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George Wrighster gives the Week 1 college football watch list, the eight games with the highest stakes, with spreads, kickoff times, Kalshi numbers and a pick for every one. Five straight days of football, Thursday through Monday, and two of the biggest games are not even on Saturday. The most to lose game is Clemson at LSU, Saturday night on ABC with LSU favored by 10.5. LSU has a roster somewhere around $50 million and a fan base that paid to move on from Brian Kelly. Dabo Swinney has an entire era to prove he can still win in. The upset alert is Notre Dame vs Wisconsin, and people keep getting the details wrong: it is at Lambeau Field, on Sunday night on NBC, with the Irish favored by 20.5. Three of Marcus Freeman's last five regular season losses came in game one or two. The narrative buster is Louisville vs Ole Miss in Nashville, the only ranked matchup of the week. Since 2021 the SEC is 8-3 against ranked ACC teams, and a Louisville win would give the ACC three wins over highly ranked SEC teams inside a year. Also on the list: Baylor vs Auburn in Atlanta as the sneaky great game, with DJ Lagway getting a fresh start and Dave Aranda squarely on the hot seat. SMU at Florida State on Labor Day as the Heisman watch game, with Kevin Jennings and SMU as a road favorite. Oregon State at Houston as the sickos game and the start of the Jamarcus Shepard era. Miami at Stanford on Friday night as the bring your own juice game, because there is no crowd coming to help. And Colorado at Georgia Tech Thursday night as the hot seat game, a rematch of a game Georgia Tech already won in Boulder. CHAPTERS: 00:00 Five Straight Days Of College Football 00:45 Most To Lose: Clemson At LSU 01:52 Dabo Has A Lot To Prove 02:37 Upset Alert: Notre Dame vs Wisconsin At Lambeau 03:30 Why Marcus Freeman's Teams Start Slow 04:34 Narrative Buster: Louisville vs Ole Miss 05:36 The SEC vs ACC Number That Matters 06:24 Sneaky Great: Baylor vs Auburn 07:56 Dave Aranda's Last Chance 08:52 Heisman Watch: SMU At Florida State 09:38 Kevin Jennings' Heisman Case 10:27 Sickos Game: Oregon State At Houston 11:16 Bring Your Own Juice: Miami At Stanford 12:19 Stanford's Attendance Problem 13:49 Hot Seat Game: Colorado At Georgia Tech 14:26 Deion Needs Six Wins Minimum 15:15 My Picks For All 8 Games Download the Kalshi app and use code UNAFRAID to get $10 when you trade $10. Offer Link: http://kalshi.com/r/UNAFRAID The Unafraid Show is about US! Make sure to follow the Unafraid Show on all Social channels: - Follow Unafraid Show on Twitter for more exclusive content: https://twitter.com/UnafraidShow - Subscribe to The Unafraid Show on YouTube for weekly episodes! - Join our Facebook community: https://facebook.com/UnafraidShow - Get a closer look on Instagram: https://instagram.com/unafraidshow #Collegefootball #LSUfootball #clemsonfootball #notredamefootball #wisconsinbadgers #OleMiss #louisvillefootball #DeionSanders #coloradobuffaloes #GeorgiaTech #miamihurricanesfootball #Stanford #SMU #floridastatefootball #fsu #Baylor #Auburn #CollegeFootball #CFB #CollegeFootballNews #predictions #preview #ClemsonvsLSU
Week 1 CFB Watch List: 8 Games With The HIGHEST Stakes
George Wrighster reveals the Cal vs UCLA preview and prediction in Week 1, from Tosh Lupoi coming home to Berkeley to Bob Chesney importing the James Madison operation to Westwood with UCLA Football, and why this coin-flip opener matters more than the rankings suggest. These are two programs tired of being average. Cal football has not finished with a winning conference record since 2009. Now Ron Rivera is running football operations, the investment is up, and Lupoi's biggest recruiting win of the offseason was keeping quarterback Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele after 3,400 yards as a freshman. Cal Golden Bears fans just watched Fernando Mendoza leave and win a national title and go No. 1 overall somewhere