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Ranking the 15 Best Shooting Guards in Men’s College Basketball for 2025

Led by Kentucky’s Otega Oweh and BYU’s Richie Saunders, these scorers could elevate even further this season.

Sports Illustrated · Oct 7, 2025

Ranking the Top Five Heisman Trophy Candidates After College Football's Week 6

Here are the top five Heisman Trophy candidates after an interesting Week 6 across college football.

Sports Illustrated · Oct 6, 2025

Week 6 Big Ten Previews: UW Seeks First Big Ten Road Win

The Bruins will get a visit from the Nittany Lions, while the Huskies will visit Maryland in what could be a tricky cross-country road test.

SuperWest Sports · Oct 2, 2025

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Elite QBs Among Three Prospects Whose 2026 NFL Draft Stock Declined in Week 5

Sports Illustrated’s No. 1 signal-caller is playing his way out of the first round. Plus, Ohio State’s defense boasts several stars, including Caden Curry.

Sports Illustrated · Sep 30, 2025

Forde-Yard Dash: The Obstacles Notre Dame Has to Clear in Order to Make the CFP

Also, rating September’s college football winners and losers: CFP contenders in each conference and who thrived vs. merely survived.

Sports Illustrated · Sep 29, 2025

Forde-Yard Dash: College Football Coaching Reality Checks, Including James Franklin

Week 5 brought painful wake-up calls for a handful of prominent coaches like Lincoln Riley, Brian Kelly and Kirby Smart who need to turn their seasons around fast.

Sports Illustrated · Sep 29, 2025

College Football Playoff Projection After Week 5: Alabama Sends a Warning

The Crimson Tide have a legitimate path to the SEC championship game and a CFP first-round bye as the conference puts five in the field.

Sports Illustrated · Sep 29, 2025

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College Football Week 5 Winners and Losers: One Top-25 Battle After Another

Complaints aside, weekends like this are what make college football great.

Sports Illustrated · Sep 28, 2025

USC Debuts Incredibly Creative Trick Play for 75-Yard Touchdown Erased by Penalty

The Trojans nearly pulled it off.

Sports Illustrated · Sep 27, 2025

Nick Bartlett’s 2025 Week 5 SuperWest Fearless Predictions

The Arizona offense runs through Noah Fifita, but the O-line will need to step up this week against Iowa State.

SuperWest Sports · Sep 26, 2025

The Nick Bartlett Show: Week 5 Previews for Games in West

Nick Bartlett talks about Oregon at Penn State, Ohio State at Washington, Arizona at Iowa State, and USC at Illinois.

SuperWest Sports · Sep 26, 2025

College Football Playoff Projection After Week 4: Oklahoma, Indiana Stamp Contender Status

Clemson, SMU and Toledo fall out of contention after dismal results, while Ohio State and LSU remain in position for byes.

Sports Illustrated · Sep 23, 2025

Ranking the Top Five Heisman Trophy Candidates After College Football's Week 4

Here are the top five Heisman Trophy candidates after Week 4 in college football wrapped up.

Sports Illustrated · Sep 22, 2025

Seven Best College Football Games to Watch in Week 4 Leads With Illinois-Indiana

The first ranked matchup between the two programs in 75 years could impact the CFP race. Plus, many unbeatens get to prove their legitimacy.

Sports Illustrated · Sep 19, 2025

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SuperWest Sports · Sep 17, 2025

McLaughlin: Indiana Rightly Favored over No. 9 Illinois?

The Hoosiers seek the biggest win of Indiana head coach Curt Cignetti's career on Saturday while Illinois looks to show it belongs.

Sports Illustrated · Sep 16, 2025

Forde-Yard Dash: College Football Prove-It Week 4 Games Will Separate Real From Hype

Several unbeaten teams finally face power opponents, with playoff stakes and conference races starting to take shape.

SuperWest Sports · Sep 11, 2025

Week 3 Big Ten Previews: Trojans Ready to Roll Purdue

The Big Ten conference schedule gets underway with a pair of games this week, both involving a West Coast school heading east.

Sports Illustrated · Sep 10, 2025

The 15 Freshmen Men’s Hoops Players You’ll Know By March Madness

A historic recruiting class enters college basketball this season stacked with future pros ready to make an instant impact.

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Sports Illustrated · Sep 9, 2025

College Football Playoff Projection After Week 2: Miami Ahead in ACC Race

Florida flops out of playoff contention, while Arizona State is on the outside looking in after falling to Mississippi State.

Sports Illustrated · Sep 8, 2025

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.

Sports Illustrated · Sep 8, 2025

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.

The Independent UK · Sep 7, 2025

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

Sports Illustrated · Sep 2, 2025

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.

Sports Illustrated · Aug 27, 2025

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 · Aug 20, 2025

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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