College Football Week 1 Reaction: LSU, Oregon, Miami, and more

Joe DeLeone and Blake Ruffino share their College Football Week 1 reaction, breaking down the biggest winners, losers, overreactions, and College Football Playoff takeaways from the opening weekend of the 2026 season. They cover five major matchups involving Miami, Oregon, Michigan, LSU, Clemson, Auburn, Baylor, Boise State, Stanford, and Western Michigan. Miami vs. Stanford: Miami football opened with a dominant 45-6 victory as Darian Mensah threw for 401 yards and five touchdowns. Malachi Toney set a Hurricanes single-game record with 234 receiving yards while strengthening his early Heisman Trophy case. Oregon vs. Boise State: Oregon football erased a 17-7 deficit and survived 34-27 behind Dante Moore's 378 passing yards and three touchdowns. Joe and Blake explain why the close score should not create panic—and which penalties and special-teams mistakes Dan Lanning must fix. Michigan vs. Western Michigan: Michigan football escaped 13-12 when Bryce Underwood found JJ Buchanan for a 47-yard Hail Mary after one second was restored. They react to the controversial finish and the troubling offensive performance in Kyle Whittingham's debut. LSU vs. Clemson: The biggest takeaways from Lane Kiffin's LSU football debut against Dabo Swinney, including Sam Leavitt, Christopher Vizzina, and the early SEC-versus-ACC implications. Baylor vs. Auburn: Auburn football survived 17-16 in Alex Golesh's debut after Eric Winters stopped Baylor's potential winning two-point conversion. They assess Byrum Brown, DJ Lagway, Dave Aranda, and what the dramatic finish means for both programs. This episode covers College Football Week 1 scores, CFB news, playoff contenders, Heisman candidates, game reactions, and the teams that changed the national conversation. #CollegeFootball #CFB #CollegeFootballWeek1 #MiamiFootball #OregonFootball #MichiganFootball #LSUFootball #ClemsonFootball #AuburnFootball #BaylorFootball #collegefootballplayoffs (0:00) Introduction (5:30) LSU (17:00) Clemson (25:50) Miami vs Stanford (36:30) Oregon vs Boise State (50:00) Auburn vs Baylor (59:14) Michigan (1:07:14) Keelon Russell (1:13:30) Super Chats