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Some are already household names. Others are poised to become them. These are the players we expect to define the season.
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Sports Illustrated's Pat Forde and former longtime College Gameday reporter Gene Wojciechowski breakdown the expectations for Florida State, UNC and USC this year and discuss what Mike Norvell, Lincoln Riley and Bill Belichick have to do this season to keep their jobs.
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Kansas Head Coach Lance Leipold on Getting the Jayhawks Back in the Big 12 Title Race
Aug 24, 2026
Jake Dickert on Wake Forest’s New QB, ACC Depth & Building a Winner | Sports Illustrated
Aug 24, 2026
Bill O’Brien on Boston College’s New QB, ACC Respect & 2026 Turnaround | Sports Illustrated
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West Virginia Head Coach Rich Rodriguez on the Wild New Era of College Football | Sports Illustrated
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UCF Head Coach Scott Frost on Building a Better Team in Year Two | Sports Illustrated
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Fran Brown on Syracuse’s QB Return, Roster Depth & Lessons From 2025 | Sports Illustrated
Aug 21, 2026
Tavita Pritchard on Stanford’s New Era, Andrew Luck & QB Competition | Sports Illustrated
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TCU Head Coach Sonny Dykes on Raising Expectations and Chasing the CFP | Sports Illustrated
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Is This The Year These Coaches Turn It Around? | Others Receiving Votes
Aug 26, 2026
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Aug 26, 2026
Kansas Head Coach Lance Leipold on Getting the Jayhawks Back in the Big 12 Title Race
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Jake Dickert on Wake Forest’s New QB, ACC Depth & Building a Winner | Sports Illustrated
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Sports Illustrated staff writer Bryan Fischer talks with Kansas head coach Lance Leipold at the 2026 Big 12 Football Media Days at The Star’s Ford Center in Frisco, Texas, about the Jayhawks’ rising expectations, bouncing back from consecutive five-win se
Sports Illustrated staff writer Bryan Fischer sits down with Boston College head coach Bill O’Brien at ACC Media Days in Charlotte, North Carolina, in July 2026.
Sports Illustrated staff writer Bryan Fischer sits down with West Virginia head coach Rich Rodriguez at the 2026 Big 12 Football Media Days at The Star’s Ford Center in Frisco, Texas.
Sports Illustrated staff writer Bryan Fischer sits down with UCF head coach Scott Frost at the 2026 Big 12 Football Media Days.
Sports Illustrated staff writer Bryan Fischer sits down with Syracuse head coach Fran Brown at ACC Media Days in Charlotte.
