Men’s March Madness 2026 auto-bids tracker: Furman, Troy latest to earn NCAA Tournament spots
In the final days before Selection Sunday, 31 of the 68 spots in the 2026 men’s NCAA Tournament…
Predicting new College Football Playoff teams, plus weak QB classes and more in Mandel’s Mailbag
I know we’re all eagerly awaiting Friday’s Save College Sports roundtable at the White House, where surely all…
Ranking 136 college football teams after the 2025 season: A no-doubt No. 1 and other inspiring risers
The 2025 college football season is over. With Indiana’s 27-21 win against Miami, the most surprising champion in…
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…
More campus games? Big 12 commish says ‘everything is on the table’ when it comes to playoff reboot
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — While fans trickled into the Orange Bowl stadium for a quarterfinal where tickets…
Who are the hottest non-QBs in the transfer portal? Top 5 players at every position
During college football’s transfer portal season, the quarterbacks get much of the attention, and understandably so. They can…
Miami’s revival, underdog Alabama and G5 reality check, plus more College Football Playoff takeaways
And now, 14 Final Thoughts from the College Football Playoff first round, in which ESPN got exactly what…
Ole Miss thumps Tulane, advances in CFP to rematch vs. Georgia in Sugar Bowl
For the first time in program history, Ole Miss is headed to the quarterfinals of the College Football…
College Football Playoff Hope-O-Meter 2025: Confident Indiana, skeptical Alabama?
The Athletic has live coverage of Alabama vs. Oklahoma in the College Football Playoff first round. Most fan…
College Football Playoff bracket predictions: The Athletic’s experts vs. our readers
OK, it hasn’t exactly been a banner year for accurate college football predictions. But the field has been…
Ranking the College Football Playoff’s 12 starting quarterbacks, from Mendoza to Mateer
Quarterbacks inspire confidence. If you have a good or great signal caller on your side, you’re going to…
College Football Playoff guide for bandwagon fans: Reasons to root for (and against) every team
The great debate is long over. Alabama and Miami are in the College Football Playoff and Notre Dame…