2026 Preseason AP Top 25 Reaction + Notre Dame & G6 Season Previews
The Audible with Stew, Bruce & Ralph: A show about college footballShow Notes
The road to the 2026 College Football Playoff starts right here. Today, Stewart Mandel and Ralph Russo are breaking down every angle of the newly released 2026 AP Preseason Top 25 Poll. Big Ten heavyweights Ohio State and Oregon headline the poll at No. 1 and No. 2. But does this mean the Buckeyes or Ducks can actually make the National Championship game? We deep dive into whether Marcus Freeman's Notre Dame Fighting Irish truly belong at No. 4, or if they are sitting in a preseason trap.
Then, we flip the script to the Group of 6 (G6) preview. Stew and Ralph focus on the newly rebuilt Pac-12 conference and look at how Boise State is leading the pack after receiving the most votes outside the Top 25. We rank our top 3 CFP contenders from the G6 and close things out with a coaching special: which coaches could be on the move after the 2026 season wraps up?
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Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro 0:53 - AP Top 25 Preseason Poll 14:20 - Jayden Daniels 21:21 - Notre Dame 29:49 - G6 conversation 43:08 - Drafting G6 contenders for playoff 53:21 - Coaches Convo
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