OTB: The 2026 Football Season is here; Opener Preview & Predictions

Florida State opens the 2026 season against New Mexico State on Saturday night in Doak Campbell Stadium. This episode of On The Bench previews the season opener, including score predictions for the game. You can subscribe to On The Bench, X’s and Noles, and Beyond The Bench on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and Spotify. As always, five-star reviews and comments on Apple Podcasts are appreciated! Also, you can watch the show on YouTube now. We'll do live streams as well, and you can get notifications on when we're live by subscribing to our YouTube channel.