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

Who will win each Power Four conference in 2026?

Matthew and Josh reveal their predicted championship matchups and conference champions for the Big Ten, SEC, ACC, and Big 12. They break down the contenders they trust, the favorites they are fading, the schedules that could decide each race, and the teams positioned to surprise everyone.

Then, they react to the biggest storylines from college football media days, including Pat Narduzzi’s ACC-versus-Big Ten argument, James Franklin claiming Virginia Tech “won the offseason,” Rhett Lashlee’s Heisman campaign for Kevin Jennings, Clemson’s quarterback strategy, the Big 12 playoff debate, and more.

Four conferences. Eight championship-game teams. Four official picks. No safe predictions.

Josh puts Matthew to the test with some of the biggest games of the 2026 college football season. From Ohio State–Texas and Ohio State–Indiana to Notre Dame–Miami, Michigan–Oklahoma, the Holy War and Oregon–USC, Matthew guesses the Vegas spread before Josh reveals both the real line and what his model projects. Which side do we trust more: Vegas, the model or our own eyes?

Then we dive into the comment sections. We respond to the Texas Tech vs. Texas schedule debate, revisit whether we were too hard on Texas Tech in the Brendan Sorsby saga, debate Alabama's role in building modern SEC dominance, ask whether Michigan is really a top-five coaching job and pick Notre Dame vs. Miami today. Plus, some of the funniest and most unhinged comments from YouTube, TikTok and Instagram, including a proposed 40-yard dash betting line for both of us.