# Chris Fallica on Weird Stats, the Transfer Portal & Letdown Lookahead Sandwiches | College Football

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Published: 2026-06-25T09:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

In this episode, we welcome Chris Fallica of Fox Sports, Big Noon Kickoff and Bear Bets to talk through college football from the perspective of a researcher, bettor, traveler and longtime media fixture. We get into how he studies the sport this time of year, what numbers actually matter, how the transfer portal has changed preseason projections, and why college football remains so difficult to evaluate in an era of super conferences, roster churn and wildly uneven schedules. We also dig into the art of finding weird stats, the value of schedule spots, the eternal appeal of the letdown lookahead sandwich, and whether elevation deserves a bigger place in how we talk about home-field advantage. Plus, Chris shares a few early thoughts on teams he trusts and teams he is more skeptical of heading into 2026, with Indiana, Miami, Notre Dame, Michigan State, Florida State and Arkansas all coming up along the way. Before the interview, we also react to the latest twist in the Brendan Sorsby saga after the NFL declined to hold a supplemental draft. Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro 4:13 - Brendan Sorsby denied NFL Supplemental Draft 8:29 - Chris Fallica joins Support the show!: https://www.patreon.com/solidverbal See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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