Today's episode is an in-depth look at the LSU-MSU matchup after Ed Orgeron's weekly press gathering. Coach O dives deep into the challenges of preparing for MSU with a new coach, defensive coordinator and quarterback. We also have updates on Tyler Shelvin and how Neil Farrell is progressing after his return to the team. And one national writer explains why he's higher on LSU than most.

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SEC Mike Bratton (@MichaelWBratton) finds out that Pat Narduzzi is probably pissed at us (2:00), CBS has selected several games to be featured on the “SEC on CBS” (5:00), SEC’s Week 1 schedule gets kickoff times and channels finalized (12:15), Ed Orgeron talks LSU opt-outs, more coming? (21:00), Alabama’s Josh McMillon on an 11-2 season being motivation (27:45), Gus Malzahn on his running backs and freshmen and his single goal for the week (30:00)

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It one of the most dramatic days in college football history, what looked like a season lost has been saved. We recap the day and provide updates from the Power 5, including the latest from SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey and LSU AD Scott Woodward. We also hear from Ed Orgeron who discusses how he has handled the reports with his team and updates how football practice has been going.

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SEC Mike Bratton and his cousin Shane discuss the SEC announcing all athletes will have the option to sit out the season if they decide without penalty (5:00), we go around the league starting in Alabama where the Tide are on a recruiting tear (8:45), Alabama vs. BYU Week 1? (16:30), Rough week for Tennessee as Emmitt Gooden and Bradon Davis are gone & Austin Pope is down (17:30), Texas A&M and Arkansas may be moving series to home-and-home (25:00), Ross Bjork and Hunter Yurachek discuss the topic (26:15), Florida having a rough week on the recruiting trail (35:00), Ed Orgeron talks LSU heading into camp (41:30)

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Before Joe Burrow goes No. 1 overall in the NFL Draft, Pulitzer Prize winner Jeff Marx joins the show to talk about his three-part series on Ed Orgeron and his Heisman winning quarterback. Forever Linked: The Story of Heisman Joe and Coach O is the story you need this week. It goes deep on Joe's recruitment, how he won over the team, and the connections he formed with Coach O. On the surface, the two are opposites -- the introverted QB from the Midwest, the outgoing Cajun from down the bayou. At their core, however, they're made of the same stuff. 

Ed Orgeron met with the media Tuesday to update the 2020 season and preview the LSU players in this week's Draft. We also discuss the possibility of LSU recruiting USC transfer QB JT Daniels.

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Russillo is joined by the head coach of the national champion LSU Tigers, Ed Orgeron, to discuss how football operations are affected by COVID-19, revisit LSU's title run, talk about reloading for the 2020 season, and more (7:33). Then Russillo breaks down the salary cap for the NBA and NFL and how it all ties in with CBAs, TV deals, and more (18:35).

Ja'Marr Chase walked into Football Ops this week on a mission.

He wanted No. 7. 

It took him time to track down Coach O, who bounces around the building like a man on fire, but eventually, he found his head coach and asked for the jersey.

"Alright," Coach O said, "let's do it."

On today's show, we sit down with Ja'Marr to discuss why he wanted that number, what it means to him, and how he's working to set new goals after surpassing the many he set in 2019. 

"I look at 7 as a competitive number," Chase says. "I think 7 at LSU is like a challenge for people. There's a lot of things that goes on in the year when you have 7 on, a lot of critics, a lot of people, a lot of expectations from 7, and I want to have that challenge upon me."

That's a mentality that's taken Chase to the top of college football, and it's the mentality that fuels his desire to go even higher, still. 

Show Notes

• 1:45 - Recapping Coach O's Spring Football Preview Press Conference
• 2:02 - Position changes
• 3:14 - Spring absences
• 4:32 - Depth Chart
• 10:24 - Why Coach O thinks Myles Brennan is about to explode
• 11:51 - What Coach O liked about Scott Linehan in his interview
• 14:01 - Coach O on Bo Pelini
• 16:23 - Coach O's vow to work even harder than last season
• 17:22 - Ja'Marr Chase Interview
• 18:31 - Why Ja'Marr wanted 7
• 19:44 - Ja'Marr's mentality after winning the Biletnikoff
• 21:33 - Who gets No. 1 now? 
• 23:27 - Ja'Marr's Combine Numbers (40, bench, squat, etc).
• 24:41 - Where Ja'Marr's love for the weight room comes from
• 25:16 - Meeting Lou Holtz
• 26:24 - Life without the Joes
• 27:15 - Working with Myles Brennan
• 30:00 - Setting new goals for 2020
• 31:24 - Fitting in to a new offense
• 32:51 - National championship game memories