Canzano: Monday Mailbag deals with CFP issues, Oregon-Indiana, transfer portal hysteria, Pac-12, MW and more

First Mailbag of 2026 delivers.

Oregon plays Indiana in the Peach Bowl on Friday. (Photo: Naji Saker).

The first mailbag of 2026 delivered great questions.

What is up with the College Football Playoff? What’s guiding the go-for-it mentality of college head coaches? The new-world Pac-12 football outlook? Mountain West’s lingering media deal?

Table tennis?

Winter Olympics?

Oregon State’s transfer portal issues?

Thanks to all who asked questions.

If you’d like to gift this publication to friends, family, neighbors, and co-workers, please consider giving a gift subscription. The gift recipient receives a personalized message. You may also donate a subscription to a senior on a fixed budget.

Onto the mailbag…