Chris Vannini
@chrisvannini.com
• Senior reporter, The Athletic
• College football, dogs and pro wrestling... skeets?
• Co-host, Bunch Formation and Getting Over podcasts
• DM, [email protected], Signal: ChrisVannini.01
• linktr.ee/chrisvannini
• College football, dogs and pro wrestling... skeets?
• Co-host, Bunch Formation and Getting Over podcasts
• DM, [email protected], Signal: ChrisVannini.01
• linktr.ee/chrisvannini
🎙 Bunch Formation After Dark
Texas A&M's comeback, the state trooper incident, Oklahoma's statement, the G5 situation, David's crazy Lane Kiffin Take, Heisman, Top 10 + a lot more
🎧 Listen: linktr.ee/bunchformation
📺 Watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=qLHX...
Texas A&M's comeback, the state trooper incident, Oklahoma's statement, the G5 situation, David's crazy Lane Kiffin Take, Heisman, Top 10 + a lot more
🎧 Listen: linktr.ee/bunchformation
📺 Watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=qLHX...
November 16, 2025 at 3:45 PM
🎙 Bunch Formation After Dark
Texas A&M's comeback, the state trooper incident, Oklahoma's statement, the G5 situation, David's crazy Lane Kiffin Take, Heisman, Top 10 + a lot more
🎧 Listen: linktr.ee/bunchformation
📺 Watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=qLHX...
Texas A&M's comeback, the state trooper incident, Oklahoma's statement, the G5 situation, David's crazy Lane Kiffin Take, Heisman, Top 10 + a lot more
🎧 Listen: linktr.ee/bunchformation
📺 Watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=qLHX...
Big Ten legends and leaders
November 15, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Big Ten legends and leaders
Arizona takes the lead at Cincinnati in a game with Big 12/CFP implications.
Cincy is currently tied for 2nd in the Big 12 with BYU.
Cincy is currently tied for 2nd in the Big 12 with BYU.
November 15, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Arizona takes the lead at Cincinnati in a game with Big 12/CFP implications.
Cincy is currently tied for 2nd in the Big 12 with BYU.
Cincy is currently tied for 2nd in the Big 12 with BYU.
The Conferences Are Too Big™️
November 15, 2025 at 7:00 PM
The Conferences Are Too Big™️
Is it gonna be one of those days?
November 15, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Is it gonna be one of those days?
Get up it’s gameday
November 15, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Get up it’s gameday
Pretty sure the broadcast just told us Clemson's right guard is 6-foot-7 because 6-7. Tipping my cap.
November 15, 2025 at 3:46 AM
Pretty sure the broadcast just told us Clemson's right guard is 6-foot-7 because 6-7. Tipping my cap.
Bill Belichick: “I have not and will not pursue any NFL head coaching vacancies.”
November 15, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Bill Belichick: “I have not and will not pursue any NFL head coaching vacancies.”
Check out the Week 12 picks episode of Bunch Formation before the games:
Listen/Watch: linktr.ee/bunchformation
Listen/Watch: linktr.ee/bunchformation
November 14, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Check out the Week 12 picks episode of Bunch Formation before the games:
Listen/Watch: linktr.ee/bunchformation
Listen/Watch: linktr.ee/bunchformation
The real story of the coaching carousel so far is the number of coaches staying put.
Imagine saying a few years ago the Indiana and SMU coaches would stay when Penn State, Florida and LSU are interested.
If you have a good thing going, why start over?
www.nytimes.com/athletic/679...
Imagine saying a few years ago the Indiana and SMU coaches would stay when Penn State, Florida and LSU are interested.
If you have a good thing going, why start over?
www.nytimes.com/athletic/679...
November 14, 2025 at 9:08 PM
The real story of the coaching carousel so far is the number of coaches staying put.
Imagine saying a few years ago the Indiana and SMU coaches would stay when Penn State, Florida and LSU are interested.
If you have a good thing going, why start over?
www.nytimes.com/athletic/679...
Imagine saying a few years ago the Indiana and SMU coaches would stay when Penn State, Florida and LSU are interested.
If you have a good thing going, why start over?
www.nytimes.com/athletic/679...
The NBC Sports Network channel is coming back to TV next week, and it'll be the linear TV place for a lot of Peacock events, including Big Ten football and basketball.
Will first be available on YouTube TV, then expand from there.
Will first be available on YouTube TV, then expand from there.
November 14, 2025 at 8:26 PM
The NBC Sports Network channel is coming back to TV next week, and it'll be the linear TV place for a lot of Peacock events, including Big Ten football and basketball.
Will first be available on YouTube TV, then expand from there.
