It is FINALLY game week! Yes, we have college football this weekend, and that means it is time to make some predictions.

In today's episode we unveil our selections for the College Football Playoffs and go game by game until we get a champion. A lot of teams have a legitimate shot to hoist the hardware, including Penn State, Clemson, Georgia, Texas and defending national champion Ohio State.

Follow along with us as we run through the CFP game by game until we crown a champion.

In today's lively debate, Mark and I discuss the Associated Press preseason Top 25 rankings. We talk about the teams we think might be too low, too high, and whether there should even be preseason rankings.

We also touch on Jimbo Fisher and Jon Gruden, who have both said recently that they want to get back into coaching. Which programs would fit them best, and what sort of gamble would either one be?

Finally, we talk about our favorite -- also known as the best -- college football films ever made. There may be a couple of surprises on our lists, so you will want to be sure to stick around for all of it.

In this episode of the CFB Focus Podcast, we dive into some Worst Case Scenarios for the nation's top 10 teams. A few have them on offense, a couple on defense, and others still an overall concern about the program.

We examine issues at Clemson, Penn State, Georgia, Ohio State, Texas and the rest of the top 10 teams in our preseason rankings.

This one is certain to spur a lot of debate, so give it a listen!

Last season Arizona State shocked the college football world by going from worst to first in the Big 12 and making the College Football Playoffs.

Will there be the same kind of out-of-nowhere success story in 2025? We take a look at all four Power conferences and make a choice on the teams most likely to replicate the Sun Devils feat.

We are joined today by Phil Steele, one of the most respected and knowledgeable college football analysts in the business. His preview magazine, which began in 1995, has been deemed one of the most accurate in America over the past 30 years, and is a must have for any serious college fan.

We talked about:

• A day in the life at Phil Steele
• Conference whiparound, delving into which teams are in the best shape to contend for their league title
• Which Group of Five teams can make some noise
• The expansion of the College Football Playoff and a general thought on 2025

We are back, with a couple of changes -- most notably that I am joined by cohost Mark Podolski, sports editor of The News-Herald and Morning Journal in suburban Cleveland.

We touch on a variety of subjects today, including:

• The infighting between the SEC and Big Ten on the proposed format of the next College Football Playoff Expansion
• Who is the face of college football in 2025? Is it Texas' Arch Manning? Ohio State's Jeremiah Smith? Is there a coach who can fill the void left by the departure of Nick Saban?
• Week 1 has a couple of tasty matchups, notably Texas-Ohio State and LSU-Clemson, but these games are too few and far between.
• There is also some pop culture talk about the recent 50th anniversary of Jaws and a review of the latest Fantastic Four film.

Be sure to check it out!

We finish up our 2025 conference previews with a look at Conference USA. We were joined by Brenden from Gridiron Uncensored, and we talked about the new coaches in the league as well as the two new teams that have come aboard. We wonder who might challenge league favorite Liberty for the conference title, and played a little True/False.

I was joined by Matt Sprouse of Group Of Five Guys, and we dove head first into what promises to be a wide-open, competitive Sun Belt Conference football race. We touched on every team, played True/False and gave our selections for the league title game.

I was joined by Louie from Garage Gameday Sports to break down the Mountain West football race for the upcoming 2025 season. We talked about the chances of Boise State repeating, San Jose State upsetting the apple cart and the splash Dan Mullen has made at UNLV, along with much more.

I was joined by Mitch and Trey from Three Tech Pod, and the three of broke down what promises to be a wide-open race in the American Athletic Conference. As many as six teams could vie for a spot in the league championship game, and we talk about all of that and more, including a breakdown of every team as well as our picks for the AAC title game.