Chasing the Magic of College Football Saturdays with Josh Sims (@cfbtravelguy)

<p>What makes a great college football trip?</p><p></p><p>For <b>Josh Sims - better known as CFB Travel Guy - the game itself is only part of the answer.</b></p><p></p><p>It’s arriving in town on Friday. Finding the restaurant that’s been serving fans for 70 years. Walking a campus for the first time. Seeing the traditions you grew up watching on television. Tailgating with people you’ve never met. And feeling the energy build until kickoff.</p><p></p><p>Josh has crisscrossed the country chasing those experiences, and he joins Seth for a wide-ranging conversation about the places, people and traditions that make college football unlike any other sport.</p><p></p><p>They talk about the surprising greatness of <b>Pullman, Lubbock, Starkville and Raleigh; why Bloomington deserves a place among America’s best college towns; the appeal of MACtion and Big Sky Country; the intensity of Brawl of the Wild; and why experiencing Army–Navy in person completely changed Josh’s appreciation for the rivalry.</b></p><p></p><p>They also get deep into the art of the college football road trip: scheduling, flights, hotels, points, multi-game weekends and the difference between simply attending a game and truly experiencing a college town.</p><p></p><p>And because no proper road trip conversation is complete without food, Josh builds his ultimate college-town menu: from breakfast and barbecue to pizza, ice cream, breweries and 1:30 a.m. donuts.</p><p></p><p>Most importantly, Josh explains why, for all the changes surrounding college football, the feeling that keeps people coming back remains the same.</p><p></p><p><b>The traditions. The towns. The rivalries. The people. The magic of Saturday.</b></p><p></p><p>This is college football beyond the box score.</p><p></p><p>If you enjoyed this conversation, subscribe to <b>The Preferred Walk-On Show</b> for in-depth interviews with the coaches, players, and leaders shaping college football. New episodes every week.</p><p></p><p>The Preferred Walk-On is the people's college football show. Hosted by Seth Saunders, with James Kehm joining as featured co-host, the show covers college football's full Division I landscape: every Power Four conference, every Group of Six matchup, and every corner of the FCS. Walk-On grit. All-American tape.</p><p></p><p>Apple Podcasts &amp; Spotify — search "The Preferred Walk-On Show"<br />Instagram — <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.instagram.com/preferredwalk_on/" target="_blank">