Today on The Hard Count with J.D. PicKell ... Our National Championship Prediction! Before our final prediction of the college football season, J.D. dives into some storylines from each team. Unpacking the debate between 2025 Indiana and 2019 LSU that's sparked and how Mario Cristobal has built the Miami program that's now in the national championship. 

Then after previewing and predicting the national title game, J.D. breaks down the latest big time commitments out of the transfer portal including Cam Coleman signing with Texas and Sam Leavitt committing to Lane Kiffin and the LSU Tigers. Ending the show with a deep dive on how Texas has been building their roster and the backlash that Oregon head coach Dan Lanning has received following the Ducks' disappointing blowout loss to Indiana. 

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