It’s Bold Prediction Friday on The Next Round, and the guys are putting their reputations on the line with their biggest predictions for the 2026 college football season.

Could Texas miss the College Football Playoff and move on from Steve Sarkisian? Will Arch Manning win the Heisman Trophy? Could Oklahoma go 10-2 and reach its first SEC Championship Game? Is this finally the year Oregon wins the national championship?

The crew makes its boldest calls for Alabama, Auburn, LSU, Clemson, USC, Oklahoma, Texas, Oregon, Georgia, Notre Dame, Miami and more — including predictions that Dabo Swinney could retire after winning the ACC, Alabama could reach the playoff despite continued problems running the football, LSU could stumble, and Navy, BYU and USC could all crash the College Football Playoff party.

Plus, the audience gets involved with its own wild predictions, including Auburn beating Alabama in the Iron Bowl, Keelon Russell becoming a Heisman finalist, Clemson upsetting LSU, Georgia Tech winning the ACC and more.

Also on the show: Ty Simpson continues to impress during the NFL preseason with the Los Angeles Rams, Chris Sale delivers an emotional masterpiece as the Atlanta Braves sweep the Dodgers, ESPN announces its six-part Nick Saban documentary, and the guys react to the latest headlines across college football and sports.

It’s a loaded edition of The Next Round as the 2026 college football season gets underway.

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