Wide-Open 2026 CFP Race: Experts Foresee a Parity-Packed Title Chase
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CBS Sports’ panel of nine experts previews a wide-open 2026 season, predicting a competitive College Football Playoff field with Notre Dame, Oregon, Georgia, Texas, and others contending for a title. The piece also outlines Heisman favorites and surprise contenders, and names the coaches and teams expected to shape the race, while noting overrated and underrated squads like Texas A&M, LSU, Indiana, Houston, Louisville, and Washington as context for the year ahead.
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