Chris Vannini
@chrisvannini.com
• Senior reporter, The Athletic
• College football, dogs and pro wrestling... skeets?
• Co-host, Bunch Formation and Getting Over podcasts
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• College football, dogs and pro wrestling... skeets?
• Co-host, Bunch Formation and Getting Over podcasts
• DM, cvannini@theathletic.com, Signal: ChrisVannini.01
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Chris Vannini
@chrisvannini.com
· Mar 10
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The Athletic writers: bsky.app/starter-pack...
CFB folks: bsky.app/starter-pack...
Kyle Whittingham has emerged as a focus of the Michigan search, source tells @theathletic.com.
Story with @byameek.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/athletic/691... (ESPN first reported)
Story with @byameek.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/athletic/691... (ESPN first reported)
Michigan focusing on Kyle Whittingham in head-coaching search: Source
Whittingham, 66, stepped down Dec. 12 after 21 seasons at Utah but made it known that he wasn’t done coaching.
www.nytimes.com
December 26, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Kyle Whittingham has emerged as a focus of the Michigan search, source tells @theathletic.com.
Story with @byameek.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/athletic/691... (ESPN first reported)
Story with @byameek.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/athletic/691... (ESPN first reported)
Al Michaels is a legend. He's also been washed for a decade. It was painfully obvious in the Rams-Bengals Super Bowl that it was time to hang it up.
another thrilling call of a late go-ahead touchdown by Al Michaels
December 26, 2025 at 4:06 AM
Al Michaels is a legend. He's also been washed for a decade. It was painfully obvious in the Rams-Bengals Super Bowl that it was time to hang it up.
The Chiefs dynasty going out sad is unfortunate. Half the fun of a dynasty is when it gets toppled by a new team forcibly taking the crown. Nobody gets the rub from this.
December 26, 2025 at 4:02 AM
The Chiefs dynasty going out sad is unfortunate. Half the fun of a dynasty is when it gets toppled by a new team forcibly taking the crown. Nobody gets the rub from this.
The Lions and Vikings have a combined 200 yards nearing the end of the 3rd quarter. The NFL has nothing on the Hawaii Bowl.
December 25, 2025 at 11:51 PM
The Lions and Vikings have a combined 200 yards nearing the end of the 3rd quarter. The NFL has nothing on the Hawaii Bowl.
Was the Van Ginkel there?
real Loins ass hours
December 25, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Was the Van Ginkel there?
Hawaii having a football team and that team being good is why I love college football, and it's something major pro sports cannot produce. It's the true American sport.
December 25, 2025 at 5:07 AM
Hawaii having a football team and that team being good is why I love college football, and it's something major pro sports cannot produce. It's the true American sport.
Congratulations, you passed the final Hawaii Test of 2025. Merry Christmas to all and to all a good night.
December 25, 2025 at 4:52 AM
Congratulations, you passed the final Hawaii Test of 2025. Merry Christmas to all and to all a good night.
TOUCHDOWN HAWAIII WITH 10 SECONDS LEFT
December 25, 2025 at 4:46 AM
TOUCHDOWN HAWAIII WITH 10 SECONDS LEFT
Forget your All-22. Return to sideline camera angles looking like this.
December 25, 2025 at 4:41 AM
Forget your All-22. Return to sideline camera angles looking like this.
This Hawaii Bowl has been awesome. It was 21-0 Cal. It's now 28-24 Hawaii, but Cal's near the red zone with 4:30 left.
December 25, 2025 at 4:29 AM
This Hawaii Bowl has been awesome. It was 21-0 Cal. It's now 28-24 Hawaii, but Cal's near the red zone with 4:30 left.
