LIVE on The Next Round: We’re breaking down the biggest stories in SEC football and college football, including Alabama QB Keelon Russell’s red-hot start, Auburn’s fading Jordan-Hare advantage, Florida’s explosive offense under Jon Sumrall, the incredible rise of Ole Miss QB Trinidad Chambliss, and the Buffalo Wild Wings Pick 3.
🔥 HOW GOOD HAS KEELON RUSSELL BEEN FOR ALABAMA?
How good has Alabama Crimson Tide quarterback Keelon Russell really been to start the 2026 college football season — and where does his opening stretch rank among the best quarterback starts we’ve seen over the last 25 years?
Russell has helped Alabama open 3-0 while completing 68.7% of his passes for 764 yards, four touchdowns and two interceptions, while adding 133 rushing yards and two more scores on the ground. After his breakout performance against Florida State, we compare his early trajectory to some of the biggest quarterback names of the modern era.
🏟️ HAS AUBURN LOST THE JORDAN-HARE MAGIC?
The Auburn Tigers just fell 44-39 to Florida at home, continuing a troubling trend in SEC games on The Plains.
What happened to one of college football’s most intimidating home-field advantages? Auburn is just 5-16 in SEC home games since 2021. Is the disappearing “Jordan-Hare magic” simply the result of the Tigers’ recent struggles, or has the mystique surrounding one of the SEC’s most famous stadiums genuinely faded?
🐊 FLORIDA IS PUTTING UP TIM TEBOW NUMBERS
Jon Sumrall has the Florida Gators looking like one of the most explosive offenses in college football.
Through three games, Florida is 3-0 and averaging an incredible 54.0 points and 544.3 yards per game. For comparison, the 2008 Tim Tebow-led national championship Gators averaged 43.6 points and 445.1 yards per game over the full season.
The sample size is still small, but after Florida piled up 495 yards in a road SEC win at Auburn, how much of this offensive explosion is real — and can the Gators keep it rolling?
🌟 HOW CLOSE WERE WE TO NEVER KNOWING TRINIDAD CHAMBLISS?
The rise of Ole Miss quarterback Trinidad Chambliss is one of the most fascinating stories in college football.
Before becoming a star in the SEC, Chambliss was playing Division II football at Ferris State — and initially didn’t even want to leave. Some FBS programs reportedly had difficulty even finding enough film on him during the transfer process.
How close was college football to completely missing one of the sport’s breakout quarterbacks?
🍗 BUFFALO WILD WINGS PICK 3
The Buffalo Wild Wings Pick 3 returns as the guys make their selections for another huge weekend of college football.
Which teams are we riding with, which matchups are the toughest to call, and who has the best chance to cash their picks?
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00:00 Introduction
00:06:30 Alabama hosts South Carolina
00:22:20 Auburn looking to break SEC home losing streak vs. Vanderbilt
00:24:45 viewing menu
00:33:45 Alexander Shunnarah’s picks
00:46:30 former Auburn QB Ben Leard joins the show
00:54:00 Alex Golesh on Auburn’s offensive line
00:56:40 Oregon at USC
01:02:50 4 Downs
01:21:20 Shane Beamer’s SEC struggles
01:27:45 Pick 3 – TNR staff picks
01:40:00 college football injury reports
01:46:45 Trash
01:54:30 CFB games we’re most looking forward to
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