College Football QB Rankings, Heisman Value Bets & Texas as Ari Wasserman’s National Title Pick

About this episode

Tim Murray and Ari Wasserman discuss college football QB rankings, Heisman value bets, and Texas as a national title pick.

With 173 days until Week 0, Tim Murray welcomes college football insider Ari Wasserman from On3 to break down the biggest storylines shaping the 2026 season. The conversation dives into Wasserman’s Top 10 college football quarterbacks list, including where Notre Dame's CJ Carr ranks and why this upcoming season could be the deepest QB year in recent memory. The guys discuss the massive number of Heisman contenders, long-shot betting opportunities, and why players like John Mateer and LaNorris Sellers could still shake up the race. They also analyze major transfer quarterback fits, including: Josh Hoover to the Indiana Hoosiers Sam Leavitt to the LSU Tigers Rocco Becht at Penn State Nittany Lions Plus, the guys debate how the transfer portal and NIL era have completely changed college football betting edges. Later, Wasserman shares his most anticipated games of the 2026 season, including a blockbuster showdown between LSU Tigers football and Ole Miss Rebels football, and a potential playoff-impact matchup between Notre Dame Fighting Irish football and Miami Hurricanes football. To close the show, Ari reveals the team he’s “intoxicated by” heading into the season and why he…

People in this episode

Host: Tim Murray

Guest: Ari Wasserman

Topics covered

• college football
• quarterback rankings
• Heisman betting
• transfer portal
• national championship predictions

Keywords

• college football
• Heisman contenders
• quarterback transfers
• betting edges
• national championship

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Notre Dame, LSU Tigers, Indiana Hoosiers, Penn State Nittany Lions, Miami Hurricanes, Texas Longhorns, Ole Miss Rebels

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