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Forde-Yard Dash: College Football’s Power Shift in Big Ten Wallets vs. SEC Tradition

As NIL reshapes the landscape, the Big Ten’s deep-pocketed donors may be replacing the SEC’s geographic advantage.

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Forde-Yard Dash: Tricky Math Complicates ACC’s Conference Scheduling Future

One possibility is applying games against Notre Dame to league standings. Plus, an updated look at all conferences’ strength of schedule through Week 2.

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Oregon jumps to No. 4 in AP Top 25 behind Ohio St, Penn St, LSU; Illinois, Florida State into top 10

Ohio State, Penn State and LSU remain the top three teams in The Associated Press Top 25

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Forde-Yard Dash: Assessing CFP Strength By Conference

Strength of schedule will be paramount this season, and the Big Ten edged out the SEC after Week 1.

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Predicting Where ESPN's 'College GameDay' Will Head for Every Week of the 2025 Season

'GameDay' will send off the legendary Lee Corso in Columbus for Ohio State vs. Texas. We predict where the longrunning show will head after that.

Sports Illustrated

College Football Playoff Predictions: Imagining Eight Experimental Scenarios for 2025

From our best guess to how the playoff will unfold to borderline absurd brackets, here is how the season could play out under very different circumstances.

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100 years of AP All-America football teams: Here's who we think are the best of the best

Ohio State and Pittsburgh each placed three players on The Associated Press All-Time All-America football team and four other schools have two players each on the first team

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Big Ten Football Preview: Third Straight National Title Could Be on the Horizon

Penn State eyes the same track as back-to-back champs Ohio State and Michigan as the conference further separates itself from the pack.

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McLaughlin: Illinois Set to Shake Up the Big Ten Race?

Can the Illinois Illini put up another 10-win season, shake up the Big Ten, and make the Playoff for the first time?

SuperWest Sports

Big Ten Coach Wanted Scrimmage With Bill Belichick's UNC Before NCAA Decision

One of Belichick's former Patriots assistants hoped to scrimmage his former boss's new squad.

Sports Illustrated

Jeremiah Fears Rises From Underrated High School Recruit to Top Draft Projection

Jeremiah Fears wasn’t ranked as a top-50 player in his class, joined Oklahoma a year early and led the Sooners to the NCAA tournament.

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NBA Draft Storylines to Watch: Which Team Selects Ace Bailey, Other Polarizing Players

There will not be a surprise at the top, but the first round could feature slides and plenty of trade activity.

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Royal Ascot: Trawlerman lands big one in Gold Cup to evoke memories of Sagaro

Seven-year-old Trawlerman won the Gold Cup at Royal Ascot in impressive style by seven lengths

The Guardian - UK

2025 NBA Mock Draft: After NCAA Deadline, Older Prospects Getting More Consideration

The back half of the first round is ripe for game-ready players to get their chance in the pros with the lottery picks firmly entrenched in those slots.

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Men’s College Basketball Way-Too-Early Top 25: Houston No. 1 After Rosters Settle

Following the NBA draft withdrawal deadline, we have a clearer picture of what the 2025–26 season will look like.

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Big Ten Football Primer: Penn State Primed for Jump, League in Position of Strength

Quarterback play around the conference will be key as teams look to make it three national championships in a row for the B1G.

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Illinois Makes Contract Decision for Basketball Coach Brad Underwood

Underwood's led the Fighting Illini to five-straight NCAA tournament appearances.

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Details of New Contract for Illinois Head Football Coach Bret Bielema

Bielema has turned the Illini football program around, and has been rewarded with a lucrative contract extension.

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Top Transfer Guard Andrej Stojakovic Commits to Illinois

Stojakovic is the son of NBA star Peja, who retired in 2011.

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Illinois Lands Commitment From Adriatic League MVP Candidate

The Illini now have four players on next year's roster hailing from the Balkan Peninsula.

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Men’s College Basketball 2025–26 Way-Too-Early Top 25

How will Houston rebound? Which teams loaded up on the recruiting trail? Here’s a look at the next college basketball season.

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Former John Calipari Big Man Zvonimir Ivisic Bolts to Join Brother at Big Ten School

Big Z is headed to the Big Ten.

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Embracing the Passion and Dysfunction of Auburn, Bruce Pearl Is the Ultimate Player’s Coach

To build a championship contender, the Tigers boss is not scared to take a walk on the wild side with some volatile, fearless players.

Fortune

Warren Buffett can finally give away his $1 million March Madness prize after winner bested mathematical odds of 1 in 134 million

An employee from Berkshire Hathaway's pilot training company FlightSafety International had a near flawless record guessing NCAA men's college basketball games.

Sports Illustrated

Lamont Butler Delivers for Mark Pope, Sending Kentucky to Sweet 16

The first-year Wildcats coach and transfer point guard have turned around a blueblood program with immediate success.

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