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Host emeritus Steven Godfrey joins Alex and Richard for this annual special. Having previewed every FBS conference and spent months thinking about the season, we make a bunch of big predictions about college football in 2026:
- 0:00: A post-production note about Brent Venables’ new Oklahoma extension, i.e. we recorded this episode last week
- 2:30: Conference champion picks for every FBS league
- 38:02: Which consensus Playoff favorite misses the field?
- 46:30: Full CFP fields and national championship picks
- 50:18: Heisman finalists and individual awards
- 54:39: Favorite games, Oklahoma chaos, and the Lane Bowl
- 1:05:13: First firing, coaches moving up, and the best job to open
- 1:09:29: Poll risers, poll fallers, and whether Congress will (or should) do something along the lines of the Protect College Sports Act
Producer: Anthony Vito
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