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Mandel's Final Thoughts: The bracket, the bubble and the Big 12 race have new main characters

And now, 20 Final Thoughts from Week 12, where no one won bigger than Indiana’s Curt Cignetti. He got a new $64 million...

Ranking 134 college football teams after Week 11: Will shaky contenders feel an SEC squeeze?

Editor’s note: The Athletic 134 is a weekly ranking of all FBS college football teams. The ACC and Big 12’s hopes of sending...

Overcoming Big Ten, SEC skepticism is first hurdle for super league proposals

Len Perna’s job is to embrace change.Since 2020, four of the Power 5 conferences hired new commissioners and the NCAA appointed a new...

Top high school QB recruits: How the nation’s elite prospects fared over the weekend

Happy Monday and welcome back to another edition of our high school prep report. Each week, we’re tracking how the country’s top high...

Mandel's Final Thoughts: Don't blink! Bama-Georgia just another NIL-era classic

And now, 20 thoughts from Week 5, where, if you blinked, you missed a 75-yard touchdown.1. I keep waiting for college football to...

College football broadcast rankings from Week 3: How to use your garbage time wisely

A college football weekend light on headliner matchups and late drama did not lack for moments for the television announcers calling those games.Only...