else. They could not do that twice. UCLA Bruins looked at what Indiana did in the Big Ten and CFP under Curt Cignetti and said they will have what they are having. Chesney came from James Madison with ten players, his coordinators and his position coaches, and he brought a real running back in Wayne Knight, which UCLA desperately needed after Nico Iamaleava led the team in rushing. The reset goes above the coach too: AD Martin Jarmond is out and former Lakers executive Tim Harris is in as CEO and director of athletics. Then there is the money. After realignment split these UC schools apart, the Regents ordered UCLA football to pay Cal $10 million a year. That is not alimony. That is calimony. The line opened with Cal favored and has already flipped to UCLA on the road, with Kalshi around 53 percent UCLA and ESPN's model giving Cal about 58 percent. Everybody agrees it is a coin flip. Plus the five things that decide the game, and George's prediction. Download the Kalshi app and use code UNAFRAID to get $10 when you trade $10. Offer Link: http://kalshi.com/r/UNAFRAID CHAPTERS 00:00 Two Programs Hitting Reset At The Same Time 00:43 Tosh Lupoi Comes Home To Cal 01:36 Cal football Hasn't Won In The League Since 2009 02:17 Lupoi's Résumé And Elite Recruiting 03:02 Keeping JKS Was The Whole Offseason 04:40 Cal's Broken Run Game 06:22 UCLA Bruins Wants What Indiana Had 07:12 Bob Chesney Brought The Whole Operation 08:48 What 3-9 Actually Looked Like 09:54 UCLA football Blew Up The Athletic Department 10:46 Nothing Works Unless Nico Is The Guy 12:25 Calimony: The Pettiest Rivalry In CFB 15:04 5 Things That Decide This Game 17:34 My Prediction The Unafraid Show is about US! Make sure to follow the Unafraid Show on all Social channels: - Follow Unafraid Show on Twitter for more exclusive content: https://twitter.com/UnafraidShow - Subscribe to The Unafraid Show on YouTube for weekly episodes! - Join our Facebook community: https://facebook.com/UnafraidShow - Get a closer look on Instagram: https://instagram.com/unafraidshow #CalvsUCLA #UCLA #Cal #GoBruins #GoBears #NicoIamaleava #ToshLupoi #BobChesney #JKS #Sagapolutele #ACC #BigTen #CollegeFootball #CFB #CollegeFootballNews #uclafootball #uclabruins #CollegeFootball2026
Cal vs. UCLA: Why This Coin-Flip Opener Matters More Than You Think
George Wrighster breaks down Week 1 of college football, from USC Trojans empty seats against San Jose State to Lane Kiffin and LSUTigers chasing former NFL players, plus full previews of Clemson vs LSU, Oregon vs Boise State and Cal vs UCLA. USC beat San Jose State 42-26, and nobody is talking about the game. They are talking about 51,144, the lowest announced attendance of the Lincoln Riley era. George lives in LA, gives the heat its due, and then explains why the numbers do not let USC off the hook, and why the program's own "premier home schedule" statement made it worse. Then the eligibility mess. Lane Kiffin and LSU have been chasing former NFL players, the SEC responded with serious penalties, LSU was the only school to abstain from the vote, and now a judge in Baton Rouge is deciding who can play roughly 48 hours before LSU hosts Clemson. Eli Drinkwitz called it a clown show, and he is not wrong. George also gets into why the Week 1 slate is thinner than it should be. There is exactly one ranked matchup on the board, Ole Miss vs Louisville, and programs keep canceling marquee non-conference games in favor of easy wins. Plus full breakdowns of the best games on the schedule: Clemson at LSU, Oregon vs Boise State, and Cal vs UCLA, along with the Week 1 watch list and picks for Notre Dame vs Wisconsin, Baylor vs Auburn, SMU at Florida State, Miami at Stanford, and Deion Sanders taking Colorado to Georgia Tech. Then Meme of the Week with Ralph Amsden. Download the Kalshi app and use code UNAFRAID to get $25 when you trade $25. Offer Link: http://kalshi.com/r/UNAFRAID 00:00 Week 1 Is Finally Here 00:38 USC's Empty Seats