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Come Fan with UsTuesday, June 23, 2026

PODCAST AIN’T PLAYED NOBODY: Week 1’s must-watch college football games

(Hint: One is Boise State-Troy. It’ll make you feel so much better about yourself than Michigan-Florida.)

Motel 6 Cactus Bowl - Baylor v Boise State
Motel 6 Cactus Bowl - Baylor v Boise State
Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images

The first official PAPN of the new college football season is here:

Topics:

  • Fancy new microphones
  • An 11-1 non-champion has the same chance of making it now than before Ohio State lost to Clemson
  • Enter Sandman vs. Country Roads (and this Virginia Tech vs. a Virginia Tech with Jerod Evans)
  • A loaded slate with almost nothing in the early-Saturday slot
  • Why in the hell would you watch Michigan-Florida instead of Boise-Troy?
  • Kentucky could be strong this year, but what happens if they’re not?
  • What to actually watch for in Alabama-Florida State: Will FSU be able to throw? Will Bama have to?
  • What to learn from Louisville-Purdue. (Really, there’s stuff to learn!)
  • Wisconsin’s vanishing linebacker depth
  • Tennessee vs. anxiety
  • Who’s fired: Mora? Sumlin? Neither? Both?
  • Competitiveness in the 1970s vs. today
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