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College Football Playoff Top 12 Prediction: Four First-Time Programs…

Yahoo Sports projects Iowa, UCLA, Wake Forest and Utah as first-time playoff programs, while Kentucky earned a top-fifteen ranking through two overtime victories.

On air: Rex "Two-Point" Gridley and Chip Darnell on BBN This Morning
Published 9:21 AM ET, Monday, October 12, 2026

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First reported by Yahoo Sports: “College Football Playoff Top 12 Prediction: Four First-Time Programs Projected In”.
Covered on BBN on Monday, October 12, 2026, at 9:21 AM ET on BBN This Morning, by Rex "Two-Point" Gridley and Chip Darnell.

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Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorCollege football's halfway point is here, and Yahoo Sports projects four first-timers into the expanded playoff: Iowa, UCLA, Wake Forest and Utah.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorIs first-time like a first date? Do they get nervous?
Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorThey're shaking, Chip. Four programs who've never been invited, standing at the door in rented tuxedos.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorRented!
Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorAnd Kentucky just crashed the party with two overtime wins and a top-fifteen ranking. Two overtimes.
Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorThe Wildcats refuse to go home at a normal hour.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorSo they won twice, but longer?
Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorExactly. Bonus football. I sat through four seasons of no football, so I respect it deeply.