# Ryan Day, Lane Kiffin, and the Expectations for College Football's Powerhouses Heading into 2026 Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/menace2sports-with-zach-smith-610940/ryan-day-lane-kiffin-and-the-expectations-for-college-football-s-powerhouses-heading-into-2026 Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/menace2sports-with-zach-smith-610940/ryan-day-lane-kiffin-and-the-expectations-for-college-football-s-powerhouses-heading-into-2026.md Podcast: [Menace2Sports with Zach Smith](https://stenobird.com/podcast/menace2sports-with-zach-smith-610940) Published: 2026-05-21T18:01:00+00:00 Episode link: https://7e61baae-2ea6-4afc-bf52-1391de50a1a2.libsyn.com/ryan-day-lane-kiffin-and-the-expectations-for-college-footballs-powerhouses-heading-into-2026 Audio file: https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/clrtpod.com/m/mgln.ai/e/35/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/7e61baae-2ea6-4afc-bf52-1391de50a1a2/Menace260521.mp3?dest-id=3693099 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/menace2sports-with-zach-smith-610940/episodes/ryan-day-lane-kiffin-and-the-expectations-for-college-football-s-powerhouses-heading-into-2026 Duration seconds: 5007 ## Resource Two powerhouse programs. Two completely different offseason philosophies. ๐Ÿˆ How will and shape expectations for the 2026 college football season? In this video, we compare the offseason approaches of the and, breaking down: Ryan Day's strategy for keeping Ohio State among the national title favorites Lane Kiffin's aggressive offseason moves and roster-building philosophy Recruiting, transfer portal, and coaching staff differences Which program is better positioned heading into 2026 How expectations differ between Ohio State and LSU fans Both programs have championship aspirations, but they're taking very different paths to get there. Which approach will pay off on the field? ๐Ÿ”ฅ Join the debate in the comments: Who has had the better offseasonโ€”Ryan Day or Lane Kiffin? ๐Ÿ‘ LIKE, ๐Ÿ’ฌ COMMENT, and ๐Ÿ”” SUBSCRIBE for more college football analysis, recruiting news, and offseason coverage! #OhioState #LSU #RyanDay #LaneKiffin #CollegeFootball #Buckeyes #LSUFootball #CFB #BigTen #SEC ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/menace2sports-with-zach-smith-610940/episodes/ryan-day-lane-kiffin-and-the-expectations-for-college-football-s-powerhouses-heading-into-2026/transcription-requests` โ€” Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/menace2sports-with-zach-smith-610940/ryan-day-lane-kiffin-and-the-expectations-for-college-football-s-powerhouses-heading-into-2026.md` โ€” Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.