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Imagining Five Deals We’d Like to See in a 2025 College Football Trade Deadline

If college football had a trade deadline like the pros, these blockbuster swaps could reshape the playoff race.

Sports Illustrated · Nov 5, 2025

How the CFP Rankings Compare to the AP Top 25 Poll

Comparing the College Football Playoff Rankings to This Week’s AP Poll.

Sports Illustrated · Nov 5, 2025

SI:AM | Jets and Cowboys Make Waves During Hectic NFL Trade Deadline

New York had an eye toward the future in dealing some of its top defenders, while Dallas’s strategy is less clear.

Sports Illustrated · Nov 5, 2025

SI:AM | The Most Notable Results From College Basketball’s Opening Day

The schedule was light on heavyweight matchups, but there were still some big upsets.

Sports Illustrated · Nov 4, 2025

Forde-Yard Dash: Why We’re Already Annoyed About the CFP Rankings

The committee’s first Top 25 drops Tuesday, and we’re preemptively fired up about Bama’s loss, Notre Dame’s love and Big Ten bubble math.

Sports Illustrated · Nov 4, 2025

Texas’s Steve Sarkisian Had Strong Message About SEC Ahead of First CFP Rankings

Steve Sarkisian was not a fan of just three SEC teams making the CFP last year.

Sports Illustrated · Nov 4, 2025

Forde-Yard Dash: The Myth of Making the College Football Playoff Every Season

LSU fired Brian Kelly for missing the playoff, but even the sport’s biggest powers can’t hit that mark every season in today’s parity-driven game.

Sports Illustrated · Nov 3, 2025

What to Watch As the College Football Playoff Selection Committee Rankings Debut

From crowded conference races to a wide-open Group of 5 field, the first CFP rankings on Tuesday will reveal what the committee truly values.

Sports Illustrated · Nov 3, 2025

College Football Playoff Eliminator: Which Teams Are Out or Alive for a Berth After Week 10

The ACC is likely a one-bid league, while the Big 12 tiebreakers could either be simple or complicated depending on these final weeks.

Sports Illustrated · Nov 3, 2025

Forde: College Football Playoff Projected Bracket After Week 10

Vanderbilt and Miami drop out after big losses ahead of the CFP committee’s first rankings reveal.

Sports Illustrated · Nov 2, 2025