2026 College Football Previews

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Leonardfan

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On the heels of @TwentyTwo and his annual position writeup of WRs I realized it's time to start coordinating the annual college football write-up project.


Changes in 2026:

PAC-12 returns as a 'legitimate" conference after realignment and the super conferences destroyed it a few years ago. They go from 2 to 8 teams. Conference realignment does continue and geography continues to mean nothing as the Mountain West conference brings in a MAC team and the MAC gets a California based team. The most intriguing story is North Dakota State jumping up to the FBS as a member of the Mountain West conference. Long an FBS powerhouse with a strong tradition of fielding majority White teams, it will probably begin succumbing to the caste system as most teams seem too.


ACC
Boston College Eagles - Leonardfan
California Golden Bears - Heralded_Defender
Clemson Tigers - Carolina Speed - Done
Duke Blue Devils - Carolina Speed - Done
Florida State Seminoles - Leonardfan - Done
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets - Jphoss - Done
Louisville Cardinals - Heralded_Defender
Miami (FL) Hurricanes - Heralded_Defender
NC State Wolfpack - Carolina Speed
North Carolina Tar Heels - Carolina Speed - Done
Pitt Panthers - Don Wassall - Done
SMU Mustangs - Leonardfan - Done
Stanford Cardinal - TwentyTwo - Done
Syracuse Orange - Leonardfan - Done
Virginia Cavaliers - Leonardfan - Done
Virginia Tech Hokies - Leonardfan - Done
Wake Forest Demon Deacons - Carolina Speed

American
Army Black Knights - - Heralded_Defender
Charlotte 49ers - Total Aryan Victory - Done
East Carolina Pirates - Leonardfan - Done
Florida Atlantic Owls - Jphoss - Done
Memphis Tigers - Leonardfan - Done
Navy Midshipmen - Heralded_Defender
North Texas Mean Green - Total White Victory
Rice Owls - Total White Victory
Temple Owls - Jphoss - Done
Tulane Green Wave - TwentyTwo - Done
Tulsa Golden Hurricane -Heralded_Defender
UAB Blazers - Leonardfan - Done
USF Bulls - Leonardfan - Done
UTSA Roadrunners - Leonardfan - Done

Big 12
Arizona Wildcats - Heralded_Defender
Arizona State Sun Devils - Leonardfan - Done
Baylor Bears - - TwentyTwo - Done
BYU Cougars - Leonardfan - Done
Cincinnati Bearcats - Leonardfan - Done
Colorado Buffaloes - Leonardfan - Done
Houston Cougars - Leonardfan
Iowa State Cyclones - Leonardfan
Kansas Jayhawks - Leonardfan - Done
Kansas State Wildcats - Leonardfan - Done
Oklahoma State Cowboys - Leonardfan - Done
TCU Horned Frogs - Heralded_Defender
Texas Tech Red Raiders - TwentyTwo - Done
UCF Knights - Leonardfan - Done
Utah Utes - Leonardfan - Done
West Virginia Mountaineers - Don Wassall - Done

Big Ten
Illinois Fighting Illini - Phall
Indiana Hoosiers - Leonardfan - Done
Iowa Hawkeyes - Leonardfan
Maryland Terrapins - Phall - Done
Michigan Wolverines - Phall
Michigan State Spartans - Phall
Minnesota Golden Gophers - Total Aryan Victory - Done
Nebraska Cornhuskers - Leonardfan
Northwestern Wildcats - Total Aryan Victory - Done
Ohio State Buckeyes - Phall
Oregon Ducks - Phall
Penn State Nittany Lions - Don Wassall - Done
Purdue Boilermakers - Jphoss
Rutgers Scarlet Knights - Leonardfan
UCLA Bruins - Phall
USC Trojans - Phall - Done
Washington Huskies - Total Aryan Victory - Done
Wisconsin Badgers - Bucky - Done

Conference USA
Delaware Blue Hens - Jphoss
FIU Panthers - Total Aryan Victory - Done
Jacksonville State Gamecocks - Total Aryan Victory - Done
Kennesaw State Owls - Leonardfan - Done
Liberty Flames - Total Aryan Victory - Done
Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders - Total Aryan Victory - Done
Missouri State Bears - Total Aryan Victory - Done
New Mexico State Aggies - Total Aryan Victory - Done
Sam Houston Bearkats - Leonardfan - Done
WKU Hilltoppers - Total Aryan Victory - Done

