Welcome to the latest episode of the College Football Lifer Podcast! In this one, we talk about Trump's Executive Order to try and slow down NIL, the Big 12's rejection of Memphis and their $200 million, Maryland losing their locker room over NIL money, and more. Hope you enjoy!

0:00 Intro

0:55 Trump Signs Executive Order

4:34 Memphis Tried to Pay #200m to Join Big 12

11:53 Memphis DB Gave Playbook to UTSA

13:32 American Rebrands

14:30 Is Pac-12 a Power Conference?

18:53 Maryland Lost Lockerroom Over Money

21:39 Justin Fuente Returns to TCU

22:45 Jimbo Joins ACC Network

23:31 Doak Campbell Reduces Stadium Size

25:48 ACC Field Storming Policies

27:55 Northwestern QB Leaves Team

28:34 CAA Adding Sacred Heart

29:16 Big Sky Moves to 9 Game Schedule

30:04 Reveille Has Surgery

31:06 New Game Announcements

32:01 Ole Miss Player Dies

32:42 More Arrests

Thank you so much for listening! You can follow me on Twitter and Instagram at YeahThatDustin

SOURCES

https://sports.yahoo.com/college-football/breaking-news/article/president-trumps-executive-order-on-college-sports-heres-what-it-actually-means-001007183.html

https://sports.yahoo.com/college-football/breaking-news/article/memphis-proposing-lucrative-offer-to-join-big-12-but-it-lacks-support-from-conference-leadership-sources-175519540.html

https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaf/2025/07/22/memphis-200-million-bid-join-big-12-conference-rejected/85322342007/

https://www.foxsports.com/stories/college-football/report-fedex-may-pay-bcs-league-10m-to-add-memphis

https://x.com/munzly/status/1947378633372537029

https://www.on3.com/sites/tiger-sports-report/news/sources-messages-between-former-memphis-safety-utsa-qb-surface/

https://x.com/rossdellenger/status/1947277845979336799

https://www.idahostatesman.com/sports/college/mountain-w...

Hey Lifers, Dustin here. Today's episode deals with the latest updates from last week around the world of college football, including conference realignment, Playoff talk, and a new mascot. Fun! As always, let me know your thoughts on Twitter and Instagram, where you can find me @YeahThatDustin. Enjoy the episode!

0:00 Intro

2:06 Louisiana Tech joins Sun Belt

9:40 Texas State Wants to Block Pac-12 Agreement

11:32 Big Ten Won't Move Off CFP Model

17:11 Eli Drinkwitz Wants 30-Team Playoff

23:01 NCAA Wins Court Case

25:37 Fox Sports Nears Deal with Barstool

29:54 Auburn WR Arrested

31:17 Battle of I-10 Halted

32:33 New Mexico to Renovate University Stadium

33:25 Indiana Cancels Sereis with Virginia

35:22 Indiana's Mascot is Back

Sources

https://sunbeltsports.org/news/2025/7/15/football-louisiana-tech-joins-sun-belt-conference.aspx

https://www.reddit.com/r/CFB/comments/1m1ssm7/texas_state_moves_to_block_release_of_pac12/

https://www.on3.com/news/sources-big-ten-refuses-college-football-playoff-compromise-without-sec-schedule-change/

https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/45757730/sankey-again-backs-9-game-sec-schedule-possible-decision-looms

https://www.on3.com/news/eli-drinkwitz-pitches-30-team-college-football-playoff-field-with-play-in-games/

https://frontofficesports.com/fox-sports-deal-dave-portnoy-big-noon-barstool-fs1/

https://247sports.com/college/auburn/article/auburn-malcolm-simmons-arrest-tigers-football-hugh-freeze-251814177/

https://www.reddit.com/r/CFB/comments/1m0z23y/battle_of_i10_utepnm_state_confirmed_to_be/

https://golobos.com/news/2025/07/15/unm-athletics-to-upgrade-university-stadium-...

Welcome to the first episode of the College Football Lifer podcast! Today, we talk about a list of things that's happened in the past week in the world of college football. The topics and timestamps are below. Come say hi to me on Twitter and Instagram at @YeahThatDustin.

0:00 Ryan Day Thinks Big Ten Should Get 4 Auto-Bids

10:09 Mike Leach Now Eligible for CFB Hall of Fame

13:28 Notable Early TV Kickoff Times Announced

21:35 Clemson and FSU End Lawsuits

23:34 UNLV to the Big 12 Imminent?

26:35 Big 12's Record Payout

27:51 Oregon WR Evan Steward to Miss Significant Time

29:33 Villanova to Join Patriot League

31:21 2026 HOF Ballot Announced

47:24 Bahamas Bowl Not in Bahamas

48:39 USF to Induct Jim Leaveitt to USF HOF

Sources:

https://www.on3.com/college/mississippi-state-bulldogs/news/college-football-hall-of-fame-lowers-win-percentage-qualification-making-mike-leach-eligible-for-induction/

https://footballfoundation.org/news/2025/6/2/2026-nff-college-football-hall-of-fame-ballot-released

https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/45451273/ohio-state-ryan-day-says-big-ten-deserves-4-aq-spots-cfp

https://x.com/brett_mcmurphy/status/1930279704788959235

https://x.com/PeteNakos_/status/1930010436474151296

https://x.com/USFFootball/status/1929556220773314672

https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2025/05/24/deadlines-approaching-for-re-formed-pac-12-and-san-diego-state/

https://x.com/osmattmurschel/status/1928478787173290338

https://x.com/PeteThamel/status/1930619690100945298

https://x.com/PeteThamel/status/1931020540426203309