Utah’s Kyle Whittingham, second-longest tenured college football coach, stepping down
One of college football’s longtime coaching stalwarts is moving on from his post. On Friday, Kyle Whittingham announced…
Conference race update: Texas Tech and BYU set for Big 12 title game thanks to ASU loss
The Big 12’s championship game is set: Texas Tech vs. BYU. Arizona State’s loss to Arizona on Friday…
College Football Playoff rankings revealed: The 30 teams still alive for a spot in the bracket
Heading into the final full weekend of regular-season games, Ohio State, Indiana, Texas A&M and Georgia are the…
AP Top 25: Alabama drops to No. 10 as North Texas enters poll for first time since 1959
Alabama dropped to No. 10 in the AP Top 25 on Sunday and No. 22 North Texas moved…
Oklahoma, Texas and the SEC’s six-team CFP dream, plus more college football Week 12 takeaways
And now, 20 Final Thoughts from Week 12, when I started to realize this year’s College Football Playoff…
College Football Playoff Vibe Check, Week 6: Texas, Penn State done; Texas Tech emerges as class of Big 12
Entering this week’s action, there were two teams in the AP Top 25 ranked despite not picking up…
Tomorrow’s Top 25 Today projects college football rankings entering Week 7
A chaotic Saturday afternoon in college football has provided a massive shakeup in the rankings, as two top-10…
College football picks: Predictions against the spread, odds, betting lines for top 25 games in Week 6
Though Week 6 of the 2025 college football season isn’t loaded with ranked-on-ranked showdowns, there’s no shortage of…
Texas Tech is different now, thanks to its cash-fueled, transfer-heavy (and very good)Â defense
It’s hard to imagine a worse situation. It’s the kind that’s derailed so many Texas Tech seasons throughout…
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…
Mandel’s Final Thoughts: Lee Corso salute, Arch Manning’s shockingly bad day and more Week 1
Welcome to the sixth season of Final Thoughts, my weekly attempt to capture all of the college football…
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…