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The players, position groups or situations that could swing the season for each of the top teams.

Summer recruiting is winding down. Here's how the top classes are shaping up.

Indiana coach Curt Cignetti, armed with statistical evidence, said the Big Ten doesn't "run a hype machine" and is "the best league in football."

Greg McElroy breaks down the “tiers” in the SEC for the upcoming season and tells you why Texas, Georgia, Ole Miss and Oklahoma all can WIN a National Title. Is LSU ready to compete for a CFP spot in year one under Kiffin, will Alabama make it back to the CFP and can Texas A&M carry over the momentum from last season? Is Tennessee ready to make a big jump and where will Florida, Auburn, South Carolina and Missouri fall in the pecking order. Is this the year the SEC gets back to the top of the mountain? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The NCAA has suspended Tennessee linebacker Arion Carter for the first two games of the season for accepting a $427 flight from an agent after he declared for the NFL draft.

SVP and Stanford Steve are here to react to LeBron James signing with the 76ers, the top storylines coming out of SEC Media Days and Jackson Koivun's impressive win at the 3M Open. The King is headed to Philly, are the Sixers the team to beat in the NBA? How will it work with Maxey, Embiid, Brown, James and Edgecombe? The 21-year-old Jackson Koivun bested Scottie Scheffler to claim his first PGA Tour win, and it might be the first of many. Jon Sumrall was a popular talking point coming from the SEC Media Days in Tampa. Steve dives into what to expect from Sumrall at Florida as well as several other new coaches and coaches in new spots. Plus, a full recap of the latest swim meets, Jordan Cornette's great charity event, a Trombone Shorty concert, SVP's trouble running the option in CFB 27 and Steve's experience at HersheyPark. | SVPod Approximate Timecodes (0:00) Intro (1:10) Swim meet fallout (6:55) Charlie crushed (11:00) What makes a good snack bag (14:00) What ‘giving your all’ looks like (17:35) Congrats to Claire! (19:05) What it’s like watching the kids swim as a parent (20:55) Why the team aspect is so important (24:00) SVP & Steve’s best splashes (27:48) LeBron to Philly reaction (32:25) Jackson Koivun wins the 3M Open: First of many? (42:15) Jordan Cornette’s charity event recap (45:40) Shoutout Trombone Shorty (48:10) Juvenile watches SVP! (49:30) How Trombone Shorty & Darius Rucker are alike off-stage (52:37) CFB 27 update (57:02) Jon Sumrall Florida year 1 outlook (59:45) Top post-SECMD storylines (1:06:25) Hersheypark recap (1:09:48) Things Steve loves (1:11:15) Afternoon musings (1:15:00) Thanks for watching Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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