IT Roundtable: SEC Championship matchup, CFP Final Four, National Champion, Heisman, No. 1 pick predictions
The game predictions for Saturday’s matchup between No. 1 Texas and No. 3 Ohio State will come Friday. Today? The Inside Texas staff says what will happen during the 2025 college football season. Who is heading to the SEC Championship? Who is in the Final Four? Winning it all? Hoisting the Heisman? Predictions below…
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SEC Championship
Eric Nahlin – Texas over Alabama
Justin Wells – Give me Texas vs. Alabama
Ian Boyd – Alabama over LSU
Joe Cook – Texas vs. Alabama, Longhorns take the trophy.
Charlie Williams – Texas vs. LSU
Evan Vieth – Texas over Alabama
RT Young – Texas over Ian Boyd’s Alabama
Paul Wadlington – Texas vs. Alabama
No. 1 seed in the CFP
Eric Nahlin – Texas
Justin Wells – Clemson
Ian Boyd – Alabama off the strength of the SEC crown.
Joe Cook – Penn State
Charlie Williams – Clemson
Evan Vieth – Texas
RT Young – Texas
Paul Wadlington – Penn State
Final Four picks
Eric Nahlin – Texas, Penn State, Alabama, Clemson
Justin Wells – Texas, Clemson, Alabama, Notre Dame
Ian Boyd – Depends on how the bracket shakes out but I like Alabama and Clemson for sure and my other selections were Ohio State and LSU.
Joe Cook – Texas, Notre Dame, Clemson, LSU
Charlie Williams – Clemson, Texas, Notre Dame, and Oregon
Evan Vieth – Texas, Penn State, Alabama and Notre Dame
RT Young – Texas, Oregon, Georgia, Clemson
Paul Wadlington – Texas, Clemson, Penn State, Alabama
National title winner and runner up
Eric Nahlin – Texas over Penn State.
Justin Wells – Notre Dame over Texas.
Ian Boyd – Alabama wins over Clemson in the final.
Joe Cook – Texas over Clemson.
Charlie Williams – Clemson over Texas.
Evan Vieth – Texas over Penn State.
RT Young – Texas beats Georgia.
Paul Wadlington – Clemson over Penn State.
Heisman trophy winner
Eric Nahlin – Cade Klubnik.
Justin Wells – Cade Klubnik.
Ian Boyd – Let’s just go ahead and send Arch Manning to New York.
Joe Cook – Arch Manning.
Charlie Williams – Colin Simmons. An EDGE has never won but they have come close!
Evan Vieth – LaNorris Sellers.
RT Young – Arch Manning….
Paul Wadlington – Cade Klubnik.
No. 1 overall pick in the 2026 draft
Eric Nahlin – Cade Klubnik.
Justin Wells – Garrett Nussmeier.
Ian Boyd – Not today, Satan. I’ll say Sam Leavitt, who has pretty extraordinary athleticism and is more likely to jump in than… other options.
Joe Cook – Spencer Fano.
Charlie Williams – Arch Manning if he leaves. If not, Caleb Downs.
Evan Vieth – LaNorris Sellers.
RT Young – Cade Klubnik.
Paul Wadlington – Cade Klubnik.
