Who starts at Alabama, Tennessee? Monitoring the most notable post-portal QB battles
With Darian Mensah now headed to Miami, all of the notable transfer quarterbacks will have been accounted for…
Do college sports actually want rules? How high should Indiana be ranked? Mandel’s Mailbag
The morning after the national championship game, my wife asked me if things would slow down at work…
College football 2026 schedule: One game each way-too-early top 25 team has circled
If you count Week 0 as the start of the college football season — and this writer does…
Why don’t college football programs develop quarterbacks anymore?
So you’re a college football coach, and you want to develop a quarterback. Good luck telling your bosses…
Clemson’s Dabo Swinney accuses Ole Miss of ‘blatant tampering’ with transfer Luke Ferrelli
Clemson coach Dabo Swinney publicly accused Ole Miss coach Pete Golding of tampering with a transfer the Tigers…
Clemson’s Dabo Swinney shreds Ole Miss, Pete Golding for alleged tampering
No coach in college football has been more apprehensive about the transfer portal than Clemson’s Dabo Swinney, and…
Early Top 25 college football rankings for 2026 season: Can Indiana repeat? Who’s No. 1?
A year ago in this column, I made the regrettable decision to rank Penn State No. 1 because…
AP Top 25: Indiana earns first No. 1 football finish, plus more final poll superlatives
Indiana finished No. 1 on Tuesday in the AP Top 25 college football poll for the first time…
How the blue-chip quarterbacks in the 2024 class are faring after 2 years of college
We’ve reached an important landmark for the quarterbacks of the 2024 recruiting cycle. As has been documented, Year…
Our favorite college football games of 2025, from Miami-Notre Dame to Playoff classics
The 934th and final FBS game of the 2025 college football season is almost here, with an unlikely…
Why Texas’ transfer portal splurge signals an all-in season for Arch Manning — and more portal buzz
In the fast and furious world of the transfer portal, it’s easy to jump to conclusions and make…
Indiana-Miami is the most unique championship in college football history, plus more CFP takeaways
And now, 14 Final Thoughts from the College Football Playoff semifinals, one of them a classic, the other…