Ultimate College Football Podcast
The Ultimate College Football Podcast covers college football from a national perspective. Hosted by former college football play and lifelong fans JM Stromberg, we bring you previews, predictions, and storylines from all ten FBS conferences. Join us for biweekly episodes throughout the college football season. Email us at ultimatecfbpod@gmail.com and check us out on X @cfb_ultimate. Make sure to subscribe to our substack ultimatecfb.substack.com for articles.
Episodes
242 episodes
Week 1 Reaction: Michigan survives Western Michigan with "Bail Mary," Ole Miss outscores Louisville, & more
Headline games (2:00): Western Michigan at Michigan, Louisville vs. Ole Miss, Boise State at Oregon, Clemson at LSU, Colorado at Georgia Tech, Miami at Stanford, Wisconsin vs. Notre Dame, Baylor vs. AuburnRivalry games (28:07): UCLA at C...
Week 1 Preview: Clemson at LSU, UCLA at Cal, & more
Thursday/Friday games (1:25): Colorado at Georgia Tech, Miami at Stanford Saturday Noon games (8:23): North Texas at Indiana, Liberty at James Madison, Ohio at Nebraska, Oregon State at Houston, Miami (OH) at PittSaturday Aft...
Week 0 Preview: North Carolina vs. TCU, NC State at Virginia, & more
Noon game (00:51): North Carolina vs. TCUAfternoon games (8:01): San Jose State at USC, NC State at VirginiaNight games (12:35): Jacksonville State at North Dakota State, Sacramento State at Eastern Michigan, Hawaii at Stanford, N...
2026 College Football Season Predictions: Conference and Playoff Picks
Conference predictions (1:36)Playoff predictions (15:00)
2026 SEC Preview: Can LSU and Ole Miss win big?
Favorites (1:18): Georgia, Texas, Oklahoma, Texas A&MTeams with new coaches (20:02): LSU, Ole Miss, Arkansas, Auburn, Florida, KentuckyOther ranked teams (39:01): Alabama, Missouri, TennesseeBottom tier (48:44): Mississ...
Big Ten Preview: Indian, Ohio State, and Oregon Headline Favorites
Favorites: Indiana, Ohio State, Oregon (1:19)Programs with new head coaches: Michigan, Penn State, Michigan State, UCLA (16:06)Contenders?: Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, USC, Washington (27:59)Bottom Feeders?: Maryland, Nebras...
Big 12 Preview: Can Anyone Challenge Texas Tech?
Favorites: Texas Tech, BYU (00:33)Contenders?: Arizona, Arizona State, Houston, TCU (9:56)Teams with New Head Coaches: Iowa State, Kansas State, Oklahoma State, Utah (18:18)Programs with Questions: Baylor, Cincinnati, Color...
ACC & Notre Dame Preview
Independent: Notre Dame (1:20)Favorite: Miami (9:33)New coaches: Virginia Tech, Stanford, Cal (16:22)Questions: Clemson, Duke, Florida State, Georgia Tech, NC State, Wake Forest (28:17)Contenders: SMU, Pitt, Virginia...
College Football Playoff Quarterfinal Preview: Miami vs. Ohio State, Oregon vs. Texas Tech, Alabama vs. Indiana, Ole Miss vs. Georgia, & the FCS Championship
Cotton Bowl (00:36)Orange Bowl (9:09)Rose Bowl (17:09)Sugar Bowl (23:55)FCS Championship (29:22)
CFP Round 1 Reaction: Alabama, Miami, Ole Miss, & Oregon advance, FCS Title game set
College Football Playoff Round #1 Preview: Alabama at Oklahoma, Miami at Texas A&M, Tulane at Ole Miss, James Madison at Oregon, & Lower Division Championships
Alabama at Oklahoma (00:36), Miami at Texas A&M (16:04), Tulane at Ole Miss (23:48), James Madison at Oregon (32:01), Lower division games (Grand View vs. Keiser, Ferris State at Harding, Montana at Montana State, Illinois State at Villanov...
Week 16 Preview: Army vs. Navy, FCS Quarterfinals, & more
In this week's episode we preview all of the week 16 action including the FCS, the Heisman, the LA Bowl, and the Army-Navy game.
Playoff Bracket Reaction: Alabama and Miami are in, James Madison nabs #12 seed, & more
Week 15 Analysis: Indiana secures #1 seed, Duke shakes up playoff race, & more
In our week 15 analysis episode we examine the Group of 5 (00:57) and Power 4 (9:56) conference championship games while assessing the playoff field (25:28). We conclude by discussing round two of the FCS playoffs with Illinois State upsetting ...
Week 14 Preview: Indiana vs. Ohio State, North Texas at Tulane, & more
State of the playoff race (1:02)Friday games (11:46): Kennesaw State at Jacksonville State, Troy at James Madison, UNLV at Boise State, North Texas at TulaneSaturday noon games (20:25): BYU vs. Texas Tech, Miami (OH) vs. Western M...
Week 14 Analysis: Ole Miss secures home playoff game as Kiffin leaves, Ohio St ends streak, & more
Group of 5 games (00:49)ACC-SEC games (4:29)ACC games (10:55)Big Ten games (21:43)Big 12 games (31:02)SEC games (39:21)FCS games (55:31)
Week 14 Preview: Ohio State at Michigan, Georgia at Georgia Tech, & more
FCS games (00:53): Tuskegee State at Alabama State, Southern at Grambling State, Harvard at Villanova, Central Connecticut at Rhode Island, Drake at South Dakota, Illinois State at Southeast Louisiana, Drake at South Dakota, Lamar at Abilene Ch...
Week 13 Analysis: Pitt thwarts Georgia Tech rally, Oregon eliminates USC, & more
FCS/Group of 5 (00:48)ACC (8:26)Big 12 (18:25)Big Ten (26:40)SEC (36:11)
Week 13 Preview: USC at Oregon, Pitt at Georgia Tech, & more
FCS games (2:27): Harvard at Yale, Lehigh at Lafayette, Montana State at MontanaNoon games (6:02): Missouri at Oklahoma, Louisville at SMU, Miami at Virginia Tech, Washington State at James MadisonAfternoon games (14:24): Missouri...