Greg McElroy’s CFP Semifinal Previews + transfer portal chaos | Always College Football

Always College Football with Greg McElroy

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Football, Sports

4.3 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 5 January 2026

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Summary

Miami continues to bring the swagger back to “The U” and will face off against Ole Miss and one of the best offenses in the country in the Fiesta Bowl. Will it be Miami’s defense or the Rebel offense who controls the game? Plus, can #1 Indiana take down #5 Oregon AGAIN? Two of the three rematches in the CFP have gone to the regular season loser, can the Ducks get revenge and make it to their first national championship since 2014? McElroy gives you the most in-depth breakdowns of the CFP semifinals you will find ANYWHERE! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:54.8	hello and welcome in it's always college football i'm your host Greg
1:02.5	macklemore so happy to have you here with us today it is our one of our favorite shows
1:08.7	of the year granted i understand that the year is only four days old at this point, but we'll
1:12.8	qualify the calendar as the football season.
1:16.8	It really is.
1:17.5	Just such a fun time of year.
1:19.2	We're down to four teams remaining.
1:21.1	We also have the transfer portal that is wide open, so we'll hit a little portal
1:25.3	today, but a vast majority of today's show will center
1:29.3	around our previews for the college football playoff semifinals. We'll start with the Fiesta,
1:35.4	which of course features Miami and Ole Miss. We'll move into the Peach, which will feature
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