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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.

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Week 10 Analysis: Notre Dame beats #1 Miami, Utah wins the Holy War, & more
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Yesterday at 7:00 PM

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
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Last Friday at 3:00 AM

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
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11/01/2026

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
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10/30/2026

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
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10/26/2026

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
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10/24/2026


Ohio State, BYU, and Miami win thrillers, 5 of the top 7 ranked teams fall, & more
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10/18/2026

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
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10/15/2026

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
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10/11/2026

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
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10/08/2026

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
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10/06/2026

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
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10/02/2026

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
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09/28/2026

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
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09/25/2026

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
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09/20/2026

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
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09/18/2026

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
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09/13/2026

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
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09/10/2026

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
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09/07/2026

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
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09/01/2026

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
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08/27/2026

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
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08/24/2026

Conference predictions (1:36)

Playoff predictions (15:00)


2026 SEC Preview: Can LSU and Ole Miss win big?
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08/22/2026

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
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08/16/2026

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?
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08/03/2026

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
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07/31/2026

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
#1
07/24/2026


Indiana Wins an Unprecedented National Championship
01/20/2026


National Championship Preview: Miami vs. Indiana
01/17/2026


Semifinal Reaction: Miami and Indiana advance to the National Championship
01/10/2026


Semifinal Preview: Miami vs. Ole Miss, Oregon vs. Indiana
01/08/2026


Quarterfinal Recap: Miami, Oregon, Indiana, & Ole Miss advance
01/02/2026


College Football Playoff Quarterfinal Preview: Miami vs. Ohio State, Oregon vs. Texas Tech, Alabama vs. Indiana, Ole Miss vs. Georgia, & the FCS Championship
12/29/2025

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
12/22/2025


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
12/16/2025

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
12/11/2025

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
12/07/2025


Week 15 Analysis: Indiana secures #1 seed, Duke shakes up playoff race, & more
12/07/2025

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
12/03/2025

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
12/01/2025

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)