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September CFP superlatives: What to watch in college football's first month
Games, coaches and players to watch as the college football season begins.
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The SEC's three-year wait
What's wrong with SEC football? Nothing another natty won't fix
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Greg McElroy corrects record on Kalen DeBoer at Alabama
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Bill Connelly simmed the 2026 season (a million times!) -- here's what happened
Big expectations for Kiffin
Stephen A.: There's no loophole Lane Kiffin won't exploit to improve roster
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Finebaum: Kiffin has put the pressure on himself and needs to reach the CFP
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Big names in next coaching cycle
Never too early for a hot seat: Which coaches could be in line for big job openings
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Leading the way
Ready to prove the 'narrative wrong': Chippy Will Hammond, not Brendan Sorsby, leading Texas Tech
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'The world melted down': Inside Sorsby's eligibility saga and the scars it left
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School: RB who died had no known condition
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Heather Dinich says 24-team playoff and eligibility challenges are likely
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Jeff Lebby embraces the unknown heading into Week 1
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- SEC chair says league 'will not budge' on NFL rule
- Ducks using goal-setting tool employed by Ohtani
- Dabo says pursuit of NFL players 'embarrassing'
- Aggies QB Reed rips Texas: 'You gotta hate them'
- Iowa to play QBs Hecklinski and Brown in opener
- Clemson QB Vizzina named starter as LSU looms
- Ex-Texas Tech WR suing NCAA over gambling ban
- Big Ten follows ACC with enhanced video reviews
- 🏈 51 breakout candidates for the 2026 season
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CFB Player Rank: The top 100 players ahead of the 2026 season
Which players take the top spots? Ranking the top 100 ahead of the 2026 college football season.
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It's always been Lane Kiffin v. Everyone in college football
Lane Kiffin has never been shy about pushing boundaries and pushing buttons.
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How Ryan Day has survived and succeeded in a decade at Ohio State
Ryan Day is entering his 10th year in Columbus. From OC to trouble with Michigan, calls for his job and an ultimate breakthrough, he has seen it all.
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2027 NFL mock draft: Reid's preseason first-round predictions
With the college and NFL seasons about to start, Jordan Reid projected the top 32 picks in next year's draft -- including a blockbuster trade.
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The 40 most important players in college football in 2026
What players will have an outsized influence on the 2026 season? We start with CFP hopeful QBs and go from there.
