FORGOTTEN HISTORY: 2 | History Defined

College Football Playoff Bracket Week 1 Live Projections: LSU Jumps Up As SEC Favorite

Through Saturday’s games, Sports Illustrated projects the playoff seeding and matchups.

Sports Illustrated · Sep 5

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.

Sports Illustrated · Sep 1

NFL Execs, Coaches Identify 10 Breakout Players to Watch in 2026

More than a dozen sources weigh in on first- and second-year players, including a pair of top pass rushers and a second-year wideout.

Sports Illustrated · Sep 1

McLaughlin: Finally, real, tangible, meaningful CFB games

Week 0 brings a welcome sight of relief for college football fans across the country: real, meaningful games.

SuperWest Sports · Aug 27

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 · Aug 26

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 · Aug 26

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

The Independent UK · 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

McLaughlin: Reacting to the Muddy NCAA Eligibility Waters

The NCAA eligibility rules once again were put into muddy waters with various legal rulings across the country.

SuperWest Sports · Aug 24