ESPN 106.7 Pre-Season College Football Top 20
Welcome to the 2024 College Football Season! What better way to celebrate SEC Media Days ending in Dallas, TX, than the release of the ESPN 106.7 College Football Pre-Season Poll. Brought to you here at Radio Free Auburn by our good friends at The Wisdom Firm, LLC off Bent Creek Road in Auburn, AL.
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Each week The ESPN 106.7 Auburn/Opelika poll will be released on Monday Mornings here at Radio Free Auburn! An All-Star lineup of local personalities make up the poll.
Doug Amos – Montgomery Radio and Sports Personality Legend. You can hear Doug every weekday from 11-2 with his show “The Max Roundtable” on ESPN 107.5 The Ticket, ESPN 106.7 FM, or streaming on his website Roundtable Broadcasting!
Wade Bennett – You know him by many names but “Uncle Tbone” has been calling in local sports talk radio shows for years. Now sitting on the other side of the mic, Uncle T gives reasonable takes from the fan perspective. Check him out with “On the Line” 2-4 M/F on 106.7 and “Gameday on Wings” 94.3 FM every Saturday this fall.
Jack Hudon – World famous improv talent, radio personality, sideline reporter, engineer, and multi-talented, Jack brings an analytical approach to handicapping his Top 20. Tune in Friday Nights on 94.3 FM to hear Jack breakdown critical moments from the sidelines during Auburn High Football games. Can’t get enough? Listen to Jack break down all the day’s actions Saturdays on Wings 94.3 with “Gameday on Wings”.
Jacob Goins – The voice of “The Auburn High Tigers”, host of “On the Line” 2-4 weekdays on ESPN 106.7, producer, writer, podcaster, and friend to all the radio world, Jacob brings a unique flavor to his sports talk takes by “Calling it like it is and holding nothing back”. Did I mention ABBY Award winner as well? That’s talent folks!
Ben Taylor – Speaking of ABBY Award winners, “Personality of the Year” winner Ben Taylor brings an older school approach to selecting his Top 20. Host of Auburn/Opelika This Morning on Newstalk 1400 am in Auburn, Ben sets the tone early every morning on local airwaves. On top of being a Station Manager for The Auburn Networks LLC, Ben hosts a podcast called “Dad Bod Golf Pod” bringing daily takes on what it is like to play golf insanely average! Amen.
Steve Witten – Vice President and Market Manager of The Auburn Networks LLC, Steve brings years of successful sales experience, management, marketing and smiles to East Alabama and the surrounding areas. A Clemson graduate, Steve always reminds all of us in the SEC that they play a little football in the ACC also! Responsible for six radio stations, targeted digital marketing, East Alabama Living Magazines, and a bevy of other platforms, contact Steve and team for the best marketing strategies around!
Travis Wisdom – Our celebrity picker grew up in a football family! The former All-World Linebacker from Tuscaloosa graduated and played college football at Washington and Lee. Travis went onto law school at The University of Alabama and then opened The Wisdom Firm, LLC in 2007, making his home in the loveliest village on the plains. Tell your agent “Close us at The Wisdom Firm”!
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1. Georgia - Dawgs barking on top of 2024 college football world pre-season.
2. Ohio State - Perhaps the nation’s most talented roster but Ryan Day must get over Wolverine curse and brutal play calling.
3. Texas - Horns hoping not to turn down as new edition to the SEC.
4. Oregon - Ducks abandon Pac-12 flying east in new look Big 100 conference.
5. Alabama - No Saban, no dice in Tuscaloosa? Kalen DeBoer has something to say about that.
6. Michigan - Defending national champions lose a ton off last year’s roster including head coach Jim Harbaugh.
7. Ole Miss - Is there a team in major college football with an easier schedule than the Landsharks?
8. Notre Dame - Yes, there may be a team not named Ole Miss in South Bend with an easier pathway to the expanded college football playoff .
9. Mizzou - Wait, we found the easiest pathway to the college football playoff in power 4 (weird to say) conferences.
10. Penn State - The best of the programs yet to grace us in the BCS championships or playoffs look to buck trend in 2024.
11. Utah - Gritty program jumps ship from sunken Pac-12 looking to dominate in new look Big-12, 14,16, how many teams?
12. Florida State - Seminole fans have not forgotten BCS snub and Kirk Herbstreit cheering it on beginning 2024 on ESPN across the pond.
13. Clemson - Dabo preaching Old Testament college football while Clemson fans pray he is right about the woes of the world, and maybe his offense.
14. Miami, FL - At 12-13 overall and 6-10 within the ACC, head coach Mario Cristobal needs a big year or the hot seat cometh!
15. Tennessee - Ole Smokey will be howling as the offense lights up the scoreboard in Knoxville this season. That defense though.
16. LSU - Bayou Bengals lose three first round picks on offense including Hesiman Trophy winner Jayden Daniels. That defense though.
17. Oklahoma State - Head Coach Mike Gundy returns for his 400th mediocre season and annual trip to the Alamo Bowl in Stillwater.
18. Kansas State - Gritty Wildcats look to replace QB Will Howard who bolted for greener pastures at Ohio State.
19. Arizona - By the end of last season, no one wanted any part of Arizona, the desert heat and dynamic QB Noah Fifita.
20. Kansas - No longer dust in the wind, Jayhawks play an aggressive style of football for head coach Lance Leipold.
Others receiving votes – Oklahoma, NC State, Texas A&M, Auburn, Iowa, Appy State, Liberty, North Carolina, Wisconsin, West Virginia