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Greg McElroy ranks the Top 10 linebacker units in College Football for the upcoming 2026 season.

Greg McElroy goes through and ranks the Top 10 linebacker units in College Football heading into the 2026 season. Are the veteran leaders at Clemson and Pittsburgh enough and can Georgia just continue to reload with NFL caliber talent? Can transfers at Texas A&M and Texas keep the production level up and will Ben Roberts and Austin Romaine be able to pick up where Jacob Rodriguez left off? Can Indiana and Oklahoma keep up their domination, is the key to Auburn finally turning it around at linebacker and does Notre Dame have the deepest and most dominant linebacker unit in college football? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Host: Greg McElroy

Topics covered

• linebacker units
• college football
• team rankings
• NFL talent
• transfers
• season preview

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Organizations: Clemson, Pittsburgh, Georgia, Texas A&M, Texas, Indiana, Oklahoma, Auburn, Notre Dame

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