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Bowl Projections After Week 1: North Carolina Tumbles, Appealing Mayo Bowl Matchup

Aside from the College Football Playoff, how the 35 bowl games shape up after a wild weekend.

Sports Illustrated · Sep 2, 2025

Forde-Yard Dash: Good, Bad and Ugly Debuts, Including Bill Belichick

Tennessee QB Joey Aguilar and Miami WR Malachi Toney impressed in Week 1, while Iowa QB Mark Gronowski and Oklahoma RB Jaydn Ott flopped.

Sports Illustrated · Sep 2, 2025

SI:AM | Six College Football People to Watch in Week 1

The players, coaches and one legendary media member who will be worth your attention as the college football season gets underway.

Sports Illustrated · Aug 29, 2025

Sports Illustrated’s College Football Preseason Top 25: No. 2 Texas

The Arch Manning show begins for the Longhorns, who are seeking an SEC title after coming ever so close in their first season in the conference.

Sports Illustrated · Aug 21, 2025

How the Big Sky Is Staying True to Old-School Roots in a Modern College Football World

The FCS conference rests on the fault line of the post-House era, wrestling with modernization while cherishing the grit of previous eras.

Sports Illustrated · Aug 20, 2025

Sports Illustrated’s College Football Preseason Top 25: No. 3 Clemson

The Tigers look like their previous dominant self with a returning QB, Cade Klubnik, who could be a Heisman finalist.

Sports Illustrated · Aug 20, 2025

Sports Illustrated’s College Football Preseason Top 25: No. 4 Ohio State

The Buckeyes have the best player on both offense and defense as they try to repeat as national champions.

Sports Illustrated · Aug 19, 2025

Sports Illustrated’s College Football Preseason Top 25: No. 5 Notre Dame

The core from the 2024 title runner-up returns as questions around Marcus Freeman and the program fade.

Sports Illustrated · Aug 18, 2025

Group of 5 and Independents Football Preview: Notre Dame, Boise State Ready to Make Noise

Don’t overlook James Madison, Toledo, Tulane and others from the smaller-conference ranks as potential CFP participants.

Sports Illustrated · Aug 15, 2025

Sports Illustrated’s College Football Preseason Top 25: No. 6 Georgia

The Bulldogs loaded up after a one-and-done CFP appearance last season and put the ball in returning QB Gunner Stockton’s hands.

Sports Illustrated · Aug 15, 2025