Welcome to The Hard Count Huddle, a conversation show about all things college football and beyond with the host of The Hard Count J.D. PicKell and producer Kaiden Smith. Today in the huddle, after J.D. made his predictions for the college football season earlier this week, Kaiden takes a stab at it. Forecasting the 12 teams his thinks will make the College Football Playoff, predicting his conferences champions, and crowning a 2025 National Champion. Where will the boys agree and disagree on the 2025 postseason? Listen to find out!

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Today on The Hard Count with J.D. PicKell ... J.D. reacts to YOUR pushback from his latest 2025 prediction episode. Defending his take on LSU being the 2025 National Champions and Brian Kelly slander, having Texas A&M in his college football playoff, predicting Notre Dame as the No. 11 seed in the CFP with a round one elimination, being high on the Oregon Ducks, and more. After responding to your voicemails, we dive into the latest injury news surrounding Florida QB DJ Lagway and Nebraska Fall Camp intel before predicting the passing leaders for each Power Four conference. 

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Today on The Hard Count with J.D. PicKell ... it is the official 2025 Prediction Show! J.D. reveals his predictions for the SEC, Big Ten, ACC, and Big 12 title races including the conference title game participants and who he thinks will win each league and punch a ticket to the College Football Playoff. Then J.D. predicts which players will be in New York for the Heisman Trophy Ceremony and who takes home the most prestigious award in the sport before jumping into the CFP. Forecasting the 12 teams who will make the playoff and how the bracket will shake out before crowning his 2025 National Champion. 

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Welcome to The Hard Count Huddle, a conversation show about all things college football and beyond with the host of The Hard Count J.D. PicKell and producer Kaiden Smith. Today in the huddle, the crew choses a handful of players and coaches they're rooting for this upcoming college football season before diving into their helmets draft. Each creating a roster comprised of their favorites and the best helmets across the college football landscape.  

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Today on The Hard Count with J.D. PicKell ... J.D. gives record predictions for two teams with some of the hardest schedules in college football, the Florida Gators and Oklahoma Sooners. But before that he reveals the most volatile teams in college football followed by taking a look at Big Ten and ACC Media Days. Reacting to the Preseason Big Ten Media Day Poll, Ohio State's mentality heading into their national championship defense, and new Miami Hurricanes QB Carson Beck's recent comments at ACC Media Day's podium. 

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Today on The Hard Count with J.D. PicKell .... J.D. kicks off the show by picking his best game from each and every week of the college football season. Also diving into the offseason takes heading into the season that he's not buying which includes opinions about Penn State's national title hopes, Brian Kelly's impact on LSU, the expectations for Notre Dame, and many more. J.D. also reacts to the SEC Preseason Media Poll following his trip to ATL for Media Days before revealing the Michigan Wolverines' must-haves and predicting the Notre Dame and Tennessee 2025 schedules.   

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Welcome to The Hard Count Huddle, a conversation show about all things college football and beyond with the host of The Hard Count J.D. PicKell and producer Kaiden Smith. Today in the huddle, the guys recap their week in Atlanta from SEC Media Days. Reflecting on the impressions they got from quarterbacks like Auburn's Jackson Arnold, Oklahoma's John Mateer, Florida's DJ Lagway, and many more. Also breaking down how teams like Alabama, LSU, Texas, and others have increased their stock based on what was said at media days before J.D. and Kaiden build their All-SEC Media Days Teams.  

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Today on The Hard Count with J.D. PicKell, Oklahoma QB John Mateer and TexAgs.com Co-Owner and Executive Director Billy Liucci join the show from SEC Media Days in Atlanta. Where Mateer details his journey to Norman this offseason and Liucci preview Texas A&M's upcoming season. J.D. also shares his SEC Media Days takeaways from the Florida Gators, Alabama Crimson Tide, and the Texas Longhorns. Breaking down the internal belief behind the Gators and head coach Billy Napier, the pressure on Kalen DeBoer given Bama's talented roster, and why Arch Manning's last name matters after drawing an unprecedented crowd in Atlanta. 

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Live from SEC Media Days in Atlanta, The Hard Count with J.D. PicKell delivers an all-star episode featuring Paul Finebaum on the future of college football, his career, and the evolving SEC. ESPN’s Greg McElroy also joins the show to clarify his Nick Saban comments and Alabama's QB Battle. Then J.D. explains why LSU is built for a national title run, the overlooked ingredients behind Texas’ quiet dominance, and what Brent Venables must get right at Oklahoma before ending the show with a breakdown of who will be under more pressure between Gunner Stockton or Joey Aguilar in UGA and Tennessee's SEC opener. 

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Today on The Hard Count, On3’s J.D. PicKell breaks down the biggest breakout candidates in college football for 2025, including DJ Lagway at Florida, Dylan Raiola at Nebraska, Oklahoma’s SEC-ready backfield, and more. He also dives into win total predictions for Nebraska and Oregon, analyzing their 2025 schedules and key matchups in the Big Ten. Plus, J.D. asks if Texas have a Georgia and a listener asks why his Miami Hurricanes catch so many strays from the college football public. To wrap it up, J.D. and producer Kaiden Smith give their full reaction to the release of EA Sports College Football 26, breaking down gameplay, features, and what it means for college football fans.

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