College football’s top 100 transfers: What we’re hearing about 2025’s hottest newcomers
By Bruce Feldman, Sam Khan Jr. and Manny Navarro The method in which college football teams are assembled…
Mandel’s Mailbag: Best Week 1 ever? Most intriguing College Football Playoff scenarios?
I don’t generally make much out of the preseason coaches poll, seeing as the AP’s version replaces it…
2025 Heisman Trophy Fantasy Draft: LaNorris Sellers, Jeremiyah Love and 30 more picks for NYC
After Travis Hunter’s historic Heisman Trophy victory came by the smallest margin since 2009, the conditions are ripe…
Dane Brugler’s 2026 NFL Draft summer positional rankings: Cornerbacks
Editor’s note: This is the seventh installment of Dane Brugler’s 2026 NFL Draft Summer Scouting series. Previous rankings:…
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…
College football Freaks List 2025: Ohio State’s Jeremiah Smith tops a list of 101
Even though I’ve been reporting the Freaks List since 2005, I am still blown away numerous times while…
What if college basketball ran conference realignment? We sorted all 364 teams to find out
Money drives nearly everything. In college sports, that means football is the overarching power under which all other…
College football 2025 quarterback tiers: Ranking the FBS’ projected starters from 1 to 136
No position can change a team’s fortunes quite like the quarterback. It’s often called the most difficult position…
Ranking men’s college basketball’s top 25 players of the 2000s: Carmelo Anthony takes No. 1
What defines “best” anyway? That’s the question I’ve asked myself in selecting the top 25 men’s college basketball…
The 10 wildest rivalry origin stories: A Border War, a halftime brawl and an eligibility fight
Editor’s note: All week, The Athletic is writing about college football rivalries at a moment of change in the sport. Read our…