Live 2026 college football national championship odds for every contender, updated every two minutes from the prediction market, with the sportsbook favorites and what moved after Week 1.
Our projected Week 2 AP top 25 before Sunday’s poll: Ohio State stays No. 1, Georgia jumps Oregon after the Boise State scare, LSU climbs after 51 to 10, Michigan falls after the Hail Mary escape, and who could enter the poll.
LSU 51, Clemson 10: how Lane Kiffin’s first game went, Sam Leavitt’s 343 total yards and three touchdowns, Dillin Jones’ 113 yards, Jordan Ross’ pick six, the school record 37 first downs, the Dae’Quan Wright decision and what it means for Clemson.
Arch Manning’s live stats: 2026 game by game passing numbers, career totals by season, and the Texas game log, all updating automatically from ESPN during and after every game.
Week 1 winners and losers: LSU 51 to 10 in Lane Kiffin’s debut, Arch Manning’s four touchdown day, Tulsa over Oklahoma State, Michigan’s one second Hail Mary, Boise State’s scare of Oregon, three FCS teams beating FBS teams, and the 70 point blowouts.
How No. 16 Michigan beat Western Michigan 13 to 12: Bryce Underwood’s first Hail Mary fell incomplete with zeros on the TV clock, officials put one second back, and his second one hit JJ Buchanan for 47 yards. What the Big Ten said, what the replay showed and why the Broncos feel robbed.
Sam Leavitt’s NIL valuation ($4.5 million on On3, reportedly up to $6 million), his path from West Linn to Michigan State to Arizona State to LSU, the 2024 playoff season, the 2025 foot injury, the wild portal recruitment and why LSU fans hear Jayden Daniels.
The 2026 college football hot seat, coach by coach: Mike Norvell, Luke Fickell and Dave Aranda at the top, Mike Locksley, Shane Beamer and Bill Belichick close behind, the warm seats at Boston College, Mississippi State and Cincinnati, and why Dabo Swinney’s name is on lists but his buyout keeps him safe.
Dabo Swinney’s full Clemson story: the Alabama walk on who became a two time national champion, his 187 and 53 record, the 10 year $115 million contract, the $57 million buyout, the 7 and 6 season that started the hot seat talk, and his feud with Lane Kiffin before the LSU opener.
Lane Kiffin makes $13 million a year at LSU on a seven year, $91 million contract signed November 30, 2025. The buyout (80 percent of the remaining deal, no offset), the bonus ladder, the clause that makes him the highest paid coach if he wins a title, and how it compares to Kirby Smart and the rest of the SEC.