Problem 06:53 USC's "Premier Home Schedule" Statement 09:46 The Eligibility Rules Changed 3 Times In 5 Days 11:06 The SEC's Penalties Are Brutal 13:27 The Playoff Ban Nobody Is Talking About 13:56 Eli Drinkwitz Calls It A Clown Show 16:08 Only ONE Ranked Game In Week 1 17:00 What Week Zero Actually Taught Us 19:22 Charles Huff Is The Next Big Hire 20:51 Programs Are Ducking Non-Conference Games 25:10 Most To Lose: Clemson At LSU 27:19 Upset Alert: Notre Dame vs Wisconsin 29:30 Narrative Buster: Louisville vs Ole Miss 30:51 Sneaky Great: Baylor vs Auburn 33:06 Heisman Watch: SMU At Florida State 34:27 Sickos Game: Oregon State At Houston 36:30 Bring Your Own Juice: Miami At Stanford 38:24 Hot Seat Game: Colorado At Georgia Tech 39:43 My Picks For Every Game 44:08 Clemson vs LSU: Batman vs The Joker 51:17 Oregon vs Boise State 55:45 Cal vs UCLA 01:01:35 Meme Of The Week With Ralph Amsden #LSUFootball #USCFootball #OregonDucks #CollegeFootball #LincolnRiley #ClemsonFootball #ClemsonTigers #LaneKiffin #DaboSwinney #DeionSanders #ColoradoBuffaloes #OleMiss #Louisville #NotreDameFootball #OregonFootball #UCLA #SEC #BigTen #ACC #CollegeFootball #CFB #CollegeFootballNews #LSUTigers #Prediction #Preview #Reaction
USC Has No Fans, Week 1 Watch List: Every Game That Actually Matters
George Wrighster gives five things to watch in Clemson vs LSU, the biggest game of opening weekend, as Lane Kiffin makes his debut in Tiger Stadium with Sam Leavitt at quarterback and Christopher Vizzina making his first road start for Dabo Swinney's Tigers. The first thing that decides this game is up front. Does LSU Tigers offensive line look like an actual unit, or like part of the 43 new strangers who have never played a snap together? That is the whole ballgame for Kiffin's debut. Clemson had a top 20 pass rush last season, so if Jordan Seaton and that group are clean, LSU football is going to be a problem all season long. If they are not, Clemson Tigers gets to play fast. Third, can Christopher Vizzina handle the noise and the pressure of starting in that building? Fourth, can anybody in this game run the football? Clemson football was 117th in rushing last year, LSU was worse and scored 10 rushing touchdowns all season, and both teams spent the offseason insisting it is fixed. One of them is lying. Fifth, which philosophy holds up under the stress test? LSU's talent is newer but higher. Clemson's talent is thinner but it knows the building and it is ingrained in the culture. The prediction: Clemson, a 10.5-point underdog, in the upset. Who are you taking in Baton Rouge? Drop your final score in the comments and subscribe for daily college football previews, predictions and analysis on The Unafraid Show. CHAPTERS 00:00 The Biggest Game Of Opening Weekend Clemson vs LSU 00:10 LSU Tigers O-Line vs 43 New Strangers 00:30 Which Sam Leavitt Shows Up? 00:42 Can Christopher Vizzina Handle It? 00:52 Can Anybody Run The Football? 01:05 My Prediction #LSUvsClemson #lsufootball #ClemsonFootball #GeauxTigers #ClemsonTigers #LSUTigers #LaneKiffin #DaboSwinney #SamLeavitt #ChristopherVizzina #SEC #TransferPortal #CollegeFootball #CFB #CollegeFootballNews #CollegeFootball2026
LSU vs Clemson: Somebody's LYING About Their Running Game
George Wrighster previews Oregon vs Boise State, breaking down why Boise State football has won three of the four meetings, what Dante Moore turning down roughly $55 million really means, and the question nobody around Oregon Ducks wants to ask out loud. Oregon football is favored by almost 25 points, and none of that matters yet. Boise State beat a ranked Oregon team in Autzen in 2008, won the 2009 game everybody remembers for Byron Hout and LeGarrette Blount, and took the 2017 Las Vegas Bowl. Oregon Ducks football did not beat them until 2024, and that took two returns and a field goal to survive Ashton Jeanty. This is also Boise State's first game as a member of the rebuilt Pac-12, against one of the programs