I got CJ Carr and Notre Dame winning the national title over Indiana.
Notre Dame wins the national title · Takes it @ 13¢ · hypothetical $100View receipt →
Kirk Herbstreit is on College GameDay. 9 current mapped picks. 2026 tracked record: 13–15 on 28 graded picks, with 9 open.
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I got CJ Carr and Notre Dame winning the national title over Indiana.
Indiana wins the national title · Against @ 91¢ · hypothetical $100View receipt →I got Indiana beating Ohio State to go to the final.
Ohio State wins the national title · Against @ 87¢ · hypothetical $100View receipt →Mine started with 12, and it broke all the way down to Ohio State against Indiana in the semis.
Ohio State makes the Playoff · Takes it @ 75¢ · hypothetical $100View receipt →I got Indiana beating Ohio State to go to the final.
Indiana makes the Playoff · Takes it @ 74¢ · hypothetical $100View receipt →I got Notre Dame beating Georgia to go to the final.
Georgia wins the national title · Against @ 90¢ · hypothetical $100View receipt →I got Notre Dame against Georgia in the other semi.
Georgia makes the Playoff · Takes it @ 67¢ · hypothetical $100View receipt →I think Texas Tech’s going to be a playoff team this year.
Texas Tech makes the Playoff · Takes it @ 65¢ · hypothetical $100View receipt →I think they’re going to be in the Playoff, right in the mix, could win the SEC. I just don’t know if they win it all.
Texas makes the Playoff · Takes it @ 63¢ · hypothetical $100View receipt →Past receipts
Texas over Oklahoma
Texas vs Oklahoma · Texas @ 76¢ · hypothetical $100View receipt →UCLA over Oregon
UCLA at Oregon · UCLA @ 22¢ · hypothetical $100View receipt →Kansas State over Houston
Houston at Kansas State · Kansas State @ 56¢ · hypothetical $100View receipt →LSU over Kentucky
LSU at Kentucky · LSU @ 75¢ · hypothetical $100View receipt →North Dakota State over UNLV
North Dakota State at UNLV · North Dakota State @ 60¢ · hypothetical $100View receipt →Southern Cal over Penn State
USC at Penn State · USC @ 49¢ · hypothetical $100View receipt →Ohio State over Iowa
Ohio State at Iowa · Ohio State @ 85¢ · hypothetical $100View receipt →Florida over Missouri
Florida at Missouri · Florida @ 67¢ · hypothetical $100View receipt →Massachusetts over Eastern Michigan
Eastern Michigan at UMass · UMass @ 67¢ · hypothetical $100View receipt →BYU over TCU
BYU at TCU · BYU @ 68¢ · hypothetical $100View receipt →Washington over Southern Cal
Washington at USC · Washington @ 25¢ · hypothetical $100View receipt →Cincinnati over Arizona
Cincinnati at Arizona · Cincinnati @ 31¢ · hypothetical $100View receipt →Oregon over Southern Cal
Oregon at USC · Oregon @ 63¢ · hypothetical $100View receipt →LSU over Texas A&M
Texas A&M at LSU · LSU @ 76¢ · hypothetical $100View receipt →North Carolina over Clemson
North Carolina at Clemson · North Carolina @ 41¢ · hypothetical $100View receipt →Virginia over West Virginia
West Virginia vs Virginia · Virginia @ 77¢ · hypothetical $100View receipt →Virginia Tech over Maryland
Virginia Tech at Maryland · Virginia Tech @ 58¢ · hypothetical $100View receipt →Florida over Auburn
Florida at Auburn · Florida @ 56¢ · hypothetical $100View receipt →South Carolina over Mississippi State
Mississippi State at South Carolina · South Carolina @ 62¢ · hypothetical $100View receipt →Texas A&M over Kentucky
Kentucky at Texas A&M · Texas A&M @ 88¢ · hypothetical $100View receipt →Louisville over SMU
SMU at Louisville · Louisville @ 52¢ · hypothetical $100View receipt →Alabama over Florida State
Florida State at Alabama · Alabama @ 91¢ · hypothetical $100View receipt →Vanderbilt over NC State
NC State at Vanderbilt · Vanderbilt @ 60¢ · hypothetical $100View receipt →Oklahoma over Michigan
Oklahoma at Michigan · Oklahoma @ 66¢ · hypothetical $100View receipt →Kentucky over Alabama
Alabama at Kentucky · Kentucky @ 23¢ · hypothetical $100View receipt →Texas A&M over Arizona State
Arizona State at Texas A&M · Texas A&M @ 86¢ · hypothetical $100View receipt →And I'll take the AFC South. Give me the Houston.
Bills at Texans · Texans @ 48¢ · hypothetical $100View receipt →Notre Dame over Wisconsin
Wisconsin vs Notre Dame · Notre Dame @ 93¢ · hypothetical $100View receipt →Hypothetical record
Hypothetical $100 at the frozen Kalshi price — not a bet they placed.
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