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10 BOLD Predictions for the 2026 College Football Season

May 11, 2026, 4:22 PM

Three Texas teams in the College Football Playoff? SEC glory for Texas? ACC title hopes for SMU? Breaking down the hottest 2026 predictions across the Lone Star State.

10 BOLD Predictions for the 2026 College Football Season

Spring ball is done. My magazine assignments are turned in. And all that is left between us and the college football season, which kicks off at the FBS level in Texas on Aug. 29 when TCU travels across the pond to face North Carolina in Ireland, is roughly 100 days away. 

I traveled over 2,000 miles in April, wrote more than 50,000 words, and spoke to all 13 FBS head coaches in Texas to prepare for the Dave Campbell’s Texas Football summer magazine. Those stops helped me solidify some hot takes for the upcoming season, which I’ll share below. 

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