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August Issue: Talking College Football

Today on The Press Box, it&#8217;s the August Issue. With college football season kicking off soon, Bryan and Joel discuss how we talk about college football and how it&#8217;s changed over the years. They talk about how NIL has changed things, what&#8217;s considered a scandal today, the most influential media members in the college football space, and much more. Then Bryan talks to John Henion, the director of Untold: The Testimony of Vince Young, about the process of making this doc and some of the major characters in it (01:07:37).
Hosts: Bryan Curtis and Joel Anderson 
Guest: John Henion 
Producers: Isaiah Blakely and Jon Jones

Bryan Curtis is the editor-at-large of The Ringer and cohost of ‘The Press Box’ podcast. A native of Fort Worth, Texas, he's written for The New Republic, Slate, Play, and Grantland. He plays a deejay in a movie about the end of the world.

Bryan Curtis

Joel Anderson is a senior staff writer at The Ringer and a cohost of ‘The Press Box.’ He most recently worked at Slate, where he was host of Seasons 3, 6, and 8 of the award-winning ‘Slow Burn’ narrative podcast series. He’s also worked at ESPN and BuzzFeed News, among several other outlets.

The August Issue: How Do We Talk About College Football Now?

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