Always College Football with Greg McElroy

Seven top 25 teams lost on Saturday ending an absolutely wild October. Lincoln Riley and USC got a huge win over Ryan Day and Ohio State giving the Buckeyes 2 losses before November. Miami survived a scare with a 3 point win over North Carolina. Georgia beat Florida for the 6th straight time and Texas Tech got a big win at home. McElroy gives you his rapid reaction from all those games plus the big wins from Notre Dame, Ole Miss, Texas, Wake Forest and the stunning upsets from Syracuse and Iowa State.

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Who would you least like to play between Kentucky, Georgia, Alabama, Florida, Ole Miss, LSU, Missouri, Texas and Tennessee? McElroy tackles that question and tells you why the SEC is back on top (at least for now).  Plus, the coaching carousel has already started at Maryland, NC State and Baylor, McElroy gives his best options at each school and what programs might be looking for a new head coach soon. QB1 also delivers the best bets of the weekend and narratives behind Florida vs Georgia, Ohio State vs USC, Clemson vs Florida State and Arizona vs Texas Tech.

Week 9 of the college football season is here and Greg McElroy gives you the most in-depth previews you will find anywhere! In a season where chaos reigns supreme, you better not get caught looking ahead!  Kirby Smart, Gunner Stockton and the Georgia Bulldogs welcome Jon Sumrall, Jadan Baugh and the Florida Gators to Atlanta. Ryan Day, Jeremiah Smith and the Ohio State Buckeyes head out west to take on Lincoln Riley, Jayden Maiava and the USC Trojans in a must win for the home team, Auburn travels to Oxford to take on Trinidad Chambliss and the Ole Miss Rebels, a...

Another crazy weekend in college football as chaos and upsets continue.  BYU, Texas Tech and Ole Miss all lost as top 10 teams. The Texas Longhorns won their 3rd game vs a ranked opponent, Indiana won at Michigan for the first time since 1967, Wisconsin man-handled USC for another devastating loss for Lincoln Riley and BYU lasted one week as the #2 team in America.  The SEC is a jumbled mess with Alabama, LSU, Florida, Ole Miss, Oklahoma, Texas and Tennessee all with two conference losses, Cincinnati beat Texas Tech and now just Utah, UCLA and Miami remain undefeated with the Hurricanes lo...

Can anyone tell who really are the best teams in college football right now? Miami, BYU, Texas Tech, UCLA and Utah are all undefeated. Indiana and Notre Dame just failed their first real test, Ohio State lost Julian Sayin, Georgia just lost to Auburn at home, Ole Miss got blown out by an up and down Florida team, Miami survived against Florida State and both Alabama and Texas have lost 2 straight. McElroy breaks it down and gives you his Top 15 teams, why we have to get used to saying “what seed are we”, the narratives on the big games this...

Week 8 of the college football season is here and Greg McElroy gives you the most in-depth previews you will find anywhere! Curt Cignetti and the Indiana Hoosiers looking to rebound head to the Big House and take on Kyle Whittingham and the Michigan Wolverines. Trinidad Chambliss and Ole Miss head to Austin to take on Steve Sarkisian and the Texas Longhorns who have lost two in a row. Fresh off taking down the #1 team in the country the Auburn Tigers welcome Lane Kiffin and the LSU Tigers, Bear Bachmeier BYU brings their #2 ranking on the road to UCF, Tennessee...

Greg McElroy delivers his Top 10 takeaways from a CRAZY week 7 of the college football season! Ryan Day and Ohio State escaped Indiana by literally a foot for a huge win handing Curt Cignetti’s team their first loss of the season. BYU beat Notre Dame and took Marcus Freeman’s margin for error, Tennessee beat up Alabama handing the Crimson Tide back-to-back losses and Miami survived at home against Florida State. Georgia lost to Auburn at home, Texas and Arch Manning lost to Florida at home and Kentucky won again putting them in a tie for 1st place in the...

