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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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Top Headlines
- 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
- Belichick avoids GM comment amid UNC inquiry
- 👀 Teams to break through, bounce back in 2026
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2026 Big Ten college football preview, predictions, top transfers
The Ducks look to continue an amazing trend, but Ohio State, Indiana, USC and others stand in the way.
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How college teams embraced World Cup fever in 2026
Messi at Auburn. Germany at Wake Forest. Kansas' love affair with Algeria. Colleges got into the World Cup and also profited from it.
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100 games that explain college football in 2026
TV, realignment, stars and legends, postseason quarrels. Those themes have set up epic games and made the current sport.
