Ultimate College Football Podcast
The Ultimate College Football Podcast covers college football from a national perspective. Hosted by former college football play and lifelong fans JM Stromberg, we bring you previews, predictions, and storylines from all ten FBS conferences. Join us for biweekly episodes throughout the college football season. Email us at [email protected] and check us out on X @cfb_ultimate. Make sure to subscribe to our substack ultimatecfb.substack.com for articles.
Week 10 Analysis: Notre Dame beats #1 Miami, Utah wins the Holy War, & more
Group of 6 (00:47)
ACC (7:23)
Big 12 (19:38)
Big Ten (29:43)
SEC (43:48)
Week 10 Preview: Miami at Notre Dame, BYU at Utah, & more
Friday games (00:49): Virginia at SMU, Nebraska at Illinois, TCU at Arizona
Saturday noon games (5:09): BYU at Utah, Texas at Missouri, Clemson at Syracuse, Duke at NC State, UCLA at Minnesota
Saturday afternoon games (18:15): Alabama at LSU, Oregon at Ohio State
Saturday night games (27:25): Kentucky at Tennessee, Miami at Notre Dame, Georgia at Ole Miss, Iowa at Northwestern, Michigan State at Michigan, Air Force at Army, West Virginia at Texas Tech
Predictions (47:00): UCLA at Minnesota, Air Force at Army, Virginia at SMU, Texas at Missouri, Kentucky at Tennessee, Iowa at Northwestern, Alabama a...
Week 9 Analysis: USC thumps Ohio State, Texas Tech gets ranked win, & more
ACC (00:46)
Big 12 (13:50)
Big Ten (24:23)
SEC (42:54)
Week 9 Preview: Arizona at Texas Tech, Ohio State at USC, & more
Noon games (00:49): Arizona at Texas Tech, Wisconsin at Iowa, Notre Dame vs. Navy, SMU at Syracuse
Afternoon games (12:07): Florida vs. Georgia, Minnesota vs. Iowa, Arizona State at BYU, Utah at Cincinnati, Virginia at Wake Forest, Northwestern at Oregon
Night games (24:57): Ohio State at USC, Miami at North Carolina, Missouri at Arkansas, Washington at Nebraska, Oregon State at Fresno State
Predictions (33:57): Oregon State at Fresno State, Notre Dame vs. Navy, Miami at North Carolina, Utah at Cincinnati, Northwestern at Oregon, Minnesota at Indiana, Florida vs. Georgia, Wisconsin at Iowa, Ohio State at USC, Arizona...
Week 8 Analysis: Big 12 upsets as Texas Tech & BYU fall to Cincy & UCF, and more
Group of 6 (00:47)
ACC (4:57)
Big 12 (15:54)
Big Ten (30:40)
SEC (44:10)
Week 8 Preview: Houston at Utah, Ole Miss at Texas, & more
Ohio State, BYU, and Miami win thrillers, 5 of the top 7 ranked teams fall, & more
ACC (4:06)
Big 12 (11:36)
Big Ten (24:50)
SEC (35:48)
Week 7 Preview: Ohio State at Indiana, Notre Dame at BYU, & more
Noon games (00:53): Ohio State at Indiana, Florida at Texas, Mississippi State at LSU, Kansas at Kansas State, Georgia State at James Madison
Afternoon games (14:36): Alabama at Tennessee, Missouri at Ole Miss, Auburn at Georgia, North Carolina at Duke, Arizona State at Texas Tech
Night games (24:40): Florida State at Miami, TCU at Baylor, Notre Dame at BYU, Oklahoma State at Houston, Kentucky at Oklahoma, Wisconsin at UCLA, Utah at Colorado, Wake Forest at Cal, Nebraska at Oregon
Predictions (46:16): Kansas at Kansas State, Georgia State at James Madison, TCU at Baylor, Florida State at Miami, O...
