Week 1 picks for the 2026 college football season: 20 top matchups from around the nation
We'll be predicting outcomes throughout the regular season, bowl season and the playoffs.
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It's the first full week of the 2026 college football season, and we've assembled a panel of experts to predict the outcomes of the nation's top matchups.
In addition to a panel of writers from The News and Denton Record-Chronicle, NBC5's Newy Scruggs and The Ticket's Corby Davidson are back to participate in our friendly contest. Here are our predictions for 20 top games this week. Be sure to scroll to the side to see all of our picks.
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