SI:AM | I’m in Love With Massachusetts The Minutemen—FBS’s worst team for north of a decade—pulled an upset Thursday that defied comprehension. Sports Illustrated · Sep 4
College Fantasy Football Stars to Start, Sit in Week 1 From Each Power 4 League We evaluate the Week 1 matchups for 24 major players across college football’s power conferences. Sports Illustrated · Sep 3
Indiana Created a New College Football Blueprint. How Will the Sport Respond? The Hoosiers’ improbable run showed that alignment, investment and the right coach can turn almost any program into a contender. Sports Illustrated · Sep 3
2026 Week One Selected Big Ten College Football Previews e got a good taste of college football in Week Zero, but this week the season kicks off in full. SuperWest Sports · Sep 3
McLaughlin: Big Ten Football Predictions for 2026 The Big Ten looks to win its 4th straight national title: Who wins the conference, who is a dark horse, and who finishes in last place? SuperWest Sports · Sep 2
Forde-Yard Dash: No Doubt Who Tops College Football’s Early Conference Power Rankings The Big Ten is No. 1 until proven otherwise, while Week Zero offered clues as to where the rest of the sport stacks up. Plus, four book recommendations and our first coaching fodder. Sports Illustrated · Sep 1
How Jeremiah Smith Became the Greatest Ohio State Receiver The nation’s No. 1 player trusted the Buckeyes’ track record as the best WR factory. Now he may be the top wideout they have ever produced. Sports Illustrated · Sep 1
Martin Jarmond Out at UCLA as Former Lakers Executive Takes Over Amid Money Crisis UCLA has appointed Tim Harris as interim athletic director to address financial deficits and develop new revenue streams, following the dismissal of Martin Jarmond after six years in the role. International Business Times UK · Sep 1
Our 2026 College Football Crystal Ball Has Some Surprises Who will win it all? SI’s experts predict the conference champions, Heisman winner, coaching moves, biggest surprise and more. Sports Illustrated · Aug 27
Pat Forde: LSU Is Testing the Limits of College Sports’ New Power Structure The power conferences are building their own system of governance on the fly amid efforts to add former pro players to college rosters. Sports Illustrated · Aug 26
SI:AM | Conferences Move Quickly to Stop Pros From Returning to School The SEC and Big Ten passed rules closing an eligibility loophole, but that might not be the end of the story. Sports Illustrated · Aug 26
Ranking College Football’s 25 Players With the Most to Prove—and the Most to Gain The pressure is on, from quarterbacks expected to lead title contenders to defensive wreckers capable of changing the course of a game. Sports Illustrated · Aug 26
Predicting Where ESPN’s ‘College GameDay’ Will Head for Each Week of 2026 Football Season ESPN’s barnstorming college football show will begin its season in Baton Rouge for Lane Kiffin’s LSU debut. Here are Sports Illustrated’s predictions for where it will travel every week this fall. Sports Illustrated · Aug 24
College Football 2026 Schedule: Ranking Every Single Week of the Regular Season Not every college football Saturday is built the same. Here are the weeks you absolutely can’t miss, and the others where you can probably make some other plans. Sports Illustrated · Aug 24
Sports Illustrated · Aug 23 Notre Dame Slips in College Football National Championship Prediction Market on Kalshi Kalshi has dropped Notre Dame's National Championship price since the market opened.
Sports Illustrated · Aug 21 Big Ten vs SEC: Kalshi Weighs Who Will Win College Football National Championship Kalshi's CFB National Championship market slightly leans on the Big Ten to win the National Championship over the SEC.
Sports Illustrated · Aug 18 Pat Forde: Forty Observations on the 2026 College Football Schedule Everything you need to know about the quirks of the season from easiest months, a monster slate in November, improvements in consecutive road games and open-date disadvantages and more.
Sports Illustrated · Aug 16 Kalshi Market on College Football Teams to Leave Conferences: Florida State, Miami, Clemson Among Them Kalshi has markets open for conference realignment featuring Miami, Florida State, and Clemson,
SuperWest Sports · Aug 13 2026 Preseason Big Ten Football Previews and Predictions The league that owns the last three national championships could have as many as four teams that could make it four in a row.
Sports Illustrated · Aug 12 Sports Illustrated’s College Football Top 25 Preseason Rankings: One Bold Prediction for Every Team With two weeks to go until the 2026 season begins, here are SI’s rankings and projections.
Sports Illustrated · Aug 12 One Number That Sums Up Every ACC Team and Notre Dame in 2026 Can the league find an identity after a bizarre 2025?
Sports Illustrated · Aug 11 The Most Interesting Man in Swimming Is Doing Less, But Setting Records A shorter, faster approach to training has transformed Van Mathias from a retired swimmer into one of America’s brightest hopes for the 2028 L.A. Olympics.
Sports Illustrated · Aug 11 One Number That Sums Up Every Big Ten Team in 2026 At least three genuine national title contenders will duke it out for “Midwestern” glory.
Sports Illustrated · Aug 10 ESPN Floats 20-Team College Football Playoff With Four Play-in Games. Here’s How It Might Look. The Big Ten reportedly doesn’t support the format, but it would push closer to the league’s desire for 24 teams.
Roll Call · Aug 10 NIL bill advocates see goal line in sight after recess After 16 wild hours that ended with a bipartisan college sports bill being punted in the middle of the night, President Donald Trump’s involvement was not enough to trigger votes on legislation he would like to add to his midterms and legacy sales pitches. As senators and senior aides bickered…