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 ultimatecfbpod@gmail.com and check us out on X @cfb_ultimate. Make sure to subscribe to our substack ultimatecfb.substack.com for articles.
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 CincinnatiĀ
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 IllinoisĀ
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 TempleĀ
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 StateĀ
Week 1 Preview: Clemson at LSU, UCLA at Cal, & more
Thursday/Friday games (1:25): Colorado at Georgia Tech, Miami at StanfordĀ
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, KansasĀ
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.Ā
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).Ā
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)
Week 14 Preview: Ohio State at Michigan, Georgia at Georgia Tech, & more
FCS games (00:53): Tuskegee State at Alabama State, Southern at Grambling State, Harvard at Villanova, Central Connecticut at Rhode Island, Drake at South Dakota, Illinois State at Southeast Louisiana, Drake at South Dakota, Lamar at Abilene Christian, New Hampshire at South Dakota State, North Dakota at Tennessee Tech
Thanksgiving (FBS): Navy at Memphis (2:44)
Friday noon games (3:33): Iowa at Nebraska, Utah at Kansas, Ole Miss at Mississippi State
Friday afternoon games (8:38): Georgia at Georgia Tech, Temple at North Texas
Friday night games (14:34): Texas A&M at Texas, Indiana at Purdue, Arizona at Arizona...
Week 13 Analysis: Pitt thwarts Georgia Tech rally, Oregon eliminates USC, & more
FCS/Group of 5 (00:48)
ACC (8:26)
Big 12 (18:25)
Big Ten (26:40)
SEC (36:11)
Week 13 Preview: USC at Oregon, Pitt at Georgia Tech, & more
FCS games (2:27): Harvard at Yale, Lehigh at Lafayette, Montana State at Montana
Noon games (6:02): Missouri at Oklahoma, Louisville at SMU, Miami at Virginia Tech, Washington State at James Madison
Afternoon games (14:24): Missouri State at Kennesaw State, USC at Oregon, Syracuse at Notre Dame, Arkansas at Texas, Kentucky at Vanderbilt, Duke at North Carolina, Michigan at Maryland, Kansas State at Utah, TCU at Houston
Night games (26:41): Pitt at Georgia Tech, Cal at Stanford, Tennessee at Florida, BYU at Cincinnati
Predictions (34:27): Montana State at Montana, Cal at Stanford, Tennessee at Florida, Arkansas at...
Week 12 Analysis: OU tops Bama, UGA crushes Texas, & More
Group of 5 (00:46)
ACC (6:08)
Big Ten (14:44)
Big 12 (22:21)
SEC (29:07)
Week 12 Preview: Texas at Georgia, Oklahoma at Alabama, & more
Noon games (2:25): Notre Dame at Pitt, USF at Navy, South Carolina at Texas A&M, Michigan at Northwestern, Wisconsin at Indiana, Arkansas at LSU
Afternoon games (11:14): Oklahoma at Alabama, Iowa at USC, Virginia at Duke, Penn State at Michigan State, UCF at Texas Tech, NC State at Miami, Georgia Tech at Boston College, North Carolina at Wake Forest, Memphis at East Carolina
Night games (26:07): Utah at Baylor, Florida at Ole Miss, Ohio State at UCLA, Texas at Georgia, Kennesaw State at Jacksonville State, TCU at BYU, Boise State at San Diego StateĀ
Picks (35:31): B...
Week 11 Analysis: Oregon survives & eliminates Iowa, Texas Tech makes a statement, & more
Group of 5 (00:50)
ACC (7:57)
Big Ten (15:48)
Big 12 (25:25)
SEC (30:28)
Week 11 Preview: BYU at Texas Tech, Oregon at Iowa, & more
Friday games (00:50): Houston at UCF, Northwestern at USC, Tulane at Memphis
Noon games (3:25): BYU at Texas Tech, Georgia at Mississippi State, Indiana at Penn State, Southern Miss at Arkansas State, Ohio State at Purdue
Afternoon games (12:31): Oregon at Iowa, Texas A&M at Missouri
Night games (18:45): Wake Forest at Virginia, Cal at Louisville, Navy at Notre Dame, LSU at Alabama
Predictions (23:48): Southern Miss at Arkansas State, Georgia at Mississippi State, Wake Forest at Virginia, Cal at Louisville, Navy at Notre Dame, Tulane at Memphis, LSU at Alabama, Texas A&M at...