MAC
Akron Zips - Bucky - Done
Ball State Cardinals - Bucky - Done
Bowling Green Falcons - Leonardfan - Done
Buffalo Bulls - Heralded_Defender
Central Michigan Chippewas - Bucky - Done
Eastern Michigan Eagles - Bucky - Done
Kent State Golden Flashes - Heralded_Defender
Miami (Ohio) RedHawks - Leonardfan - Done
Ohio Bobcats - Bucky
Sacramento State Hornets - TwentyTwo - Done
Toledo Rockets - Bucky
UMass Minutemen - Bucky
Western Michigan Broncos - Bucky

Mountain West
Air Force Falcons - - Heralded_Defender
Hawaii Rainbow Warriors - Heralded_Defender
Nevada Wolf Pack - Leonardfan
New Mexico Lobos - Leonardfan - Done
North Dakota State Bison - TwentyTwo - Done
NIU Huskies - Jphoss
San Jose State Spartans - Leonardfan - Done
UNLV Rebels - TwentyTwo - Done
UTEP Miners - Phall
Wyoming Cowboys - Leonardfan

Pac-12
Boise State Broncos - Heralded_Defender
Colorado State Rams - Heralded_Defender
Fresno State Bulldogs - Leonardfan - Done
Oregon State Beavers - Leonardfan - Done
San Diego State Aztecs - Leonardfan - Done
Texas State Bobcats - TwentyTwo - Done
Utah State Aggies - Heralded_Defender
Washington State Cougars - Leonardfan - Done

SEC
Alabama Crimson Tide - Phall - Done
Arkansas Razorbacks - Jphoss - Done
Auburn Tigers - leonardfan
Florida Gators - jphoss - done
Georgia Bulldogs - Heralded_Defender
Kentucky Wildcats - Don Wassall - Done
LSU Tigers - TwentyTwo
Mississippi State Bulldogs - Heralded_Defender
Missouri Tigers - Heralded_Defender
Oklahoma Sooners - Phall
Ole Miss Rebels - Leonardfan - Done
South Carolina Gamecocks - Heralded_Defender
Tennessee Volunteers - Don Wassall - Done
Texas Longhorns - Heralded_Defender
Texas A&M Aggies - Jphoss - Done
Vanderbilt Commodores - Heralded_Defender

Sun Belt
Appalachian State Mountaineers - Heralded_Defender
Coastal Carolina Chanticleers - Leonardfan - Done
Georgia Southern Eagles - TwentyTwo - Done
Georgia State Panthers - Leonardfan - Done
JMU - Heralded_Defender
Marshall Thundering Herd - Heralded_Defender
Old Dominion Monarchs - - Heralded_Defender
Arkansas State Red Wolves - - Leonardfan - Done
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns - TwentyTwo - Done
Louisiana Tech Bulldogs - TwentyTwo - Done
South Alabama Jaguars - TwentyTwo - Done
Southern Miss Golden Eagles - TwentyTwo - Done
Troy Trojans - Heralded_Defender
ULM Warhawks - TwentyTwo - Done

FBS Independent
Notre Dame Fighting Irish - Jphoss - Done
UConn Huskies - Heralded_Defender
 
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Took the liberty of assigning a few teams.

Don get's the most intriguing team of the year in PSU.
 
I'll try and get as many ACC teams as possible. Certainly, Clemson, NC State, UNC-Chapel Hill, Duke and Wake Forest.
 
I’ll take Notre Dame, Temple, and you can give me a few others
 
Thanks Leonardfan for starting the annual College team previews! Started 2026 WR thread a little early; LSU Baseball didn't make it to the CWS. Meant to get to this sooner but i usually like to wait n see everybody gets the Teams they want. Impressive the MAC filled up quickly!

I am always good for a few.....last year i did the Louisiana teams ; but it's been more random thru the years

AGREED....The "Geography" continues to be Clown-world ridiculous!
Easy SWITCH ...
>Sacramento State to the MOUNTAIN WEST
>Northern Illinois back to the MAC where they also belong

+ not really fan of a Conference being larger than 14....16 Max

This just looks BETTER
Mountain West
Air Force Falcons
Hawaii Rainbow Warriors
Nevada Wolf Pack
New Mexico Lobos
North Dakota State Bison
Sacramento State Hornets
San Jose State Spartans
Texas State Bobcats
UNLV Rebels
UTEP Miners
Wyoming Cowboys

*Texas State Bobcats may also be a better fit in Mountain West too

Pac-12
Boise State Broncos
BYU Cougars
Cal Bears
Colorado State Rams
Fresno State Bulldogs
Oregon State Beavers
San Diego State Aztecs
Stanford Cardinal
Utah State Aggies
Washington State Cougars

The PAC 12 with 8 TEAMS should ADD Stanford & Cal (ACC) back ...
Just call it the PAC 10...If you ADD Utah? or BYU?

