Which games will define the 2026 college football season for the nation’s top contenders? CBS Sports and Brandon Marcello’s post-spring Top 25 rankings spotlight the biggest “make or break” matchups — and they are not always the obvious ones. From dangerous trap games to brutal schedule spots, we break down the games that could shape the College Football Playoff race for Texas, Ohio State, Oregon, Georgia, Notre Dame, Indiana, Miami, Texas A&M, LSU, Oklahoma, USC, Ole Miss, Alabama and more. Texas faces a tricky road trip to Missouri. Ohio State gets USC on Halloween night in the middle of a brutal stretch. Oregon hosts Michigan after a road trip to Ohio State. Georgia welcomes Oklahoma and Brent Venables’ defense. Alabama travels to Tennessee in the middle of a loaded SEC gauntlet. Are these the games that will separate national championship contenders from pretenders? Also discussed: 🏈 Texas Longhorns at Missouri 🏈 Ohio State Buckeyes at USC 🏈 Oregon Ducks vs Michigan Wolverines 🏈 Georgia Bulldogs vs Oklahoma Sooners 🏈 Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs Miami Hurricanes 🏈 Indiana Hoosiers at Nebraska 🏈 Texas A&M Aggies at LSU 🏈 LSU Tigers at Ole Miss 🏈 Oklahoma vs Texas in the Red River Rivalry 🏈 USC Trojans vs Oregon 🏈 Ole Miss vs Auburn 🏈 Alabama Crimson Tide at Tennessee Subscribe for more college football rankings, SEC football talk, College Football Playoff debates, schedule breakdowns and high-stakes CFB predictions. #CollegeFootball #CFB #CollegeFootballPlayoff #TexasFootball #OhioStateFootball #AlabamaFootball #GeorgiaFootball #OregonFootball #NotreDameFootball #SECFootball #BigTenFootball #LSUFootball #OklahomaFootball #USCFootball #OleMissFootball SUBSCRIBE: @NextRoundLive - / @nextroundlive FOLLOW TNR ON SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/7zlofzLZht7dYxjNcBNpWN FOLLOW TNR ON APPLE PODCASTS: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-next-round/id1797862560 WEBSITE: https://nextroundlive.com/ MOBILE APP: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/the-next-round/id1580807480 SHOP THE NEXT ROUND STORE: https://nextround.store/ Like TNR on Facebook: / nextroundlive Follow TNR on Twitter: / nextroundlive Follow TNR on Instagram: / nextroundlive Follow everyone from the show on Twitter: Jim Dunaway: / jimdunaway Ryan Brown: / ryanbrownlive Lance Taylor: / thelancetaylor Scott Forester: / scottforestertv Tyler Johns: /TylerJohnsTNR Sponsor the show: sales@nextroundlive.com
Over the weekend, star Missouri RB Ahmad Hardy sustained a gunshot wound in his home state of Mississippi early Sunday morning. What's the latest on the star Mizzou RB? Watch here as Andy & Ari break down the latest news over the weekend. 0:00 On Today's Episode 0:38 Presenting Sponsor 2:00 Intro: Ahmad Hardy news 6:15 USC vs Notre Dame: COMING BACK? 15:39 Is Nature Healing? BYU vs Notre Dame 27:20 RJ Day Commits to Northwestern 35:16 "Am I talented?" 43:18 Will Julian Sayin level up? 48:40 Arizona State & Kenny Dillingham 58:51 Conclusion: Fran Brown tomorrow After the Ahmad Hardy news, Andy & Ari turn to some good news in college football: The Notre Dame vs USC rivalry may not be gone for too long. In a report by Ryan Kartje at the Los Angeles Times, the Trojans and Irish have began negotiations on bringing the iconic college football rivalry back to the slate. How close are we to this game being back on schedules? Watch here. Next up, Northwestern received a notable QB commit over the weekend: Ryan Day's son, RJ Day. Andy & Ari discuss this notable commitment here while looking at it through a father's point of view. Continuing on Ohio State, Andy & Ari turn to Julian Sayin, where On3's Chris Low has a story on how the Buckeyes QB is turning the page towards the 2026 season. Thanks for watching! Be sure to come back tomorrow! Our show is also presented by BetMGM! If you haven’t signed up for BetMGM yet, use bonus code CFB and you will get up to a $1500 First Bet Offer on your first wager with BetMGM! Here’s how it works: 1. Download the BetMGM app and sign-up using bonus code CFB. 2. Deposit at least $10 and place your first wager on any game. 3. You will receive up to $1500 in bonus bets if your bet loses! Just make sure you use bonus code CFB when you sign up! Make this college football season one for the history books. Make it legendary. See BetMGM.com for Terms. 21+ only. This promotional offer is not available in DC, Mississippi, New York, Nevada, Ontario, or Puerto Rico. Gambling problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER or 1-800-MY-RESET (Available in the US) . 