2026 Bracketology: Predicting the 12-Team Playoff Field & LSU's Shocking Transfer

Who wins the 2026 College Football Playoff? Could we see a repeat champion with the Indiana Hoosiers? Will Arch Manning and the Texas Longhorns capture the title? Stew and Ralph give their picks for the 2026 CFP.Welcome back to The Audible presented by The Athletic! In today's episode, Stew and Ralph go head-to-head with their preseason playoff projections. Ralph is backing the Texas Longhorns to take down the Oregon Ducks for the national title. Meanwhile, Stew drops a bombshell prediction, picking the Indiana Hoosiers to defeat Notre Dame and secure back-to-back national championships!Plus, we break down a historic college football transfer market anomaly. Former Ole Miss tight end Dae'Quan Wright has been waived by the Cleveland Browns and is headed to LSU to rejoin his former coach Lane Kiffin. This would make him the first player to ever go from the pros back to the college ranks. What does this mean for the future of player eligibility?Timestamps 0:00 - Intro1:47 - Dea’Quan Wright expected to return to NCAA from NFL10:05 - How did we get to this point?23:22 - Ralph’s CFP bracket38:20 - Stewart’s CFP bracket49:09 - Bruce’s CFP bracket50:35 - Heisman predictions#CollegeFootball #TheAudible #CFBPlayoff #LSUFootball #IndianaHoosiers #TexasLonghorns #Bracketology #CollegeFootballPlayoffRalph's Bracket:First Round12 Navy at 5 Miami11 TCU at 6 Notre Dame10 Louisville vs 7 Florida9 Washington vs 8 Texas TechBye1 Texas2 Ohio State3 Oregon4 LSUQuarterfinalsTexas vs Texas TechLSU vs MiamiNotre Dame vs OregonOhio State vs Florida SemifinalMiami vs TexasOregon vs Ohio StateFinalTexas-OregonChampionTexasStew’s Bracket:First Round8 Oklahoma vs 9 Georgia 5 Texas vs 12 Boise State7 Ohio State vs 10 LSU6 BYU vs 11 USCBye1 Indiana2 Notre Dame3 Oregon 4 MiamiQuarterfinalsIndiana vs GeorgiaMiami vs TexasNotre Dame vs Ohio StateOregon vs BYUSemifinalIndiana vs MiamiNotre Dame vs OregonFinalIndiana vs Notre DameChampionIndiana Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.