This episode is prediction-heavy, and we are putting our names behind some bold calls for the 2026 college football season.

Darian Mensah is our pick to win the Heisman Trophy, Bear Bachmeier is the dark-horse candidate to watch, and Kalani Sitake gets our vote for AP Coach of the Year after our projected BYU run to the Big 12 Championship. We also make our official prediction for the first major coach fired and explain why Mike Norvell may be running out of time at Florida State.

Then we break down the biggest hot-seat situations across college football, including Bill Belichick at North Carolina, Scott Satterfield at Cincinnati, Lincoln Riley at USC, Luke Fickell at Wisconsin, Kalen DeBoer at Alabama, Shane Beamer at South Carolina, Dave Aranda at Baylor, Mike Locksley at Maryland and Dabo Swinney at Clemson.

We finish with the biggest stories and best quotes from SEC Media Days, including Greg Sankey acknowledging SEC breakaway discussions, the debate over the nine-game conference schedule, Lane Kiffin addressing his Ole Miss exit and some unforgettable moments from the SEC’s newest head coaches.

Topics include:

• Heisman Trophy prediction
• Dark-horse Heisman candidate
• AP Coach of the Year prediction
• First college football coach fired
• Coaches who must win in 2026
• SEC breakaway discussions
• College Football Playoff scheduling debate
• Lane Kiffin’s LSU and Ole Miss comments
• The best quotes from SEC Media Days