Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
The season is right around the corner so McElroy gives his college football playoff projections for 2026. Can Notre Dame go undefeated and earn a #1 seed, will the SEC get 6 teams in, can Indiana repeat as national champions or will ANOTHER BIG 10 team win it again, and does Texas Tech have to win the BIG 12 to make the CFP? Is this the year the committee leans on the strength of schedule? McElroy covers all of it plus goes over camp intel from BYU, Michigan, Oklahoma, Texas A&M, and Washington.
0:00 Intro
3:15 Will the CFP Committee use Strength of Schedule more this year?
11:04 McElroy’s conference championship picks
14:40 McElroy’s CFP At-large picks
20:50 The 12 teams to make the CFP
22:49 The first round games would be fantastic
24:13 McElroy’s first four teams to miss out on the CFP
26:32 Camp confidential
27:00 Who will step up at WR for BYU?
29:50 Oklahoma’s offense is humming with Mateer and Sategna
34:24 Texas A&M is rebuilding their O-Line and D-Line at the same time
38:40 Texas Tech is BIG and experienced - is it enough
42:20 Bryce Underwood had an incredible camp for Michigan
46:45 Washington knows what they have and are just working on rotational depth
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The season is right around the corner so McElroy gives his college football playoff projections for 2026. Can Notre Dame go undefeated and earn a #1 seed, will the SEC get 6 teams in, can Indiana repeat as national champions or will ANOTHER BIG 10 team win it again, and does Texas Tech have to win the BIG 12 to make the CFP? Is this the year the committee leans on the strength of schedule? McElroy covers all of it plus goes over camp intel from BYU, Michigan, Oklahoma, Texas A&M, and Washington.
0:00 Intro
3:15 Will the CFP Committee use Strength of Schedule more this year?
11:04 McElroy’s conference championship picks
14:40 McElroy’s CFP At-large picks
20:50 The 12 teams to make the CFP
22:49 The first round games would be fantastic
24:13 McElroy’s first four teams to miss out on the CFP
26:32 Camp confidential
27:00 Who will step up at WR for BYU?
29:50 Oklahoma’s offense is humming with Mateer and Sategna
34:24 Texas A&M is rebuilding their O-Line and D-Line at the same time
38:40 Texas Tech is BIG and experienced - is it enough
42:20 Bryce Underwood had an incredible camp for Michigan
46:45 Washington knows what they have and are just working on rotational depth
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#ESPN
