10 College Football Playoff guarantees for 2026: Notre Dame embraces villain role, 2 ACC teams get in

CBS Sports bowl expert Brad Crawford has released 10 bold guarantees for the 2026 College Football Playoff season. Among his predictions, Notre Dame is expected to embrace a villain role in the playoff landscape, and two ACC teams are projected to earn spots in the expanded CFP field. The College Football Playoff remains notoriously difficult to predict, but Crawford is standing firmly behind these forecasts for the upcoming fall season.