When the #3 Michigan Wolverines (5-2, 3-1) and the #14 Michigan State Spartans (3-4, 0-4) meet on Saturday, the matchup won’t just be about pride; it’ll come down…
Read more Michigan Wolverines vs. Michigan State Spartans: Breaking Down the Rivalry MatchupsEditor’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 ignoredA 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 debatesIt’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 themIn a sport with 362 teams, one would have to be a dummy to attempt any contextualization of the hierarchy of the coaches who lead the game. Fortunately,…
Read more College basketball coaching tiers 2023: Dan Hurley moves into Tier 1, John Calipari fallsSign 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 slideStrains of “The Victors,” Michigan’s fight song, reverberated inside the stadium’s cinder-block tunnel as players from Michigan State trudged to their locker room. In the grainy footage, it’s…
Read more A rivalry too toxic? Michigan, Michigan State grapple with the futureSign 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 midseasonSign 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?Sign 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: How much does Ohio State jump and Notre Dame fall?Mel Tucker was considered a rising star in November 2021 when Michigan State University signed him to a ground-shaking 10-year, $95 million contract extension. In only his second…
Read more Mel Tucker should be fired for insensitivity, stupidityCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Tom Izzo leaned on star guard and native New Yorker Tyson Walker to get Michigan State to Madison Square Garden for the Sweet 16.…
Read more Michigan State outlasts Marquette; Izzo back to Sweet 16We’ve reached the midpoint of the 2022 college football season, and some new faces — both teams and players — have navigated their way to the front of…
Read more The 2022 college football midseason All-America team
