10 College Football Games You Can’t Miss in 2026 A rematch of title contenders, a viciously brewing rivalry and the points in the schedule that could make or break a few teams’ seasons. Sports Illustrated · Aug 24
Pat Forde: The 25 Most Intriguing College Football Non-QB Players for 2026 The quarterbacks already got their shine, and this list of the best of the rest on the field truly has it all: a possible No. 1 draft pick, a hay bale toss champ and a player whose middle name is “ESPN.” Sports Illustrated · Aug 20
SI’s Top 50 NFL Draft Prospects Heading Into the 2026 College Football Season Pass rushers and wide receivers dominate our initial list, which has six players each from Texas and Oregon. Sports Illustrated · Aug 20
Arch Manning Drops Slightly in Heisman Trophy Prediction Market on Kalshi Kalshi dropped Arch Manning's Heisman price after Texas' first scrimmage. Sports Illustrated · Aug 18
Ranking the Top 10 Power Forwards in Men’s College Basketball for 2026–27 Season Illinois’s David Mirkovic might be the sport’s most entertaining personality and could make another leap in his sophomore year. Here are the other PFs to watch this season. Sports Illustrated · Aug 13
Sports Illustrated’s College Football Top 25 Preseason Rankings: One Bold Prediction for Every Team With two weeks to go until the 2026 season begins, here are SI’s rankings and projections. Sports Illustrated · Aug 12
Every Arch Manning Prediction Market on Kalshi: Heisman, No. 1 Pick, More Kalshi backs a breakout season for Arch Manning based on his current market prices. Sports Illustrated · Aug 6
After a Roller-Coaster First Season, Arch Manning Is Ready for More A season of sky-high expectations tested the Texas quarterback in every way. In 2026, he has the chance to play more freely. Sports Illustrated · Jul 24
Marcus Spears Jr. Will Play for Texas in 2027—Can He Help Make the Longhorns ‘A Big Thing Again?’ Coach Sean Miller has the arrow pointing up in Austin after a tumultuous decade. Sports Illustrated · Jul 10
Georgia, UNC, Texas Lead College Baseball World Series Prediction Market Georgia is favored to win the College World Series on Kalshi. Both North Carolina and Texas round out the only other teams with above a 15% chance to win. Sports Illustrated · Jun 11
Texas vs Texas Tech Softball Prediction Market: Kalshi Gives Edge to Red Raiders Kalshi is offering prediction markets for the Women's College World Series between Texas Tech and Texas. Sports Illustrated · Jun 3
Pat Forde: It’s Texas Tech vs. Everybody—Just How the Red Raiders Like It Fueled by ambitious money and a willingness to challenge the status quo, Tech has become the epicenter of college sports’ storylines. Sports Illustrated · Jun 2
SEC Leaders Blast CFP Metrics Explanation as Debate Over Strength of Schedule Intensifies A CFP presentation meant to explain the playoff rankings instead deepened SEC concerns that the committee rewards dominant records in weaker leagues more than survival in their gauntlet. Sports Illustrated · May 28
Will Notre Dame vs. Texas Become the Latest Scheduling Casualty of College Football Playoff Expansion? Texas athletic director Chris Del Conte was noncommittal when asked about the home-and-home series for 2028–29. Sports Illustrated · May 27
Sports Illustrated · May 13 Everything We Know About the 2026 College Football Schedule Here’s everything we know about the 2026 college football schedule so far, including kickoff times and “College GameDay” sites.
Sports Illustrated · May 5 Texas Coach Sean Miller Becomes Latest to Sound Off on College Basketball Roster Spend Miller made an educated guess as to how many teams could exceed $20 million in roster spend next season.
Sports Illustrated · Apr 22 Ranking the Top 10 Transfer Portal Classes in Men’s College Basketball From Rick Barnes's about-face in Tennessee to Dan Hurley's expert reloading—and a surprise program's success—here are the top 10 transfer portal classes.
Sports Illustrated · Apr 16 ‘It Wasn’t Fun’: Arch Manning Reveals Why He Believed He Struggled Early in First Year As Texas Starter Last football season didn’t go the way Texas fans wanted, but expectations for Arch Manning and the Longhorns are sky-high in 2026.
Sports Illustrated · Apr 6 After a Hard Reset, UCLA Decided to Win a National Championship on Its Own Terms Many doubted if the happy-go-lucky Bruins were tough enough to win it all. It turns out they had so much heart for each other that they played heartlessly against their opponents.
Sports Illustrated · Apr 3 Women’s Final Four Recap: South Carolina Stuns UConn, UCLA Holds Off Texas The women’s Final Four wasn’t short on drama. Sports Illustrated followed along during it all.
Sports Illustrated · Apr 2 If You Want to Beat Texas, You Have to Stop Madison Booker First. Good Luck. Even opposing coaches know there’s little hope in slowing down the Longhorns star. So how do you get past Texas in the Final Four?
Sports Illustrated · Apr 2 Women's Final Four Power Rankings: How UConn, South Carolina, Texas, UCLA Stack Up In a women's Final Four featuring all four No. 1 seeds, which March Madness juggernaut looks the strongest?
Sports Illustrated · Apr 1 Expert Picks, Predictions and Players to Watch for the Women’s Final Four Our writers and editors go through their favorite moments of the tournament so far, who could be a breakout star and who’s going to win it all this weekend in Phoenix.
Sports Illustrated · Apr 1 The 25 Best Men’s NCAA Tournament Buzzer Beaters of the Past 25 Years Sports Illustrated looks back at the past 25 seasons from 2000–01 to ’24–25 in men’s college basketball, ranking the top 25 tournament buzzer beaters.
Sports Illustrated · Apr 1 March Madness: Three Bold Predictions for Women’s NCAA Tournament Final Four It all comes down to Friday and Sunday in Phoenix.