Saturdays Feed My Soul

College football's hierarchy was turned upside down in Week 6. Oklahoma stunned No. 1 Texas, Georgia strengthened its championship credentials, and unbeaten UCLA continued to defy expectations. Meanwhile, LSU and Florida suffered damaging defeats, and Indiana survived another scare. Here are five things that defined a dramatic weekend of college football.

Week 5 separated college football’s contenders from the chasing pack. Missouri stunned Florida, Alabama looked ominously good, Jeremiah Smith starred again, Miami made another statement and Michigan stumbled against Minnesota.

Week 4 delivered another shake-up as Florida stunned Ole Miss, LSU bounced back emphatically and Iowa handed Michigan its first defeat. Meanwhile, Texas and Georgia stayed unbeaten as the contenders begin to separate themselves from the pack.

College football returned with statement wins, dramatic finishes and early warning signs. From LSU’s demolition of Clemson to Ole Miss moving forward without Lane Kiffin and Michigan’s remarkable escape, here are the five Week 1 takeaways feeding my soul.

Who will reach the College Football Playoff, and who will win it all? Here are my 2026 preseason predictions, featuring conference champions, playoff dark horses, the Heisman Trophy winner and my national championship pick.

Indiana’s championship win challenged annual assumptions about recruiting class rankings, how rosters are built, which programs can be anointed by the sports media as potential contenders and which programs are barely thought of. The offseason has seen teams try to figure out how they can close the gap.

Indiana’s first national championship was not built on five-star recruits or tradition, but belief, balance and nerve. From 100-1 outsiders to a 16–0 season, Curt Cignetti’s Hoosiers completed one of college football’s most remarkable turnarounds with a gritty College Football Playoff final win over Miami.

"Are Indiana unstoppable?" was the unexpected Whatsapp message I received from my father-in-law the morning after the Hoosiers' stunning 56-22 thrashing of No.5 Oregon in the College Football Playoff semifinals.