AP Top 25: USF jumps into poll; record 11 SEC teams ranked despite Florida falling out
South Florida leapt into the AP Top 25 for the first time in seven years, coming in at…
College football thoughts: Napier’s nightmare, Oklahoma’s revival and more from a wild Saturday
And now, 20 Final Thoughts from Week 2, in which college football remained undefeated at turning a “light”…
Mandel: SEC going to 9 games might stave off Big Ten’s harebrained Playoff plan
The SEC finally going to nine conference games is great for the fans, for the sport and for…
SEC adopts 9-game conference schedule after years of debate
The SEC will move to a nine-game conference schedule in 2026, it said Thursday, ending years of debate…
AP Top 25: Texas edges Penn State for No. 1 in close college football preseason poll vote
Texas is No. 1 in the AP preseason college football poll for the first time in school history…
I ran college football’s AP poll for 20 years. Here’s how I built my first Top 25 as a voter
During my 20 years overseeing the Associated Press Top 25, I can’t count how many times I had…
College football preseason Coaches Poll: Who’s overranked and underrated in the top 25?
The SEC landed nine teams in the USA Today 2025 preseason college football Coaches Poll to lead all…
Which college football rivalry has the best name? Ranking Bedlam, the Iron Bowl and more
Editor’s note: All week, The Athletic is writing about college football rivalries at a moment of change in the sport. Read our…