But that doesn’t mean there won’t be anyone left to catch the ball in the college game. Our list of the top 10 receivers in college football for the coming season, as determined by a poll of our reporters, includes five players who broke the 1,000-yard threshold in 2023, plus two players who missed significant […]
Continue readingThese 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 readingINDIANAPOLIS — Former Alabama edge rusher Dallas Turner said Nick Saban’s retirement “kind of hurt a lot of people’s hearts,” but it didn’t catch him off guard completely and said “when it’s your time to go, it’s your time to go.” “A lot of people think that you can coach college football forever, but you […]
Continue readingDavid Hale: The argument against a playoff — any playoff — was always about watering down the regular season. For the most part, that wasn’t a concern during the four-team era, though there were certainly signs of problems. In a 12-team playoff with just four power conferences now — and some might argue just two […]
Continue readingWe’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 […]
Continue readingMore 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 readingMore Teams. More Games. Kansas State’s head coach and quarterback enjoy a huge Pop-Tart after winning the inaugural Pop-Tarts Bowl. (0:45) The college football postseason is nearly over, and you know what that means. It’s time to get ahead of ourselves and start thinking about next season. Which teams are doomed, and which teams are […]
Continue readingMore Teams. More Games. Caden Prieskorn dunks a basketball on the sideline after a 37-yard receiving touchdown. (0:57) ATLANTA — Lane Kiffin wants Ole Miss’ dominant win over Penn State to be seen as just the start of more success to come for his Rebels. Jaxson Dart passed for 379 yards and three touchdowns, including […]
Continue readingMore Teams. More Games. Relive the biggest storylines from the Alabama Crimson Tide and Michigan Wolverines as they face off New Year’s Day in the 2024 Rose Bowl Game on ESPN. (1:05) College football bowl season is in full swing, and we are closing in on the College Football Playoff National Championship game. What is […]
Continue readingMore Teams. More Games. After Washington converts on fourth down, Michael Penix Jr. cannot bear to watch the game-winning kick, which Grady Gross nails from 42 yards. (1:00) Rivalry Week, or at least the Saturday portion of it, lived up to its billing and then some. Ohio State-Michigan. Alabama-Auburn. Washington State-Washington. Heart-stoppers all. Michigan managed […]
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