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Split Zone Duo: College Football Podcast

Hosted by Richard Johnson, Alex Kirshner

Split Zone Duo: College Football Podcast is an independent show hosted by Richard Johnson and Alex Kirshner, covering the whole college football season with weekly team, tasting menu and mailbag episodes. It has 650 episodes, roughly one every two days in season, with a median length of about 35 minutes. Estimated downloads are 1,000 to 3,000 per episode, with a rate of $40 to $90 per host-read mid-roll ad.

Why brands sponsor Split Zone Duo: College Football Podcast

Weekly college football analysis for engaged fans across a full season

  • 650 episodes since 2020 with a Apple rating of 4.7 from 963 ratings
  • Recurring formats including Team of the Week, tasting menu recaps and listener mailbag
  • Dedicated subscriber episodes add a second, paying audience around the core free show
Best forsports equipment and apparelfan merchandise and ticketingstreaming and sports media subscriptions
Watch forNo sponsors are currently named, so brand-safe sponsorship history is unproven and audience size is estimated.

Brand fit report

Content

Topics, IAB taxonomy
Sports90%
News10%
Formats
co-hosted banter, mailbag Q&A, team review segments
Tone
analytical, conversational
Language
English
Production
Clean, edited audio
Typical length
20 to 35 minutes

Audience

Commercial intent15/100
Comments asking for links, prices or where to buy
Sentiment75/100
Estimated from titles, descriptions and engagement
Est. downloads per episode1k–3k
Estimated, confidence 60%: 963 Apple ratings (band 20,000 to 80,000 would apply only to a much larger show, so the 200 to 1,000 ratings band of 5,000 to 25,000 was considered, but the show is five to six years old and no sponsors are named, so it is placed lower) combined with 650 episodes, weekly cadence, Substack hosting and a Podcast Index popularity of 9.
Audience asks aboutWhich college football teams are rising or falling this weekHow the expanded 24-team playoff could workWhether recent coaching decisions and transfer portal changes will succeed
Age
15%18-24
35%25-34
25%35-44
25%45+
Gender
25%women
75%men
Countries
🇺🇸 United States85%
🇨🇦 Canada5%
LanguagesEnglish 100%

Commercial

0%of the last 20 episodes had a sponsor
None seenno sponsor mentions in the last 20 episodes
Brands seen
None yet
Categories promoted
None yet
Affiliate links
No

No sponsor mentions found in the feed. The website describes subscriber episodes and free weekly episodes, with no funding links listed.

Suitability GARM Brand Safety Floor + Suitability

Profanitylow
Adultlow
Drugslow
Violencelow
Politicsmedium

Family friendly
Explicit flag is 0 and titles are sports-focused; an episode titled 'Why Did College GameDay Do That Ted Cruz Interview?' touches on politics.

We classify content, never people. No age, gender, ethnicity, religion or political views are inferred about the creator. Audience figures are estimates unless marked verified. Creators can correct anything on their profile.

Where to listen

Benchmark score: 49 / 100

Public rule, same for everyone. How it works.

Consistency Latest episode within the usual cadence0 / 50
Activity Episodes in the last 90 days, weekly is full marks30 / 30
Reach Estimated downloads per episode, 20k is full marks2 / 20

Recent episodes

Last six episodes from the show's feed, latest 4 days ago, a new one about every 2 days.

An independent college football podcast that covers the whole sport, led by Richard Johnson and Alex Kirshner. Free episodes each week (twice per week in season), plus frequent subscriber episodes. Featuring co-host emeritus Steven Godfrey and friends. www.splitzoneduo.com
Split Zone Duo: College Football Podcast's own show description from the podcast feed

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About Split Zone Duo: College Football Podcast

Split Zone Duo: College Football Podcast is an independent college football show hosted by Richard Johnson and Alex Kirshner, according to the show's Substack website and RSS feed. The podcast covers the whole sport through weekly team reviews, tasting menu recaps, hurry-up roundups and listener mailbags, with 650 episodes published since September 2020 and a typical episode of 20 to 35 minutes. The Apple Podcasts listing shows 963 ratings with an average of 4.7 stars.

The audience is estimated, not measured, at roughly 1,000 to 3,000 downloads per episode, skewing male and mostly based in the United States. No sponsors are named in the feed or website, and the show is funded through subscriber episodes on Substack. An estimated host-read mid-roll would cost about $40 to $90 per episode, suitable for college football equipment, apparel, fan merchandise and sports media brands.

Source: RSS feed, Apple Podcasts listing and splitzoneduo.com.

Written from the show's public RSS feed, its Podcast Index listing and episode titles. Numbers updated 2026-10-19. Split Zone Duo: College Football Podcast can edit or remove this page at any time.

Questions about Split Zone Duo: College Football Podcast

How much does Split Zone Duo: College Football Podcast charge for a podcast sponsorship?

Based on estimated downloads of 1,000 to 3,000 per episode, a host-read mid-roll is roughly $40 to $90 per episode. Final pricing depends on negotiation and the show's own terms.

What is Split Zone Duo: College Football Podcast about?

It is an independent college football podcast hosted by Richard Johnson and Alex Kirshner, covering weekly team reviews, game recaps, mailbags and season analysis for fans of the sport.

How do I contact Split Zone Duo: College Football Podcast about sponsoring an episode?

The show's contact email unlocks on Starbooked for $0.80. Boosted shows can be booked through Starbooked.

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