About this episode

The episode discusses predictions for the 2026 College Football Playoff and a historic player transfer from the NFL back to college football.

Who wins the 2026 College Football Playoff? Could we see a repeat champion with the Indiana Hoosiers? Will Arch Manning and the Texas Longhorns capture the title? Stew and Ralph give their picks for the 2026 CFP. Welcome back to The Audible presented by The Athletic! In today's episode, Stew and Ralph go head-to-head with their preseason playoff projections. Ralph is backing the Texas Longhorns to take down the Oregon Ducks for the national title. Meanwhile, Stew drops a bombshell prediction, picking the Indiana Hoosiers to defeat Notre Dame and secure back-to-back national championships! Plus, we break down a historic college football transfer market anomaly. Former Ole Miss tight end Dae'Quan Wright has been waived by the Cleveland Browns and is headed to LSU to rejoin his former coach Lane Kiffin. This would make him the first player to ever go from the pros back to the college ranks. What does this mean for the future of player eligibility? Timestamps  0:00 - Intro 1:47 - Dea’Quan Wright expected to return to NCAA from NFL 10:05 - How did we get to this point? 23:22 - Ralph’s CFP bracket 38:20 - Stewart’s CFP bracket 49:09 - Bruce’s CFP bracket 50:35 - Heisman…

People in this episode

Hosts: Stew, Bruce, Ralph

Topics covered

• 2026 College Football Playoff
• Bracketology
• Player Transfers
• College Football Predictions
• Heisman Predictions

Keywords

• 2026 CFP
• College Football Playoff
• Bracketology
• LSU
• Texas Longhorns
• Indiana Hoosiers
• Dae'Quan Wright
• Arch Manning

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Texas Longhorns, Oregon Ducks, Indiana Hoosiers, Notre Dame, Cleveland Browns, LSU

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