The Athletic Football Show: A show about the NFL
The Athletic Football Show: A show about the NFL
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Building the Beast: The potential diamonds in the rough are starting to emerge
1 hour 15 minutes Posted Sep 17, 2025 at 7:00 am.
Game Ball: Texas Tech QB Behren Morton15:25 Game Ball: LSU LB Harold Perkins23:42 I Was Not Familiar with Your Game: Tennessee WR Chris Brazzell II29:30 I Was Not Familiar with Your Game: Mississippi QB Trinidad Chambliss37:52 One-Play Prospect Snapshot: Texas A&M CB Will Lee44:57 One-Play Prospect Snapshot: Georgia Tech QB Haynes King50:16 Top-50 Stock Watch1:02:02 NFL Rookie Check-in: Tet McMillan, Bhayshul Tuten among Week 2 standouts1:08:57 Week 4 LookaheadConnect with The Athletic Football ShowX: https://x.com/TA_FootballShowIG: https://www.instagram.com/tafootballshowYT: https://www.youtube.com/@TAFootballShowTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@tafootballshowDiscord: https://discord.gg/emgJsXHJCall us: 847-448-0701Host: Dave HelmanCo-Host: Dane BruglerExecutive Producer: Michael BellerProducer: Michael BellerFollow Dave on Bluesky: @davehelman.bsky.socialFollow Dave on X: @davehelman_Follow Dane on X: @dpbruglerTheme song: HauntedWritten by Dylan Slocum, Trevor Dietrich, Ruben Duarte, Kyle McAulay, and Meredith VanWoert / Performed by Spanish Love SongsCourtesy of Pure Noise / By arrangement with Bank Robber Music, LLC Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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We're coming off a loaded weekend in the college football world, and the fallout from those games registered in NFL Draft circles. In the latest edition of Building the Beast, Dane Brugler and Dave Helman hand out some game balls, spotlight some big games from under-the-radar players, check in on the 2025 NFL rookie class, and look ahead to what's on the radar this weekend, highlighted by Illinois-Indiana and Auburn-Oklahoma.Rundown (timestamps are approximate)6:47 Game Ball: Texas Tech QB Behren Morton15:25 Game Ball: LSU LB Harold Perkins23:42 I Was Not Familiar with Your Game: Tennessee WR Chris Brazzell II29:30 I Was Not Familiar with Your Game: Mississippi QB Trinidad Chambliss37:52 One-Play Prospect Snapshot: Texas A&M CB Will Lee44:57 One-Play Prospect Snapshot: Georgia Tech QB Haynes King50:16 Top-50 Stock Watch1:02:02 NFL Rookie Check-in: Tet McMillan, Bhayshul Tuten among Week 2 standouts1:08:57 Week 4 LookaheadConnect with The Athletic Football ShowX: https://x.com/TA_FootballShowIG: https://www.instagram.com/tafootballshowYT: https://www.youtube.com/@TAFootballShowTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@tafootballshowDiscord: https://discord.gg/emgJsXHJCall us: 847-448-0701Host: Dave HelmanCo-Host: Dane BruglerExecutive Producer: Michael BellerProducer: Michael BellerFollow Dave on Bluesky: @davehelman.bsky.socialFollow Dave on X: @davehelman_Follow Dane on X: @dpbruglerTheme song: HauntedWritten by Dylan Slocum, Trevor Dietrich, Ruben Duarte, Kyle McAulay, and Meredith VanWoert / Performed by Spanish Love SongsCourtesy of Pure Noise / By arrangement with Bank Robber Music, LLC Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.