What Joel Klatt has said about 2026 college football season

Klatt names seven or eight legitimate title contenders, including Indiana, Miami, Oregon, Ohio State, Texas, Georgia, Notre Dame and LSU.

“I think there are seven teams, maybe eight, that have a real legitimate shot to win the national championship”

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Klatt predicts Alabama will be undefeated when it faces Georgia on October 10 but will need a close win to get there.

“I think they'll be undefeated. I think they're going to have to win a really tight ballgame in order to be undefeated when they face Georgia”

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Klatt offers UCLA under Bob Chesney as a dark horse, comparing it to Curt Cignetti's Indiana.

“I think UCLA might be better than people think”

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