Thursday December 7, 2023

Donovan McNabb and the State of Football

  • Deion Sanders impact on college football is still going strong despite a big loss to Oregon.
  • Taylor Swift's impact on the NFL is expected to continue for at least another week.
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From the Prime Effect on college football to the NFL potentially going international, there’s a lot of change happening on and off the gridiron. Former Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb — who now hosts a show on OutKick called “The 5 Spot with Donovan McNabb” — joins Owen Poindexter to discuss the state of the NFL, college football, and where he sees the sport going in the future.

Plus, newsletter co-authors Eric Fisher and David Rumsey tells us why Deion Sanders still has a hold on college football despite a big loss last week, as well as gauge Taylor Swift’s impact on the NFL.

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