Week 10’s top 10 college football games: Vanderbilt-Texas, Cincinnati-Utah, OU-Tennessee and more
The Athletic has live coverage of No. 9 Vanderbilt vs. No. 20 Texas. We’ve entered the home stretch.…
College Football Playoff Week 9 lessons: Everyone’s a contender — except for everyone we expected
When the 12-team College Football Playoff was created, its architects touted how expansion would have dozens of teams…
Bizarre playbook: Here are some of college football’s wildest traditions
College football’s charm is a product of many things, but what arguably makes it most special is the…
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…
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…
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…
Georgia won’t go away, down go the undefeated and more college football Week 8 takeaways
And now, 20 Final Thoughts from Week 8, which left me pining for a Vanderbilt-Indiana national championship game.…
College Football Playoff lessons in Week 8: A 3-loss team feels likely, and Vandy is for real
If the mere thought of a 9-3 College Football Playoff team makes you cringe, well, consider this a…
Big 12 fines Kansas $25,000 over Lance Leipold’s pocketknife statement
The Big 12 fined Kansas $25,000 on Wednesday for coach Lance Leipold’s statement that a pocketknife was thrown…
Texas Tech, Kansas fined and reprimanded after tortilla-toss fallout
Texas Tech and Kansas were each fined $25,000 and reprimanded after a tortilla conflict that spilled over into…
Ranking 136 college football teams at midseason: The case for Indiana, not Ohio State, at No. 1
College football is often at its most fun when we’re wrong. Through preseason polls, tape, rumors, analytics and…