Belichick’s BIG win, USC’s freshman & what ifs for Notre Dame, and LSU | Always College Football

The 2026 College Football season has begun with Week 0 in the books. Bill Belichick’s defense showed up in Dublin, Virginia put the College Football world on notice, Memphis picked up a BIG win with G6 playoff implications, USC’s freshmen looked extremely promising and can North Dakota State make the CFP in its first FBS season? McElroy goes through it all, plus…some What Ifs in week 1 for LSU, Notre Dame, Ole Miss, Alabama and more.

TIMECODES:
0:00 Intro
2:11 Bill Belichick’s defense came to play
7:40 Virginia dominated in front of sellout crowd
12:16 Memphis made a playoff STATEMENT
15:40 USC’s freshmen looked the part
20:27 Could North Dakota State make the CFP in its first FBS season?
24:12 What if’s for Week 1
25:35 What if Clemson beats LSU?
29:13 What if Louisville beats Ole Miss?
33:04 What if more teams played rivals in Week 1?
36:50 What if Notre Dame’s slow starts continue under Marcus Freeman?
40:58 What if Alabama still can’t run the football?
44:12 What if a G6 team beats a CFP contender?
47:40 Thanks for watching

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