Florida State surprises Alabama as Tommy Castellanos backs up talk: Takeaways
By Scott Dochterman, Joe Rexrode and Nick Baumgardner Tommy Castellanos’ bravado wasn’t just empty boasts after all. The…
What our NFL Draft expert is watching in college football’s key Week 1 games
College football’s Week 1 is among the best extended weekends of the calendar year — five days of…
Arkansas basketball roster breakdown, starting lineup prediction: Year 2 of the John Calipari era begins
Year 1 of the John Calipari era at Arkansas could and should be labeled a success. The program…
Tyran Stokes or Jordan Smith Jr.? College hoops coaches on their favorite players in 2026
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Which sleeper college football players could break out in the 2025 season?
College football games are mere days away, which means a new group of budding players is about to…
Our experts’ College Football Playoff, Heisman and national title predictions for 2025
Texas is atop the preseason college football polls, and it’s also The Athletic staff’s favorite to win its…
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…
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…