Georgia makes claim for #1, Oklahoma wins Red River, & more
Group of 6 (00:49)
ACC (5:29)
Big 12 (13:26)
Big Ten (18:18)
SEC (34:36)
Week 6 Preview: Georgia at Alabama, Indiana at Nebraska, & more
Friday (00:46): Florida State at Louisville, Iowa at Washington, Iowa State at BYU
Saturday Noon (6:28): Indiana at Nebraska, North Carolina at Pitt, Wake Forest at NC State, UCF at Oklahoma State, Arizona at West Virginia, Texas A&M at Missouri
Saturday Afternoon (16:12): UCLA at Oregon, Texas vs. Oklahoma, Stanford at Notre Dame, Houston at Kansas State
Saturday Night (24:12): LSU at Kentucky, Georgia at Alabama, USC at Penn State, Kansas at Utah
Predictions (33:21): Iowa at Washington, North Carolina at Pitt, Iowa State at BYU, USC at Penn State, LSU at Kentucky, North Dakota S...
Week 6 Analysis: Mizzou humiliates Florida, Alabama & Ohio St cruise, and more
Group of 6 (00:44)
ACC (4:50)
Big 12 (13:55)
Big Ten (22:07)
SEC (32:10)
Week 5 Preview: Alabama at Mississippi State, Ohio State at Iowa, & more
Friday games (00:51): Pitt at Virginia Tech, Penn State at Northwestern
Saturday noon games (6:28): Alabama at Mississippi State, Navy at Air Force, Notre Dame at North Carolina
Saturday afternoon games (14:03): Ohio State at Iowa, Auburn at Tennessee, Florida at Missouri, Purdue at Illinois
Saturday night games (24:49): Arkansas at Texas A&M, Miami at Clemson, Washington at USC, Baylor at Arizona State, Cincinnati at Arizona
Predictions (33:53): Penn State at Northwestern, Florida at Missouri, Auburn at Tennessee, Notre Dame at North Carolina, Miami at Clemson, Pitt at Virginia Tech, Cincinnati at Arizona, Navy at A...
Week 4 Analysis: SEC favorites win, Iowa wins dramatically, & more
Group of 6 (00:43)
ACC (5:21)
Big 12 (12:00)
Big Ten (19:17)
SEC (41:04)
Week 4 Preview: Texas at Tennessee, Boise State at Western Michigan, & more
Friday games (00:48): Northwestern at Indiana, Clemson at Cal
Saturday noon games (6:22): Texas at Tennessee, Illinois at Ohio State
Saturday afternoon games (16:00): Notre Dame at Purdue, Boise State at Western Michigan, Oklahoma at Georgia, Ole Miss at Florida, Iowa at Michigan, Utah at Iowa State
Saturday night games (29:59): South Carolina at Alabama, Kansas State at Cincinnati, Oklahoma State at West Virginia, Oregon at USC, Texas A&M at LSU, Arizona at Washington State, Missouri at Mississippi State, Tulsa at Arkansas
Predictions: Notre Dame at Purdue, Oklahoma State at West Virginia, Texas A...
Week 3 Analysis: Ole Miss gets revenge, Louisville and Texas Tech win key conference games, & more
Non-conference games (00:45)
ACC conference games (16:37)
Big 12 conference games (22:59)
Big Ten conference games (28:55)
SEC conference games (34:08)
Week 3 Preview: LSU at Ole Miss, Houston at Texas Tech, & more
Friday games (00:45): Miami at Wake Forest, Houston at Texas Tech
Saturday noon games (5:04): Kansas vs. Arizona State, North Carolina at Clemson, NC State at Vanderbilt
Saturday afternoon games (11:12): SMU at Louisville, Florida State at Alabama, Kentucky at Texas A&M, USC at Rutgers, Utah State at Utah, Miami (OH) at Cincinnati
Saturday night games (20:33): Florida at Auburn, New Mexico at Oklahoma, LSU at Ole Miss, Michigan State at Notre Dame, Virginia Tech at Maryland, Colorado at Northwestern, West Virginia vs. Virginia, BYU at Colorado State, Purdue at UCLA
Predictions (35:55): West Virginia v...
