Michigan's "Bail Mary" & the Big Ten Clock Mess | Kiffin's LSU Buries Clemson — Coach and Company | Monday September 7

Coach checks in from his new home base in Texas for a Labor Day edition of Coach and Company and brings in Brandon Combs and Mikey P to recap Week 1 of college football. First up is LSU's 51-10 dismantling of Clemson in Lane Kiffin's debut — and Kiffin's halftime shot at Dabo Swinney, "imagine if we had pro players", after Swinney's offseason comments about the state of college football. Brandon argues Swinney is now squarely on the hot seat and that LSU is every bit as good as advertised; Mikey P, a former LSU fan, says he's out on Kiffin's heel act and has jumped to Ole Miss — which needed a walk-off 48-yard field goal to survive Louisville 41-38 Sunday night. Then the main event: Michigan 13, Western Michigan 12, won on a Hail Mary after the stadium clock read 0:00 and a review restored one second. The Big Ten's explanation — that the Broncos defender who batted the first Hail Mary out of bounds started his jump from out of bounds with one second left — does not satisfy Brandon, who calls it a bailout for a 27.5-point favorite and takes aim at Michigan fans for storming the field after beating a MAC team. Mikey P brands the play the "Bail Mary," calls for an ACC-style live review explanation across every conference, and Coach orders "BAIL MARY" merch on the shop by 2 p.m. Quick hitters follow: Notre Dame's 41-13 second-half takeover of Wisconsin (with Coach's betting lean on Irish team totals), and James Franklin's "Enter Sandman" debut at Virginia Tech. Gridiron Time opens NFL week with the Falcons naming Tua Tagovailoa the Week 1 starter over Michael Penix Jr. — Brandon, a day after drafting Kyle Pitts, is beside himself; Mikey P notes Penix wasn't cleared for full 11-on-11 work until late August and predicts Tua has the shortest leash in the league. The crew debates the NFC South after last year's three-way tie at 8-9, and Brandon makes the case that Baker Mayfield, playing 2026 without an extension, performs best with his back against the wall and could be in the MVP conversation. Mikey P counters that Tampa is waiting to see whether Mayfield can elevate a young receiving corps without Mike Evans. Coach closes with a "dare we?" — a special Monday Night Grind for Wednesday's Patriots–Seahawks opener — and everyone takes No. 19 SMU at Florida State tonight. **Housekeeping:** BTT is live six days a week (Sunday mornings TBD) through the Super Bowl. Today: two VOD segments dropping, a special live Coach and Bro Show at 2 p.m. ET, and the BAIL MARY merch item on the shop. Wednesday 7 p.m. ET: special Monday Night Grind for NFL opening night (Patriots at Seahawks). Raphael Esparza returns Tuesdays and Thursdays; Tailgate Saturday with Brandon and Mikey P launched this weekend; Betcha-powered live watch-alongs continue. New "story time with the Coach" episodes are coming to Coach and Bro. ## Episode Timestamps **Time** **Segment** 00:00 Cold open — Coach live from Texas; Labor Day edition and the week ahead at BTT 02:08 Bring It — Brandon Combs and Mikey P join; Tailgate Saturday launch and the Betcha watch-along 04:44 LSU 51, Clemson 10 — Lane Kiffin's "imagine if we had pro players" and Dabo's hot seat 09:47 Ole Miss 41, Louisville 38 — Mikey P jumps ship from LSU 10:23 Michigan 13, Western Michigan 12 — the Hail Mary at 0:00 and the Big Ten's clock ruling 13:25 The "Bail Mary" is born — Mikey P's fix: ACC-style live review explanations 15:42 Michigan fans storm the field after beating a MAC team 17:10 BAIL MARY merch — on the shop by 2 p.m. 18:27 Notre Dame 41, Wisconsin 13 — Coach's Irish betting lean 20:38 James Franklin's Enter Sandman debut at Virginia Tech 22:42 Gridiron Time — NFL opening week is here 23:35 Falcons name Tua the starter over Michael Penix Jr. — Brandon melts down 27:15 Baker Mayfield's contract standoff — MVP dark horse? 30:38 All football, all the time — chat shoutouts and the Year 3 lineup 31:12 Dare we? A special Monday Night Grind for Wednesday's opener 33:08 Thursday night in Melbourne — the time-zone math 34:32 Final takes — No. 19 SMU at Florida State tonight 35:47 Sign-off — Year 3 begins; Coach and Bro live at 2 p.m. ET BTT Studios delivers the best in sports, entertainment, and culture. Watch on YouTube: youtube.com/@watchbttsports Instagram: @watchbttsports   Twitter/X: @watchbttsports #BTTStudios #Podcast #Sports #Entertainment Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.