# 2026 College Football TURNAROUND Candidates: Teams With Best Chance To Improve 👀

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Podcast: [Cover 3 College Football](https://stenobird.com/podcast/cover-3-college-football-58107)
Published: 2026-07-13T16:55:05+00:00
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The Cover 3 crew is back to give their turnaround candidates for the 2026 college football season. Who has the best chance to improve their win total from last season and who are the regression candidates? - (00:00) Intro (4:47) Future of Michigan AD Warde Manuel In Doubt (15:20) Summer School Takeaways (24:28) Turnaround Teams From Last Season (26:52) Big Ten Turnaround Candidates (36:55) SEC Turnaround Candidates (51:01) Big 12 Turnaround Candidates (58:53) ACC Turnaround Candidates (1:02:08) Group of Six Turnaround Candidates - Cover 3 is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and wherever else you listen to podcasts.  Visit ⁠the betting arena on CBSSports.com ⁠ for all the latest in ⁠sportsbook reviews⁠ and ⁠sportsbook promos⁠ for ⁠betting on college football⁠. Watch Cover 3 on YouTube: ⁠ https://www.youtube.com/cover3⁠ Follow our hosts on Twitter: ⁠@Chip_Patterson⁠, ⁠@TomFornelli⁠, ⁠@DannyKanell⁠, ⁠@BudElliott3⁠ For more college football coverage from CBS Sports, visit ⁠ https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/⁠ To hear more from the CBS Sports Podcast Network, visit ⁠ https://www.cbssports.com/podcasts/

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