With the 2015-’16 season set to kick on Thursday, the biggest question on everyone’s mind is, “Who’s going to win the national championship?”
Naturally, everyone on our staff had some strong opinions on the subject. Listed below, each of our writers picks the winner of each conference, the four teams for the College Football Playoff, and the eventual national champion.
Heisman Trophy predictions, Group of Five winners, and Coach Of The Year selections round out our lists of picks for the coming season.
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Matt Zemek, Managing Editor
Conference Winners
ACC: Georgia Tech
Big Ten: Ohio State
Big 12: TCU
Pac-12: Oregon
SEC: Auburn
Group of Five Champion: Boise State
College Football Playoff
1 Ohio State over 4 Auburn (Orange Bowl)
2 TCU over 3 Georgia Tech (Cotton Bowl)
National Championship Game
1 Ohio State over 2 TCU
Heisman Trophy Winner: Ezekiel Elliott
Coach Of The Year: Paul Johnson
Terry Johnson, Associate Editor
Conference Winners
ACC: Georgia Tech
Big Ten: Ohio State
Big 12: Baylor
Pac-12: USC
SEC: Auburn
Group of Five Champion: Boise State
College Football Playoff
1 Ohio State over 4 Baylor (Orange Bowl)
2 Auburn over 3 USC (Cotton Bowl)
National Championship Game
1 Ohio State over 2 Auburn
Heisman Trophy Winner: Cody Kessler
Coach Of The Year: Art Briles
Bart Doan, Associate Editor
Conference Winners
ACC: Clemson
Big Ten: Ohio State
Big 12: TCU
Pac-12: Arizona
SEC: Arkansas
Group of Five Champion: Boise State
College Football Playoff
1 Ohio State over 4 Arkansas (Orange Bowl)
3 Arizona over 2 TCU (Cotton Bowl)
National Championship Game
1 Ohio State over 3 Arizona
Heisman Trophy Winner: Deshaun Watson
Coach Of The Year: Urban Meyer
Kevin Causey, Senior Writer
Conference Winners
ACC: Clemson
Big Ten: Ohio State
Big 12: TCU
Pac-12: Oregon
SEC: Alabama
Group of Five champion: Boise State
College Football Playoff
4 Alabama over 1 Ohio State (Orange Bowl)
3 Oregon over 2 TCU (Cotton Bowl)
National Championship Game
Oregon over Alabama
Heisman Trophy Winner: Trevone Boykin
Coach Of The Year: Mark Helfrich
Ryan Palencer, Staff Writer
Conference Winners
ACC: Clemson
Big Ten: Ohio State
Big 12: TCU
Pac-12: USC
SEC: Ole Miss
Group of Five Champion: Boise State
College Football Playoff
1 Ohio State over 4 Clemson (Orange Bowl)
2 TCU over 3 USC (Cotton Bowl)
National Championship Game
1 Ohio State over 2 TCU
Heisman Trophy Winner: Trevone Boykin
Coach Of The Year: Dabo Swinney
Kevin McGuire, Nittany Lions Den
Conference Winners
ACC: Florida State
Big Ten: Ohio State
Big 12: TCU
Pac-12: Oregon
SEC: Auburn
Group of Five Champion: Boise State
College Football Playoff
1 Ohio State over 4 Oregon (Orange Bowl)
3 Auburn over 2 TCU (Cotton Bowl)
National Championship Game
Ohio State over Auburn
Heisman Trophy Winner: Trevone Boykin
Coach Of The Year: Gus Malzahn
Scott King, Bearcats Blog
Conference Winners
ACC: Clemson
Big Ten: Ohio State
Big 12: Baylor
Pac-12: Oregon
SEC: Alabama
Group of Five Champion: Boise State
College Football Playoff
1 Ohio State over 4 Clemson (Orange Bowl)
2 Baylor over 3 Alabama (Cotton Bowl)
National Championship Game
1 Ohio State over 2 Baylor
Heisman Trophy Winner: Deshaun Watson
Coach Of The Year: Art Briles