🎙 New Bunch Formation
- How Notre Dame-USC ended, and why it's bad for everyone
- Bill Belichick hiring Bobby Petrino would be smart
- Mailbag: Favorite Christmas movies, players transferring back to old schools and more
🎧📺 Listen/Watch: linktr.ee/bunchformation
- How Notre Dame-USC ended, and why it's bad for everyone
- Bill Belichick hiring Bobby Petrino would be smart
- Mailbag: Favorite Christmas movies, players transferring back to old schools and more
🎧📺 Listen/Watch: linktr.ee/bunchformation
December 24, 2025 at 2:15 PM
🎙 New Bunch Formation
- How Notre Dame-USC ended, and why it's bad for everyone
- Bill Belichick hiring Bobby Petrino would be smart
- Mailbag: Favorite Christmas movies, players transferring back to old schools and more
🎧📺 Listen/Watch: linktr.ee/bunchformation
- How Notre Dame-USC ended, and why it's bad for everyone
- Bill Belichick hiring Bobby Petrino would be smart
- Mailbag: Favorite Christmas movies, players transferring back to old schools and more
🎧📺 Listen/Watch: linktr.ee/bunchformation
The UNLV/Ohio over/under was 64.5. It's 6-0 Ohio at halftime. Didn't see that coming.
December 24, 2025 at 3:32 AM
The UNLV/Ohio over/under was 64.5. It's 6-0 Ohio at halftime. Didn't see that coming.
*Timothee Chalamet voice* Parker Navarro
December 24, 2025 at 3:02 AM
*Timothee Chalamet voice* Parker Navarro
SOURCES: Gardner-Webb is hiring UT Permian Basin head coach Kris McCullough as its new head coach, @theathletic.com has learned.
McCullough, 30, is 37-13 as a head coach, getting his first HC job at 26 years old. I wrote about his unique rise here: www.nytimes.com/athletic/505...
McCullough, 30, is 37-13 as a head coach, getting his first HC job at 26 years old. I wrote about his unique rise here: www.nytimes.com/athletic/505...
How a 28-year-old head coach has a Division II school winning big
Kris McCullough is 9-1 in his first season at Texas-Permian Basin and has the Falcons in the hunt for a conference championship.
www.nytimes.com
December 23, 2025 at 6:35 PM
SOURCES: Gardner-Webb is hiring UT Permian Basin head coach Kris McCullough as its new head coach, @theathletic.com has learned.
McCullough, 30, is 37-13 as a head coach, getting his first HC job at 26 years old. I wrote about his unique rise here: www.nytimes.com/athletic/505...
McCullough, 30, is 37-13 as a head coach, getting his first HC job at 26 years old. I wrote about his unique rise here: www.nytimes.com/athletic/505...
Getting a ton of responses to this year's College Football TV survey.
Give us your thoughts on College GameDay, favorite announce teams, problems with broadcasts and more: www.nytimes.com/athletic/691...
Give us your thoughts on College GameDay, favorite announce teams, problems with broadcasts and more: www.nytimes.com/athletic/691...
Take The Athletic’s 2025 college football TV survey
From conference realignment to Playoff debates to new faces, every year brings changes to college football's TV product.
www.nytimes.com
December 23, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Getting a ton of responses to this year's College Football TV survey.
Give us your thoughts on College GameDay, favorite announce teams, problems with broadcasts and more: www.nytimes.com/athletic/691...
Give us your thoughts on College GameDay, favorite announce teams, problems with broadcasts and more: www.nytimes.com/athletic/691...
Reposted by Chris Vannini
Michael Irvin, down on all fours on the sideline with two minutes left, is the most relatable a Hall of Fame athlete can be.
🎧📺: linktr.ee/bunchformation
🎧📺: linktr.ee/bunchformation
December 23, 2025 at 3:59 AM
Michael Irvin, down on all fours on the sideline with two minutes left, is the most relatable a Hall of Fame athlete can be.
🎧📺: linktr.ee/bunchformation
🎧📺: linktr.ee/bunchformation
Michael Irvin, down on all fours on the sideline with two minutes left, is the most relatable a Hall of Fame athlete can be.
🎧📺: linktr.ee/bunchformation
🎧📺: linktr.ee/bunchformation
December 23, 2025 at 3:59 AM
Michael Irvin, down on all fours on the sideline with two minutes left, is the most relatable a Hall of Fame athlete can be.
🎧📺: linktr.ee/bunchformation
🎧📺: linktr.ee/bunchformation
🎮 Time for Bunch Formation Bowl II, David vs. me in our CFB26 dynasty. Come watch the stream (no commentary due to mic issues).
www.youtube.com/live/P3nqmCu...
www.youtube.com/live/P3nqmCu...
