The Latest Breaking News from Bill Connelly

ESPN's Bill Connelly looked back at fortunes that were shaped by a knack for taking the ball away (or not) in 2022.

Here's how Ohio State football stacks up against other Big Ten members when it comes to projected SP+ rankings for 2023. #GoBucks

Georgia will have a lot of talent to replace this offseason

Brock Bowers & Jamon Dumas-Johnson mentioned here...

Where do each of the Mountain West's FCS opponents land in Bill Connelly's SP+ projections?

ATLANTA — There are two constants for Georgia since Kirby Smart quickly developed the Bulldogs into a national powerhouse. They’ll play great defense, and they needn’t worry much about the SEC East. Half of Georgia’s division foes got their shots in during Smart’s first season as coach in Athens. Only…

Ohio State falls slightly in the latest ESPN college football FPI rankings. #GoBucks

The final revision of Bill Connelly's efficiency metric finds the Broncos in front of a field with four Mountain West teams in the top 60.

ATLANTA — Nick Saban once famously declared that good defense no longer beats good offense in college football. That’s why Saban hired a series of coordinators to modernize Alabama’s offense and recruited quarterbacks and skill players to make plays. Then Georgia’s great defense beat Alabama’s great offense for the 2021…

ESPN has updated its SP+ Rankings for the upcoming college football season. You'll like where Ohio State has moved to. #GoBucks

The update to Bill Connelly's efficiency metric might change the fortunes of at least a pair of Mountain West football teams this fall.