WOW, week 7 delivered! Five of the Top 8 teams in the AP Poll lost. Texas went from the #1 team in the country to losing to two unranked opponents in back to back weeks. #1 ranked Georgia lost to Auburn for the first time since 2017. Alabama loses to Tennessee and has lost consecutive regular season games for the first time since 2007. Miami beats Florida State in a double overtime thriller, Ohio State beats Indiana in a huge Big 10 game but loses Julian Sayin in the process and BYU holds on to upset Notre Dame. McElroy gives his rapid reaction to a wild...

McElroy gives you his Top 15 teams heading into week 7 and why so much will change after this weekend. Plus, we preview Mississippi State at LSU and the must win game for Lane Kiffin. SMU hopes to keep their CFP hopes alive when Virginia comes to town and will Georgia make it 10 straight wins over Auburn in the ‘Deep South's Oldest Rivalry’? Can Mike Norvell and Florida State get their first road win since 2023 at Miami or will the Hurricanes embarrass the Seminoles and who needs the win more Nebraska or Oregon? McElroy also gives you a peak at the narr...

Week 7 of the college football season is here and Greg McElroy gives you the most in-depth previews you will find anywhere! This is the weekend we have been waiting for. The defending National Champion Indiana Hoosiers led by instant legend Curt Cignetti welcome 2024 National Champions Ryan Day and Ohio State Buckeyes. The Florida Gators head to Austin licking their wounds to take on Arch Manning and the Texas Longhorns; Kalen Doboer, Keelon Russell and the Alabama Crimson Tide go to Knoxville to face Josh Heupel and the Tennessee Volunteers in the “Third Saturday in October and Missouri heads to Ol...

Greg McElroy delivers his Top 10 takeaways from Week 6 of the college football season! The Oklahoma Sooners took down Arch Manning and the Texas Longhorns in a classic, Georgia walked into Tuscaloosa and took out Alabama and Kentucky got a huge victory over an LSU team that can’t win on the road. Indiana didn’t play like a champion but still beat Nebraska, UCLA stayed undefeated talking out Oregon while Notre Dame, Ohio State and Ole Miss impressed before huge week 7 showdowns. Plus, Mike Elko picked a fight with a portion of his fan base while Lincoln Riley, Shane Bear...

What a weekend in College Football! Greg McElroy gives you his rapid reaction to Oklahoma stunning Texas in the Red River Rivalry, Georgia walking out of Tuscaloosa with 20-17 win over Alabama, Oregon losing at home to UCLA, LSU losing on the road (again) this time to Kentucky and South Carolina humbling the Florida Gators in the Swamp. Plus, Indiana survives Nebraska, Notre Dame runs all over Stanford and USC takes care of Penn State in a white out.

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Greg McElroy makes the argument that the BIG 10 is deeper than people think with teams like Northwestern, UCLA and Nebraska starting off strong through five weeks of the season. What will the narratives be if UCLA upsets Oregon or Nebraska takes down Indiana? How hot will Linocln Riley’s seat be if USC loses at Penn State and are Lane Kiffin and LSU ready for a dangerous Kentucky team?  Will a 24-team playoff make these games feel as important as they are? McElroy answers all of these questions plus gives you his Top 15 teams - with Alabama shooting up tha...

Week 6 of the college football season is here and Greg McElroy gives you the most in-depth previews you will find anywhere! Kirby Smart, Gunner Stockton and the Georgia Bulldogs head to Tuscaloosa to take on Kalen DeBoer, Keelon Russell and the Alabama Crimson Tide in a huge SEC showdown. Nebraska, off to their best start since 2016, welcome the Indiana Hoosiers to Lincoln, UCLA heads to Eugene to take on Oregon and the #1 ranked Texas Longhorns led by Arch Manning battle the Oklahoma Sooners in the Red River Rivalry. Plus, USC takes on Penn State in Happy Valley with the...

