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What Returning Production Says about 2026, Feat. Bill Connelly
ESPN’s Bill Connelly joins Alex and Richard to talk about his returning production rankings for the 2026 college football season. The power leagues are retaining more of last year’s snaps and yards, while the G6 is increasingly forced into annual rebuilds. Bill explains how the formula for returning talent has evolved, how the transfer portal has made it messy, and which 2026 teams look interesting based on who’s coming back. In this episode:
* 0:55: Exactly how dire is the returning production picture in the Group of 6?
* 4:10: How the returning-production formula has changed in the portal…
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