida in the fog...

The penultimate SEC weekend
The Athletic's John Hayes is back to pick 5 SEC games this weekend ATS.
The board:
Alabama @ Arkansas (+32.5)
Georgia @ Mizzou (+13)...

Only 2 more weekends of SEC football
The Athletic's David & Ubben and Mitch Light discuss the college football playoff picture. It's never been more clear that so many of the rules in col...

Texas A&M vs. Ohio State, CFB free agency & professor Ubben
The Athletic's David Ubben & Josh Kendall debate whether Texas A&M and Ohio State should schedule a game this weekend. Arik Gilbert is expected to lea...

Is Kyle Trask or Mac Jones the better SEC QB?
The Athletic's Aaron Suttles answers listener questions about SEC football. What impact will Shane Beamer ultimately have on the South Carolina progra...

USC finds its coach, changes at UK & SEC weekend review
David Ubben & Andy Staples recap the weekend. Shane Beamer is the new Head Coach at South Carolina. Mark Stoops fires UK OC Eddie Gran. Mizzou at Arka...

Friday picks: home underdog edition
The Athletic's John Hayes & Brody Miller debate which home underdog has the best chance to cover the number this weekend in the SEC.
The board:<...

SEC quick fire & weekend preview
The Athletic's Mitch Light asks David Ubben to give his take on a quick fire of SEC topics.
Over the next decade, will Florida, Georgia or the...

South Carolina & Vandy coaching searches. Is Tennessee next?
The Athletic's David Ubben & Josh Kendall discuss the current openings in the SEC and debate how many more jobs will come open in 2020. Tennessee is o...

DeVonta Smith is Bama's best player
The Athletic's Aaron Suttles gives his final thoughts on Alabama's blowout win in the Iron Bowl. Devonta Smith is proving to be the Crimson Tide's x-f...

A historic weekend in the SEC
The Athletic's David Ubben & Andy Staples react to a watered down rivalry weekend. Sarah Fuller made history at Vanderbilt by being the first female t...

Giving thanks for SEC football. Picks!
Rivalry weekend is here! This week the Host of Football & Grits, David Ubben, joins John Hayes to make SEC picks ATS.
The board:
Kentucky...

CFP rankings, rivalry week & coaching searches
The Athletic's David Ubben & Josh Kendall discuss the 1st College Football Playoff rankings of the season. Josh has an update on the South Carolina co...

It's Iron Bowl week!
The Athletic's Aaron Suttles answers subscriber questions about SEC football. It's rivalry week....sort of....but the Iron Bowl will be played! After...