Greg McElroy delivers his Top 10 takeaways from Week 5 of the college football season! Alabama looked dominant going into Starkville and crushing Mississippi State, the Florida Gators were all the rage this week labeled as National Championship contenders, that is until Missouri beat them by 28. Jeremiah Smith continues to put on a show as Ohio State beat up Iowa, and the Miami Hurricanes had no problem taking care of Clemson in Death Valley. Plus, Marcus Freeman and Notre Dame found another weapon at running back, beating North Carolina for their 15th consecutive victory (all by double digits), Michigan and Penn...

Greg McElroy gives his rapid reaction to week 5 of the college football season. The Florida Gators got dominated by a hungry Missouri Tiger team, Alabama dismantles Mississippi State (but Kamario Taylor looks hurt), Jeremiah Smith put on a show against Iowa as the Buckeyes beat the Hawkeyes 31-14,Miami proved they are as good as everyone thought crushing Clemson 41-13 and more reaction from the Top 25.

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September is over and McElroy tells you why the Florida Gators, UCLA Bruins, Mississippi State Bulldogs and Iowa Hawkeyes are the best surprises of the season so far and why we are all disappointed in Michigan, Oklahoma and Texas A&M. Plus, McElroy gives you his Top 15 teams right now and what the narratives will be if USC loses to Washington, Florida has a hangover game vs Missouri and Miami stumbles vs Clemson. His top 15 is set heading into week 5 but with six of the top 10 teams on the road this weekend - are any on upset alert?

Week 5 of the college football season is here and Greg McElroy gives you the most in-depth previews you will find anywhere! Kalen DeBoer, Keelon Russell and the Alabama Crimson Tide head to Starkville to take on Kamario Taylor and the upstart Mississippi State Bulldogs. Florida Gators, coming off a huge win, head to Missouri, while Ohio State hits the road against Iowa after their huge last second win over Michigan. Notre Dame travels to North Carolina, Miami heads to Death Valley to take on Clemson and BYU visits TCU. SIX Top 10 teams on the road this weekend! Plus, either...

Greg McElroy delivers his Top 10 takeaways from Week 4 of the college football season! Oregon walked into the Coliseum and beat up USC after Donte Moore was knocked out of the game, Florida ran all over Ole Miss and jumped into the CFP conversation in Jon Sumrall’s first season, the Texas defense dominated Tennessee proving why they are the #1 team in the country and Iowa STUNNED Michigan with a game-winning touchdown as time expired. Plus, Wisconsin, UCLA and Nebraska get huge wins, Kamario Taylor is putting everyone on notice that Mississippi State is going to be a problem, Ohio St...

A HUGE weekend in college football is here. Can Tennessee knock off Texas or will the Longhorns show everyone they are the team to beat. The losers of the LSU and Texas A&M will have to run the table in the SEC just to make the CFP, will it be USC’s defense or Oregon’s offense that gets the job done and who will be answering hard questions after the game, Dan Lanning or Lincoln Riley?  Can Iowa take down Michigan in Ann Arbor or will Bryce Underwood and Wolverines notch another Top 25 win? McElroy tackles all the b...

Week 4 of the college football season is here and Greg McElroy gives you the most in-depth previews you will find anywhere! Steve Sarkisian, Arch Manning head to Knoxville for the first time ever to take on Josh Heupel, Faizon Brandon and the Tennessee Volunteers. Ole Miss has to turn their attention to the undefeated Florida Gators, either LSU or Texas A&M is leaving September with 2 losses and a HUGE uphill climb to the CFP, and we will find out if it’s the Oregon Ducks or USC Trojans who are for real in the BIG 10. Plus, Iowa heads to...

Greg McElroy delivers his Top 10 takeaways from Week 3 of the college football season! Pete Golding, Trinidad Chambliss and Ole Miss delivered the win that every Rebel fan was dreaming of taking down LSU and proving they don’t need Lane Kiffin. Kentucky showed a different level after dominating Texas A&M in Kyle Field. NC State ran one of the worst plays in football history and it cost them the game, six BIG 12 teams are undefeated, Miami keeps rolling and the SEC “won” September but the BIG 10 still owns January until proven otherwise. 

