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- Josh Mahler: Welcome in to the Game Day Collective College Football Show. We got a great show for you today. I'm gonna be talking about the top five teams I'm going to be buying in college football this week. So we're currently heading into week three. So I'm gonna talk about the top five teams I'm buying after week two. I cannot wait to jump into this. Game Day Collective College Football Show is presented by Outlider. We can go ahead and jump right into the show. As I said, I have five college football teams. That I'm gonna be talking about that I'm buying. We're gonna start five to one. This is really no particular order of how I'm buying these teams more into number one versus less into number five. This is just a broad five to one that we're gonna start with. Starting off with the number one or number five team that I am buying into in 2026 after week three, that would be Mississippi State. I am buying into Mississippi State right now. I love the way they've started. They're starting 2-0 after the opening two weeks of college football. They're looking phenomenal. They've shown enough early to make them worth watching as a potential surprise team this year. We've seen what they can do, and I love what they can do, especially on the offensive side of the ball with Camario Taylor at their quarterback. That guy's been playing incredible. And they have an identity. Mississippi State has never really been a top team with a big identity. in college football. They finally have one. They have an identity under Camario Taylor. Jeff Levy's getting things going over there. I love Mississippi State and I'm buying stock into them right now after week two. I think they have the potential to be an SEC contender and to do great things this year. again, they're going to be a good team this year. Their schedule lines up decently now it gets tougher as things go on, but I think they're gonna be okay. Mississippi State I believe should be able to handle stronger competition. Maybe not the Texas and the Georgias and the Alabamas of the world, but they should be able to compete, pull off some upsets. You saw they went to Minnesota. They beat Minnesota pretty good. And I think that this Mississippi State team is going to be very, very good in the remainder of this season. So I'm definitely buying Mississippi State this year. There is no doubt about that. I absolutely love what they're doing under Camario Taylor. I again that guy is just Performing unbelievable. He's going to be a top quarterback this year. He's already most likely top 15 in the Heisman odds, maybe even top 10 in the Heisman odds. The guy's playing incredible. So give me Mississippi State and Camario Taylor as one of the teams I am buying into. Houston is number four. I'm buying into Houston because they look like the biggest threat in the Big 12. There's a lot of teams in the Big 12. You got Texas Tech, you got Utah, you've got these other teams, Arizona State, that are going to contend for spots and contend for the Big Twelve Championship and spots in the playoffs. I believe Houston's the best team in the Big Twelve. I think they're better than Texas Tech, better than BYU. I think they're better than all those teams. Houston's two and right now. They're ranked number twenty-two. I believe that is good for about the third or fourth best team in the AP poll. Haven't checked that, you know, exactly, but they're not. the top Big 12 team when it comes to the AP pool, but I think they're the best Big 12 team. Connor Wigman's on that team. He's been playing incredible. I think if they continue to build around him, that he's going to be the centerpiece of this offense and he's gonna play really well. And you can also get your ri freshman quarterback Kashawn Henderson in there as well, who's playing incredible throughout his high school career, who I think is gonna have a big role in especially next year at Houston, but this year you could work him in there a little bit, how Texas did with Quinn Ewers and Arch Manning. I think it's gonna work both ways. I love what Houston's doing right now. I believe that they're a team to buy stock in. They've scored a hundred points through their first two football games, which is incredible. That's 50 points per game. They're playing great. I haven't I understand they haven't played great competition, but as competition ups for them, I believe that their skill level and their level of output on the field is also going to up. I love Houston right now. They're definitely a major Big 12 team. And they got Texas Tech coming to town September 18th, which I believe is Friday. So that is going to be the big test for them. And I believe if they can get past Texas Tech, I truly, truly believe that they're going to be a really good team. We're going to talk about these upcoming games on the Game Day Collective College Football Show Friday. And I'm also going to talk about on my channel Why it's Ang's College Football Show. Make sure you subscribe there as well. So Houston's number four for me. Number three, Florida. I'm buying into Florida right now. I love what Florida's doing. Florida looks like a legit contender right now. They look like a team that can make some noise in the SEC. I love what they're doing. Florida is one of the most underrated teams, especially when it comes to the SEC. And I think Florida has a lot more talent than people give them credit for. Vernel Brown, a wide receiver. I just believe that when you take Everything that Florida has offensively, defensively. their coordinators are great Buster Falkers, dialing it up with Aaron Filo at quarterback. I truly believe that that's going to be a very underrated offense, especially on that side of the ball. When you come to the defensive side of the ball, I