Week 4 of the 2026 college football season features 71 games from Thursday, Sept. 24, through Saturday, Sept. 26. Athlon Sports is back with predictions and picks for every contest.
The fourth full weekend of the ’26 season starts with one contest on Thursday night, as Coastal Carolina hosts Liberty. Five games are on tap for Friday, including Army-Temple, Northwestern-Indiana and Clemson-California.
A full slate of action on Saturday kicks off with Texas-Tennessee, Illinois-Ohio State, Wake Forest-Louisville, Colorado-Baylor and UCLA-Maryland in the first window. The afternoon slate features Oklahoma-Georgia, Ole Miss-Florida, Utah-Iowa State, Iowa-Michigan, Boise State-Western Michigan, Wisconsin-Penn State and Vanderbilt-Auburn.
The first night window includes South Carolina-Alabama, Kansas State-Cincinnati, Oklahoma State-West Virginia, Texas A&M-LSU, Oregon-USC, Missouri-Mississippi State, Tulsa-Arkansas and Arizona-Washington State. The late-night window is headlined by Minnesota-Washington, Air Force-Nevada and Georgia Tech-Stanford.
Athlon Sports’ Steven Lassan, Tyler Schuster and Kyle Wood make predictions for all 71 games in Week 4.
College Football Picks: Expert Predictions for Every Game in Week 4
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