With Georgia’s 31-17 win over Tennessee, the 8-2 Vols may be headed toward the dreaded “first team out” distinction. I’ll be curious to see whether the committee leaves them ahead …
Utah athletic director Mark Harlan should know better. Just last year, he was a member of the College Football Playoff selection committee that was besieged by threats so ugly and …
Two top-five teams lost just days after the first College Football Playoff rankings of the 2024 season were released, so there should be a Top 25 shake-up by the selection …
Editor’s note: The Athletic 134 is a weekly ranking of all FBS college football teams. The ACC and Big 12’s hopes of sending multiple teams to the first 12-team College …
Ohio State moved up to No. 2 behind Oregon in the AP Top 25 on Sunday, and the Big Ten captured four of the top five spots with Penn State …
Alabama’s 42-13 blitzkrieg at LSU coupled with Ole Miss’ 28-10 rout of Georgia has created quite the muddled mess in the SEC. At least eight different teams could still reach …
The 12-team College Football Playoff has made it challenging to pinpoint just how big the fall’s biggest games are. For decades, the result of a regular-season game could feel definitive. …
And now, 20 Final Thoughts from Week 11, in which Louisiana’s governor imported a rogue tiger from Florida to show off on the field before the Alabama game. (Yes, this …
Picking Penn State to lose to Ohio State does not deserve a victory lap. Losing big games is what the Nittany Lions do. Like James Franklin, I deserved to get …
Editor’s note: The Athletic 134 is a weekly ranking of all FBS college football teams. Ahead of the first College Football Playoff rankings of the 12-team era, there is no …