think it's just gonna be phenomenal. John Summerall is getting this team to be a consistent contender in that conference. And I absolutely love what they're doing. I think they're going to maximize that, and I think they're only gonna get better. I truly believe that they're only going to get better. Florida is definitely on this list for me. I'm impressed by the way that Aaron Filo has played and his growth, especially from spring ball and you know summer and and fall practice. I believe that he is the perfect guy for this job. Florida is going to be a diff difficult SEC opponent to face as they take on teams like Georgia, they take on teams like LSU. Texas, those are going to be games that they will always be in and be able to have a shot to win those games. I think that Florida's that good. Now, will they make the college football playoff? Not predicting that, but I think they got a legit shot if they put everything together to be there in the end. So Florida is number three for me. Definitely. I'm loving what Ford is doing. And I think if they continue to build around that team that they have in that program that John Summerall is building, that it's only going to go up from here. So Ford is number three. Number two. Number two for me is USC. I love what USC is doing. I think that they are going to be a legit team in the Big Ten. They have already shown it through three games, beating Louisiana, San Jose State, Fresno State. They've dominated those teams. Now, have they let up a few many defensive points? Yes, you could say they have let up some some too many defensive points. but they're looking good. They're looking really good. Two and after beating I believe that was Louisiana. They beat him pretty good. Jane Maiava has been one of the most efficient quarterbacks in the country, especially early. He's playing great. He's playing how you would expect a Heisman guy to play. They're dominating the bad competition. They got Oregon coming into town next week, so that's in a week. Cannot wait to break down that game. But I think that's gonna be the hinge point for USC. If they're gonna make noise this year, it's gonna start with that game. And I truly believe that that game is going to define their season. And that's going to be what their season is built up to. And ultimately whether they have success this year is gonna depend on that Oregon game. And I think the way Oregon has performed when, you know, they lost to Oklahoma State, they played Boise close, I think that's all gonna play in USC's favor where USC is gonna get that big win, boost their season. So I'm buying a lot of stock in USC right now. Again, they're 14th in the eight P poll. They continue to climb. They're top 10 in my top 10. I think USC's Slowly getting better each and every week, especially under Lincoln Riley. I believe it's year four, I believe it's year five, maybe six under Lincoln Riley. So he needs to get things going. And this is the team to finally get things going. Since Caleb Williams has been there, they haven't had a top roster. This is the roster I think is gonna get him there. Jaden Maiava and the USC and buying stock in. And finally, number one, I'm buying stock in Tennessee, man. Tennessee. Looks like a legit contender and I truly believe that Faison Brandon is outplaying a lot of people's expectations. Faison Brandon is playing better than 90% of the college football world. I think anticipated him to play. I think a lot of people said he's a freshman. There's gonna be good things, there's gonna be bad things. He's playing incredible. He's playing exactly how his talent level has the potential to play. He's playing great. I loved I love Faison Brandon. He had 303 yards or Tennessee ran for 303 yards against Georgia Tech, finished with four hundred and forty-seven total yards against a decent Georgia Tech team. I get it their own too. They played good competition. So they're showing how good they can be. And I'm excited whenever they get to play SEC SEC contenders for the playoff. I think they're gonna make a legit case for a 10 and two spot and potentially the playoff. I definitely see nine and three for this Tennessee team. I am buying stock in them. running back Deshaun Bishop, he rushed for 147 yards, two touchdowns against Georgia Tech. I think Tennessee can keep building on this you know, this team and this roster, and Josh Heipel's got a really good team. This is the first time I've said this about a Tennessee team since probably Hendon Hooker was there in 2021, 2022. I think this team is just as good, or at least has the potential to be just as good. Now, are there some weaknesses on the team? Yes, obviously they're gonna show up once you play SEC contenders and and good teams, but I think that this Tennessee team is a lot better than all of us realized, especially with Faison Brandon at the helm. So again, that was my list of top five teams I'm buying into. Wasn't the longest, you know, s you know, video clip or whatever. It was just over ten minutes, but I wanted to put that out there before we do our picks, you know, and previews. on the Game Day Collective College Football channel. Make sure you subscribe for that. We'll be doing that Friday. And then Thursday on the Wide Zhang College Football Show channel. That is this channel. That is my channel. I'm doing picks and previews on Thursday. So you can subscribe there. Links are all in the description for Game Day Collective's merch shop, their websites, their all their links are all in the description for all their socials. Make sure you subscribe to this channel. We will see you guys, like I said, on Friday for full prediction show and it's gonna be great. Hope you guys have a great rest of your day and college football week number three is coming. Have a great rest of your day and God bless.