Uploaded September 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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🏈🚨 COLLEGE FOOTBALL IS OFFICIALLY BACK!

The 2026 college football season has begun, and Week Zero gave us our first major storylines, surprises, winners and teams that already have fans asking serious questions.

On this episode of the Coach Me Coach Podcast, we're breaking down the start of the 2026 college football season and everything that happened during Week Zero!

From North Carolina vs. TCU in Dublin, Ireland, to USC opening its season against San Jose State, the ACC battle between NC State and Virginia, Stanford, Florida State, Memphis and UNLV — Week Zero officially kicked off another wild college football season.

🏈 ON TODAY'S SHOW:

🔥 North Carolina vs. TCU in Dublin
🔥 Bill Belichick's North Carolina era under the microscope
🔥 USC and Lincoln Riley begin a critical 2026 season
🔥 Can USC live up to its preseason ranking?
🔥 NC State vs. Virginia — early ACC implications
🔥 Stanford vs. Hawai'i
🔥 Florida State opens against New Mexico State
🔥 Memphis vs. UNLV — one of Week Zero's most interesting Group of Five matchups
🔥 The biggest winners and losers
🔥 Which teams looked ready for the season?
🔥 Which teams have major problems already?
🔥 Early quarterback concerns
🔥 Transfer portal additions making an impact
🔥 Coaching pressure entering Week 1
🔥 Overreactions vs. REAL concerns

The road to the College Football Playoff starts NOW!

This is the beginning of the 2026 season, and every game, every upset and every early surprise could shape the College Football Playoff race.

👇 WHO IMPRESSED YOU THE MOST DURING WEEK ZERO?

👇 WHO ARE YOU WORRIED ABOUT?

Drop your predictions in the comments!

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College football is BACK!