Y-Option: College Football with Yogi Roth

<p>I’ve known Jedd Fisch for a long time.</p><p>So long that when I walked into his building this spring, I didn’t just see a head coach in year three — I saw the same guy from 2019 sitting outside his home in Hermosa...

<p>I’ve known Dan Lanning for 15 years.</p><p>We’ve had a lot of conversations over that time. So going into this one, I didn’t want to hit the same notes, didn’t want to discuss the topics we’ve covered before and...

<p>In the summer of 1999 my Dad and I drove from Pennsylvania to Indiana, stopping at almost every college along the way. </p><p>The goal we spoke of on those highways: find a place to play college football.</p><p>The...

<p>Draft week always carries a certain energy.</p><p>You feel it in conversations, in locker rooms, in the quiet moments between reps. It’s the anticipation of what’s next. For some, it’s the culmination of a lifelong...

<p>Years ago my Dad and I walked the Camino de Santiago, one of the worlds most spiritual pilgrimages stretching across Portugal and Spain. Somewhere along that journey, he shared a line that has stayed with me ever...

<p>Talking to quarterbacks and those that help build them is one of my passions. And today’s conversation on Y-Option: College Football with Yogi Roth is a deep dive into that position with Seth Wickersham. </p><p>Seth...

<p>There are a handful of conversations each year that stay with me.</p><p>Today’s conversation with Dr. Michael Gervais is one of them.</p><p>I’m excited to share it with you while we’re on spring break in Japan as a...

<p>Last week a clip of USC practicing in 2008 went viral and a few friends sent it to me. </p><p>Watching it brought me right back. Every rep felt like your position was on the line. Every drill had juice. And what...

<p>Spring football always tells you something if you’re willing to listen.</p><p>I found myself in Lincoln, Nebraska for a quick trip to learn about this years team. I flew in at 5am, got a great cup of coffee at The...

<p>Welcome back or welcome to THE PROCESS, a limited series within Y-Option: College Football with Yogi Roth, hosted by myself and Rhett Kleinschmidt. This series exists for one reason: to study how high performers...

<p>One of my college roommates is heading to Canton.</p><p>That sentence still feels surreal.</p><p>When I first met Larry Fitzgerald on his visit to the University of Pittsburgh, I had no idea I was meeting a future...

<p>The offseason is when football gets quiet enough to actually see it.</p><p>In my recent Substack collaboration with Cody Alexander of Match Quarters, we didn’t just talk trends — we talked about the hidden language...

<p>There’s a certain kind of coach you can spot from a mile away.</p><p>Not because of the headset or the scheme or the postgame soundbite. But because of the energy — the tone in the building, the way his players talk...

<p>College football doesn’t really end anymore.</p><p>The clock hits :00. The trophy gets handed out. And almost immediately, the sport gets loud again. Portal moves, litigation, coaching changes, CFP debates and more...

<p>The season may be over, but moments like the one in Miami linger because they tell us something deeper about the game.</p><p>Fresh off the National Championship, I connected with the Big Ten Network’s Howard Griffith...