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By Luke Fletcher ｜ Atlanta, Georgia From Death Valley to Dublin—and a rivalry weekend loaded with ACC-versus-SEC showdowns—the conference will have plenty of opportunities to make a national statement The 2026 college football season will arrive with major questions surrounding the ACC. Can Clemson return to the center of the national championship conversation? Is Florida…
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By Luke Fletcher ｜ Ft Collins, Colorado Rivalries, Power Four opportunities and a few realignment-fueled grudge matches give the rebuilt league an early chance to establish its identity The new Mountain West will not have much time to ease into its next chapter. Its 2026 non-conference schedule includes visits to Big Ten and ACC stadiums,…
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By Luke Fletcher ｜ Atlanta, Georgia The Matchups That Could Define CUSA’s National Reputation: Conference USA enters the 2026 season looking to build on the momentum it has created over the past few years. With the league trimmed to 10 football members and coming off another competitive season, every opportunity against outside competition matters. While…
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By Luke Fletcher ｜ Ft. Collins, Colorado A new identity, the same passion that has defined Mountain West football in the past. On July 1, 2026, the Mountain West officially turns the page. Gone is the familiar “At the Peak” branding that helped define the conference for nearly a decade. In its place comes a…
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By Luke Fletcher ｜ Atlanta, Georgia When Auburn hired Alex Golesh, there were plenty of questions surrounding the future of the program. Could the former South Florida head coach recruit at an elite SEC level? Could he compete against the likes of Georgia, Alabama, Texas and LSU on the trail? And perhaps most importantly, could…
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By Luke Fletcher | Ft. Collins, CO The Mountain West enters 2026 in unfamiliar territory. For the first time in more than a decade, Boise State is no longer the conference’s measuring stick after departing for the Pac-12 alongside Fresno State, Colorado State, Utah State, and San Diego State. The departures have created a new-look…
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By Luke Fletcher ｜ Atlanta, Georgia For much of the past decade, college football realignment has been driven by one question: What do the Big Ten and SEC do next? As television contracts, streaming platforms, and playoff expansion continue to reshape the sport, many industry observers believe the next major wave of realignment could arrive…
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By Luke Fletcher ｜ Atlanta, Georgia The financial gap between the Power 2 and everyone else still exists. That part hasn’t changed. But what has changed over the last few years is the growing separation between the ACC and the Big 12 and why the ACC increasingly looks like the conference best positioned to own…
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By Luke Fletcher ｜ Atlanta, Georgia The ACC Baseball Championship game is exactly what college baseball fans hoped for: the league’s two best teams battling for the trophy. No. 1 seed Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets will face No. 2 seed North Carolina Tar Heels on Sunday at Truist Field in Charlotte in a matchup that…
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By Luke Fletcher ｜ Atlanta, Georgia When SMU announced it was joining the ACC, the headlines focused on one thing: sacrifice. The Mustangs agreed to forgo their Tier 1 media-rights revenue for the first nine years of conference membership in order to secure a spot in one of college athletics’ Power conferences. Critics questioned whether…
