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College football spring games: Key newcomers, position battles

Nick Saban, recognized as the greatest college football coach of all time, retired from his post at Alabama, setting off a late coaching carousel chain reaction that left Kalen DeBoer in Tuscaloosa, Jedd Fisch at Washington and San José State’s Brent Brennan at Arizona. Georgia scored the top-ranked recruiting class in February, and while there […]

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The biggest strengths for college football’s top 25 teams

These are the biggest strengths for each team, according to our reporters. Biggest strength: Linebackers Most teams would take a step back after losing an All-SEC linebacker to a conference rival via the transfer portal and one of its top young linebackers to his father’s alma mater. But Georgia’s linebacker corps might still be the […]

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The biggest spring questions for college football’s top 25 teams

Here are our writers’ biggest spring questions for each team. Will the Bulldogs be able to replace their departing defensive stars? Georgia’s pass defense was great again last season, ranking sixth in the FBS in yards allowed per attempt. But the Bulldogs will have to do some reloading in the secondary with safeties Javon Bullard […]

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College football 2024: Who has the most to prove next season?

So, we asked our staffers which coaches and players — transfers and non-transfers — will have the most to prove during the surely chaotic upcoming season. Here’s what they had to say. Kalen DeBoer, Alabama DeBoer just took Washington to the national title game in only his second year — two seasons after the team […]

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College football 2024: What we’re most excited to see

We’ve already gazed into a crystal ball for our Way-Too-Early Top 25 and Way-Too-Early All-America team. Now we’re looking more specifically at what we’re most excited to see once the teams take the field in 2024. ESPN’s college football reporters weigh in on the games they’re most excited to see, the freshmen or transfers who […]

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U.S. tops Canada in OT at worlds

Jim Slater, Patrick Dwyer and Nate Thompson also scored in regulation for the Americans (2-0-0), who beat Canada at the event for the first time since 2001 and the fourth time in 42 tries overall. John Tavares, Jeff Skinner, Evander Kane and Duncan Keith scored for Canada (1-0-1). Jimmy Howard stopped 42 shots for the […]

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Ex-Albany quarterback Reese Poffenbarger transferring to Miami

More Teams. More Games. Reese Poffenbarger throws 7-yard touchdown pass vs. Richmond (0:30) Former Albany quarterback Reese Poffenbarger, the most prolific quarterback in FCS this past season, is transferring to Miami, he told ESPN on Monday. Poffenbarger led FCS this season in passing touchdowns (36) and yards (3,603). He made a recent visit to Miami […]

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ESPN 2023 College Football Power Rankings after Week 6

While Oklahoma’s thrilling victory over Texas in the Red River Rivalry captured the nation’s attention, Georgia, Michigan, Florida State and Ohio State were reminding the college football world they’re still here. All won in reasonably easy fashion — Ohio State struggled early — to secure their spots in our power rankings. While Texas’ loss dropped […]

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AP college football poll reaction: What’s next for each Top 25 team

More Teams. More Games. LSU fails to reach the end zone on their final play as Ole Miss holds on to a big win and the fans rush the field. (1:27) The new AP Top 25 college football poll is out. Georgia escaped a serious challenge from Auburn, USC held off a furious rally from […]

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ESPN 2023 College Football Power Rankings after Week 5

More Teams. More Games. Quinn Ewers rushes for two touchdowns and throws for another, leading Texas to a big win over Kansas. (1:26) Week 5 didn’t quite deliver the drama of Week 4, Notre Dame-Duke notwithstanding, but it tried. Two top-10 teams — the Georgia Bulldogs and USC Trojans — avoided road upsets, while another, […]

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