that left the old one. Put your final score in the comments before you hear George's, and subscribe for daily college football previews on The Unafraid Show. CHAPTERS: 00:00 The History Oregon Fans Don't Want To Talk About 00:50 Boise State Has Won 3 Of The 4 Meetings vs Oregon Ducks 02:38 Spencer Danielson And Boise's Expectations 03:24 Maddox Madsen's Legacy Game 04:27 The Red Zone Numbers That Worry Me 05:21 What Happens When Boise Meets A Real Defense 06:11 Oregon Ducks Front Might Be The Best In The Country 07:03 The Oregon football Number That Changes Everything 07:58 Dante Moore Turned Down $55 Million 08:42 New Coordinator Drew Mehringer Takes Over 09:23 Recruiting, Portal And 14 Returning Starters 10:16 The Question Nobody At Oregon Says Out Loud 11:11 The Marv Levy Problem 12:07 5 Things That Decide This Game 14:41 My Prediction Download the Kalshi app and use code UNAFRAID to get $10 when you trade $10. Offer Link: http://kalshi.com/r/UNAFRAID The Unafraid Show is about US! Make sure to follow the Unafraid Show on all Social channels: - Follow Unafraid Show on Twitter for more exclusive content: https://twitter.com/UnafraidShow - Subscribe to The Unafraid Show on YouTube for weekly episodes! - Join our Facebook community: https://facebook.com/UnafraidShow - Get a closer look on Instagram: https://instagram.com/unafraidshow #OregonFootball #OregonDucks #BoiseState #DanteMoore #DanLanning #MaddoxMadsen #Pac12 #BigTen #CollegeFootball #CFB #CollegeFootballNews #CollegeFootball2026 #GoDucks #preview #prediction
Oregon vs. Boise State: Why This Game Is Dangerous
George Wrighster reveals the LSU vs Clemson preview and prediction, the biggest game of week 1 in college football, and he explains why Lane Kiffin's $50 million rebuild against Dabo Swinney's code is really two completely different ideas about college football crashing into each other in Baton Rouge in a SEC football vs ACC matchup.. Clemson Tigers started last year ranked fourth, lost the opener to LSU Tigers 17-10. The video breaks down the quarterback contrast that defines the whole matchup. Christopher Vizzina waited three years behind Cade Klubnik and owns one career start. Sam Leavitt started at Michigan State, transferred to Arizona State, won Big 12 Freshman of the Year, went 16-4 as a starter and is now coming off foot surgery. Old school development against modern movement. Also covered: LSU's 59 newcomers and 43 transfers, the offensive line rebuild around Jordan Seaton, Blake Baker turning down head coaching interest to stay, Clemson's defensive continuity with Sammy Brown and Will Heldt, Stephiylan Green transferring from Clemson to LSU, everything Clemson lost to the NFL, Chad Morris returning as offensive coordinator, Clemson's three straight opener losses, and the history between these programs from the 2020 national championship game through last September. CHAPTERS: 00:00 Batman vs The Joker In Baton Rouge 00:46 The Thing Nobody Is Saying: Both Went 7-6 01:32 Clemson Tigers Collapse And Dabo's Worst Season Since 2010 02:16 LSU Tigers Top-15 Defense And Broken Offense 03:04 Why LSU Had No Choice But To Hire Lane Kiffin 04:04 Dabo Defended Kiffin And Blamed The Calendar 04:47 Venables And Elliott Adapted Faster Than Dabo 05:32 Clemson Is In The Portal Now Too 06:30 Christopher Vizzina Waited Three Years 07:20 Sam Leavitt Created His Own Moment 09:02 43 Transfers And A $50 Million Roster 10:39 Clemson's Defense Is The One Constant 12:19 What Clemson Lost To The NFL 13:10 Chad Morris Returns, Three Straight Opener Losses 14:40 5 Things That Decide This Game 16:35 Why This Game Matters Beyond The Scoreboard 17:26 My Prediction Download the Kalshi app and use code UNAFRAID to get $10 when you trade $10. Offer Link: http://kalshi.com/r/UNAFRAID The Unafraid Show is about US! Make sure to follow the Unafraid Show on all Social channels: - Follow Unafraid Show on Twitter for more exclusive content: https://twitter.com/UnafraidShow - Subscribe to The Unafraid Show on YouTube for weekly episodes! - Join our Facebook community: https://facebook.com/UnafraidShow - Get a closer look on Instagram: https://instagram.com/unafraidshow #LSUvsClemson #lsufootball #ClemsonFootball #GeauxTigers #ClemsonTigers #LSUTigers #LaneKiffin #DaboSwinney #SamLeavitt #ChristopherVizzina #SEC #TransferPortal #CollegeFootball #CFB #CollegeFootballNews #CollegeFootball2026