Will first be available on YouTube TV, then expand from there.
USC AD Jen Cohen doesn't want to play nonconference road games after Week 4. (This has been a holdup with Notre Dame)
She explains USC's nonconference scheduling thoughts in a letter to fans.
She explains USC's nonconference scheduling thoughts in a letter to fans.
November 14, 2025 at 6:32 PM
USC AD Jen Cohen doesn't want to play nonconference road games after Week 4. (This has been a holdup with Notre Dame)
She explains USC's nonconference scheduling thoughts in a letter to fans.
She explains USC's nonconference scheduling thoughts in a letter to fans.
Really good story from
@mattbakercfb.bsky.social on college football following the business trend of pricing out middle-class fans. Not just FSU, but everywhere.
There is a real risk here of alienating the next generation of fans for the sake of money today.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/679...
@mattbakercfb.bsky.social on college football following the business trend of pricing out middle-class fans. Not just FSU, but everywhere.
There is a real risk here of alienating the next generation of fans for the sake of money today.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/679...
November 14, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Really good story from
@mattbakercfb.bsky.social on college football following the business trend of pricing out middle-class fans. Not just FSU, but everywhere.
There is a real risk here of alienating the next generation of fans for the sake of money today.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/679...
@mattbakercfb.bsky.social on college football following the business trend of pricing out middle-class fans. Not just FSU, but everywhere.
There is a real risk here of alienating the next generation of fans for the sake of money today.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/679...
Old Dominion's 33-0 win over Troy gets the Monarchs to 7-3, their most wins since 2016.
Also puts Southern Miss two ahead in the loss column in the Sun Belt West, one year after a 1-11 season.
Also puts Southern Miss two ahead in the loss column in the Sun Belt West, one year after a 1-11 season.
November 14, 2025 at 4:07 AM
Old Dominion's 33-0 win over Troy gets the Monarchs to 7-3, their most wins since 2016.
Also puts Southern Miss two ahead in the loss column in the Sun Belt West, one year after a 1-11 season.
Also puts Southern Miss two ahead in the loss column in the Sun Belt West, one year after a 1-11 season.
Where have helmet stickers gone?
It feels like everyone brought them back in the mid-2010s, but we're back to only a handful of schools now. Or maybe the standard got higher?
🎧 We discuss on today's Bunch Formation: linktr.ee/bunchformation
It feels like everyone brought them back in the mid-2010s, but we're back to only a handful of schools now. Or maybe the standard got higher?
🎧 We discuss on today's Bunch Formation: linktr.ee/bunchformation
November 13, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Where have helmet stickers gone?
It feels like everyone brought them back in the mid-2010s, but we're back to only a handful of schools now. Or maybe the standard got higher?
🎧 We discuss on today's Bunch Formation: linktr.ee/bunchformation
It feels like everyone brought them back in the mid-2010s, but we're back to only a handful of schools now. Or maybe the standard got higher?
🎧 We discuss on today's Bunch Formation: linktr.ee/bunchformation
🎙 New @GettingOverCast
- The War Games booking was shockingly lazy
- Asuka is my favorite thing in WWE right now
- Our predictions for the John Cena tournament
🎧 Listen: linktr.ee/gettingover
- The War Games booking was shockingly lazy
- Asuka is my favorite thing in WWE right now
- Our predictions for the John Cena tournament
🎧 Listen: linktr.ee/gettingover
November 13, 2025 at 8:35 PM
🎙 New @GettingOverCast
- The War Games booking was shockingly lazy
- Asuka is my favorite thing in WWE right now
- Our predictions for the John Cena tournament
🎧 Listen: linktr.ee/gettingover
- The War Games booking was shockingly lazy
- Asuka is my favorite thing in WWE right now
- Our predictions for the John Cena tournament
🎧 Listen: linktr.ee/gettingover
An Arkansas fan applied for the Razorbacks head coaching job, highlighting his track record of "doing things" and saying "run the damn football."
And he got a response from the AD.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/679...
And he got a response from the AD.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/679...
November 13, 2025 at 6:57 PM
An Arkansas fan applied for the Razorbacks head coaching job, highlighting his track record of "doing things" and saying "run the damn football."
And he got a response from the AD.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/679...
And he got a response from the AD.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/679...
🎙 New Bunch Formation
- A weekend full of CFP elimination games, we make our picks
- Digging into the Big Ten private capital drama and the Brian Kelly lawsuit
- Where have helmet stickers gone?
🎧📺 Listen/Watch: linktr.ee/bunchformation
- A weekend full of CFP elimination games, we make our picks
- Digging into the Big Ten private capital drama and the Brian Kelly lawsuit
- Where have helmet stickers gone?