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Greg McElroy gives his rapid reaction to Week 3 of the college football season. Ole Miss took out 10 months of frustration taking down Lane Kiffin and LSU in an unforgettable night in Oxford thanks to Trinidad Chambliss. Alabama survived Florida State at home, Louisville held on and beat SMU for the first time ever, Kentucky upsets Texas A&M, West Virginia is 3-0 after beating Virginia, Texas Tech beat Houston in their biggest test of the season and more reaction from the Top 25.

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The most anticipated game of the season is here: LSU at Ole Miss. Who is under more pressure to win, Lane Kiffin or Pete Golding? How hostile will the environment be in Oxford and what will the narrative be if Ole Miss gets the win? What if Kiffin walks into Oxford and his LSU Tigers get the W - what next?  What happens if Dabo Swinney loses to Bill Belichick or Lincoln Riley and USC struggles on the east coast (again) and who needs their first SEC win more - Alex Golesh or Jon Sumrall? McElroy tackles all the b...

Week 3 of the college football season is here and Greg McElroy gives you the most in-depth previews you will find anywhere! Lane Kiffin brings LSU to Ole Miss in one of the most anticipated games of the season. Florida State and Mike Norvell head to Tuscaloosa, can Keelon Russell and Kalen DeBoer get it done for Alabama? SMU visits Louisville in an ACC showdown, Texas Tech hosts Houston in the Red Raiders biggest game of the season, Jon Sumrall and the Florida Gators head to the plains to take on Alex Golesh and Auburn as both coaches look for...

Greg McElroy delivers his Top 10 takeaways from Week 2 of the college football season! Texas and Steve Sarkisian got a signature win behind Arch Manning's 4th quarter heroics over Ryan Day and Ohio State. Michigan is 2-0 after a good performance from Bryce Underwood, where does Oklahoma go from here? Oregon fell flat on the road to Oklahoma State - where is the toughness from Dan Lanning's team? Alabama’s defense looked fantastic, Texas A&M is deep and Boise State is back to doing Boise State things. Plus, give credit to teams playing big time non-conference opponents!

 Week 2 of the college football season delivered and Greg McElroy is here to give you his reaction to it all. Arch Manning and Texas delivered a HUGE win over Ryan Day and Ohio State, Oklahoma State shocks Oregon, Iowa holds off Iowa State, while Michigan and Bryce Underwood make a statement taking down Oklahoma. Georgia, Miami and Notre Dame all roll and more from the Top 25.

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Greg McElroy and BIG 10 analyst Jake Butt discuss what happened with Michigan’s offense, if the Wolverines can rely on Bryce Underwood against Oklahoma and what a loss to the Sooners would mean for the program. Plus, can Ohio State walk into Texas and get a win, are people sleeping on USC as a real national champion treat, can Iowa crash the party and with some marquee non-conference games this weekend will the perception change of who is on top of sport if the SEC wins out?

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Week 2 of the college football season is here and Greg McElroy gives you the most in-depth previews you will find anywhere! Oklahoma brings a nasty defense to Michigan, Texas welcomes Ohio State in a top 5 matchup, Keelon Russell and Alabama go on the road to Kentucky and Texas A&M welcomes Arizona State to College Station.  Plus, will Tennessee dominate Georgia Tech, can Oregon rebound from a slow week 1, is BYU ready for Arizona and is Iowa a sleeper team in the BIG 10?

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Greg McElroy delivers his Top 10 takeaways from Week 1 of the college football season! LSU looks really good, Clemson did not but don’t count them out just yet.  Michigan got a second chance but it was their offense that was more concerning while Miami’s offense looked incredible with Mensah at quarterback. UCLA and Colorado got huge wins, Auburn’s defense led the way for the Tigers. Faizon Brandon, Keelon Russell, Arch Manning and Julian Sayin looked fantastic and James Franklin and Jon Sumrall were impressive in their debuts, the same can not be said for Eric Morris and Oklahom...