Clemson vs LSU: Why Everyone is Wrong About This Game
George Wrighster ranks his top 10 favorite college football memes of all time, from the Oregon Duck losing his head to Oklahoma's wagon tipping over, the surrender cobra, the Curt Cignetti stare and a Brent Musburger line that would set off five HR meetings today. College football gives us something no other sport does: reaction shots. Angry fans, confused fans, coaches caught doing things they never knew the camera saw, mascots falling apart, famous alumni losing their minds, and at least one completely innocent person every Saturday who becomes internet famous because the camera found them at the exact wrong moment. This is not a list of the most important memes. These are George's favorites. No committee, no computer formula, no quality losses. Somebody is getting robbed. The countdown runs through Michael Irvin dropping to all fours during Miami vs Texas A&M, Kirby Smart's tongue celebration and the weekly Kirby face tradition in Georgia, the LSU fan stare that says an entire sentence without a word, the Oregon Duck getting decapitated on his own entrance, Sherrone Moore sobbing after Michigan beat Penn State and how the sign-stealing scandal changed the way that clip lands, the Curt Cignetti stare that made him last season's meme MVP, Justin Wilcox licking his lips on the Cal sideline, the surrender cobra that every Alabama, Oregon, Michigan, Texas and Ohio State fan has personally performed, Oklahoma's wagon going down as the check engine light of the program, and at No. 1, Brent Musburger spotting Florida State student Jenn Sterger in the crowd in 2005 and immediately becoming an admissions officer on live television. Here is the part that matters most: this is not a one-time video. All season long, send in the best college football memes, GIFs and viral videos you find. Fan reactions, coach reactions, mascot disasters, band members, announcers, bad signs, great celebrations, the cameraman finding the exact right person after a missed kick. The best ones come on the show, and we may crown a Meme MVP of the Week. No AI fakes. CHAPTERS 00:00 Why College Football Memes Hit Different 00:54 The Rules Of This Top 10 01:40 New Weekly Meme Segment: Send Them In 02:28 No. 10 Michael Irvin On All Fours 04:08 No. 9 Kirby Smart's Tongue Celebration 04:59 No. 8 The LSU Fan Stare 05:47 No. 7 The Oregon Duck Loses His Head 07:29 No. 6 Sherrone Moore Crying After Penn State 09:14 Why The Top 5 Are Different 10:11 No. 5 The Curt Cignetti Stare 10:58 No. 4 Justin Wilcox On The Cal Sideline 12:03 The Top 3 12:56 No. 3 The Surrender Cobra 13:56 No. 2 Oklahoma's Wagon Goes Down 15:48 No. 1 Brent Musburger And Jenn Sterger 17:51 Send Me Your Memes All Season Download the Kalshi app and use code UNAFRAID to get $10 when you trade $10. Offer Link: http://kalshi.com/r/UNAFRAID The Unafraid Show is about US! Make sure to follow the Unafraid Show on all Social channels: - Follow Unafraid Show on Twitter for more exclusive content: https://twitter.com/UnafraidShow - Subscribe to The Unafraid Show on YouTube for weekly episodes! - Join our Facebook community: https://facebook.com/UnafraidShow - Get a closer look on Instagram: https://instagram.com/unafraidshow #CollegeFootballm#CollegeFootballMemes #SurrenderCobra #OregonDucks #Oklahoma #Sooners #CurtCignetti #KirbySmart #MichaelIrvin #SherroneMoore #BrentMusburger #FloridaState #LSU #Michigan #CFB #CollegeFootballNews #collegefootball2026
Is This The Greatest College Football Meme Of All Time?
