While the Big 12 may not have a consensus top-five or even top-10 team in its ranks, this conference boasts a lot of depth — and a lot of teams that think they can win it and get into the playoff.
On paper, the SEC has as many as seven teams with realistic playoff hopes. It's more likely the league will send four or five to the playoff, so who will be left out?
With the 2024 season quickly approaching, here's a look at the Big Ten. Ohio State has a lot of pressure entering the season and a few teams could be right on its heels.
Either Florida State or Clemson has won all but one ACC title since 2010. A rising Miami team and an improved NC State team are hoping to change that trend.
After bringing back a ton of talent and adding some key pieces via the transfer portal, this may be Lane Kiffin's best team yet. The question is whether they'll finally realize their lofty ambitions.
Most of the key players return on a high-powered offense, and the schedule lines up well for a Tigers team that has serious playoff ambitions.
What will the Wolverines do to follow up their national title season? With a new coach, new QB and a whole lot of talent to replace, it's anyone's guess.
The Fighting Irish bring back a bunch of talent, added a strong QB via the transfer portal for the second straight season and have a very manageable schedule. That’s a great recipe for a playoff appearance.
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It's the dawn of a new era in college football.
With the College Football Playoff expanding to 12 teams this season, we figured we'd reveal our top 25 a little differently than usual. Here are our teams ranked 13-25.
“I told the players there’s no negotiating now.”
Boise State named Maddux Madsen the team's starting quarterback for the 2024 season, tabbing him over Malachi Nelson, who transferred from USC.
Right before the 2024 season starts this Saturday, Dan Wetzel, Ross Dellenger and Pat Forde start the season on a positive note: by discussing which head coaches will get fired first. They inspect the hot seat situations for top names like Florida's Billy Napier, Baylor's Dave Aranda, and Arkansas' Sam Pittman.
As one of the most anticipated college football seasons creeps around the corner, so too does a most unusual coaching hiring cycle.
Which teams have the toughest schedules ahead of the 2024 season?
Stalions was the central figure in the biggest story of the 2023 college football season.
Here are some of the themes that will dominate the 2024 college football season.
With the top five conference champions all getting automatic bids to the College Football Playoff, FSU has a great chance at a first-round bye this season.
Before even a single round of the new College Football Playoff is played, there is a sharp eye on what the future holds for the sport.
Just four teams have odds better than 15-1 to win the first 12-team College Football Playoff.
We're almost to the end of the 2024 offseason! With Week 0 just over a week away, Dan Wetzel, Ross Dellenger and SI's Pat Forde take a peek at the slate of games next Saturday. On today's show, they also pitch the biggest headlines of the 2024 season they're most excited to see. From conference realignment to the expanded playoff, they dive into how this season will be the most momentous ever.
With Cam Rising, Brant Kuithe and Micah Bernard all back and healthy, the Utes should contend for the Big 12 title and factor into the College Football Playoff race.
Five teams look poised to bounce back from tough seasons during the 2024 college football season. Yet five others will be disappointments, including two College Football Playoff teams from a season ago.
The Longhorns only have three scholarship running backs remaining.
Harbaugh was announced as an honorary captain for the Wolverines less than a week ago.
The Broncos enter 2024 with a ton of momentum after last season's late surge, which is why Yahoo Sports projects them to be the lone Group of Five team to make the playoff.
Michigan State apologized after a question asked fans about Hitler's birthplace ahead of the Michigan game in October.
On today's episode of the College Football Enquirer, Dan Wetzel, Ross Dellenger and SI's Pat Forde react to a comment made by Colorado head coach Deion Sanders to a local media member. They decipher if the incident has any deeper meaning, and provide the context of why he claims he has beef with CBS.
The AP Top 25 and the coaches poll have matching top 10s and the same 25 teams in the rankings.
Who will be the Group of Five's representative in the first 12-team playoff?
Harbaugh was punished by the NCAA earlier in the week for his lack of cooperation in a recruiting investigation.
The ACC and one of its most premier brands are locked in a legal fight.
The 2024 college football season provides several intriguing non-conference matchups that could provide early previews of playoff and national title contenders.
Quarterbacks got the most attention in college football's transfer portal during the offseason. But plenty of other impact players switched places for the upcoming season.
The start of the 2024 college football season is right around the corner, and to prepare for the new College Football Playoff format Dan Wetzel, Ross Dellenger and SI's Pat Forde pitch which teams could be dark horses to make it. They also analyze how favorable of a path the 5th seed in the playoff has, especially if they're afforded the opportunity to play a G5 opponent.
Baxter was the team's second-leading rusher in 2023 and took over as the top back following Jonathon Brooks' knee injury.
Harbaugh served out a self-imposed suspension at the start of last season (the first of two) and is now not allowed to coach in college for four years.
Conference realignment means the renewal of some old rivalries, like Texas vs. Texas A&M and BYU vs. Utah.
The deal is reportedly worth over $1 million a year for five years.
The offseason of conference realignment also means you'll need to recalibrate some of your football viewing habits.
Kragthorpe was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease in 2011. He was the head coach at Tulsa and Louisville in the 2000s.
Los Angeles Chargers coach Jim Harbaugh said he knew nothing of the accusations in a draft of the NCAA"s notice of allegations against the University of Michigan football program.
On today's episode of the College Football Enquirer, Dan Wetzel, Ross Dellenger and SI's Pat Forde react to the latest update from over the weekend on the Notice of Allegations for Michigan's sign stealing scandal. They address the NCAA's potential to deliver a serious blow to the program. Wetzel also points out the poor decision making by former offensive coordinator and current head coach Sherrone Moore in attempting to hide information.
The Bulldogs went 13-1 in 2023 after missing the four-team College Football Playoff.
The top level of college football is adopting a 12-team postseason format this season for the first time. Here's how the field will be decided and when each game will be played.
Moore allegedly deleted text messages to Connor Stalions when news of the scouting scheme became public.
There are at least two blue-blood programs that are having QB competitions as the season approaches. Here are some of the teams that haven't officially decided on a starter.
Will Colorado make a bowl game? Is Ohio State facing a national title or bust season? Here are the coaches who need to win big this season.
Thomas had been indefinitely suspended because one of the charges he's facing is a felony.
