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How a 64-team college football tournament would play out
At ESPN, we expanded the college football postseason a long time ago and will again count down from 64 teams in our fictional 2024 NCAA football tournament. At the very least, the real world in college football is slowly catching up. Here’s the format: We’ve seeded the teams 1 through 64, and the seeds are […]
Continue readingBreakout players from the top 25 teams to watch in 2024
This week, our writers picked potential breakout stars from each of those top 25 teams to watch for this upcoming season. With former starting inside linebacker Jamon Dumas-Johnson transferring to Kentucky, the Bulldogs are looking for someone to start next to Smael Mondon Jr. in the middle of their defense. After a knee injury that […]
Continue readingRanking college football’s top 10 running backs in 2024
There’s plenty of talent in this group, including some breakout stars from last season and some players looking to shine even brighter in different roles or a new school. And we have a pair of teammates that make up a formidable duo in what should be a powerhouse backfield. We polled our resident college football […]
Continue readingWho are the top 50 players in Pac-12 women’s basketball history?
There is a USC legend in the top spot of our list, but it’s not Cheryl Miller. That’s because the two-time NCAA champion didn’t play in the Pac-10/Pac-12. The league didn’t begin governing women’s sports until the 1986-87 academic year, right after Miller finished her college career. Thus, names such as Miller, USC teammate Cynthia […]
Continue readingThe 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 […]
Continue readingKansas’ Lance Leipold gets raise to over $7M per year
Kansas has agreed to a new contract for football coach Lance Leipold that features a significant raise in his average salary to more than $7 million per year. The new contract does not feature any new years in his deal that runs through 2029, but the raise from the $5 million he made in 2023 […]
Continue readingThe 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 […]
Continue readingUpdated 2024 Way-Too-Early college football Top 25 rankings
In the 36 days since then, Alabama coach Nick Saban retired, Wolverines coach Jim Harbaugh left for the NFL and Ohio State hired two offensive coordinators, the second one a sitting power conference coach. Saban’s surprising announcement Jan. 10 precipitated eight coaching moves that led to five FBS schools — Washington, Arizona, South Alabama, Buffalo […]
Continue reading2024 Way-Too-Early college football Top 25
More Teams. More Games. Now that the college football season is over, ESPN names its way-too-early top 25 for the 2024 season. (1:56) The curtain fell on the four-team College Football Playoff in Houston on Monday night, and it more than delivered in its last season with two nail-biting semifinals that weren’t decided until the […]
Continue readingSources: Kansas star tailback Devin Neal to return for 2024
More Teams. More Games. Kansas RB Devin Neal converts at the goal line to extend the Jayhawks’ lead in the Guaranteed Rate Bowl. (0:28) Kansas star tailback Devin Neal has informed the Jayhawks coaching staff that he’ll be returning for the 2024 season, sources told ESPN. Neal earned second-team All-Big 12 honors this season after […]
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