What's In and What's Out in 2026 for Notre Dame, College Football and Beyond

Jessica Smetana joins to lay out our list analyzing, projecting and recommending the trends for the new year now that the national championship game is officially behind us. Topics include: What to make of Indiana winning the title, Notre Dame's different approach the portal, the playoff snub, being a hater, Don Draper Days, algorithms, beans and much more. Sign up for the newsletter and/or browse the merch here:

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What's In and What's Out in 2026 for Notre Dame, College Football and Beyond is an episode from Rakes Report: A Notre Dame podcast by Christopher Wilson.

This episode is 01:15:03 long.

This episode was published on Jan 21, 2026.

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