🔥 COLLEGE FOOTBALL WEEK 9 RECAP IS HERE! Ryan Brown of The Next Round and ESPN college football analyst Tom Luginbill are LIVE for another edition of Monday Morning Live, breaking down the biggest wins, wildest finishes and most important College Football Playoff storylines from Halloween weekend.
🏈 USC SHOCKS OHIO STATE — LINCOLN RILEY’S SIGNATURE WIN
USC stunned No. 2 Ohio State 30-18 in Los Angeles, delivering the biggest victory of Lincoln Riley’s Trojans tenure. Jayden Maiava and freshman Trent Mosley sparked the offense, while USC kept the Buckeyes out of the end zone for nearly 57 minutes. Did this result change the way we view USC, Ohio State and the Big Ten race?
🙌 MIAMI SURVIVES NORTH CAROLINA — A HALLOWEEN SCARE
No. 1 Miami escaped Chapel Hill with a 38-35 win over Bill Belichick’s North Carolina Tar Heels. UNC took second-half leads, but Mark Fletcher Jr., Darian Mensah and Malachi Toney helped the Hurricanes rally. The finish got even crazier: UNC recovered two onside kicks that were wiped out by penalties before Miami finally secured the ball. Can Mario Cristobal’s unbeaten Hurricanes clean things up before their showdown with Notre Dame?
🐶 GEORGIA CRUSHES FLORIDA IN ATLANTA
Kirby Smart’s Georgia Bulldogs bounced back from their loss to Auburn with a convincing 27-8 win over Florida at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Georgia avoided its first back-to-back regular-season losses since 2016. What did the Bulldogs show on defense, and are they positioned to make another SEC Championship and College Football Playoff run?
⏱️ INDIANA ESCAPES MINNESOTA IN AN OVERTIME THRILLER
No. 4 Indiana survived Minnesota 23-16 in overtime after both teams made 60-yard field goals in the final seconds of regulation. With starting QB Josh Hoover injured, backup Grant Wilson threw the game-winning touchdown to Charlie Becker. Why has Curt Cignetti’s offense struggled, and how much longer can the Hoosiers keep finding ways to win?
📊 MORE WEEK 9 COLLEGE FOOTBALL SCORES & REACTIONS
Notre Dame 35, Navy 13
Utah 49, Cincinnati 25
UCLA 27, Nevada 0
BYU 27, Arizona State 20
Texas 31, Mississippi State 3
Ole Miss 45, Auburn 15
Texas Tech 34, Arizona 26
We’re talking Big Ten football, SEC football, ACC title contenders, national championship hopes, playoff rankings and the biggest questions heading into the next week of the 2026 college football season.
💬 JOIN THE LIVE CHAT: Which win impressed you most? Did USC expose Ohio State? Is Miami vulnerable? Is Georgia back on track? Can Indiana survive another close call?
👍 LIKE the stream, SUBSCRIBE to The Next Round, and turn on notifications for more live college football analysis, reaction and debate.
#CollegeFootball #USCFootball #OhioState #MiamiHurricanes #GeorgiaFootball #MondayMorningLive #TheNextRound
SUBSCRIBE:
@NextRoundLive – youtube.com/@nextroundlive
@TNRClips – youtube.com/@TNRClips
FOLLOW TNR ON SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/7zlofzLZht7dYxjNcBNpWN
FOLLOW TNR ON APPLE PODCASTS: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-next-round/id1797862560
WEBSITE: https://nextroundlive.com/
MOBILE APP: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/the-next-round/id1580807480
SHOP THE NEXT ROUND STORE: https://nextround.store/
Like TNR on Facebook: / nextroundlive
Follow TNR on Twitter: / nextroundlive
Follow TNR on Instagram: / nextroundlive
Follow everyone from the show on Twitter:
Jim Dunaway: / jimdunaway
Ryan Brown: / ryanbrownlive
Lance Taylor: / thelancetaylor
Scott Forester: / scottforestertv
Tyler Johns: /TylerJohnsTNR
Brooks Carter: /BrooksACarter
Sponsor the show: sales@nextroundlive.com
00:00 Introduction
00:08:00 USC upsets Ohio State
00:15:15 Indiana survives in OT over Minnesota
00:18:25 Georgia cruises to Cocktail Party win over Florida
00:21:45 Miami holds off North Carolina on the road
00:25:55 Thomas Castellanos leads Texas Tech to win over Arizona
00:28:20 Ole Miss pulls away from Auburn in 2nd half
00:33:25 Florida State fires Mike Norvell
00:39:30 what makes Shane Beamer so good when he’s on the hot seat?
00:41:45 looking ahead at Miami at Notre Dame
00:43:30 Alabama at LSU
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