🎧📺 Listen/Watch: linktr.ee/bunchformation
November 13, 2025 at 2:01 PM
🎙 New Bunch Formation
- A weekend full of CFP elimination games, we make our picks
- Digging into the Big Ten private capital drama and the Brian Kelly lawsuit
- Where have helmet stickers gone?
🎧📺 Listen/Watch: linktr.ee/bunchformation
- A weekend full of CFP elimination games, we make our picks
- Digging into the Big Ten private capital drama and the Brian Kelly lawsuit
- Where have helmet stickers gone?
🎧📺 Listen/Watch: linktr.ee/bunchformation
Here’s how football and men’s basketball inventory breaks down in the Pac-12 TV deal:
November 13, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Here’s how football and men’s basketball inventory breaks down in the Pac-12 TV deal:
The Pac-12 has added USA Sports (USA Network) to its new media rights deal next year.
All Pac-12 football will be available on linear TV, including 22 games on USA.
Details: www.nytimes.com/athletic/680...
All Pac-12 football will be available on linear TV, including 22 games on USA.
Details: www.nytimes.com/athletic/680...
November 13, 2025 at 1:28 PM
The Pac-12 has added USA Sports (USA Network) to its new media rights deal next year.
All Pac-12 football will be available on linear TV, including 22 games on USA.
Details: www.nytimes.com/athletic/680...
All Pac-12 football will be available on linear TV, including 22 games on USA.
Details: www.nytimes.com/athletic/680...
Wisconsin-River Falls has the most prolific offense in the country, nearly 600 yards per game. They beat powerhouse Wisconsin-Whitewater 52-14, for the first time since 2001.
Meet 32-yr-old OC Joe Matheson and his Top Gun offense, one of CFB's best stories.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/679...
Meet 32-yr-old OC Joe Matheson and his Top Gun offense, one of CFB's best stories.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/679...
November 12, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Wisconsin-River Falls has the most prolific offense in the country, nearly 600 yards per game. They beat powerhouse Wisconsin-Whitewater 52-14, for the first time since 2001.
Meet 32-yr-old OC Joe Matheson and his Top Gun offense, one of CFB's best stories.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/679...
Meet 32-yr-old OC Joe Matheson and his Top Gun offense, one of CFB's best stories.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/679...
🎙 New Bunch Formation: CFP rankings reaction
- It doesn't matter that Notre Dame is ahead of Texas/Oklahoma
- The ACC's weird situation
- Does JMU have a chance?
- Can Texas Tech get into bye territory?
🎧 Listen: linktr.ee/bunchformation
📺 Watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=APBk...
- It doesn't matter that Notre Dame is ahead of Texas/Oklahoma
- The ACC's weird situation
- Does JMU have a chance?
- Can Texas Tech get into bye territory?
🎧 Listen: linktr.ee/bunchformation
📺 Watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=APBk...
November 12, 2025 at 2:55 PM
🎙 New Bunch Formation: CFP rankings reaction
- It doesn't matter that Notre Dame is ahead of Texas/Oklahoma
- The ACC's weird situation
- Does JMU have a chance?
- Can Texas Tech get into bye territory?
🎧 Listen: linktr.ee/bunchformation
📺 Watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=APBk...
- It doesn't matter that Notre Dame is ahead of Texas/Oklahoma
- The ACC's weird situation
- Does JMU have a chance?
- Can Texas Tech get into bye territory?
🎧 Listen: linktr.ee/bunchformation
📺 Watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=APBk...
✍️ This week's coaching carousel notes:
- LSU's strange Brian Kelly pivot
- The Lincoln Riley buzz
- The D3 coach whose offense averages 600 yards per game
- Oregon State's free search
And more here: www.nytimes.com/athletic/679...
- LSU's strange Brian Kelly pivot
- The Lincoln Riley buzz
- The D3 coach whose offense averages 600 yards per game
- Oregon State's free search
And more here: www.nytimes.com/athletic/679...
November 12, 2025 at 2:43 PM
✍️ This week's coaching carousel notes:
- LSU's strange Brian Kelly pivot
- The Lincoln Riley buzz
- The D3 coach whose offense averages 600 yards per game
- Oregon State's free search
And more here: www.nytimes.com/athletic/679...
- LSU's strange Brian Kelly pivot
- The Lincoln Riley buzz
- The D3 coach whose offense averages 600 yards per game
- Oregon State's free search
And more here: www.nytimes.com/athletic/679...
The Northern Lights are big and bright deep in the heart of Texas.
November 12, 2025 at 2:10 AM
The Northern Lights are big and bright deep in the heart of Texas.