FORT WORTH The latest mockery of the college student-athlete made his debut Saturday, when a 2023 draftee of the Detroit Pistons and pro player in Spain came off…
Read more Baylor’s James Nnaji makes debut vs. TCU that was inevitable — and an indictmentEditor’s note: The Athletic 134 is a weekly ranking of all FBS college football teams. It’s time to take notice of BYU. The Cougars are undefeated and have…
Read more Ranking 134 college football teams after Week 8: BYU can no longer be ignoredNearly three years ago, with a conference title on the line, Baylor’s defense turned into a brick wall. In the final minute of the 2021 Big 12 Championship…
Read more Can Dave Aranda recover from Baylor’s last-second collapse against Colorado?A handful of Week 1 results set the stage for what should be an epic season of college football. A few other programs leaned on FCS opponents to…
Read more Week 2’s top 10 college football games: Texas visits Michigan in top-10 blockbusterThere has been much discourse since the latest round of realignment and media deals that every team in the ACC and the Big 12 should want to be…
Read more Ranking CFB teams better off (Texas), worse off (USC), or same (Nebraska) in new eraAfter the NBA Draft withdrawal deadline passed on Wednesday night, we finally have a clearer picture of what rosters will look like when the season starts in November.…
Read more Men’s college basketball Top 25: Alabama, Gonzaga, Houston lead updated rankingsThe 2023 season comes down to conference championship weekend. We could have the simplest and most impressive College Football Playoff field in the 10-year history of the event,…
Read more The Athletic 133: Conference championship games to settle 2023’s final debatesIf the hope was that two weeks of basketball would have given a clearer picture of the hierarchy in women’s college basketball this season, that has not been…
Read more Women’s college basketball power rankings: South Carolina returns to a familiar spotIt’s time to put some respect back on Washington’s name. The Huskies are undefeated and have the best win in the country, based on these rankings, but they…
Read more The Athletic 133: 11-0 Washington deserves more respectWe’re finally in the stretch run. The biggest games have arrived, and the shakeup at the top is underway. Michigan finally played a notable team, taking care of…
Read more The Athletic 133: Five 10-0 Power 5 teams, three weeks to sort themSign up for the Until Saturday newsletter | Jayna Bardahl and The Athletic’s college football staff deliver expert analysis on the biggest CFB stories five days per week. Get it…
Read more The Athletic 133: Ohio State on the rise in Week 8 as Penn State, USC slideSign up for the Until Saturday newsletter | Jayna Bardahl and The Athletic’s college football staff deliver expert analysis on the biggest CFB stories five days per week.…
Read more The Athletic 133: Why Washington has earned the No. 1 ranking at midseasonEvery Saturday night, Ari Wasserman and David Ubben react to the weekend’s slate of games on “Until Saturday.” On Mondays, they revisit the biggest takeaway from Saturday night’s…
Read more Preseason hopes have been crushed: Ranking the 10 most disappointed fan basesSign up for the Until Saturday newsletter | Jayna Bardahl and The Athletic’s college football staff deliver expert analysis on the biggest CFB stories five days per week.…
Read more The Athletic 133: Who knocked Georgia off the top spot after Week 5?Mack Rhoades was pacing in his vacation home in New Mexico, starting to seriously fear the deal was falling apart. Brett Yormark was back home in New York…
Read more Inside Brett Yormark’s yearlong push to get the Big 12 to 16The 2022-23 women’s college basketball season ended on a high note as nearly 10 million viewers tuned in to watch LSU and Iowa — two teams on seemingly…
Read more Women’s college basketball top 25: LSU, UConn, UCLA lead 2023-24 rankingsSign up for the Until Saturday newsletter | Jayna Bardahl and The Athletic’s college football staff deliver expert analysis on the biggest CFB stories five days per week.…
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