College football 2025 preseason bowl projections, from the CFP to the Pop-Tarts Bowl
Last season’s politicking for the final College Football Playoff spot will have nothing on what this year will…
Our experts’ College Football Playoff, Heisman and national title predictions for 2025
Texas is atop the preseason college football polls, and it’s also The Athletic staff’s favorite to win its…
Ranking 136 college football teams entering 2025, from Penn State to Kent State
Welcome back to college football, and for the first time in a long time, the sport didn’t reshape…
College football coaching tiers: Marcus Freeman rising, Brent Venables teetering in 2025
What makes a good college football coach? The answer has certainly changed in recent years. As colleges begin…
College football’s top 100 transfers: What we’re hearing about 2025’s hottest newcomers
By Bruce Feldman, Sam Khan Jr. and Manny Navarro The method in which college football teams are assembled…
College football Freaks List 2025: Ohio State’s Jeremiah Smith tops a list of 101
Even though I’ve been reporting the Freaks List since 2005, I am still blown away numerous times while…
What if college basketball ran conference realignment? We sorted all 364 teams to find out
Money drives nearly everything. In college sports, that means football is the overarching power under which all other…
Dane Brugler’s 2026 NFL Draft summer positional rankings: Tight ends
Editor’s note: This is the fourth installment of Dane Brugler’s 2026 Summer Scouting series. Previous rankings: Edge rushers…
How much would college football teams sell for? Texas leads our Power 4 valuation rankings
Editor’s note: This article is part of our Rankings & Tiers series, an evaluation across sport about the key players,…
Which rising star college football quarterbacks could make a leap in our QB tiers?
Sometimes the signs are there early. Caleb Williams, Trevor Lawrence and Bryce Young were five-star recruits who quickly…
Mandel’s Mailbag: Nick Saban’s future, Penn State pressure, top non-SEC/Big Ten games
The dirty little secret of SEC media days is that for all the hoopla, for all the $10…
College football 2025 quarterback tiers: Ranking the FBS’ projected starters from 1 to 136
No position can change a team’s fortunes quite like the quarterback. It’s often called the most difficult position…