Our 2026 CFB Prediction Extravaganza
About this episode
The hosts and guest make bold predictions about college football in 2026, covering conference champions, playoff favorites, and individual awards.
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.splitzoneduo.com It's a part-subscriber, part-free episode. 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
People in this episode
Hosts: Alex Kirshner, Richard Johnson
Guest: Steven Godfrey
Topics covered
- college football
- 2026 predictions
- FBS conference champions
- Heisman finalists
- coaching changes
Keywords
- college football
- 2026 predictions
- FBS
- Heisman
- coaching changes
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Oklahoma
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