Week 2 Reaction: Texas rallies to beat Ohio St, Oklahoma St shocks Oregon, & more
Main stories (00:47): Ohio State at Texas, Oklahoma at Michigan, Oregon at Oklahoma State, Missouri at Kansas
Conference games (25:26): Cal at Syracuse, Arizona at BYU Alabama at Kentucky
Other games (30:13): Arizona State at Texas A&M, Mississippi State at Minnesota, Duke at Illinois, Wake Forest at Purdue, Rutgers at Boston College, UCF at Pitt, Washington State at Kansas State, Texas Tech at Oregon State, Memphis at Boise State, UNLV at North Texas, Ohio at Jacksonville State, Illinois State at Northern Illinois
Week 2 Preview: Ohio State at Texas, Oklahoma at Michigan, & more
Friday games (00:44): Rutgers at Boston College, Missouri at Kansas
Noon games (4:21): Oklahoma at Michigan, Arizona State at Texas A&M, Oregon at Oklahoma State, Washington State at Kansas State, Wake Forest at Purdue, Penn State at Temple
Afternoon games (17:22): Duke at Illinois, Mississippi State at Minnesota, Arizona at BYU, Alabama at Kentucky, Cal at Syracuse, UCF at Pitt
Night games (25:30): Memphis at Boise State, Tennessee at Georgia Tech, Ohio State at Texas, Iowa State at Iowa, Texas Tech at Oregon State
Late night games (35:57): North Dakota State at Air Force, Arkansas a...
Week 1 Reaction: Michigan survives Western Michigan with "Bail Mary," Ole Miss outscores Louisville, & more
Headline games (2:00): Western Michigan at Michigan, Louisville vs. Ole Miss, Boise State at Oregon, Clemson at LSU, Colorado at Georgia Tech, Miami at Stanford, Wisconsin vs. Notre Dame, Baylor vs. Auburn
Rivalry games (28:07): UCLA at Cal, Oklahoma State at Tulsa, Washington State at Washington
Other games (36:33): UMass at Rutgers, Coastal Carolina at West Virginia, Ohio at Nebraska, Oregon State at Houston, Boston College at Cincinnati, Tarleton State at Bowling Green, The Citadel at Charlotte, Idaho State at Utah State
Week 1 Preview: Clemson at LSU, UCLA at Cal, & more
Thursday/Friday games (1:25): Colorado at Georgia Tech, Miami at Stanford
Saturday Noon games (8:23): North Texas at Indiana, Liberty at James Madison, Ohio at Nebraska, Oregon State at Houston, Miami (OH) at Pitt
Saturday Afternoon games (13:58): Baylor vs. Auburn, Boise State at Oregon, Boston College at Cincinnati, Tulane at Duke, Oklahoma State at Tulsa
Saturday Night games (23:45): Wyoming at Colorado State, Clemson at LSU, UNLV at Hawaii, UCLA at Cal
Sunday/Monday games (30:22): Washington State at Washington, Louisville at Ole Miss, Wisconsin vs. Notre Dame, SMU at Florida State
Predictions (38:32): S...
Week 0 Preview: North Carolina vs. TCU, NC State at Virginia, & more
Noon game (00:51): North Carolina vs. TCU
Afternoon games (8:01): San Jose State at USC, NC State at Virginia
Night games (12:35): Jacksonville State at North Dakota State, Sacramento State at Eastern Michigan, Hawaii at Stanford, New Mexico State at Florida State, Memphis at UNLV
Game predictions (22:46)
2026 College Football Season Predictions: Conference and Playoff Picks
Conference predictions (1:36)
Playoff predictions (15:00)
2026 SEC Preview: Can LSU and Ole Miss win big?
Favorites (1:18): Georgia, Texas, Oklahoma, Texas A&M
Teams with new coaches (20:02): LSU, Ole Miss, Arkansas, Auburn, Florida, Kentucky
Other ranked teams (39:01): Alabama, Missouri, Tennessee
Bottom tier (48:44): Mississippi State, South Carolina, Vanderbilt
Big Ten Preview: Indian, Ohio State, and Oregon Headline Favorites
Favorites: Indiana, Ohio State, Oregon (1:19)
Programs with new head coaches: Michigan, Penn State, Michigan State, UCLA (16:06)
Contenders?: Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, USC, Washington (27:59)
Bottom Feeders?: Maryland, Nebraska, Northwestern, Purdue, Rutgers, Wisconsin (39:17)
Big 12 Preview: Can Anyone Challenge Texas Tech?
