6 Thoughts on a Thursday

This is the dead time in college football. We’ve reached the part of the offseason where everything is hypothetical. We’re talking about the College Football Playoff format for 2026. Lists are coming out ranking things that don’t need to be ranked at this time.

A prime example is any list of the top returning quarterbacks in college football. There’s Joel Klatt’s list which includes former Washington State quarterback John Mateer at three.