About Early Returns with Will McBroom and David Jarrett
WVFS Tallahassee’s Will McBroom is joined by college football expert David Jarrett, NFL and draft analyst Thomas Widaman, and college basketball aficionado Jake Scaringella for wide ranging coverage across the sports landscape! Tune in for top tier analysis, with plenty of chaos along the way!
Florida is Back, a Kirk Ferentz Miracle, and a Lincoln Riley Victory Lap with David Jarrett!
Will and David are back with a full recap of a weekend full of madness in the world of college football! They recap a pair of ugly victories from Texas and Georgia, Jon Sumrall’s arrival at UF in a domination of Ole Miss, Iowa’s shocking upset of Michigan in Ann Arbor behind the arm of Hank Brown, the swift and grisly deaths of South Carolina and Maryland’s football programs, big SEC wins for Mississippi State and Missouri, Boise State’s domination of Western Michigan in the Bronco Bowl, Lincoln Riley’s ultimate failure at USC and the reprise of the Oregon Ducks as a top team, and more! Along the way, they discuss SEC quarterback rankings, the Group of Six conference races, and a mandatory FSU football update!
Thank you for listening to Early Returns! Be sure to check in later this week for a Chicago Sports episode, MLB playoffs preview, and more college football content!
Host: Will McBroom
Cohost: David Jarrett
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25 Sept 2026
College Football Week 3 Recap + Mailbag with Gus Wilson!
Will is back and is joined by Sport & State's Gus Wilson to recap a wild weekend in college football! They touch on Gus' experience in Oxford, Ole Miss's revenge on Lane Kiffin, Kentucky's shocking upset of Texas A&M, Kamario Taylor's incredible run, Shane Beamer being a dead man walking, the untenable situation at Maryland, NC State's terrible horrible no good ending to their game, and more! They wrap the show with their picks and predictions for Week 4! Will then flies solo for a mailbag from last week touching on FSU coaching candidates, the first NFL coach fired, FCS to FBS moves, and more!
Thank you for listening to Early Returns! Stay tuned next week for another college football episode, some NFL content, and a special Chicago sports themed in studio show! Make sure to follow Gus on X @byGusWilson and keep up with all of his work!
Host: Will McBroom
Cohost: Gus Wilson
Executive Producer: David Jarrett
To donate to the Kyra Fund and to learn more about the recent passing of 28-year-old Kyra Samson and the fight against glioblastomas, follow the link below: https://www.gbmresearch.org/events-community-initiatives/the-kyra-fund
11 Sept 2026
Week 1 Recap & Week 2 Preview with Gus Wilson!
Will is back and joined yet again by Sport & State's Gus Wilson, as the two recap the week that was in college football, including Florida State bottoming out as a program against SMU, the interesting dynamics of Auburn-Baylor, LSU and Clemson heading in two very different directions, Oklahoma State coming out flat against Tulsa, Lincoln Kienholz being a game changer at Louisville, and much more! They then look ahead and make their predictions for the biggest games of week 2!
Thank you for listening to Early Returns! Stay tuned next week for a full week 2 recap episode as well as an interview with an expert on the LSU program! Make sure to follow Gus on X @byGusWilson and keep up with all of his work!
Host: Will McBroom
Cohost: Gus Wilson
Executive Producer: David Jarrett
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