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2026 CFB Predictions: Every Conference, Playoff & Heisman
Description
Three hosts. One season. Zero accountability — until December, when we pull this episode back up and see exactly how wrong we were.
We go conference by conference through the 2026 college football season: every Power 4 champion, the full 12-team Playoff field, the Group of 6 bid, the Heisman, and the win total over/unders on our own teams. Plus the bold takes we're willing to put our names on.
What we get into:
- The bold takes — Alabama's losing streak, 12+ in-season firings, and whether a backup QB makes the Playoff
- Coaching hot seats — we're unanimous on who gets fired first, and we disagree hard about Bill Belichick at UNC
- Conference champs — Big Ten, Big 12, ACC, and SEC picks, on the record
- The Group of 6 bid under the new highest-ranked-team rule
- National championship pick — and why it came down to two teams
- Heisman frontrunners plus the sleepers nobody's on yet
- Win totals for LSU, Tennessee, Virginia Tech, Virginia, and Iowa — where the homers get exposed
- Top 10 teams that fall out, and unranked teams that crash in
Chapters:
Intro
Bold Predictions
Coaching Hot Seats
Big Ten
Big 12
ACC
SEC
Group of 6
National Championship
Heisman
Win Totals
Homer Time
Tell us we're wrong. Send us your own bold prediction, and we'll read the best ones on the next episode.
New episode every week through the College Football Playoff. Follow the show so you don't miss the Week 1 reaction.
The hosts:
Mike Wade — LSU
Darren Steadman — Virginia Tech
Mark Franzen — Iowa
Also on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3Gpihf9cWlf1DXb4ZzGR8Q