Big Ten football mailbag: CFP hopefuls, the Cignetti Effect and a Notre Dame history lesson
With coaching speculation, rivalry questions, tension among programs on off-field matters and 11 teams still harboring College Football…
Is Vanderbilt being overrated or underrated as a College Football Playoff contender?
Vanderbilt hosted LSU last week and did what oddsmakers expected it to do: Win. It jolted the Commodores…
Does Ohio State deserve more skepticism? Plus, fired coach rankings and more in Mandel’s Mailbag
I’ve got to say, this has been one of the newsiest seasons I can remember covering. It’s not…
Private equity and college sports? Everyone’s talking about it
Private equity (capital, investment, etc.) is all the rage in college sports these days. In case you missed…
Why Ohio State will (and won’t) repeat as College Football Playoff national champion
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio State has been atop the AP poll since beating Texas in Week 1 and…
Texas Tech to ban tortilla-tossing tradition during kickoffs as Big 12 penalties rise
Texas Tech will ban the tradition of tossing tortillas at kickoffs of home football games after a recent…
Ranking 136 college football teams after Week 8: Indiana, Georgia Tech, Vandy in the top 10?
Anything is possible in college football’s new era, and that makes for a lot of fun. The arrival…
Mike Norvell under siege at Florida State as boosters mull record buyout
What’s happening at Florida State is a perfect illustration of how fluid the idea of job security is…
For Virginia Tech, the move is simple: Go all in for James Franklin
James Franklin made one thing abundantly clear during his appearance on ESPN’s “College GameDay” on Saturday morning. The…
Ranking college football’s open head coaching jobs: Penn State, Florida or the field?
This could be the most active coaching carousel college football has seen in many years. Before the end…
AP Top 25 poll: Vanderbilt surges into top 10 for first time since 1947 in Week 9 college football rankings
The college football world experienced quite the shakeup in Week 8, and perhaps no loss was more surprising…
AP Top 25 live updates: Every college football ranking changed except No. 1
The AP Top 25 was almost completely overhauled Sunday after a weekend in which nine ranked college football…