Building the Beast: The potential diamonds in the rough are starting to emerge

About this episode

<p>We're coming off a loaded weekend in the college football world, and the fallout from those games registered in NFL Draft circles. In the latest edition of Building the Beast, Dane Brugler and Dave Helman hand out some game balls, spotlight some big games from under-the-radar players, check in on the 2025 NFL rookie class, and look ahead to what's on the radar this weekend, highlighted by Illinois-Indiana and Auburn-Oklahoma.</p><br><p>Rundown (timestamps are approximate)</p><p>6:47 Game Ball: Texas Tech QB Behren Morton</p><p>15:25 Game Ball: LSU LB Harold Perkins</p><p>23:42 I Was Not Familiar with Your Game: Tennessee WR Chris Brazzell II</p><p>29:30 I Was Not Familiar with Your Game: Mississippi QB Trinidad Chambliss</p><p>37:52 One-Play Prospect Snapshot: Texas A&amp;M CB Will Lee</p><p>44:57 One-Play Prospect Snapshot: Georgia Tech QB Haynes King</p><p>50:16 Top-50 Stock Watch</p><p>1:02:02 NFL Rookie Check-in: Tet McMillan, Bhayshul Tuten among Week 2 standouts</p><p>1:08:57 Week 4 Lookahead</p><br><p>Connect with The Athletic Football Show</p><p>X:&nbsp;<a href="https://x.com/TA_FootballShow" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://x.com/TA_FootballShow</a></p><p>IG:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.instagram.com/tafootballshow" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/tafootballshow</a></p><p>YT:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/@TAFootballShow" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/@TAFootballShow</a></p><p>TikTok:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@tafootballshow" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.tiktok.com/@tafootballshow</a></p><p>Discord: <a href="https://discord.gg/emgJsXHJ" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://discord.gg/emgJsXHJ</a></p><p>Call us: 847-448-0701</p><br><p>Host: Dave Helman</p><p>Co-Host: Dane Brugler</p><p>Executive Producer: Michael Beller</p><p>Producer: Michael Beller</p><br><p>Follow Dave on Bluesky: @davehelman.bsky.social</p><p>Follow Dave on X: @davehelman_</p><p>Follow Dane on X: @dpbrugler</p><br><p>Theme song: Haunted</p><p>Written by Dylan Slocum, Trevor Dietrich, Ruben Duarte, Kyle McAulay, and Meredith VanWoert / Performed by Spanish Love Songs</p><p>Courtesy of Pure Noise / By arrangement with Bank Robber Music, LLC</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>