Our experts’ College Football Playoff, Heisman and national title predictions for 2025
Texas is atop the preseason college football polls, and it’s also The Athletic staff’s favorite to win its…
8 factors that predict potential underdog College Football Playoff contenders
The AP’s preseason poll dropped on Monday afternoon, and tucked inside were a list of the most obvious…
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…
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…
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 —…
Ranking college football’s 100 best rivalries. Who earned the top spot?
To understand what a college football rivalry means, walk into any bustling office building in Birmingham, Salt Lake…