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College football betting: Odds for every team to win the College Football Playoff
The Ohio State Buckeyes (+525 at BetMGM) are looking to defend their national championship, but it's the Texas Longhorns at +500 who are the favorites to win the College Football Playoff at BetMGM sportsbooks. Arch Manning is the favorite to win the Heisman Trophy, and expectations are high in Austin for Steve Sarkisian's team — one that is coming off of a playoff appearance last season. Georgia and Penn State have the next-best odds at +700, which represent the best odds for Penn State to win a national championship since at least 2001, according to Sports Odds History. We've already seen some big futures wagers as well, with one BetMGM bettor in Arizona waging $615,000 across three teams to win the title. Where does your favorite team stack up in terms of national championship odds? Glad you asked, since we took the time to organize them in descending order and alphabetically for your enjoyment. Here are the odds for every college football team listed at BetMGM to win this year's College Football Playoff. College Football Playoff odds Texas: +500 Ohio State: +525 Georgia, Penn State: +700 Oregon, Clemson: +900 Alabama, Notre Dame: 12-1 LSU: 15-1 Ole Miss, Michigan: 25-1 Florida: 28-1 Texas A&M, Miami (FL): 30-1 Tennessee, South Carolina: 40-1 Oklahoma: 50-1 Auburn: 66-1 Arizona State, Louisville, SMU: 80-1 100-1 Florida State, Indiana, Nebraska, Texas Tech, USC 125-1 Baylor, Georgia Tech, Kansas, Kansas State, Missouri, North Carolina, Utah 150-1 BYU, Iowa, Iowa State, Michigan State, TCU, Tulane, Wisconsin 200-1 Arkansas, Duke, Kentucky, Minnesota, UNLV, West Virginia 250-1 Boise State, Cincinnati, Colorado, Houston, Oklahoma State, Pitt 300-1 Memphis, NC State, Texas State 500-1 Arizona, Cal, Louisiana, Maryland, UCF, UCLA, Vanderbilt 1000-1 Air Force, Appalachian State, Arkansas State, Ball State, Bowling Green, Central Michigan, Charlotte, Coastal Carolina, Colorado State, Connecticut, East Carolina, Eastern Michigan, FAU, FIU, Fresno State, Georgia Southern, Georgia State, Hawaii, Jacksonville State, Kennesaw State, Kent State, UL Monroe, Louisiana Tech, Marshall, Middle Tennessee State, Miami (OH), Mississippi State, Navy, New Mexico, New Mexico State, Nevada, North Texas, Ohio, Oregon State, Purdue, Rice, Sam Houston State, San Diego State, San Jose State, South Alabama, Southern Miss, South Florida, Stanford, Temple, Toledo, Troy, Tulsa, Utah State, UTEP, UTSA, Wake Forest, Washington State, Western Kentucky, Western Michigan, Wyoming
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Colin Cowherd says Browns will draft Arch Manning and hire Nick Saban next year
Before any of the four quarterbacks on the Cleveland Browns' roster have even gotten the chance to win the starting job, Fox Sports' Colin Cowherd thinks the team is already all-in on a replacement for whoever that ends up being – and possibly one for head coach Kevin Stefanski, too. During Wednesday's episode of The Herd with Colin Cowherd, the show's host revealed what he described as 'the worst kept secret in the South': Browns owner Jimmy Haslam is infatuated with Texas quarterback Arch Manning, and he believes the Browns could not only select Manning in the 2026 NFL Draft, but use that selection to lure former Alabama coach Nick Saban to Cleveland. Citing Saban's connections to both Jimmy Haslam and the Manning family, Cowherd believes Saban could be enticed to return to the NFL by the right quarterback, comparing the situation to the Los Angeles Chargers' hiring Jim Harbaugh last offseason. While Cowherd certainly isn't the first person to connect Manning to the Browns, his suggestion that Saban will replace Stefanski, who is just a season removed from winning his second NFL Coach of the Year award, is a new one. Hear Cowherd's full reasoning here: Saban does have a personal history with the Browns, as he served as the defensive coordinator on Bill Belichick's staff in Cleveland from 1991 to 1994. It's unclear, however, if the seven-time National Championship-winning coach wants to return to the sidelines at all, especially in the NFL; his only previous experience as an NFL head coach, a two-year stint with the Dolphins in 2005-06, resulted in a 15-17 record and zero playoff appearances. Saban began his phenomenal run with the Crimson Tide immediately after leaving Miami. While the Browns do hold two picks in the first round of next year's draft, numerous reports this offseason have indicated that Manning is likely to remain at Texas beyond 2025. While there's plenty of hype surrounding the former five-star recruit, he has started just two games for the Longhorns and thrown 95 passes to this point. Manning has two years of eligibility left after this season. Regardless of how much Cowherd believes Cleveland may like the redshirt sophomore, the team may have to look elsewhere next spring if they're determined to get their quarterback of the future. This article originally appeared on Browns Wire: Colin Cowherd says Browns Arch Manning and Nick Saban next year
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Arch Manning receives comparison to legendary Texas quarterback
Arch Manning will enter his first season as the Texas Longhorns' starting quarterback with high expectations, even though he's only started two games in his young career. Mack Brown, a former head coach at Texas and North Carolina, made another wild comparison to Manning, likening him to legendary Longhorns quarterback Vince Young. "He also seems like he listens. He's very humble," Brown said in a recent appearance on "The Stampede." "He said too much has been written about me, more than I've accomplished. I mean, he is kind of self-deprecating. But I like it. He's a whole lot like Vince at the same age." Young didn't need to throw too much in his sophomore season as the team rode the back of Cedric Benson in the backfield. It was his junior season in which he broke out, won the Big 12 Offensive Player of the Year Award and led the Longhorns to a stunning national championship victory over USC. He had 3,036 passing yards and 26 touchdown passes that season. Brown also liked how Manning conducted himself during his SEC Media Days appearance last week and how he avoided questions about what other coaches had said about him. Manning is more polished with the media than most – and he's had a lot of role models to look up to. He's the son of Cooper Manning, who was a high school football great in his own right, and the nephew of Super Bowl champions Peyton and Eli Manning. He's also the grandson of Archie Manning. The lineage is there, but soon it will be time to shut up and play football. He had 939 passing yards and nine touchdown passes last season. However, his first task as a starter will be to go up against the defending national champion Ohio State Buckeyes on Aug. 30.
