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The expanded playoff and transfer portal era has proven that preseason expectations mean less than ever. Every season, a handful of teams emerge from outside the spotlight and find themselves squarely in the College Football Playoff conversation by November — and 2026 should be no different.
The playoff era has changed more than just the postseason—it’s reshaped how success is defined. And in the process, college football may have lost something it can’t get back.
A perfect season, a dominant run, and a program that had no business being there. Was Indiana’s title run real—or the biggest outlier the sport has ever seen?
Every offseason, the conversation shifts from who’s winning to whether the sport itself is broken. In May, college football doesn’t have an opponent — it has an identity crisis.
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Three high-profile programs. Three restless fanbases. And one season that could decide the futures of these Power Conference coaches.
