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…
Column by Chip Minemyer | More home-field playoff games should be a CFP priority | Columns
While much of the focus has been on balanced schedules, automatic qualifiers and conference champions, a priority for…
AP All-America team highlights Texas, Penn State’s college football stars
Texas and Penn State, the top two teams in The Associated Press preseason Top 25, each had three…
Planning a college sports road trip? These are the 25 best stops worth making
More than 1,100 colleges and universities sponsor NCAA sports, including 136 in FBS football. Visiting all of them…
Chip Minemyer | More home-field playoff games should be a CFP priority | Editorials
While much of the focus has been on balanced schedules, automatic qualifiers and conference champions, a priority for…
College football preseason 2025 All-America teams from The Athletic
In today’s game, with so many Power 4 teams poaching the best players through the transfer portal, it’s…
Dane Brugler’s 2026 NFL Draft summer positional rankings: Safeties
Editor’s note: This is the ninth installment of Dane Brugler’s 2026 Summer Scouting series. Previous rankings: Edge rushers | Running…
Texas No. 1 in preseason AP Top 25 for first time, edging Penn St, Ohio St
For the first time, Texas will open a college football season ranked No. 1 in The Associated Press…
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…
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…
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…