Matt Barrie: Final month of CFB season will be ‘tipping point’ that dictates ‘next 10 years’

Many college football commentators have already declared the 2026 season among the best of all time, and it could cement itself as such this weekend if Notre Dame-Miami, BYU-Utah, Alabama-LSU, and several other games live up to expectations. After that, rivalry week and conference championship season will only add to the fireworks heading into the College Football Playoff. It’s enough for ESPN’s Matt Barrie to declare the final month of the college football season a “tipping point” for the sport that will shift how it is run and covered for the next decade or more.