AP Top 25: Ohio State preseason No. 1, Oregon at No. 2 in college football rankings
College football’s preseason AP Top 25 has arrived, and with Week 0 only 12 days away, the chase…
Coaches Poll top 25: Most overrated, underrated teams in preseason rankings
The first official snapshot of the 2026 college football season has arrived, even if the Coaches Poll itself…
Notre Dame-USC series to return in 2030 after rare hiatus for storied college football rivalry
SOUTH BEND, Ind. — The Notre Dame-USC football series is coming back. After a multiyear hiatus and several…
Big Ten, SEC voice support for Protect College Sports Act, breathing new life into landmark legislation
The long-awaited and deeply debated Protect College Sports Act was hanging by a thread Thursday night. By Friday…
Ranking college football’s 15 best teams of the 1990s: Is anyone close to ’95 Nebraska?
Editor’s note: As the World Cup continues in the United States for the first time since 1994, The…
NFL mock draft 2026: Picks based on intel from coaches, scouts, agents
This is my sixth annual NFL mock draft based on intel I’ve gathered from coaching, scouting and agent…
Men’s NCAA Tournament consensus bracket predictions: The Athletic’s staff makes its picks
This year’s men’s NCAA Tournament might not feel like it has one clear favorite, with Duke, Arizona and…
Lou Holtz, ubiquitous college football voice and Notre Dame icon, dies at 89
Lou Holtz went to Woodruff, S.C., to sell his imagination. Barely settled into the job as Notre Dame’s…
AP Top 25: Indiana earns first No. 1 football finish, plus more final poll superlatives
Indiana finished No. 1 on Tuesday in the AP Top 25 college football poll for the first time…
How do this season’s Heisman Trophy finalists project as NFL Draft prospects?
Of the last 21 Heisman Trophy winners, 19 went on to become first-round NFL Draft picks. Of those…
Who’s to blame for Notre Dame’s shocking snub? ESPN, the system, the ACC and yes, the Irish
SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Eleven final thoughts on Notre Dame’s CFP selection Sunday gut-punch, which pulled the plug…
College Football Playoff committee blew it with Notre Dame, Alabama decisions
College football lost on Sunday. It lost because a team, Notre Dame, capable of winning a national championship…