Unnecessary Roughness

Brandon Walker, Kayce Smith

podcasting@barstoolsports.com

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Booking Overview

A college football commentary show focused on national storylines, team outlooks, and strong opinions, with mostly host-led episodes and occasional external guests from the sport. Credible pitches include current or former college football players, coaches, analysts, athletic directors, and college-sports executives with direct expertise and compelling viewpoints; booking difficulty is likely medium.

Metrics

Episodes: 575

Frequency: Weekly

Rating: 4.4/5.0

Estimated listeners: 10k-100k

Gender skew: Male

Location: USA

YouTube: 2.0M subscribers

Instagram: 17.0M followers

Contact Information

podcasting@barstoolsports.com

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Host

Brandon Walker - Sports media personality and college football commentator at Barstool Sports.

Kayce Smith - Sports media personality and college football host and commentator.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

medium
Typical Credentials:  
Current or former college football players, coaches, analysts, and college-sports professionals with direct subject-matter expertise and strong opinions on major football issues.
Required Achievements:  
College football playing experience, Professional experience in coaching, analysis, athletic administration, or college-sports leadership

Recent Guest Discussions

Mike Katic - College Football Scheduling, The Changing Structure Of College Sports, And Alabama Football’s Standing Within The Sec.

Recent Topics

College Football, Ncaa, Coaching, Recruiting, Athletes

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
Unnecessary Roughness
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5 HOT TAKES FOR THE 2026 COLLEGE FOOTBALL SEASON + A MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENT

July 15, 2026

College Football podcast on Barstool sports hosted by Brandon Walker and Kayce Smith 00:00 Intro 10:30 5 hot takes for the 2026 CFB season 47:30 Answering your twitter questions 01:21:46 A major announcement ++++++++++++++++++++++++ Wayfair - Head to https://Wayfair.com right now to shop all things home and get your space ready for less. Nutrafol - Visit https://Nutrafol.com and enter promo code UR for $10 off your first month’s subscription and free shipping. Rocket Money - Join at htt...

BRANDON WALKER AND KAYCE SMITH DELIVER A THROWBACK EPISODE

February 12, 2026

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THE OFFSEASON IS HERE, MIKE KATIC TALKS NEW ERA OF COLLEGE FOOTBALL, & IS ALABAMA A TOP 5 SEC JOB?

February 03, 2026

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