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This Year's National Champion Is Guaranteed To Do It With A Portal Quarterback

by: Paul Wadlington01/08/26
NCAA Football: Sugar Bowl-Mississippi at Georgia
Jan 1, 2026; New Orleans, LA, USA; Mississippi Rebels quarterback Trinidad Chambliss (6) looks to pass the ball against the Georgia Bulldogs in the first quarter during the 2026 Sugar Bowl and quarterfinal game of the College Football Playoff at Caesars Superdome. Mandatory Credit: Amber Searls-Imagn Images

There are a lot of signs of the new era of college football, but this is a pretty striking one: whoever wins the 2025 season national title will have done it with a portal QB.  Every member of the Final Four boasts a portal QB, but that's where the similarities end.

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