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…
Top-Ranked Center Arafan Diane Has Clear Leader in Recruitment
Top-ranked 2026 center Arafan Diane has one team way out in front in his recruitment, multiple analysts say.…
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…
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…
What if college basketball ran conference realignment? We sorted all 364 teams to find out
Money drives nearly everything. In college sports, that means football is the overarching power under which all other…
College football 2025 quarterback tiers: Ranking the FBS’ projected starters from 1 to 136
No position can change a team’s fortunes quite like the quarterback. It’s often called the most difficult position…
Ranking men’s college basketball’s top 25 players of the 2000s: Carmelo Anthony takes No. 1
What defines “best” anyway? That’s the question I’ve asked myself in selecting the top 25 men’s college basketball…
The 10 wildest rivalry origin stories: A Border War, a halftime brawl and an eligibility fight
Editor’s note: All week, The Athletic is writing about college football rivalries at a moment of change in the sport. Read our…