RALEIGH Darrion Williams ran toward the N.C. State pep band and courtside fans midway through the second half, waving his arms to pump up the crowd, after Syracuse…
Read more NC State men break away from Syracuse. Observations from the ACC winEditor’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 ignoredAnd now, 18 thoughts on an early September Saturday that dared AP voters to just blow up their ballots and start over. 1. Two weeks in, I feel…
Read more Mandel’s Final Thoughts: Georgia, Ohio State and Texas at the top. After that, guess againA 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 blockbusterSYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — Expectations are growing in Syracuse, where Orange football is undergoing a fresh start under Fran Brown, who is already cashing in on his reputation…
Read more Fran Brown’s arrival lifts expectations in Syracuse for a brighter Orange futureThere 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 eraThe first two days of the 2024 women’s NCAA Tournament have brought a number of close finishes. UNC, Nebraska and Oklahoma won games by 3 points or fewer.…
Read more Women’s NCAA Tournament Briefing: Officiating oops and Dyaisha Fair’s brilliance highlight Round 1The 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 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 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?On Saturday, Clemson turned the ball over four times, trailed by as much as 14, benched its starting QB and won. That, Dabo Swinney said, is the headline.…
Read more Nitpicking Clemson, Alabama and all the CFP contenders through Week 87:00 AM ET ESPN staff Coming into the college football season, a lot of focus was put on the Week 6 slate. Jimbo Fisher against Nick Saban after…
Read more The key storylines for Alabama-Tennessee, Penn State-Michigan and the rest of Week 7’s biggest gamesFor close to 15 minutes Saturday afternoon, it seemed like Alabama was doomed. Bryce Young was hurt. Arkansas had all but erased a huge Crimson Tide lead. The…
Read more Besides Bama, Georgia and Ohio State, who’s actually a contender? And who’s a pretender?
