Forde-Yard Dash: If the SEC Kicks Out LSU, Where Do the Tigers Go? In our hypothetical landscape, here’s how The Dash views another conference realignment if the shocking development happens. Sports Illustrated · Sep 8
Forde-Yard Dash: Rating First-Year Coaches’ Debuts From Dream Starts to Total Disaster Memphis’s Charles Huff is 2–0 this season with a huge game against Boise State looming, while Oklahoma State’s Eric Morris had the worst weekend of the bunch. Sports Illustrated · Sep 8
Two Overrated Teams, Three Underrated Teams From Week 2 AP Top 25 College Football Poll The Week 2 AP Top 25 college football poll has dropped. Here’s where we think the voters got it wrong. Sports Illustrated · Sep 8
LSU Could Be Kicked Out of SEC as Lane Kiffin's 'Pro Players' Remark Is Cited in Lawsuit LSU may face expulsion from the SEC as a legal dispute over 'pro players' eligibility intensifies. The SEC's presidents will vote on the matter, highlighting tensions within college sports. International Business Times UK · Sep 8
AP Top 25 shake-up looms after Oregon’s scare and LSU’s blowout, Michigan's miracle Oregon’s narrow win over Boise State and LSU’s big victory over Clemson could impact the Associated Press Top 25 college football poll set for release on Monday The Independent UK · Sep 8
Projecting the AP Top 25 After College Football’s Week 1: LSU Rises, Michigan Falls While it was cupcake-smashing week for many of college football’s top teams, some suffered near scares. Here’s how we see the AP Top 25 poll playing out as a result. Sports Illustrated · Sep 8
NFL Coaches, GMs and Execs Vote on the Best QB at the End of 2026 In Albert Breer’s latest poll, Patrick Mahomes’s grip on being the top signal-caller in the game is over. Sports Illustrated · Sep 8
Forde-Yard Dash: Michigan’s Bail Mary Exposes College Football’s Credibility Crisis The Big Ten’s explanation only raised more questions, and the real problem goes beyond Michigan, replay officials and one inexplicable second. Sports Illustrated · Sep 7
Pat Forde: College Football Playoff Projected Bracket After Week 1 With the season in full swing, only the results at hand will be considered and preseason projections are out the window. Sports Illustrated · Sep 7
How College Football National Championship Market on Kalshi Moved After Week 1 Kalshi updated its college football National Championship market following Week 1. Sports Illustrated · Sep 7
Trinidad Chambliss, the SEC’s Best QB, Passed a Test the Rest of the League Avoided While others played overmatched opponents, Ole Miss faced a real challenge and turned to a proven leader who delivered in a thrilling win over Louisville. Sports Illustrated · Sep 7
Lane Kiffin’s LSU Debut Was a Message to College Football—Even Without NFL Players Pushing aside the bad omens of the pregame weather delay and controversy of the offseason, the Tigers dismantled Clemson exactly how the main character coach wanted. Sports Illustrated · Sep 6
College football season opens with new coaches, eligibility chaos and a Top 25 showdown The college football season opened in late August but this is its grand opening weekend The Independent UK · Sep 5
All eyes turn to federal court in Alabama as SEC tries again to ban former pros from LSU roster The Southeastern Conference is taking LSU to federal court in Alabama to prevent former NFL players from joining LSU's football team The Independent UK · Sep 4
Sports Illustrated · Sep 4 One Big Question for Each of the Top 10 College Football Games to Watch in Week 1 A full slate is finally on the docket—and Sports Illustrated not only points you to the best matchups of the week but highlights the key storyline in each one.
Sports Illustrated · Sep 4 Countdown to the 2026 NFL Opener: Plenty of Losers, Not Many Winners This Summer Jersey disputes, electrical substation conspiracies and bad stadium reviews were among the headlines that emerged during training camps and the preseason.
The Guardian - US · Sep 4 The wild world of LSU: from tigers on the field to wooing ex-NFL players Recruiting ex-pros. Inflaming Ukraine-Russia tensions. Suing the SEC and being sued back. The school is adapting to a new reality – and also creating a new one
Sports Illustrated · Sep 3 Kim Mulkey’s Plan Backfired. Here’s Why Ukrainian Center Kate Koval Decided to Leave LSU. Koval shared a statement detailing the emotional reason why she’s leaving LSU.
The Independent UK · Sep 3 SEC's Sankey arrives in court in college football fight over NCAA eligibility for former pros Southeastern Conference Commissioner Greg Sankey is in court as athletes seek a ruling to play college football this fall, even after turning pro
Sports Illustrated · Sep 1 College Football’s Subliminal War Against Lane Kiffin Has Arrived Kiffin hasn’t been shy in defending his pursuit of NFL players. And his fellow college football coaches haven’t been shy about their disdain.
Sports Illustrated · Sep 1 Forde-Yard Dash: No Doubt Who Tops College Football’s Early Conference Power Rankings The Big Ten is No. 1 until proven otherwise, while Week Zero offered clues as to where the rest of the sport stacks up. Plus, four book recommendations and our first coaching fodder.
SuperWest Sports · Sep 1 McLaughlin: Bob Chesney’s Impact and Potential at UCLA First-year head coach Bob Chesney could make a huge statement this week against first-year coach Tosh Lupoi.
Sports Illustrated · Aug 31 Why Mark Mitchell’s Return to Missouri Is a Power Move by the SEC Kentucky backed away from a potential showdown with the league office, giving Greg Sankey and the league a crucial victory in their push for self-governance.
Sports Illustrated · Aug 31 Why Success for the Bengals in 2026 Feels ‘Inevitable’ for Joe Burrow With the scars of the past three years carried and a ton of talent around him, Cincinnati’s QB has not been shy about sharing his feelings entering this season.
Sports Illustrated · Aug 30 Forde-Yard Dash: Gauging College Football’s 10 Biggest 2026 Pressure Points From LSU’s all-in gamble to Kalen DeBoer’s warming seat, these are the people and programs with the most at stake this season.