WTKA Roundtable 8/6/2026: All Phonebooks Are Real

Things Discussed:

• Seth and Craig are on early to talk about 5th year seniors returning if they're able (won't be that many because roster spots and NIL budgets are used up). Also Detroit Tigers trades. You coulda been a contender, given the next generation something to love. Dads with young kids in Polanco jerseys, but you never see a Deivi Cruz jersey because they weren't watchable enough to care.
• FOOOOOOOTBALL!!!
• Weight gains/strength gains? Sort of an indictment on the state of the program last year if guys like Etta are making big gains (Staehling makes more sense). May also just mean the team is marketing this.
• Frazier we believe in, because we hear it from many places. OL was good last year but when they got to Ohio State that was a bridge too far.
• Babalola/Frazier/Sprague/Link? They're all tackles. Can't move Sprague. We don't know this staff well enough yet to read between the lines.
• Whittingham walked in like "this cupboard ain't bare."
• Jake Guarnera will be a great center. One thing Sherrone did well was recruit Cs. Can tell because Texas went right at him in the offseason.
• Bracy is going to start. Second-best safety in run support on PFF, and it really translated on his tape. That guy fills!
• Players insist Staehling will be a breakout guy. Sam recalls the interviews he did with a bunch of players. Expecting the anchor of the defense will be the DL. Dom Nichols will step up. Deyvid Palepale will be an impact guy. Brian: This is a harder sell for me.
• Let Urban in the building? Sure but don't let him see anything.