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Joel Klatt & Colin Cowherd DEBATE top college football teams, Jaxson Dart, Alabama | THE HERD

2025-10-22 Sports
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College Football Predictions: Team Strength, Coaching Philosophy, and Playoff Contenders

Gain expert insight into which college football teams are built for the playoffs and analyze emerging trends relating coaching demands to modern roster management.

Short Summary

  • Defense remains paramount for winning a national championship, citing the last four champions' defensive rankings.
  • The CFP structure increasingly mirrors the NFL, favoring teams built for tough December/playoff weather environments.
  • Jackson Dart's success with the Giants shows that tailoring offensive schemes to a QB's specific skillset yields rapid positive results.
  • Coaching roles are polarizing: CEOs/Walkaround Coaches dominate college success, while scheme-focused play callers struggle at the top level.

This segment analyzes key matchups like UCLA vs. Indiana, evaluates Notre Dame's playoff readiness, and debates the coaching identity needed for modern success amidst NIL changes, contrasting Lincoln Riley's play-calling focus with CEO-style leadership.

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Colin Cowherd is joined by Joel Klatt to make predictions for the upcoming college football schedule. They start with whether UCLA will beat Indiana. Next they discuss whether USC got exposed by Notre Dame and whether Jaxson Dart is a franchise quarterback for the New York Giants. Finally, Joel Klatt ranks his top 10 college football teams including Ohio State, Alabama, Oregon, Texas A&M, Georgia, Miami, and more. All lines provided by @hardrockbet Subscribe to The Colin Cowherd Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@ColinCowherdPodcast #collegefootball #ohiostatefootball #collegefootballplayoffs

Top Comments (10)

@jakmariustackteratrix7468 2025-10-22

Best segment every week

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@neneshubby 2025-10-22

Dan Wetzel said it perfectly. The good teams aren’t as good as they used to be and the bad teams aren’t as bad as they used to be.

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@youcancallhimjuan 2025-10-22

I miss having Klatt in studio

53 1 replies
@alexjones306 2025-10-22

This needs to be a 30 minute segment 😊

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@scruffd0g193 2025-10-22

Great segment, Colin always has to mention USC.

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@conorrodriguez658 2025-10-22

Other thing with college football is that a walk around/CEO coach is needed since most of the players are immature 18-22 years old. NFL players are mostly mature adults with spouses + kids and don’t need the hovering CEO as much.

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@erikwill2891 2025-10-22

Man… these guys should do an entire day together

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@michealwilson8963 2025-10-22

Happy Klatt gets his own segment again

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@pandoralover21 2025-10-22

Imagine even 3 years ago telling someone that Indiana was a tough place to play, you would be laughed out of the room. Insane turnaround

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@p.johnson1 2025-10-22

Every preseason college football magazine should be one page that simply says, "Your guess is as good as mine..."

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