College Football · The Comeback

Four college football programs that need to rethink their identity

Published by The Comeback on October 27, 2026 at 9:30 AM ET

College football programs spend millions building rosters, hire coaches promising championship football, and recruit players who are supposed to change everything. However, talent alone doesn’t guarantee success, and a recognizable brand doesn’t count as an identity. Sometimes, a program needs more than another recruiting class or a new transfer quarterback. It needs to figure out…

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