Bunch Formation Bowl II
YouTube video by Bunch Formation
www.youtube.com
December 23, 2025 at 2:32 AM
🎮 Time for Bunch Formation Bowl II, David vs. me in our CFB26 dynasty. Come watch the stream (no commentary due to mic issues).
www.youtube.com/live/P3nqmCu...
www.youtube.com/live/P3nqmCu...
Washington State beats Utah State in the Famous Idaho Potato bowl in impressive fashion with an interim coach. Cougs went 5-4 down the stretch with one-score losses to Ole Miss, JMU and Virginia.
December 22, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Washington State beats Utah State in the Famous Idaho Potato bowl in impressive fashion with an interim coach. Cougs went 5-4 down the stretch with one-score losses to Ole Miss, JMU and Virginia.
The Kansas State Chiefs.
The move to Kansas — and an indoor stadium — opens up many additional avenues for the Chiefs.
@jessenewell.bsky.social explains:
@jessenewell.bsky.social explains:
Chiefs announce plans to move to Kansas and build domed stadium
The Chiefs will move to a state-of-the-art domed stadium in Kansas rather than renovate 53-year-old Arrowhead Stadium in Missouri.
www.nytimes.com
December 22, 2025 at 9:41 PM
The Kansas State Chiefs.
Ohio's AD tells @theathletic.com he didn't know about former coach Brian Smith's extramarital relationships when he took the AD job three months ago.
Plus an update on the Ohio coaching search: www.nytimes.com/athletic/691...
Plus an update on the Ohio coaching search: www.nytimes.com/athletic/691...
Ohio AD ‘surprised’ by details of coach Brian Smith’s firing, says program is ‘moving forward’
Smith’s lawyer has said they plan to fight what they claim is wrongful termination.
www.nytimes.com
December 22, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Ohio's AD tells @theathletic.com he didn't know about former coach Brian Smith's extramarital relationships when he took the AD job three months ago.
Plus an update on the Ohio coaching search: www.nytimes.com/athletic/691...
Plus an update on the Ohio coaching search: www.nytimes.com/athletic/691...
🎙 New Bunch Formation
- Playoff first round reactions
- My experience at Oklahoma and @davidubben's at Oregon
- What to do with the G5 debate
- Bowl previews, transfer QBs and David's bizarre Eugene sports bar experience
🎧📺 Listen/Watch: linktr.ee/bunchformation
- Playoff first round reactions
- My experience at Oklahoma and @davidubben's at Oregon
- What to do with the G5 debate
- Bowl previews, transfer QBs and David's bizarre Eugene sports bar experience
🎧📺 Listen/Watch: linktr.ee/bunchformation
December 22, 2025 at 2:07 PM
🎙 New Bunch Formation
- Playoff first round reactions
- My experience at Oklahoma and @davidubben's at Oregon
- What to do with the G5 debate
- Bowl previews, transfer QBs and David's bizarre Eugene sports bar experience
🎧📺 Listen/Watch: linktr.ee/bunchformation
- Playoff first round reactions
- My experience at Oklahoma and @davidubben's at Oregon
- What to do with the G5 debate
- Bowl previews, transfer QBs and David's bizarre Eugene sports bar experience
🎧📺 Listen/Watch: linktr.ee/bunchformation
📝 It's time for The Athletic's fourth annual College Football TV Survey.
ESPN vs. Fox, Pat McAfee, favorite announce team, give us your thoughts on all of it here:
www.nytimes.com/athletic/691...
ESPN vs. Fox, Pat McAfee, favorite announce team, give us your thoughts on all of it here:
www.nytimes.com/athletic/691...
Take The Athletic’s 2025 college football TV survey
From conference realignment to Playoff debates to new faces, every year brings changes to college football's TV product.
www.nytimes.com
December 22, 2025 at 1:54 PM
📝 It's time for The Athletic's fourth annual College Football TV Survey.
ESPN vs. Fox, Pat McAfee, favorite announce team, give us your thoughts on all of it here:
www.nytimes.com/athletic/691...
ESPN vs. Fox, Pat McAfee, favorite announce team, give us your thoughts on all of it here:
www.nytimes.com/athletic/691...
Not pass interference
December 22, 2025 at 4:11 AM
Not pass interference