Michigan wins at the buzzer on a controversial hail mary. LSU looks like a different team with a new-and-improved run game. Oregon overcomes a slow start. Malachi Toney and Darian Mensah looked dangerous together for Miami. Auburn gets its first win of the Alex Golesh era. Ohio State, Texas and Indiana win easily. Alabama’s defense looked fantastic and more rapid reactions from Greg McElroy.

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Greg McElroy and Booger McFarland sit down before week 1 and go over the biggest storylines. Where does Booger McFarland stand with LSU taking NFL players?  Can Clemson have a bounce back year and will it start at LSU? What would the reaction be if Louisville beats Ole Miss?  Can Mike Norvell and Luke Fickell do anything to win their fan bases back, which first year coach is under the most pressure and does Lincoln Riley need to make the CFP to save his job at USC?

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Week 1 of the college football season is here and Greg McElroy gives you the most in depth previews you will find anywhere! Are there too many distractions for LSU when Clemson comes to town, can Auburn get off to a fast start with new HC Alex Golesh, and is Notre Dame ready to live up to the hype with a test against Wisconsin? Is Miami ready to pick up where they left off on a Friday night at Stanford, will Oregon and USC start fast and can Colorado get a road win at Georgia Tech? We have old PAC 12...

The 2026 College Football season has begun with Week 0 in the books. Bill Belichick’s defense showed up in Dublin, Virginia put the College Football world on notice, Memphis picked up a BIG win with G6 playoff implications, USC’s freshmen looked extremely promising and can North Dakota State make the CFP in its first FBS season? McElroy goes through it all, plus…some What Ifs in week 1 for LSU, Notre Dame, Ole Miss, Alabama and more.

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The college football season is finally here! McElroy goes in depth on the TCU vs North Carolina game in Ireland, the questions that will decide the Virginia/NC State game, and if the loser of Memphis vs UNLV will destroy playoff dreams. Plus, USC & Florida State are in action and North Dakota State plays their first game as an FBS team.  Everything you need to know about week 0 is right here.

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The season is right around the corner so McElroy gives his college football playoff projections for 2026 . Can Notre Dame go undefeated and earn a #1 seed, will the SEC get 6 teams in, can Indiana repeat as national champions or will ANOTHER BIG 10 team win it again, and does Texas Tech have to win the BIG 12 to make the CFP ? Is this the year the committee leans on the strength of schedule?  McElroy covers all of it plus goes over camp intel from Michigan, Oklahoma, Texas A&M, and Washington.

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The eligibility rule is out of control as players are transferring into schools as camps are ending. Will a transfer rule in the SEC stop it immediately? Plus, Alabama, Tennessee, Florida and North Carolina all named starting quarterbacks, Ohio State is closer to a starting O-Line, Florida State’s defense has been impressive and USC’s depth has been on display. Greg McElroy goes over all of that plus other rumblings he has heard from around the country.

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Greg McElroy goes over the rumblings he has heard from camps around the country. Is there a concern at CB for Indiana, does Georgia have issues with their wide receivers, and will Trevor Goosby’s bone bruise hamper the growth of the Texas offensive line? Has Miami O-line questions already been answered, is this Matt Rhule’s best roster at Nebraska and is Notre Dame clicking on all cylinders already?! Plus, how should schools handle the 5-for-5 ruling?

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The preseason AP poll has dropped and McElroy is here to give you his reaction. Is it a bad thing that Ohio State is starting #1, is it good that Clemson is starting the season unranked and should we make anything out of the fact that the SEC has 9 teams ranked and the BIG 10 only has 8? Plus, McElroy dives into some camp questions for Ohio State, Tennessee, Alabama, Iowa, South Carolina and more.

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Greg McElroy ranks his Top 10 teams going into the 2026 college football season. Can Oklahoma survive a gauntlet of a schedule, is Indiana here to stay, and can Alabama bounce back after the Rose Bowl beatdown. Is Ohio State a safe bet for #1, will Miami and Notre Dame keep it rolling and how much pressure is on Oregon and Texas? McElroy explains the reasons he loves each team, areas of concern and if they ALL can live up to the hype, which history tells us won’t happen. | Always College Football

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