REPORT: American is EXPANDING w/James Madison from Sun Belt in Realignment News--UCLA Loses Nico

In a shocking development, James Madison is reportedly going to leave the Sun Belt after the 2027 football season for the American Conference. What does this mean for the rest of the realignment landscape?

On today's episode of Locked On College Football, Spencer McLaughlin discusses the fallout from Penn State's "Whiteout" loss to USC. The Trojans and Lincoln Riley still have all of their goals in front of them.

The AP Top 25 once again has embarrassed itself with several rankings that make little to no sense. Does it matter? Yes, and ranking LSU is totally insane.

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00:00 James Madison's strategic move

05:01 Pac-12 expansion considerations

06:48 JMU joining the American conference

11:08 USC playoff path and schedule

15:31 Discussion about first-year coaching success

18:17 Player injury and UCLA's next game

21:01 Discussing AP Poll Rankings

24:28 Ranking controversies and preseason biases

26:24 Evaluating College Football Rankings

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