Big Ten Power Rankings, Week 5: Indiana at top; Iowa, UCLA surprise threats
Week 4 brought the first full weekend of conference play in the Big Ten, which provided some teams…
Dribble Handoff: Which 2026 NCAA Tournament teams won’t make this season’s Big Dance?
With the NCAA Tournament expanding from 68 teams to 76 for the 2026-27 college basketball season, fans of…
Tomorrow’s Top 25 projects college football rankings after Week 4
When you spend all week discussing the ranked-on-ranked matchups on the college football schedule, you just know a…
Re-ranking 138 college football teams after Week 2: Texas vaults to No. 1, then it gets weird
Two weeks into the college football season, it feels like we know nothing. Ain’t it great? What do…
Meet college basketball’s polarizing freshman class: First-year stars begin practicing with their new teams
Jan. 24. That’s when all the prophecies about last season’s fantastic freshmen came to life for the world…
College football Hope-O-Meter 2026: Which fans believe? Who has already quit?
If there’s something we’ve learned from the annual Hope-O-Meter survey, it’s that college football fans are reasonable, emotionally…
2026 college football study guide: 100 things, coaches, players and teams to know
The Athletic has live coverage of Colorado vs. Georgia Tech. The 2026 college football season is finally here.…
College football bowl projections 2026: First look at this year’s complex postseason picture
When Big Ten commissioner Tony Petitti and his SEC counterpart Greg Sankey could not agree on a new…
College football is back! Get to know all 138 FBS teams: Are they better or worse?
How good is your college football team going to be this season? And how does it stack up…
Inside the Big Ten money gap: $40M roster has become simply cost of admission
CHICAGO — Bret Bielema hired a new defensive coordinator in February, and the explanation he gave from the…
Who’s your real rival? College football has a lot of love (well, hate) triangles
Editor’s note: This article is part of our Bragging Rights series, exploring rivalries that form the backbone of…
2026 Big Ten college football predictions: Oregon, OSU are loaded, but will Indiana repeat?
The reigning king of college football could be especially entertaining this season, thanks largely to scheduling luck. Unlike…