Week 10 Analysis: OU, Texas, & USC keep playoff hopes alive, ACC upsets, & more
Group of 5 (00:52)
ACC (7:01)
Big Ten (22:03)
Big 12 (33:08)
SEC (38:18)
Week 10 Preview: Oklahoma at Tennessee, USC at Nebraska, & more
Noon games (00:48): Texas at Vanderbilt, Miami at SMU, Army at Air Force, Navy at North Texas
Afternoon games (12:03): Texas Tech at Kansas State, Florida vs. Georgia, Notre Dame at Boston College, Virginia at Cal
Night games (17:30): Oklahoma at Tennessee, USC at Nebraska, Georgia Tech at NC State, Utah at Cincinnati
Predictions (28:45): Florida vs. Georgia, Utah at Cincinnati, Virginia at Cal, Navy at North Texas, Army at Air Force, Texas Tech at Kansas State, Miami at SMU, Vanderbilt at Texas, USC at Nebraska, Oklahoma at Tennessee
Week 9 Analysis: Ole Miss, Texas A&M, and Vandy on the playoff fastback, & more
FCS/Group of 5 (00:46)
ACC (3:51)
Big Ten (10:37)
Big 12 (17:11)
SEC (23:49)
Week 9 Preview: Vanderbilt at Missouri, Ole Miss at Oklahoma, & more
Noon games (00:50): Ole Miss at Oklahoma, USF at Memphis, UCLA at Indiana, Kansas State at Kansas, Virginia at North Carolina
Afternoon games (13:43): Missouri at Vanderbilt, Illinois at Washington, Minnesota at Iowa, BYU at Iowa State, Baylor at Cincinnati, Texas at Mississippi State
Night games (25:30): Texas A&M at LSU, Michigan at Michigan State, Tennessee at Kentucky, Houston at Arizona State, North Dakota State at South Dakota State, Colorado at Utah
Predictions (34:38): Kansas State at Kansas, Minnesota at Iowa, BYU at Cincinnati, BYU at Iowa State, Illinois at Washington, UCLA at Indiana, Texas A...
Week 8 Analysis: UGA finishes strong, BYU wins the Holy War, & more
Group of 5 (00:52)
ACC (3:29)
Big Ten (11:22)
Big 12 (21:18)
SEC (26:54)
Week 8 Preview: Ole Miss at Georgia, Utah at BYU, & more
Noon games (2:28): Georgia Tech at Duke, LSU at Vanderbilt, Washington at Michigan, Baylor at TCU, Arizona at Houston
Afternoon games (11:41): Ole Miss at Georgia, SMU at Clemson, Texas A&M at Arkansas, Michigan State at Indiana, Texas Tech at Arizona State
Night games (20:33): Washington State at Virginia, USC at Notre Dame, Tennessee at Alabama, Utah at BYU, Florida State at StanfordĀ
Week 7 Analysis (correct upload this time): Indiana emerges as a contender, Penn St fires James Franklin, & more
ACC: 00:48
Big Ten: 4:54
Big 12: 16:22
SEC: 21:16
Group of 5: 36:12
Week 7 Preview: Indiana at Oregon, Ohio State at Illinois, & more
Friday games: USF at North Texas, Rutgers at Washington
Noon games (2:38): Ohio State at Illinois, Alabama at Missouri, UCF at Cincinnati, Washington State at Ole Miss
Afternoon games (11:52): Indiana at Oregon, Oklahoma vs. Texas, Iowa State at Colorado, TCU at Kansas State, Arkansas at Tennessee
Night games (24:20): Florida at Texas A&M, Iowa at Wisconsin, Georgia at Auburn, Michigan at USC, Kansas at Texas Tech, BYU at Arizona, Arizona State at Utah
