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Carolina found a defense it can trust, Virginia revealed a run-first identity and Memphis discovered a pass rush capable of closing—six Week 0 lessons that carry into Week 1.
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Pribula ran for 110 yards and threw two touchdown passes as Virginia controlled the line of scrimmage, protected the ball and held CJ Bailey to 84 passing yards.
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Thurman gave Billy Edwards Jr. a game-changing target, while North Carolina kept TCU scoreless for the final 49 minutes of a 15–10 win.
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Gunner Stockton is proven and careful with the ball. Georgia now wants more explosive throws to arrive on time and inside the original play.
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Dante Moore returns after a 3,565-yard season for the preseason No. 2 team. Oregon must replace three starters on the offensive line.
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CJ Carr gives Notre Dame continuity at quarterback. Jeremiyah Love and Jadarian Price are gone, changing every part of the offense around him.
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Alabama chose Keelon Russell at quarterback. Michael Carroll is the only returning starter on a line that will determine how much Ryan Grubb can ask of him.
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Faizon Brandon beat George MacIntyre for Tennessee’s quarterback job. Josh Heupel now must prepare a true freshman for an unforgiving SEC schedule.
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Clemson opens in Baton Rouge after narrowly missing the preseason AP Top 25. Its defensive front gives it a chance while the quarterback decision remains open.
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The defending Big 12 champion opens at No. 12 nationally. Texas Tech’s attempt to repeat depends on resolving an unusual quarterback situation.
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Ohio State returns Julian Sayin, Jeremiah Smith and Bo Jackson. Its rebuilt defense must be ready before road games at Texas and Indiana.
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USC, SMU, Michigan, Clemson and Utah each have enough quarterback play, schedule leverage or defensive strength to break into the CFP.
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Auburn, Texas and Tennessee entered 2025 with top-10 spending expectations and finished short of their own standards. Texas Tech was the 12-2 Big 12 champion counterexample.
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Georgia and Texas have the clearest championship cases, but Ole Miss, Texas A&M, LSU, Alabama and Oklahoma give the league almost no soft landing spots.
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The Big Ten has produced three different national champions in three seasons. Its 2026 race begins with three different kinds of pressure at the top.
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The defending champion has the clearest claim to the top spot, but quarterback uncertainty in Lubbock and experienced cores at BYU, Utah and Houston keep the Big 12 race open.
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Darian Mensah gives Miami the league’s most accomplished quarterback. Kevin Jennings, Clemson’s star power and Jeff Brohm’s offense keep the race open.
