College Football Is Not the N.F.L., and That’s What Makes It Beautiful

Ranking 134 College Football Teams, With a New No. 1

The thrilling game between Oregon and Ohio State has produced another change at the top.

Sports - The New York Times - October 14

Who Will Win College Football’s National Championship?

Texas received zero votes in the preseason. Now the top-ranked team is the favorite.

Sports - The New York Times - October 19

College football scores, results: Georgia, Tennessee come up with huge SEC wins

Week 8 was a big one for the SEC.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 19

The Thrilling Life of a College Football Ball Boy

“Though we may not have a direct impact on the game, we can certainly mess it up,” a former student manager at Georgia said.

Sports - The New York Times - October 23

College football scores, results: Texas A&M takes SEC lead

Get live updates, highlights, stats and analysis on Saturday's action all day long.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 26

At the Top of College Football, Backup Quarterbacks Are Leading the Way

Texas A&M and Penn State relied on backup quarterbacks to secure critical wins on Saturday, a columnist for The Athletic writes.

Sports - The New York Times - October 28

College Football Is Big Business. Athletes Are Paying the Price.

Players are dealing with far-flung travel, jet lag and the pressures of trying to balance the roles of student, athlete and entrepreneur more than ever before.

Top stories - The New York Times - October 30

First College Football Playoff Rankings Revealed

The 13-member selection committee has Oregon as the No. 1 team in the country.

Sports - The New York Times - 3 days ago

College Football’s Most Fascinating Title Contender

Indiana has risen from a 3-9 team to a relentless bulldozer flattening everything in its path, a columnist for The Athletic writes.

Sports - The New York Times - 3 days ago

How the Coolest Helmets in College Football Are Made

Armando Villarreal left his municipal job working for a small town in Nebraska to become a leader in a highly specialized field.

Sports - The New York Times - 2 days ago

The 2 Undefeated College Football Teams in Trouble This Weekend

Indiana and Army are enjoying dream seasons. That might not last past Saturday, a columnist for The Athletic writes.

Sports - The New York Times - Yesterday

The College Football Playoff — unofficially — starts now

Someone's going to ruin someone else's season on Saturday night — a little earlier than usual — when No. 11 Alabama visits No. 15 LSU.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - Yesterday

College football games, Week 9: Notre Dame vs. Navy is College Football Playoff eliminator few expected

This storied rivalry has taken on some higher stakes in the first season of the 12-team CFP era

Sports - CBS Sports - October 24

College Football Playoff Rankings Instant Reaction & Week 11 Preview | College Football Enquirer

On today's episode of The College Football Enquirer, Dan Wetzel, Ross Dellenger and SI's Pat Forde react to the initial release of the first-ever 12-team College Football Playoff rankings and look ...

Sports - Yahoo Sports - 3 days ago

States of Play: making sense of football’s descent into the morass

In charting the game’s transformation into a geopolitical weapon, new book serves an urgent and crucial purpose. Stick to football. It doesn’t really work does it? The big problem with sticking to ...

World - The Guardian - Yesterday

Opinion: What Exactly Is Matt Rempe Doing In The NHL? Make It Make Sense

Ken Campbell says the Rangers' Matt Rempe can't hit without hurting someone, can't fight and can't produce, which pretty much precludes him from playing in the best league in the world.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 30

Why Tony Bennett Said Goodbye to College Basketball

This version of the sport isn’t the one Bennett fell in love with, a columnist for The Athletic writes.

Sports - The New York Times - October 20

Scottie Scheffler makes joke about arrest after picking Miami over Louisville during 'College Gameday'

The world golf No. 1 was arrested following a traffic incident during May's PGA Championship in Louisville.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 19

College students in swing states could make an impact with registration decisions

Kamala Harris and Donald Trump are working to court young voters -- some of whom may have switched their voter registration to cast ballots in their college towns.

Weekend full of injuries in college football leaves plenty of playoff contenders scrambling

Plenty of playoff contenders suddenly find themselves dealing with major injuries to notable players as the college football season reaches its halfway point

Sports - ABC News - October 14

The midseason Heisman: 11 players for college football's most coveted award

Fourteen ESPN college football writers voted on their top five for the Heisman trophy.

Sports - ESPN - October 17

Which College Football Coaches Could Lose Their Jobs Soon?

Demands at Florida, at Baylor and at North Carolina are hard to meet, a columnist for The Athletic writes.

Sports - The New York Times - October 16

The Former Nick Saban Assistant Behind College Football’s Biggest Surprise

Curt Cignetti took a 60 percent pay cut to leave Alabama’s staff. Fourteen years later, he has the Indiana Hoosiers on the brink of a breakthrough.

Sports - The New York Times - October 17

Nicole Auerbach and Joshua Perry’s midseason College Football Playoff predictions and awards

Plus, midseason Heisman Trophy winners!

Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 16

Ranking the top 100 players at midway point of 2024 college football season

Travis Hunter keeps his top spot, no surprise, but the 99 other spots are up for debate.

Sports - CBS Sports - October 18

In college football showdown, Texas will try beating Georgia at its own game

The No. 1 Longhorns square off against the No. 5 Bulldogs in their first true SEC test.

Ranking College Football’s Week 8 Slate, Featuring a Top-5 Matchup

Plus, a potential College Football Playoff showcase will take place in Bloomington, Indiana.