Championship Weekend and CFP Predictions

This week’s episode dives headfirst into one of the wildest turns of the college football season — and we’re hitting every curveball the sport just threw at us. We open with the stunning recruiting bombshell: five-star quarterback Jared Curtis, ESPN’s No. 1 pocket passer, flips from Georgia to Vanderbilt in one of the biggest shockers of the cycle. Then we shift to coaching news, including Pat Fitzgerald speaking with eight programs before ultimately choosing to reboot his career at Michigan State. Plus, Alex Golesh gets asked about golf… and gives an answer that makes us wonder: Has golf become college coaching’s new enemy? The coaching carousel spins again as Brian Hartline heads to South Florida, and we react to the latest College Football Playoff Rankings, including: Why Vanderbilt actually dropped after blowing out a ranked Tennessee team Why Alabama mysteriously jumped to No. 9 Whether Ohio State and Indiana are basically guaranteed byes And the big question: Is Alabama in no matter what? We also debate the best championship game of the weekend, predict what Florida fans will feel in five years about not hiring Lane Kiffin, unpack Penn State sitting at 150 while VT sits top 25, and close out with full Top 12 playoff bracket predictions before Selection Sunday. Finally, we preview every matchup on deck for Championship Weekend, including: • North Texas vs. Tulane • BYU vs. Texas Tech • Georgia vs. Alabama • Indiana vs. Ohio State • Duke vs. Virginia It’s chaos. It’s controversy. It’s championship week. Let’s get into it.

An episode of the The Pat & Aaron Show podcast, hosted by Chris2 (WDAEAM), titled "Championship Weekend and CFP Predictions" was published on December 5, 2025 and runs 65 minutes.

December 5, 2025 ·65m · The Pat & Aaron Show

Summary

This week’s episode dives headfirst into one of the wildest turns of the college football season — and we’re hitting every curveball the sport just threw at us. We open with the stunning recruiting bombshell: five-star quarterback Jared Curtis, ESPN’s No. 1 pocket passer, flips from Georgia to Vanderbilt in one of the biggest shockers of the cycle. Then we shift to coaching news, including Pat Fitzgerald speaking with eight programs before ultimately choosing to reboot his career at Michigan State. Plus, Alex Golesh gets asked about golf… and gives an answer that makes us wonder: Has golf become college coaching’s new enemy? The coaching carousel spins again as Brian Hartline heads to South Florida, and we react to the latest College Football Playoff Rankings, including: Why Vanderbilt actually dropped after blowing out a ranked Tennessee team Why Alabama mysteriously jumped to No. 9 Whether Ohio State and Indiana are basically guaranteed byes And the big question: Is Alabama in no matter what? We also debate the best championship game of the weekend, predict what Florida fans will feel in five years about not hiring Lane Kiffin, unpack Penn State sitting at 150 while VT sits top 25, and close out with full Top 12 playoff bracket predictions before Selection Sunday. Finally, we preview every matchup on deck for Championship Weekend, including: • North Texas vs. Tulane • BYU vs. Texas Tech • Georgia vs. Alabama • Indiana vs. Ohio State • Duke vs. Virginia It’s chaos. It’s controversy. It’s championship week. Let’s get into it.

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