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🏟️ Chaos shakes up bowl projections after Week 7
Plus, 15 takeaways from Week 7, and true freshmen players of the week.
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Tuesday, October 20, 2026 If this email was forwarded to you, please subscribe. College Football 1 Week 8 Bowl Projections: Full list of matchups, playoff predictions Two new teams entered the College Football Playoff projection and four more landed in bowl games after a week of chaos. Several big brands are now projected to fall well short of the playoff, setting up some surprising postseason trips. Brett McMurphy's post-Week 8 projections break down all 41 bowl games, from mid-December kickoffs to the Jan. 2 finale. PROJECTIONS FROM BRETT MCMURPHY → College Football 2 15 thoughts after Week 7: Ohio State’s luck, Texas offensive ineptitude and more Five of the top eight teams lost on the same Saturday for the first time since 1936, and Ari Wasserman is making sense of the chaos. BYU’s statement win, Texas’ broken offense, and Ohio State’s QB dilemma are just the start, with thoughts on everything from playoff expansion to the SEC’s new wave of head coaches. TAKEAWAYS FROM ARI WASSERMAN → College Football 3 True Freshman Standouts from Week 7 of College Football Ohio State CB Jay Timmons earned True Freshman of the Week honors after a three-play stretch of game-changing defense helped end Indiana’s 22-game winning streak. He wasn’t the only first-year player to shine, with a three-touchdown tight end, a lockdown OT, and one of the season’s best interceptions also making this week's list. TRUE FRESHMEN → Also Trending 4 Week 9 kickoff times, TV schedule revealed 5 BCS formula Top 25 makes widespread changes after Week 7 upsets 6 Mike Norvell blasts ACC officials over 'absolute joke' holding call vs. Miami 7 Ryan Grubb on recent Alabama offense: ‘Pathetic’ 8 Urban Meyer admits he ‘misfired’ about impact of NIL, transfer portal 9 Matt Rhule alleges SEC programs are tampering with QB Anthony Colandrea 10 Chad Johnson offers $2 million of his own money for Oregon State to retain star WR Jesse Legree Not subscribed? Get On3 | Rivals National + Team All-Access Get The App Unsubscribe Privacy Policy On3.com © 2026 On3 | Rivals. All rights reserved. 2970 Foster Creighton Drive, Nashville, TN 37204