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College Football’s Subliminal War Against Lane Kiffin Has Arrived

Kiffin hasn’t been shy in defending his pursuit of NFL players. And his fellow college football coaches haven’t been shy about their disdain.

Sports Illustrated

Forde-Yard Dash: No Doubt Who Tops College Football’s Early Conference Power Rankings

The Big Ten is No. 1 until proven otherwise, while Week Zero offered clues as to where the rest of the sport stacks up. Plus, four book recommendations and our first coaching fodder.

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McLaughlin: Bob Chesney’s Impact and Potential at UCLA

First-year head coach Bob Chesney could make a huge statement this week against first-year coach Tosh Lupoi.

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Why Mark Mitchell’s Return to Missouri Is a Power Move by the SEC

Kentucky backed away from a potential showdown with the league office, giving Greg Sankey and the league a crucial victory in their push for self-governance.

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Why Success for the Bengals in 2026 Feels ‘Inevitable’ for Joe Burrow

With the scars of the past three years carried and a ton of talent around him, Cincinnati’s QB has not been shy about sharing his feelings entering this season.

Sports Illustrated

Forde-Yard Dash: Gauging College Football’s 10 Biggest 2026 Pressure Points

From LSU’s all-in gamble to Kalen DeBoer’s warming seat, these are the people and programs with the most at stake this season.

Sports Illustrated

College sports and 'amateurism' become the new 'professional' as an NFL player fights to return to school

Pros going back to amateur sports? It’s not amateur in the first place, according to a sports historian.

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College football is booming, chaotic and more confusing than ever

America’s second most popular sport has never been richer or stranger, with old powers wobbling, new contenders rising and the rulebook under siege

The Guardian - US

Our 2026 College Football Crystal Ball Has Some Surprises

Who will win it all? SI’s experts predict the conference champions, Heisman winner, coaching moves, biggest surprise and more.

Sports Illustrated

Pat Forde: LSU Is Testing the Limits of College Sports’ New Power Structure

The power conferences are building their own system of governance on the fly amid efforts to add former pro players to college rosters.

Sports Illustrated

RJ Luis Jr. Got His NBA Gamble Wrong, and College Hoops Is Letting Him Avoid the Consequences

Luis ignored warnings that his draft stock wasn’t strong, but chose to pursue a professional career that hasn’t panned out before almost predictably exploring a return to college.

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SI:AM | Conferences Move Quickly to Stop Pros From Returning to School

The SEC and Big Ten passed rules closing an eligibility loophole, but that might not be the end of the story.

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Sports Illustrated’s 2026 College Football Preseason All-Americans

Some are already household names. Others are poised to become them. These are the players we expect to define the season.

Sports Illustrated

Ranking College Football’s 25 Players With the Most to Prove—and the Most to Gain

The pressure is on, from quarterbacks expected to lead title contenders to defensive wreckers capable of changing the course of a game.

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Angel Reese is turning trolls and talk of ‘mebounds’ into fuel for a breakthrough

The star known as Bayou Barbie is shining in Atlanta. The longer her haters dwell on her lowlights, the more they miss her transformation into an all-around force

The Independent UK

Big Ten bars football players with pro contracts from returning to play amid NCAA eligibility chaos

The Big Ten has become the first conference to ban football players who have signed professional contracts from returning to play at its schools

Reason

The Freedom 250 IndyCar Race Only Looked Like MAGA Propaganda if You Already Hate Trump

Plus: Should the race happen again, or just be a one-off event? Also, NCAA eligibility is all messed up, and sports can teach us about immigration.

The Guardian - US

Ukrainian star leaves LSU women’s basketball team after signing of Russian recruit

Kyiv-born Kate Koval left the team after coach Kim Mulkey announced the signing of Anna Minaeva, a Russian teen who played professionally in Moscow

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McLaughlin: Former NFL Players in College Football?

LSU's Lane Kiffin is among the top villains in college football, and adding former NFL players only adds to that status.

The Independent UK

An NFL player coming back to college? Yes, it could happen. Here's why

A recent rule passed by the NCAA has resulted in confusion, lawsuits and the once-unthinkable notion of players leaving college, signing with NFL teams, and now leaving those teams to head back to college

Sports Illustrated

Pat Forde: College Sports Has Abandoned Restraint With Its NFL-to-NCAA Pipeline

What began as a fight over a fifth year has spiraled into a free-for-all where the boundaries between college and professional sports barely exist.

Sports Illustrated

Predicting Where ESPN’s ‘College GameDay’ Will Head for Each Week of 2026 Football Season

ESPN’s barnstorming college football show will begin its season in Baton Rouge for Lane Kiffin’s LSU debut. Here are Sports Illustrated’s predictions for where it will travel every week this fall.

Sports Illustrated

College Football 2026 Schedule: Ranking Every Single Week of the Regular Season

Not every college football Saturday is built the same. Here are the weeks you absolutely can’t miss, and the others where you can probably make some other plans.

Sports Illustrated

10 College Football Games You Can’t Miss in 2026

A rematch of title contenders, a viciously brewing rivalry and the points in the schedule that could make or break a few teams’ seasons.

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Louisiana State University investigates viral footage of an apparent white student dragging a Black doll on a rope across campus

A woman claiming to be the mother of one of the students spoke up online.

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