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Forde-Yard Dash: 10 College Football Teams Whose Flaws Are Impossible to Hide

The pretenders are running out of places to hide, with Texas A&M, USC and Arkansas among the teams facing harsh reality checks as power-conference competition intensifies.

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Pat Forde: Protect College Sports Act’s New Expansion Provision Could Put ACC on Chopping Block

The latest version of the PCSA would open the door to further Power 2 expansion as media rights begin to expire.

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2026 Week 3 Selected Big Ten College Football Previews

Stephen Vilardo previews six of the Week One Big Ten College football games and gives us his picks straight-up and ATS.

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Forde-Yard Dash: Six Embattled College Football Coaches on the Hot Seat Already

Mike Norvell’s enormous buyout at Florida State is no longer enough to keep his job safe, while others enter Week 3 with plenty at stake.

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McLaughlin: SEC Football Outshining Big Ten in 2026?

Spencer McLaughlin discusses the dominance of BYU in the Big 12 over the past year and so far this season.

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Forde-Yard Dash: The SEC Is Back on Top of College Football’s Power Rankings

Texas’s comeback over Ohio State and Mississippi State’s rout of Minnesota helped push the SEC past the Big Ten, which is struggling against Power 4 opponents.

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Oklahoma State knocks off No. 6 Oregon 39-31 for first major upset of the season

Oklahoma State was given no shot at beating No. 6 Oregon, not after losing at Tulsa last week nor a 66-point thumping by the Ducks last season

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College Football Week 2 Watchability Guide: Conference Crossover Games Galore

The football equivalent of the SEC–Big Ten Challenge takes center stage, while a handful of Week 1 darlings try to prove their legitimacy against significantly tougher opponents.

Sports Illustrated

Group of 6 Power Rankings: What Boise State, Western Michigan’s Dramatic Week 1 Losses Mean for CFP Race

After one week of FBS action, which G6 programs lead the pack for the automatic College Football Playoff bid?

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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.

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Referees Have Nothing To Hide. The NFL and NCAA Should Show Every Big Replay Review Live on TV.

Plus: The NBA’s punishments to Kawhi Leonard and the Clippers are great, but not quite enough; and an ode to the friendships connected by fantasy football

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College Football Playoff Eliminator: Which Teams Are Out or Alive for a Berth After Week 1

Fourteen teams are already out of contention for the playoff, with a handful taking losses to FCS programs and UMass knocking out Rutgers.

Sports Illustrated

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.

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2026 Week 2 Power Rankings for CFB Teams in the West

Dane Miller looks at how the top programs in the region stack up in his 2026 Preseason Power Rankings for CFB teams in the West.

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Indiana Created a New College Football Blueprint. How Will the Sport Respond?

The Hoosiers’ improbable run showed that alignment, investment and the right coach can turn almost any program into a contender.

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McLaughlin: Big Ten Football Predictions for 2026

The Big Ten looks to win its 4th straight national title: Who wins the conference, who is a dark horse, and who finishes in last place?

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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.

International Business Times UK

Martin Jarmond Out at UCLA as Former Lakers Executive Takes Over Amid Money Crisis

UCLA has appointed Tim Harris as interim athletic director to address financial deficits and develop new revenue streams, following the dismissal of Martin Jarmond after six years in the role.

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ACC becomes fourth and final power conference to bar pro players from coming back to college

The Atlantic Coast Conference has joined its power conference peers in banning players who were on NFL rosters from returning to college football

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Week Zero College Football Previews for Teams in the West

Stephen Vilardo's Week Zero college football previews for teams in the West and our staff's straight-up game picks.

The Independent UK

Big Ten bars football players with pro contracts from returning to play amid NCAA eligibility chaos

The Big Ten has become the first conference to ban football players who have signed professional contracts from returning to play at its schools

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2026 Preseason Power Rankings for CFB Teams in the West

Dane Miller looks at how the top programs in the region stack up in his 2026 Preseason Power Rankings for CFB teams in the West.

Sports Illustrated

Big Ten vs SEC: Kalshi Weighs Who Will Win College Football National Championship

Kalshi's CFB National Championship market slightly leans on the Big Ten to win the National Championship over the SEC.

Sports Illustrated

Assessing Lincoln Riley and Other College Football Coaches on the Hot Seat for 2026

The fifth-year USC head coach’s job security could be one of the key storylines this season. Here’s a look at the coaching landscape and who could be on the move.

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Pat Forde: Forty Observations on the 2026 College Football Schedule

Everything you need to know about the quirks of the season from easiest months, a monster slate in November, improvements in consecutive road games and open-date disadvantages and more.

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