ESPN’s 2025 preseason college football All-America team
Go ahead and pinch yourself. We have actual college football in less than two weeks. The 2025 season…
College football’s top 100 transfers: What we’re hearing about 2025’s hottest newcomers
By Bruce Feldman, Sam Khan Jr. and Manny Navarro The method in which college football teams are assembled…
Mandel’s Mailbag: Best Week 1 ever? Most intriguing College Football Playoff scenarios?
I don’t generally make much out of the preseason coaches poll, seeing as the AP’s version replaces it…
College football preseason Coaches Poll: Who’s overranked and underrated in the top 25?
The SEC landed nine teams in the USA Today 2025 preseason college football Coaches Poll to lead all…
College football Freaks List 2025: Ohio State’s Jeremiah Smith tops a list of 101
Even though I’ve been reporting the Freaks List since 2005, I am still blown away numerous times while…
What if college basketball ran conference realignment? We sorted all 364 teams to find out
Money drives nearly everything. In college sports, that means football is the overarching power under which all other…
Renner’s NFL Draft summer position rankings: Best defensive tackles for 2026, including a clear-cut No. 1
By nature of the physicality required to play the position, the defensive tackle position is rife with late…
Clemson football 2025: Win total, CFP outlook as national title expectations return for Dabo Swinney
Clemson heads into the 2025 college football season capable of competing for the national championship with a veteran…
Men’s college basketball’s best of the last 25 years: Readers share their picks, favorite games
Who’s the best men’s college basketball player of the 21st century? The Athletic set out to answer that —…
The 10 wildest rivalry origin stories: A Border War, a halftime brawl and an eligibility fight
Editor’s note: All week, The Athletic is writing about college football rivalries at a moment of change in the sport. Read our…