George Wrighster gives five things to watch in NC State at Virginia, including CJ Bailey on the road, Bo Pribula's first home game in a new offense, and whether Virginia can handle real expectations for the first time. CJ Bailey's teammates called him the best quarterback in America. This is the game to test that, on the road against an experienced defense. On the other side, Bo Pribula is dealing with a new school, a new offense and new teammates, and finally gets a home crowd behind him. NC State needs a receiver to emerge, and it needs to happen fast. The matchup that could decide the game is Virginia's offensive line against the NC State front: if Virginia controls the line of scrimmage and Pribula's legs become part of the run game, NC State could have a real problem. The last one is the hardest to measure. Nobody expected 11 wins from Virginia last season. There was talk of firing Tony Elliott. Handling that kind of flip in expectations is its own test. George's pick: Virginia. Who are you taking? Drop your score prediction in the comments and subscribe for daily college football previews and analysis on The Unafraid Show. 00:00 CJ Bailey On The Road 00:12 Bo Pribula's First Home Game 00:22 NC State's New Receivers 00:32 Virginia's O-Line vs NC State's Front 00:48 Can Virginia Handle Expectations? #Virginia #UVA #NCState #Wolfpack #CJBailey #BoPribula #TonyElliott #ACC #CollegeFootball #CFB #CollegeFootballNews #CollegeFootball2026
5 Things To Watch In NC State vs Virginia
George Wrighster breaks down five things to watch in USC vs San Jose State in week zero, including Jayden Maiava's decision making, Gary Patterson's defense, and why the final score may not tell the real story. USC opens the season as a Big Ten program facing a Mountain West team that gave up the most points in its league last year, so the tape matters more than the scoreboard. George is watching whether Gary Patterson's fingerprints show up immediately in coverage, pressure, communication and tackling, and whether this is the game that proves he never should have been pushed out. He is also watching a USC receiver room full of question marks, including whether Mark Bowman and the freshmen actually belong at this level, and the San Jose State side of it, where two straight years of national-level production from Nick Nash and Danny Scudero has to be replaced by names like Malachi Riley, Jerry McClure and Jordan Anderson. The biggest one: Jayden Maiava threw interceptions in seven of his final eight games last season. You do not give an underdog oxygen. And if USC cannot line up and move people physically against this opponent, that is a much larger concern than anything the final score says. The prediction: USC by 39.5, because George is backing his College Football Playoff pick. 00:00 Gary Patterson's Defensive Fingerprints 00:15 USC's Wide Receiver Questions 00:27 San Jose State's Receivers After Nick Nash 00:40 Jayden Maiava's Turnover Problem 00:55 USC's Physicality And My Final Prediction #USCFootball #USCTrojans #USC #SanJoseState #JaydenMaiava #GaryPatterson #LincolnRiley #BigTen #MountainWest #CollegeFootball #CFB #CollegeFootballNews #WeekZero #CFBPlayoff #CollegeFootball2026
5 Things To Watch In USC vs San Jose State
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