# Ranking the 2026 College Football Schedule: The Best Weeks, Trappy Valleys & When To Book Surgery

An episode of [The Solid Verbal College Football Show](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/270037732), 12 May 2026, 1 h 11 min.

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We’re taking an early look at the 2026 college football schedule and doing a public service for the Verballerhood: figuring out which Saturdays deserve to be protected on the family calendar. From Week 0 appetizers to monster November slates, we rank the season week by week, identify the biggest projected matchups, and decide when it is safe to go outside and when it is absolutely not. Along the way, we dig into the weeks that look especially dangerous for teams stuck between emotional rivalry games, cross-country trips, short weeks, and potential letdown spots. Ohio State, Texas, Alabama, Georgia, Notre Dame, Penn State, Oregon, USC, LSU, Ole Miss, BYU, Texas Tech and others all pop up as we sort through the best weekends, the sneaky ones, and the obvious trap-ortunities. Plus, we discuss shared calendars, zhoug sauce, Trappy Valley, the revered Ball-Sac Game, how much of November should be blocked off, and several increasingly questionable strategies for preserving couch time during the best stretch of the season. Timestamps 0:00 - Intro 7:36 - Week 0 9:33 - Week 1 12:11 - Week 2 17:49 - Week 3 23:20 - Week 4 25:17 - Week 5 30:28 - Week 6 37:38 - Week 7 40:04 - Week 8 44:40 - Week 9 47:09 - Week 10 53:09 - Week 11 57:47 - Week 12 1:03:51 - Week 13 Support the show!: https://www.patreon.com/solidverbal See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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