00:00:00 - Intro 00:01:00 - Football is Back 00:02:10 - The Global Appeal of the Super Bowl 00:04:21 - The Rams and the Matt Stafford Clayton Kershaw Connection 00:07:41 - The Browns, Dillon Gabriel’s Performance 00:21:03 - The NY Giants & Jaxon Dart as a Starter 00:26:08 - The Jets & Justin Fields 00:27:53 - College Football Opening - #1 Texas vs. #3 Ohio State  00:34:47 - Notable Rankings, Penn State, Clemson, Alabama, Notre Dame 00:38:46 - NIU Coach Thomas Hammock on NIL and the Transfer Portal 00:56:44 - Revisiting Bad College Football Coaches  01:02:25 - Outro ==== Show Notes   Contact: fortheloveofthegamepdcast@gmail.com   Matt Stafford and Clayton Kershaw Connection https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2100609-clayton-kershaw-and-matthew-stafford-the-wonder-years   Browns vs Eagles Preason | Dillion Gabriel https://www.espn.com/nfl/recap/_/gameId/401773006   NY Giants Jaxon Dart is a Day 1 Starter https://www.nj.com/giants/2025/08/ex-nfl-qb-thinks-giants-jaxson-dart-is-almost-ready-to-be-starter.html   NCAA Football Rankings https://www.espn.com/college-football/rankings   NIU Coach Thomas Hammock on NIL and Transfer Portal https://www.footballscoop.com/2025/08/14/thomas-hammock-northern-illinois-huskies-nil-transfer-portal-parents-advice-revenue-sharing-life-lessons-do-it-for-free