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MEGA 2026 CFB SZN Thread, Nationwide; Non-Miami Specific

cookies said:
Didn’t even realize they had a competition going on; just assumed he was the starter already.

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He'll fit right into that offense.
 
I don’t expect it, yet would much rather have us play another p4 team these next few years with the open slot we have on the schedule.

We have one spot open for the next four seasons, and more & more teams have been announcing recently

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Vanderbilt adds Kennesaw State to 2027 football schedule

The Vanderbilt Commodores have added the Kennesaw State Owls to their 2027 football schedule, FBSchedules.com has learned.
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Vandy has matchups against NC State, UVA and Stanford the next few years as well.

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Oregon adds Sacramento State to 2028 football schedule

The Oregon Ducks have added the Sacramento State Hornets to their 2028 football schedule, according to an announcement from Oregon.
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Of the 138 FBS programs competing in 2026, 20 — 14 percent — enter the season without a single power‑conference opponent on their non‑league slate.

That group includes nine Power Four members (five from the Big Ten and four from the Big 12), accounting for 13 percent of the power‑conference field, along with 11 Group of Six programs — three each from the American, CUSA, and Mountain West, plus one apiece from the MAC and Sun Belt — representing 16 percent of the G6 contingent.
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The 20 FBS teams not playing a Power non-conference opponent in 2026

A look at the 20 college football teams not playing a power non-conference opponent in 2026, including Indiana, Penn State, and Texas Tech.
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Some college football teams ended up without a true power‑conference non‑conference opponent in 2026 because the scheduling landscape shifted underneath them. Conference realignment weakened traditional Power matchups — most notably the collapse of the Pac‑12, which left Oregon State and Washington State classified as non-power opponents moving forward.

Additionally, the Big Ten is the sole power conference without a mandate for its members to schedule a power non-conference game.
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Big 12 schools: Houston (plays Oregon state), Arizona (Washington State), Kansas State (Washington State), and Texas Tech (Oregon State)

B1G: Indiana (cancelled UVA), Nebraska (cancelled Tennessee), USC (dispute with ND), Washington (plays WSU 4 consecutive years then adds Tennessee in 2029) and Penn State (home & home w/ Cuse the next two years; last OOC p4 was wvu in ‘24)
 


2. Here are the intrepid teams playing 11 power opponents:

  • Boston College
  • Colorado
  • Georgia Tech
  • Louisville
  • Purdue
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In the inevitable Big Ten vs. SEC tussle for conference supremacy, Sept. 12 will be a defining Saturday. That’s when Ohio State visits Texas and Oklahoma is at Michigan. Downstream, Mississippi State is at Minnesota.
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Easiest overall power-conference schedule: Texas Tech’s slate is shameless. The nonleague lineup is Abilene Christian, Oregon State and Sam Houston State (average Sagarin Rating of those three in 2025: 151st). The Big 12 schedule does not include the league’s projected runner-up (BYU) or perennial contender Utah. The toughest opponents (Arizona, Arizona State, Houston and TCU) are all at home
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The SEC’s annual Cupcake Classic weekend in late November is nearly dead. Only Alabama (vs. Chattanooga), Auburn (vs. Samford), Mississippi (vs. Wofford) and Mississippi State (vs. Tennessee Tech) play a nonconference opponent on the penultimate Saturday of the regular season
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There are 10 instances of Power 4 teams playing road games against non–Power 4 opponents:

  • Oklahoma State at Tulsa, Sept. 5
  • Penn State at Temple, Sept. 12
  • Maryland at UConn, Sept. 12
  • Texas Tech at Oregon State, Sept. 12
  • BYU at Colorado State, Sept. 19
  • Houston at Georgia Southern, Sept. 26
  • Arizona at Washington State, Sept. 26
  • Syracuse at UConn, Oct. 3
  • California at UNLV, Oct. 3
  • North Carolina at UConn, Nov. 7
(Some of those will be de facto home games for the visitors.)
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After playing at Oklahoma early last year, Michigan gets back to what it knows best: opening the season with a long stretch of home games. From 2021 to ’24, the Wolverines played at least their first four games at home. This season, they open with Western Michigan, Oklahoma, UTEP and Iowa all in the Big House before visiting Minnesota on Oct. 3.
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For the seventh straight season and under its third different coach, LSU opens against a power-conference opponent when Clemson comes to Death Valley, Bayou Version. It is one of the few marquee matchups of a flat Week 1 Saturday. LSU’s record in the previous six power-conference openers: 1–5, with the lone victory coming last year at Clemson. (It did not augur much in terms of future success; Brian Kelly was fired before November.)
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33, Miami finishes the regular season with three straight at home, hosting Duke, Virginia and Boston College. But the Hurricanes’ last road trip is a doozy and possibly a cold one, at Notre Dame on Nov. 7. Other warm-weather schools facing November road games with potential weather implications:

  • Florida State at Boston College on Nov. 7 and Pitt on Nov. 13
  • UCLA at Minnesota on Nov. 7 and Michigan on Nov. 21
  • USC at Indiana on Nov. 14
  • Arizona at Kansas State on Nov. 21
  • Houston at West Virginia on Nov. 21
  • UCF at Colorado on Nov. 28
34. Not to be a conspiracy theorist, but Florida State seems to have gotten a league schedule that is commensurate with a school that sued its conference.
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37. First-year coach who was dealt the best hand: Matt Campbell at Penn State. The Nittany Lions don’t face Indiana, Ohio State or Oregon; they get five Big Ten games at home and four on the road; and they don’t leave the state of Pennsylvania until October.

38. Hot seat coach who was dealt the worst hand: Bill Belichick could be 1–5 at North Carolina by midseason. The season opens in Ireland against TCU, and there is an Oct. 3 game against Notre Dame. The Tar Heels’ first three ACC games are on the road, at Clemson on Sept. 19, Pitt on Oct. 10 and Duke on Oct. 17. Carolina also faces heavy ACC favorite Miami on Halloween.
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39. All grass, no brakes: Per Phil Steele’s preview magazine, Georgia Tech, North Carolina and South Carolina play every game on real grass.

40. Fake grass only:

  • Akron
  • Air Force
  • Arizona
  • Arizona State
  • Boise State
  • Boston College
  • Clemson
  • Coastal Carolina
  • Colorado State
  • Florida State
  • Georgia Tech
  • Houston
  • Indiana
  • Jacksonville State
  • Liberty
  • Middle Tennessee
  • Michigan
  • North Dakota State
  • North Texas
  • Northern Illinois
  • Ohio
  • Oregon State
  • South Alabama
  • TCU
  • Texas Tech
  • Troy
  • UNLV
  • Western Michigan
  • Wyoming
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skyman said:
Sounds like its alot involved in this issue. Thats why I always say its politics involved in these dismissals and even if we fans, its not always one sided..

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That straight up suxxx, only positive is that he will have another year of eligibility next year.

But under previous rules, he could redshirt this year away & have two more seasons elsewhere after transferring.

This is why I don’t trust the ncaa pushing fed regulations or even their non-fed interventions at large….they lose in court because their policies are unjust & unlawful.

Duke tampers with mensah, requiring Tulane to scoop up BYU’s qb post byu dismall, for actions only byu would dismiss him for, and Wisconsin tried to illegally withhold Xavier Lucas from the portal, then Luke Fickell ******* about losing their top cornerback leading to the ncaa creating this dumb ghost transfer rule that’ll have a bunch of athletes doing nothing for the next five months when they could be contributing elsewhere.
 
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