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They Might Not All Be Title Contenders, But These 25 College Football Teams Are Must Watch

Star power, drama, unpredictability and tradition all factor into our ranking of the 25 teams most worth watching this season.

Sports Illustrated · Aug 25

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 · Aug 24

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 · Aug 24

Pat Forde: The 25 Most Intriguing College Football Non-QB Players for 2026

The quarterbacks already got their shine, and this list of the best of the rest on the field truly has it all: a possible No. 1 draft pick, a hay bale toss champ and a player whose middle name is “ESPN.”

Sports Illustrated · Aug 20

College Football AP Ranking vs Kalshi Prediction Market: A Side-by-Side Comparison

Kalshi leans on Ohio State and Notre Dame as favorites to win the National Championship. Ohio State is the preseason No. 1 ranked team.

Sports Illustrated · Aug 19

Pat Forde: Forty Observations on the 2026 College Football Schedule

Everything you need to know about the quirks of the season from easiest months, a monster slate in November, improvements in consecutive road games and open-date disadvantages and more.

Sports Illustrated · Aug 18

Ohio State and Oregon are 1-2 in the AP preseason Top 25, SEC leads conferences with 9 ranked teams

Ohio State and Oregon give the Big Ten Conference the top two teams in The Associated Press Top 25 preseason rankings for the first time in 65 years

The Independent UK · Aug 17

Ohio State Tops College Football No. 1 Ranking Market on Kalshi

Kalshi heavily favors Ohio State to be ranked the no. 1 team in the country during the 2026-27 college football season.

Sports Illustrated · Aug 16

Pat Forde: The 25 Most Intriguing College Football Quarterbacks for 2026

A controversial in-conference move, a famous name looking to take a leap and a signal-caller with another year of eligibility top our list.

Sports Illustrated · Aug 13

2026 Preseason Big Ten Football Previews and Predictions

The league that owns the last three national championships could have as many as four teams that could make it four in a row.

SuperWest Sports · Aug 13