ACC loses Cal & Stanford .....but gains WEST VIRGINIA & U.CONN

ACC
Boston College Eagles
U.Conn Huskies
Clemson Tigers
Duke Blue Devils
Florida State Seminoles
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
Louisville Cardinals
Miami (FL) Hurricanes
NC State Wolfpack
North Carolina Tar Heels
Pitt Panthers
Syracuse Orange
Virginia Cavaliers
Virginia Tech Hokies
Wake Forest Demon Deacons
West Virginia Mountaineers

The BIG 12 might take some extra work
SMU (get out of ACC) & MISSOURI (out SEC) to the BIG 12
Ir's a BIG MESS now

Start a NEW SOUTHWEST conference...??
Big 12 Arizona State & Central Florida (UCF) don't belong in the same Conference

Toooo much hot yard work today ...may need to Stop this madness LOL
I'm out ; just my 2 cents!
 
TwentyTwo said:
Thanks Leonardfan for starting the annual College team previews! Started 2026 WR thread a little early; LSU Baseball didn't make it to the CWS. Meant to get to this sooner but i usually like to wait n see everybody gets the Teams they want. Impressive the MAC filled up quickly!

I am always good for a few.....last year i did the Louisiana teams ; but it's been more random thru the years

AGREED....The "Geography" continues to be Clown-world ridiculous!
Easy SWITCH ...
>Sacramento State to the MOUNTAIN WEST
>Northern Illinois back to the MAC where they also belong

+ not really fan of a Conference being larger than 14....16 Max

This just looks BETTER
Mountain West
Air Force Falcons
Hawaii Rainbow Warriors
Nevada Wolf Pack
New Mexico Lobos
North Dakota State Bison
Sacramento State Hornets
San Jose State Spartans
Texas State Bobcats
UNLV Rebels
UTEP Miners
Wyoming Cowboys

*Texas State Bobcats may also be a better fit in Mountain West too

Pac-12
Boise State Broncos
BYU Cougars
Cal Bears
Colorado State Rams
Fresno State Bulldogs
Oregon State Beavers
San Diego State Aztecs
Stanford Cardinal
Utah State Aggies
Washington State Cougars

The PAC 12 with 8 TEAMS should ADD Stanford & Cal (ACC) back ...
Just call it the PAC 10...If you ADD Utah? or BYU?

ACC loses Cal & Stanford .....but gains WEST VIRGINIA & U.CONN

ACC
Boston College Eagles
U.Conn Huskies
Clemson Tigers
Duke Blue Devils
Florida State Seminoles
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
Louisville Cardinals
Miami (FL) Hurricanes
NC State Wolfpack
North Carolina Tar Heels
Pitt Panthers
Syracuse Orange
Virginia Cavaliers
Virginia Tech Hokies
Wake Forest Demon Deacons
West Virginia Mountaineers

The BIG 12 might take some extra work
SMU (get out of ACC) & MISSOURI (out SEC) to the BIG 12
Ir's a BIG MESS now

Start a NEW SOUTHWEST conference...??
Big 12 Arizona State & Central Florida (UCF) don't belong in the same Conference

Toooo much hot yard work today ...may need to Stop this madness LOL
I'm out ; just my 2 cents!
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I'll give you all Louisiana teams and a few others if that works for you?
 
I'll write up Oklahoma, UTEP, Michigan State, Ohio State (which will take 15 seconds), USC (which will take 10 seconds), and Maryland (which will take 5 seconds). You can also put me down for Oregon, Illinois, UCLA, and Alabama. Willing to "trade out" if anyone has a passion.

Plus, I'll do three of the last teams that nobody cares about.
 
Total Aryan Victory said:
This would be my first time doing CFB writeups, I can take Charlotte and ECU if you need.

Or Minnesota, Washington and Northwestern.
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I'll give you Charlotte, Minnesota, Washington and Northwestern if that works? I have a draft of ECU already done.
 
Washington, Minnesota and Northwestern are all finished.

I can take FIU, Jacksonville State, Liberty, Middle Tennessee, Missouri State, New Mexico State, and WKU off everybody’s hands.
 
Thanks to all of the people on here that put so much time & effort into making this football previews amazing. Each and everyone of you
are so valuable and very appreciated. It is Don Wassall first and then the members who post & contribute that make this site the best!
 
With about a month to go the progress is pretty good. Of course the rosters will shake out a little differently than the projections but in the next few weeks more accurate depth charts should become available. Looking for volunteers as always. Hoping to see @Heralded_Defender make an appearance and knock some teams out.
 
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