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31 teams -- yes, 31 -- with the best chance to make the CFP
These schools have the players -- and the schedules -- to reach the playoff in 2026.
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Making a difference
College football X factors: Key issues for Top 25 teams
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Early trophy talk
Jordan Rodgers' top 5 Heisman Trophy candidates
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Why Heather Dinich expects Jeremiah Smith will be a Heisman favorite
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On the recruiting trail
2027 recruiting classes: Indiana, Penn State debut in expanded rankings
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NCAA Football
NEWS: USC and Notre Dame will renew their rivalry, with the series starting again in 2030. They’ll meet Week 1 in LA that year and play Week 1 in South Bend the next year. They’ll meet in Weeks 1-3 of the respective season in the next two match-ups.
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- USC, Notre Dame to renew football rivalry in '30
- Judge issues clarification to NCAA eligibility order
- Longhorns land No. 3 RB prospect Williams-Callis
- Big Ten, SEC add support to college sports bill
- Experts call for new heat rules to protect linemen
- Sources: Ex-MLB official tabbed to head Big East
- WR Hopkins tries coaching as Georgia Tech asst.
- Miami lands top unsigned recruit Sears for '27
- 👀 Teams to break through, bounce back in 2026
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TV, realignment, stars and legends, postseason quarrels. Those themes have set up epic games and made the current sport.
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Bill Connelly's 2026 FBS college football conference previews
From the SEC and Big Ten to the Sun Belt and MAC, we have projections, predictions and players to watch.