877-8-HOPENY or text HOPENY (467369) (NY), 1-800-327-5050 (MA), 1-800-BETS-OFF (IA), 1-800-981-0023 (PR). First Bet Offer for new customers only (if applicable). Subject to eligibility requirements. Rewards are non-withdrawable bonus bets that expire in 7 days. In partnership with Kansas Crossing Casino and Hotel Join On3 today! https://www.on3.com/join Subscribe to On3! ⬇️ youtube.com/on3sports/?sub_confirmati... Welcome to On3 | The best of college football and recruiting https://www.on3.com/ Listen to Andy & Ari On3 on podcast! Spotify 🎧: https://open.spotify.com/show/5AhQ4d2m5TQu5Q2vkwtxjt?si=d9016221aa2a4427 Apple 🍎: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/andy-staples-on3/id1695325427 Follow Andy & Ari On3 on X! https://x.com/AndyAriOn3 Follow Andy Staples on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Andy_Staples Follow Andy Staples on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/andy_staples Follow Ari Wasserman on Twitter: https://x.com/AriWasserman Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/on3sports Follow us on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/on3/ Like/Follow us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/On3Sports/ Hosts: Andy Staples, Ari Wasserman Producer: River Bailey Interested in partnering with the show? Email advertise@on3.com
Here we go again! Everyone at this point last year made it this far. The cream has risen to the top, the contenders have eased passed the pretenders. And what do we have left in the Central? Komets versus Walleye...again... The Komets got to this point by making quick work of the Indy "Fishers" Fuel in round 1. Winning the series in 5 games with 2 shutouts to boot, one by each goaltender. The K's will be riding with Samuel Jonsson as their goalie of choice for the foreseeable future. He has been standing on his head this series with only 2 goals allowed in 2 games and a .961 save %. In the playoffs you need your goals to come from everyone, The Komets have been doing that. The snakebitten Leo, Indiana native Matthew Miller finally got his first home goal as a Komet in game 5 of the first round. Brady Stonehouse who had his fair share of tough luck has 3 goals and is a plus 3 thus far. Stoney is the type of sandpaper player that is built for the playoffs, and if he can keep up that scoring clip, then everyone should take note. Not to mention that the top guys are scoring as well, Austin Magera leads the playoffs with 7 assists to go with 3 goals. 2 Points per game is an insane clip regardless who the opponent is. Every Komet on the active playoff roster has recorded at least 1 game, a true sign of the team's depth. Maybe this year will be different, the Komets have the talent to make that elusive deep run that hasn't happened since they won it all back in 2021. They have not lost at home so far in the playoffs going a perfect 3-0 at home up to this point. The Toledo Walleye have had a slightly different road up to this point. They won their series in 6 games to the Bloomington Bison. To the surprise of very few, Brandon Hawkins leads the team in points with 8. One thing they have been doing well was tearing up Bloomington's defense. Scoring 24 goals in 6 games well distributed up and down the line-up. Take it with a grain of salt, because Bloomington was playing catch up mode most of the series, Carter Gylander has a sub .900 save percentage, although not by much. What is alarming is what was the 6th best PK in the league comes in the playoffs with a college failing grade at 64.3% (however, that would have passed my weighted Differential Equations class I had the displeasure to take in college.) The Komets special teams have been firing up at the right time, Toledo will need to find that regular season groove to keep up and to prove that they are not cooling off at the worst time possible. This series will be chaos, as it always is. With Toledo getting the best of Fort Wayne the last couple of times last year and back in 2019. That series last year was painful for Komets fans. A golden opportunity was squandered as the underdog team. Now The K's are the top seed with home ice advantage, now is the time to dethrone the Fish once and for all. For Toledo Walleye, the ever elusive Kelly Cup has been teasingly close. They would love to win this series to continue narratives against a division foe and to bring home Toledo's first hockey championship in 32 years.
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