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Todd McShay throws cold water on Colin Cowherd's Browns plan for Arch Manning and Nick Saban, hints another team
Colin Cowherd thinks he knows exactly where Texas Longhorns' quarterback Arch Manning is headed next season. And it's not back to Austin. On The Herd this week, the longtime FOX Sports host boldly predicted that the Texas signal caller will end up with the Cleveland Browns — and that a familiar face could follow him. Cowherd said the 'worst-kept secret in the South' is that the Browns plan to pair Manning with newly retired Alabama coach Nick Saban, banking on ownership ties with the Manning family and Saban's NFL itch to create a blockbuster duo in 2026. The Ringer's Todd McShay said that may not be the case, however. McShay threw cold water on Cowherd's theory and hinted at a very different — and perhaps much more realistic — landing spot for Manning. 📲 Follow The Sporting News on WhatsApp 'Not refuting this as a 'worst-kept secret,'' McShay wrote on X. 'But it's not the only situation to monitor… There's another team with two first-round picks in '26 whose GM's son is a close friend to Arch at Texas. And the HC has a pretty good history with QBs. Just sayin…' That team? The Los Angeles Rams. McShay's post refers to Rams general manager Les Snead and his son, Tate Harver, a long snapper at Texas and reported friend of Manning. The Rams will also have two first-round picks in the 2026 NFL Draft after trading their 2025 No. 26 pick to the Atlanta Falcons. If Manning enters that draft, L.A. could be perfectly positioned to make a move. There's also a strong coaching connection. Rams head coach Sean McVay and Texas head coach Steve Sarkisian are said to be close — another dot potentially linking Manning to Los Angeles. It helps that the Rams are expected to be in the market for a quarterback soon. With 37-year-old Matthew Stafford possibly retiring at season's end, McShay's post may be signaling more than just speculation. Cowherd's idea of a Saban-Manning NFL pairing might generate headlines, but McShay's insight suggests the next big college-to-pro leap could be happening under the radar — and in Hollywood.
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NFL Fans React To Nick Saban, Arch Manning Rumor
NFL Fans React To Nick Saban, Arch Manning Rumor originally appeared on The Spun. With massive speculation surrounding Nick Saban's coaching future, Colin Cowherd took to his show with the "worst-kept secret in the South" right now. On Wednesday's show the syndicated FS1 radio host connected the dots between Saban, Arch Manning and the Cleveland Browns: "This is the worst-kept secret in the South," Cowherd claimed. "[Jimmy] Haslam, owner of the Browns, huge SEC/Tennessee booster, leans heavily on the Manning family. Arch Manning is part of the Manning family. Saban is incredibly close to not only Jimmy Haslam, but Saban's close to the Manning family as well." "If he could land, I'm told, a top quarterback like Harbaugh going to the Chargers for [Justin] Herbert — he would take a phone call for the NFL," Cowherd reported. "And there are two teams guaranteed to be awful this year in the NFL: Cleveland and the Saints. Nick Saban has coached in Cleveland with the Browns under the Belichick staff and he coached at LSU. This is not a conspiracy theory." Fans reacted to the Saban-Arch rumor in Colin's mentions: "Manning in Cleveland would be so sick," a user said. "I don't think I've ever seen a QB who hasn't seen the field much hyped like this," another replied. "To me if Saban is gonna return to the NFL the Dolphins make the most sense. He stays in his home state of Florida & would have a foundation of Tua, Waddle & Minkah as a foundation of leadership. All 3 are guys he not only coached but raves about," a fan explained. "God we need football season to start this is an absurd reach." "Im all for conspiracy theories but even this sounds delulu…." another person commented. "Where colin was bored." "Literally no one in the south is talking about this 😂" another user laughed. Those who have it on good authority believe Nick Saban is getting the itch to coach again. Where that'll ultimately be though is anyone's guess right now. Could you see a Nick Saban-Arch Manning pairing working in Cleveland?NFL Fans React To Nick Saban, Arch Manning Rumor first appeared on The Spun on Jul 23, 2025 This story was originally reported by The Spun on Jul 23, 2025, where it first appeared.
