# College Football's Annual Checkup: Grading The Sport From Head To Toe

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Podcast: [The Solid Verbal College Football](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-solid-verbal-college-football-531996)
Published: 2026-03-05T10:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

It's time for the annual college football checkup. In this episode, we put college football on the exam table and rate every major element of the sport from one to five. From conference structure and scheduling to the College Football Playoff, the TV product, on-field play, NIL, and the transfer portal, nothing escapes our stethoscope. Timecodes: 0:00 - Intro 3:42 - Key Themes for CFB in 2026 13:28 - Conference Structure 24:50 - Scheduling 33:42 - College Football Playoff 45:18 - The TV Product 53:02 - The On-Field Product 1:02:24 - NIL 1:11:43 - The Transfer Portal  Support the show!: https://www.patreon.com/solidverbal See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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