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The most exciting player for each Top 25 team
College football may still be a few months away, but it's never too early to get to know the players destined for highlight-worthy moments this fall.
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Last Chance?
10 former big-time recruits running out of time to live up to hype
Before ESPN 300 prospects step on campus, they have expectations to fulfill, but for these former standouts, the window of opportunity is quickly closing.
Top Headlines
Can a 25-year-old OC work?
Lane Kiffin is going to find out
Welcome to Lane Kiffin's Charlie Weis Jr. experiment
Florida Atlantic's football coach has never been conventional, but now he's trying one of his boldest moves yet: a 25-year-old offensive coordinator.
Schedule breakdown
Ranking the toughest three-game stretches in CFB in 2018
Oftentimes that brutal stretch in the middle can be the difference between a successful or disappointing season.
College football's toughest nonconference schedules
Good luck, Pitt. The Panthers' out-of-conference schedule this year includes Penn State, UCF and Notre Dame. Who else has their work cut out for them?
Ranking CFB's easiest nonconference schedules
Three Big Ten teams and three SEC teams -- including Alabama and Georgia -- are in the top 10 when it comes to cupcakes, but Oregon is No. 1.
Biggest games
The most important game for each Top 25 team
From rivalry games such as Oklahoma-Texas to marquee nonconference games such as Texas A&M-Clemson, these are the battles that will define the season.
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College Football
The Huskers' road test among preseason schedule superlatives
Sizing up this season's schedule oddities, from the hardest -- Scott Frost's B1G trips -- to Oklahoma State's generous opening stretch, plus a cheer for the return of Michigan-Notre Dame.
Georgia
NCAAF
Scout's Take: QB John Rhys Plumlee to Georgia
The quarterback might have been under the radar, but he's exactly the kind of player the Bulldogs wanted.
TURNING THE PAGE
After Rosen and Darnold, new L.A. QBs take center stage
The Trojans and Bruins both have to replace top-10 NFL draft picks at QB and are likely to turn to true freshmen as their rivalry undergoes a reboot.
Future Power Rankings
Alabama -- who else? -- at No. 1
Alabama is an easy choice for the top spot. But Clemson, Ohio State and Georgia aren't far behind.
Football recruiting
Everything you need to know about spring recruiting
Commitments have been coming fast and furious all spring. Here's a breakdown of where the top players went, which schools cleaned up and what's to come.
Tom Hauck for Student Sports
Top three classes continue torrid pace
LSU
NCAAF
Scout's Take: CB Derek Stingley Jr. to LSU
LSU regained a commitment from one of its early 2019 commits, giving the Tigers the No. 2 and No. 5 players in the state of Louisiana.
Notre Dame
NCAAF
Pinkett, Criqui out as Notre Dame broadcasters
Former Notre Dame running back Allen Pinkett told the South Bend Tribune that he and play-by-play man Don Criqui, also a Notre Dame alum, are out as the radio broadcast team for the Fighting Irish.
Alabama
NCAAF
Scout's Take: DE Justin Eboigbe to Alabama
No. 1 is No. 1 for a reason, just ask Alabama, which landed another ESPN 300 prospect on Monday.
Washington St
NCAAF
WSU's Leach retweets edited Obama video
Washington State coach Mike Leach retweeted a video Sunday that was edited to misrepresent comments made by President Barack Obama during a 2014 speech in Belgium.
Top Headlines
- Vandy's Reitmaier gets waiver, eligible to play
- Review to begin in death of Maryland OL McNair
- Army vet among Wake Forest grad transfers
- Irish's top tackler pleads guilty to pot charge
- Tennessee adds Bama grad transfer Kennedy
- OU, Riley agree to new 5-year, $25M contract
- Reports: Hokies QB Jackson remains on team
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2018-19 College Football Playoff and bowl schedule
2018-19 College Football Playoff and bowl schedule
Here's a look at the entire College Football Playoff and bowl lineup for 2018-19.
What to watch for
- . Morgan Engel-USA TODAY Sports
100 things to watch 100 days until college football kicks off
College football is coming! In 100 days, Texas A&M's new $75 million man, Jimbo Fisher, will take the field. That's just one thing we can't wait to see.
Way-Too-Early Top 25
- Vasha Hunt/AL.com via AP
Alabama upends Clemson in post-spring Top 25
The Crimson Tide and Tigers have quarterback battles brewing that will last into the summer. But the defending national champions will do what Nick Saban has always done: reload and aim to repeat.
Seven teams to watch
- Jasen Vinlove/USA TODAY Sports
Seven teams the hype machine will be pushing until September
When it comes to hype for 2018, expect to hear a lot about Auburn, Miami, Michigan State, Texas, Washington, Wisconsin and ... Florida Atlantic.
