The 2026 college football season starts with Indiana's bid to win back-to-back national championships under Curt Cignetti. One expert on Sporting News' seven-person panel has the Hoosiers winning a national title.

No one doubts coach Curt Cignetti anymore, but IU brings in several new key players, primarily quarterback Josh Hoover. What is their most likely outcome?

Indiana entered last year as college football's losingest program. Then it won a national title with a 16-0 record. Jamie Squire / Getty Images The story goes that when then-Associated Press sports editor Alan Gould declared Minnesota, Princeton and SMU ...

Mizzou football officially claimed the 1960 national championship after the senate awarded it to them. The championship will be celebrated during Mizzou's Week 3 game against Troy.

Missouri football now claims the 1960 national championship, thanks to a resolution passed unanimously in Senate on Aug. 6.

Ohio State and Texas (+600) are tied for the lead in national championship odds at BetMGM, but six teams have odds shorter than +1,000. Texas began the year trailing Ohio State. Miami experienced the most significant increase, shortening from +2,000 to +900.

Indiana football unveiled its national championship banner at Memorial Stadium before Saturday's 2026 home opener against North Texas.