William Cockrell is joined by Jeff Buch (Jeffrey the Greek of the Eyes on Big Ten podcast) after Jake stepped away to welcome his first child. The two break down a wild Week 2 slate and look ahead to a Week 3 discovery weekend.

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Week 1 is in the books and it did not disappoint. Jake and Will break down Michigan surviving a scare against Western Michigan, Clemson's disaster trip to Death Valley, Louisville going shot for shot with Ole Miss, and the wild power outage that delayed Florida State's Labor Day opener. Then they set the table for a massive Week 2 slate headlined by Oklahoma heading into the Big House to face Michigan and Ohio State traveling to Austin for a rematch with Texas. Plus, the Walk-On Weekly 10 is back with picks against the spread on 10 more games.

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Week 1 is in the books, and there's a lot to unpack. In this episode, Jake goes through six of the biggest reactions from the opening weekend of the season, from a major quarterback question in the Big Ten to whether Clemson is already in trouble and why Boise State deserves a spot in the Top 25.

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Will's heart says Clemson covers Death Valley. Jake's taking LSU. We split on Week 1's biggest game and break down why.

We hit all the elite matchups: Clemson vs LSU, UCLA vs Cal, Ole Miss vs Louisville, SMU vs Florida State. Plus Week 0 recap—UNC's discipline beats TCU, Stanford survives Hawaii's fourth-quarter fury.

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Jake and Will reveal their complete 12-team College Football Playoff brackets for 2026 with special guest Ben Stevens. Each host locks in their independent predictions for first-round matchups, quarterfinals, semifinals, and the championship—and they don't all agree. Plus, Heisman Trophy contenders, Week 0 analysis, and debate-driven college football talk.

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We're breaking down all 8 Big 12 teams that could win the championship. Jake and Will rank them differently, and they're not shy about it.

Bear Bachmeier: elite in Year 2 or overrated? Texas Tech's defense is worse without David Bailey, and that's a problem. Arizona could slip, Utah's got a new coach, and the Big 12 is going to be complete chaos.

We also open with a controversial would you rather that gets heated: Would you take 20 years of elite football if you could never beat your rival? Jake's answer will disgust you.

New Big 12 coverage every week. Next week: Season predictions with a special guest.

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Cam Cook was the nation's leading rusher at Jacksonville State with 1,659 yards. Now he's in Rich Rodriguez's warp-speed offense at West Virginia — 2,000 yards is not crazy. But can the Mountaineers' defense survive (worst in Big 12 at 265 yards allowed per game)?

We're breaking down eight teams fighting for bowl eligibility in the Big 12's chaos tier. Aranda's last stand at Baylor. Satterfield as a dead man walking at Cincinnati. Leipold in prove-it-or-get-fired mode at Kansas. Jimmy Rogers dealing with Iowa State's complete exodus. Alonza Barnett proving he's a real Power 4 QB at UCF. And Sonny Dykes' TCU team that lives or dies on fixing the worst pass defense in the Big 12.

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Part 2 of our ACC Preview — we're diving into ranks 1-8 with combined predictions from Jake and Will. Can Miami stay undefeated in conference? Will SMU finally win the ACC Championship? Louisville's breakthrough year? Here's what we think heading into the fall. Game-by-game projections and week-to-week analysis coming all season.

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Part 1 of our ACC Preview — we're diving into ranks 9-17 with combined predictions from Jake and Will. Where do we agree on Virginia Tech's Year 1 reset? What's NC State's ceiling with CJ Bailey? And how bad is the collapse at Boston College and Stanford? Game-by-game breakdowns and week-to-week projections coming all season.

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We wrap up our 2026 SEC Preview series with the five teams that will decide the conference race. Oklahoma, Georgia, Texas A&M, Texas, and Ole Miss — we break them all down, project their records, and make the case for every ranking.

Episode 3 of 3 in our 2026 SEC Power Rankings series.

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