Before the games begin, find out which teams our experts think will make this season's CFP.

Here are predictions for Alabama vs. East Carolina, plus TV channel, start time, streaming information in what is expected to be a scorching hot day.

The CFP voiced its opinion on the eve of the first full Saturday of the 2026 season about NFL players playing in college football games.

Overmatched Football Championship Subdivision teams going into Bowl Subdivision stadiums to take a beating and leave with a half-million dollars is an annual rite of September, and there is no sign of a slowdown in the scheduling of so-called money or buy games as the prospect of an expanded College Football Playoff looms.

Among SEC teams, Alabama is given the second-lowest odds of winning its season opener against a Group of Six opponent. Here's the full context.

The wait is almost over.After months of offseason workouts, spring practice, fall camp, and plenty of position battles, the Alabama Crimson Tide are finally ready to begin the 2026 season.With the season opener against East Carolina now just around the corner,