The NCAAF College Football season begins on Thursday night with Alabama looking to re-gain their crown after defeat to the Georgia Bulldogs in the National Championship game back in January.
Nick Saban’s Crimson Tide will start the new season as the bookmakers’ favourite to go all the way for the fourth time in eight seasons since the playoffs were introduced ahead of the 2014-15 season.
The opening weekend’s fixtures have a huge clash at the Horseshoe as the Ohio State Buckeyes welcome the Notre Dame Fighting Irish in a game that could have a big say in the four playoff spots come December.
The 10 favourites for the College Football Playoff National Championship for the upcoming 2022-23 season are as follows:
Alabama Crimson Tide 7/4
Ohio State Buckeyes 3/1
Georgia Bulldogs 4/1
Texas A&M Aggies 25/1
USC Trojans 25/1
Michigan Wolverines 40/1
Oklahoma Sooners 40/1
Notre Dame Fighting Irish 45/1
Texas Longhorns 50/1
LSU Tigers 90/1