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College Football Playoff Eliminator After Week 7: Chaos Doesn’t Inflict Carnage

While there were multiple upsets in the AP Top 25, no actual damage was done to many teams’ CFP hopes.

Sports Illustrated · Oct 20

Steve Sarkisian Has to Find a Fix Fast After Texas’s Costly Loss to Oklahoma

For all the talent and money invested in their roster, the Longhorns looked nothing like a national title contender against their biggest rival who was facing questions of its own.

Sports Illustrated · Oct 11

Forde-Yard Dash: Six Bold Predictions for College Football in October

Notre Dame and Miami are headed for a top-ranked showdown, Oregon and Oklahoma will face quarterback controversies and Coach Prime may consider hanging up his whistle.

Sports Illustrated · Sep 28

Forde-Yard Dash: 10 QBs With a Chance to Make the Mendoza Leap

While Fernando Mendoza’s remarkable rise from two-star recruit to No. 1 NFL draft pick may not be replicable, these quarterbacks could be in line to make a jump.

Sports Illustrated · Aug 31

Pat Forde: The 25 Most Intriguing College Football Quarterbacks for 2026

A controversial in-conference move, a famous name looking to take a leap and a signal-caller with another year of eligibility top our list.

Sports Illustrated · Aug 13

The SEC Is Losing the Battle for College Football Supremacy

Playoff disappointments, coaching turnover and the Big Ten’s rise have put unprecedented pressure on the SEC to prove it still leads college football.

Sports Illustrated · Jul 20

Projecting Every SEC Starting Quarterback Ahead of the 2026 College Football Season

There are established stars like Gunner Stockton and Arch Manning and unsettled fall camp battles at Alabama, Florida and Tennessee around one of the key conferences.

Sports Illustrated · May 26

How the Raiders Landed on Their Franchise QB: ‘Call Up Fernando. He’s the Guy.’

Over the past seven months, ownership and the front office poured endless hours into studying the 2026 NFL draft’s No. 1 pick.

Sports Illustrated · May 5

Way-Too-Early 2026 Heisman Trophy Rankings: Arch Manning Leads Loaded List of Hopefuls

As the season nears, these 27 names stand out in the early Heisman Trophy conversation.

Sports Illustrated · May 4

Ranking the Way-Too-Early 2026 Heisman Trophy Candidates

Texas quarterback Arch Manning leads the list after a stellar end to the 2025 season, while only one non-QB lands among our preseason contenders.

Sports Illustrated · Feb 12