Who wins the 2026 College Football Playoff? Could we see a repeat champion with the Indiana Hoosiers? Will Arch Manning and the Texas Longhorns capture the title? Stew and Ralph give their picks for the 2026 CFP.

Welcome back to The Audible presented by The Athletic! In today's episode, Stew and Ralph go head-to-head with their preseason playoff projections. Ralph is backing the Texas Longhorns to take down the Oregon Ducks for the national title. Meanwhile, Stew drops a bombshell prediction, picking the Indiana Hoosiers to defeat Notre Dame and secure back-to-back national championships!

Plus, we break down a historic college football transfer market anomaly. Former Ole Miss tight end Dae'Quan Wright has been waived by the Cleveland Browns and is headed to LSU to rejoin his former coach Lane Kiffin. This would make him the first player to ever go from the pros back to the college ranks. What does this mean for the future of player eligibility?

Timestamps

0:00 - Intro

1:47 - Dea’Quan Wright expected to return to NCAA from NFL

10:05 - How did we get to this point?

23:22 - Ralph’s CFP bracket

38:20 - Stewart’s CFP bracket

49:09 - Bruce’s CFP bracket

50:35 - Heisman predictions

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Ralph's Bracket:

First Round

12 Navy at 5 Miami

11 TCU at 6 Notre Dame

10 Louisville vs 7 Florida

9 Washington vs 8 Texas Tech

Bye

1 Texas

2 Ohio State

3 Oregon

4 LSU

Quarterfinals

Texas vs Texas Tech

LSU vs Miami

Notre Dame vs Oregon

Ohio State vs Florida

Semifinal

Miami vs Texas

Oregon vs Ohio State

Final

Texas-Oregon

Champion

Texas

Stew’s Bracket:

First Round

8 Oklahoma vs 9 Georgia

5 Texas vs 12 Boise State

7 Ohio State vs 10 LSU

6 BYU vs 11 USC

Bye

1 Indiana

2 Notre Dame

3 Oregon

4 Miami

Quarterfinals

Indiana vs Georgia

Miami vs Texas

Notre Dame vs Ohio State

Oregon vs BYU

Semifinal

Indiana vs Miami

Notre Dame vs Oregon

Final

Indiana vs Notre Dame

Champion

Indiana

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