2026 Bracketology: Predicting the 12-Team Playoff Field & LSU's Shocking Transfer
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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 predictions
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Ralph's Bracket: First Round 12 Navy at 5 Miami 11 TCU at 6 Notre Dame 10 Louisville vs 7 Florida 9 Washington vs 8 Texas Tech
Bye 1 Texas 2 Ohio State 3 Oregon 4 LSU
Quarterfinals Texas vs Texas Tech LSU vs Miami Notre Dame vs Oregon Ohio State vs Florida
Semifinal Miami vs Texas Oregon vs Ohio State
Final Texas-Oregon
Champion Texas
Stew’s Bracket:
First Round 8 Oklahoma vs 9 Georgia 5 Texas vs 12 Boise State 7 Ohio State vs 10 LSU 6 BYU vs 11 USC
Bye 1 Indiana 2 Notre Dame 3 Oregon 4 Miami
Quarterfinals Indiana vs Georgia Miami vs Texas Notre Dame vs Ohio State Oregon vs BYU
Semifinal Indiana vs Miami Notre Dame vs Oregon
Final Indiana vs Notre Dame
Champion Indiana
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