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How to Pick Heisman Winner, Why Indiana + Alabama Are Beefing + USC Chances, Top 10 & More
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George Wrighster breaks down Alabama vs Indiana, Ty Simpson, Bryant Haines, Taylen Green, John Gruden, the transfer portal, Lincoln Riley, USC football, and the 2026 Heisman race in this loaded College Football Podcast episode on the Unafraid Show. This is a full college football conversation built around Indiana football new rivalry with Alabama Crimson tide, whether Taylen Green should stay at quarterback, why the transfer portal debate misses the bigger picture, whether USC football’s championship window is really open under Lincoln Riley, and how to predict the next Heisman Trophy winner.
The biggest takeaway, according to George, is that college football is at its best when new teams matter and old assumptions get challenged. He explains why Indiana Hoosiers beating Alabama football and then winning the national championship created one of the funniest and most real rivalries in the sport, why Bryant Haines (Indiana football) and Ty Simpson (Alabama football) accidentally helped fuel it, and why parity is exactly what college football needs. He also sounds off on Jon Gruden telling Arkansas QB Taylen Green he should switch to wide receiver, argues that TJ Moe is blaming the transfer portal for problems adults actually created through conference realignment and roster management, and questions whether Lincoln Riley and USC football can really afford anything less than 10-2 in 2026. Then George closes by using the last 10 years of Heisman trophy history to explain what kind of player usually wins the award and predicts Oregon quarterback Dante Moore will take it home over players like Arch Manning (Texas Longhorns) and CJ Carr (Notre Dame football), before drafting the best Heisman trophy seasons of the last decade with Ralph Amsden.
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Chapters:
00:00 Intro: Indiana-Alabama, Taylen Green, USC, Heisman Draft
01:18 Best Thing George Saw Today
02:05 Why Indiana vs Alabama football Became A Rivalry
02:58 Ty Simpson On Indiana’s Defense
05:04 Bryant Haines Fires Back
06:46 Why George Loves Indiana football Swagger
08:33 Why Parity Makes College Football Better
09:19 John Gruden Tells Taylen Green To Switch Positions
11:25 Why Arkansas QB Taylen Green Should Stay At QB
13:39 TJ Moe Says The Transfer Portal Ruined College Sports
15:49 Why The Portal Is A Symptom, Not The Real Problem
18:43 Lincoln Riley Says USC football's Championship Window Is Open
22:18 USC Trojans 2026 Schedule And Why It’s All Or Nothing
25:26 George Explains How To Predict The 2026 Heisman Trophy Winner
36:49 George Predicts Dante Moore Wins The Heisman
38:17 Top 10 Heisman Trophy Seasons Draft Begins
39:02 Joe Burrow 2019
40:46 Lamar Jackson 2016
41:35 Deshaun Watson 2016
42:32 Baker Mayfield 2017
44:20 Fernando Mendoza 2025
46:35 Bryce Young 2021
47:15 DeVonta Smith 2020
49:10 Caleb Williams 2022
51:40 Travis Hunter 2024
54:44 Michael Penix Jr. 2023
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