Today on The Hard Count with J.D. PicKell ... We give you our official Preseason Top 25 Rankings! J.D. goes through his preseason rankings and gives an analogy for every single team heading into the college football season. Ending the show with some fall camp intel from the Oklahoma Sooners, Ohio State Buckeyes, and the Texas A&M Aggies. 

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Today on The Hard Count with J.D. PicKell ... Fall camp intel is back! J.D. heads to the Sunshine State and breaks down what the word is out of Florida Gators, Florida State, and Miami Hurricanes Fall Camp. Unpacking each team's important position battles, who's been turning heads already, and what's most important for each team to achieve heading into the season. 

Then to end the show we talk about two games that are bound to get overreacted to this season, Ohio State vs Texas and LSU vs Ole Miss. Getting ahead of the overreacting and breaking down what's actually important for each team in their marquee, early season matchups.

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Today on The Hard Count with J.D. PicKell... We're reacting to your feedback! J.D. responds to your pushback on his season predictions, breaking down his stance on everything from Oregon winning it all to Miami QB Darian Mensah winning the Heisman. We also unpack why he's higher on Oklahoma than most, why he still wants to learn more about Notre Dame, and why Gunner Stockton being a Heisman finalist is not a far cry. Finishing the show with a listen to your voicemails about your college football pet peeves.

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Today on The Hard Count with J.D. PicKell ... It's the moment you've all been waiting for, our official prediction show for the 2026 college football season. J.D. predicts what the conference title race will look like for the SEC, Big Ten, ACC, and Big 12, predicting who will play in and win each conference title game before revealing his Heisman Trophy finalists and winner. Closing the show with his College Football Playoff prediction, revealing his 12 teams in the field and going game by game through the bracket before revealing his 2026 National Champion. 

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Today on The Hard Count with J.D. PicKell ... We've got some more season predictions following SEC Media Days, with J.D. predicting records for Oklahoma, Alabama, Florida, Texas, and Ohio State.

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Today on The Hard Count with J.D. PicKell ... It is our last day in Tampa, Florida for SEC Media Days. So to close things out, J.D. and producer Kaiden Smith reveal their biggest takeaways from the week that was. Talking about coaches like Lane Kiffin and Jon Sumrall and teams like Georgia, Auburn, Alabama, and Texas before Kaiden reveals who the three best-dressed players were at SEC Media Days.

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Today on The Hard Count with J.D. PicKell ... We are reporting from SEC Media Days in Tampa, Florida! On Today's show, we talk about SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey's comments about the conference potentially breaking away from the rest of college football and the recent expert prediction that has five-star running back David Gabriel Georges taking his talents to Knoxville and committing to the Tennessee Volunteers this week. Ending the show with a slew of conversations from SEC Media Days, including Georgia quarterback Gunner Stockton, new Auburn head coach Alex Golesh, South Carolina quarterback LaNorris Sellers, and his head coach Shane Beamer.

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Today on The Hard Count with J.D. PicKell ... Which teams have the top 10 defenses in college football? J.D. ranks the defensive units he believes are the best in the country heading into the season before unpacking Pete Nakos' recent prediction that true freshman Faizon Brandon will start at quarterback for the Tennessee Volunteers. Ending the show with record predictions for the Oregon Ducks, Florida State Seminoles, and Notre Dame Fighting Irish. 

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Today on The Hard Count with J.D. PicKell ... Who are the top 10 offenses entering the upcoming college football season? J.D. ranks the most high powered offensive attacks for next year before bringing back analogy of the week. Breaking down why the Texas Longhorns are the Spider-Man of college football before ending the show with some record predictions. Going game by game on Miami, Indiana, and Penn State's schedule and predicting what their records will be at the end of the 2026 season.

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Today on The Hard Count with J.D. PicKell ... What are the most fun hypotheticals for the upcoming college football season? J.D. and producer Kaiden Smith go through some potential possibilities that would be electric for the college football landscape. Talking about teams like Florida and Oklahoma, players like Sam Leavitt and Bryce Underwood, and some postseason hypotheticals that would be big if true. 

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