Favorites: Texas Tech, BYU (00:33)
Contenders?: Arizona, Arizona State, Houston, TCU (9:56)
Teams with New Head Coaches: Iowa State, Kansas State, Oklahoma State, Utah (18:18)
Programs with Questions: Baylor, Cincinnati, Colorado, West Virginia, UCF, Kansas
ACC & Notre Dame Preview
Independent: Notre Dame (1:20)
Favorite: Miami (9:33)
New coaches: Virginia Tech, Stanford, Cal (16:22)
Questions: Clemson, Duke, Florida State, Georgia Tech, NC State, Wake Forest (28:17)
Contenders: SMU, Pitt, Virginia, Louisville (46:21)
Basement: Boston College, North Carolina, Syracuse (54:12)
Group of 6 Preview: Pac-12, American, MWC, CUSA, MAC, Sun Belt
Indiana Wins an Unprecedented National Championship
National Championship Preview: Miami vs. Indiana
Semifinal Reaction: Miami and Indiana advance to the National Championship
Semifinal Preview: Miami vs. Ole Miss, Oregon vs. Indiana
Quarterfinal Recap: Miami, Oregon, Indiana, & Ole Miss advance
College Football Playoff Quarterfinal Preview: Miami vs. Ohio State, Oregon vs. Texas Tech, Alabama vs. Indiana, Ole Miss vs. Georgia, & the FCS Championship
Cotton Bowl (00:36)
Orange Bowl (9:09)
Rose Bowl (17:09)
Sugar Bowl (23:55)
FCS Championship (29:22)
CFP Round 1 Reaction: Alabama, Miami, Ole Miss, & Oregon advance, FCS Title game set
College Football Playoff Round #1 Preview: Alabama at Oklahoma, Miami at Texas A&M, Tulane at Ole Miss, James Madison at Oregon, & Lower Division Championships
Alabama at Oklahoma (00:36), Miami at Texas A&M (16:04), Tulane at Ole Miss (23:48), James Madison at Oregon (32:01), Lower division games (Grand View vs. Keiser, Ferris State at Harding, Montana at Montana State, Illinois State at Villanova; 38:06)
Week 16 Preview: Army vs. Navy, FCS Quarterfinals, & more
In this week's episode we preview all of the week 16 action including the FCS, the Heisman, the LA Bowl, and the Army-Navy game.
Playoff Bracket Reaction: Alabama and Miami are in, James Madison nabs #12 seed, & more
Week 15 Analysis: Indiana secures #1 seed, Duke shakes up playoff race, & more
In our week 15 analysis episode we examine the Group of 5 (00:57) and Power 4 (9:56) conference championship games while assessing the playoff field (25:28). We conclude by discussing round two of the FCS playoffs with Illinois State upsetting North Dakota State (40:12).
Week 14 Preview: Indiana vs. Ohio State, North Texas at Tulane, & more
State of the playoff race (1:02)
Friday games (11:46): Kennesaw State at Jacksonville State, Troy at James Madison, UNLV at Boise State, North Texas at Tulane
Saturday noon games (20:25): BYU vs. Texas Tech, Miami (OH) vs. Western Michigan
Saturday afternoon (25:41): Georgia vs. Alabama
Night games (31:31): Indiana vs. Ohio State, Duke vs. Virginia
FCS games (40:24): Villanova at Lehigh, South Dakota at Mercer, Illinois State at North Dakota State, Abilene Christian at Stephen F. Austin, North Dakota at Tarleton State, Yale at Montana State, South Dakota State at Montana, Prairie View A&M...
Week 14 Analysis: Ole Miss secures home playoff game as Kiffin leaves, Ohio St ends streak, & more
Group of 5 games (00:49)
ACC-SEC games (4:29)
ACC games (10:55)
Big Ten games (21:43)
Big 12 games (31:02)
SEC games (39:21)
FCS games (55:31)