Who Are The REAL National Championship Contenders? | Texas, Miami, Ohio State + MORE

Today on The Hard Count with J.D. PicKell... (Kaiden Smith co-pilots a banger voicemail driven episode) 🧃 Who's a LEGIT Natty Contender? J.D. and Kaiden exchange notes on who they believe is a legitimate threat to win a title in 2026. The guys give their take on just how many teams have a real shot to win the whole thing 🧃 Responding To Your Vociemails J.D. and Kaiden respond to your takes on topics like Georiga's running game, Oregon's title chops, and who runs the state of Indiana. 🧃 National Championship Sleeper Who has a sleepy chance to win the title in 2026? J.D. and Kaiden are in lockstep with who they think needs a little more attention to play for all the marbles in late January. The Hard Count with J.D. PicKell is presented by BetMGM! If you haven’t signed up for BetMGM yet, use bonus code "ON3" and you will get up to a $1500 First Bet Offer on your first wager with BetMGM and 50% off an On3 College Sports Network subscription. See BetMGM.com for Terms. 21+ only. This promotional offer is not available in DC, Mississippi, New York, Nevada, Ontario, or Puerto Rico. Gambling problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER or 1-800-MY-RESET (Available in the US) . 877-8-HOPENY or text HOPENY (467369) (NY), 1-800-327-5050 (MA), 1-800-BETS-OFF (IA), 1-800-981-0023 (PR). First Bet Offer for new customers only (if applicable). Subject to eligibility requirements. Rewards are non-withdrawable bonus bets that expire in 7 days. In partnership with Kansas Crossing Casino and Hotel. With a limited-time offer, get Huel today with an exclusive offer of 15% off online with the code HARDCOUNT15 at https://www.huel.com/hardcount15. New customers only. 0:00 Intro 1:37 How Many Natty Contenders? 9:22 Oregon Wins Natty, Moore Wins Heisman? 16:14 2017 UGA Backfield 2.0? 22:59 Indiana or Notre Dame Best in State? 29:57 National Championship Sleepers Subscribe to On3! ⬇️ youtube.com/on3sports/?sub_confirmati... Welcome to On3 | The best of college football and recruiting https://www.on3.com/ Follow J.D. PicKell on Twitter:   / jdpickell   Follow J.D. PicKell on Instagram:   / jdpickell   Listen to The Hard Count on podcast! Spotify 🎧 : https://open.spotify.com/show/5Muz6cW... Apple🍎: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... Follow us on Twitter   / on3sports   Follow us on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/on3/?hl=en Like/Follow us on Facebook   / on3sports