Defending the Way (Way, Way, Way) Too Early 2025 College Football Top 10 | Orange Bowl Preview

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(0:00-0:31) Wendy's Saucy Nuggs
(0:32-1:26) Intro
(1:27-14:07) Reacting to the Interview with Kirk Herbstreit
(14:08-15:19) Huel
(15:20-17:25) 2 Minute Fueling Your Morning, brought to you by Huel
(17:26-24:41) Iowa takes South Dakota State QB Mark Gronowski
(24:42-31:09) Wendy's Saucy Nuggs, Traveling for CFP Semifinals
(31:10-39:40) Penn State vs Notre Dame Preview, presented by PrizePicks
(39:41-48:05) Top 3 of the Way, Way, Way too early top 10
(48:06-53:15) Penn State's 2025 lookahead
(53:16-55:29) Georgia's Place in the top 10
(55:30-59:45) Did Illinois get snubbed in the list?
(59:46-1:05:41) Alabama left out
(1:05:42-1:08:24) Clemson at 8
(1:08:24-1:11:46) Florida's Coming in at 9
(1:11:47-1:14:55) Auburn Rounding out the top 10
(1:14:56-1:17:03) Conclusion, Dear Andy & Ari tomorrow! [e-mail]

Andy and Ari finally will defend their Way, Way, Way Too Early 2025 Top 10, but first we’ve got some news to discuss.

Bill Belichick is making the rounds on the recruiting trail, as evidenced by the photos coming from various prospects around the state of North Carolina. He’s also tweeting, which might be a sign of the apocalypse.

Georgia has revamped its receiver room through the transfer portal, and one of the best quarterbacks in the FCS is headed to the Big Ten.

Next, Andy and Ari break down the Penn State-Notre Dame Orange Bowl matchup one more time with kickoff less than 48 hours away.

Now it’s time to defend the indefensible, a ranking for next season while this season is still going.

Here’s the top 10. Try to guess which team Andy regrets leaving out and which team Ari regrets leaving out.

1. Texas

2. Oregon

3. Ohio State

4. Penn State

5. Notre Dame

6. Georgia

7. South Carolina

8. Clemson

9. Florida

10. Auburn

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