Biggest offseason question for each college football team in the Way-Too-Early Top 25
What's the most pressing offseason concern for each Top 25 team? From replacing star quarterbacks to breaking in new coaches, we break it down.
What's the most pressing offseason concern for each Top 25 team? From replacing star quarterbacks to breaking in new coaches, we break it down.
From blue-chip recruits to impact transfers to new coaches, these are the fresh faces who could make a big difference in 2021.
Bill Connelly breaks down his yearly SP+ projections and sees how they line up with the Way-Too-Early 2021 Top 25.
The 2021 Big Ten college football schedule is out. Here's a complete look at each team's slate.
The Big Ten Conference released its revised football schedule for the 2021 season, and it will return its traditional rivalry games -- including Ohio State-Michigan -- to the final week of the regular season.
Some prospects will end up being benched as freshmen behind more experienced players. But these recruits can be playmakers from day one.
With the 2021 recruiting cycle coming to an end, it's Alabama at No. 1 in the class rankings, Ohio State at No. 2 and then everyone else.
Ohio State, Georgia and Clemson all have top-five classes entering February's national signing day, but perhaps no one can catch Alabama.
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Coastal Carolina, with its season to remember, makes this list multiple times. But what other games cracked the top 25?
While Chris Olave's decision to return to school gives Ohio State a boost next season, other teams are going to have to fill big gaps after their stars declared for the NFL draft.
With DeVonta Smith, Kyle Pitts and Trevor Lawrence among the stars leaving college football, we make early picks for the 2021 All-America team.
Kevin Negandhi is joined by Andrea Adelson, Heather Dinich, Adam Rittenberg and Ivan Maisel to put a bow on the 2020 college football season. They discuss the historical context of a season played during a pandemic, what was different about this year’s Alabama team, why the Big Ten would like to forget this season, if the College Football Playoff ever seriously flirted with the idea of expansion, Sarah Fuller making history, underdog stories, Dabo Swinney’s heel turn, concerns about the current structure of the sport, predictions and hopes for college football for 2021, and Urban Meyer taking the Jacksonville Jaguars job.
Indiana is set to hire Georgia defensive backs coach Charlton Warren as defensive coordinator, sources told ESPN.
Monday's College Football Playoff National Championship left no doubt as to who was No. 1. Here's the rest of our top 25 to close the season.
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Will we see heavyweights such as Clemson, Alabama and Ohio State fall back in 2021? Can programs such as Georgia, North Carolina and Texas A&M close the gap in their conferences? We break it down in our Way Too Early Top 25.
Indiana senior and Big Ten Wide Receiver of the Year Ty Fryfogle is returning to play for the Hoosier in 2021.
USC, Maryland, Clemson and Nebraska were among the teams to move up in the recruiting class rankings, while Auburn and Florida State fell.
Who has the best shot at bringing home the Heisman next season? Here's an early breakdown of the players you'll likely hear a lot of come fall.
EAST | CONF | OVR |
---|---|---|
Ohio State | 5-0 | 7-1 |
Indiana | 6-1 | 6-2 |
Penn State | 4-5 | 4-5 |
Maryland | 2-3 | 2-3 |
Rutgers | 3-6 | 3-6 |
Michigan | 2-4 | 2-4 |
Michigan State | 2-5 | 2-5 |
WEST | CONF | OVR |
Northwestern | 6-1 | 7-2 |
Iowa | 6-2 | 6-2 |
Wisconsin | 3-3 | 4-3 |
Minnesota | 3-4 | 3-4 |
Nebraska | 3-5 | 3-5 |
Purdue | 2-4 | 2-4 |
Illinois | 2-6 | 2-6 |
NAME | POS | STATUS | GRADE |
---|---|---|---|
Jaquez Smith | WR | Signed | 84 |
Jordyn Williams | WR | Signed | 80 |
Cooper Jones | DE | Signed | 79 |
Larry Smith | CB | Signed | 78 |
Malachi Bennett | WR | Signed | 78 |
YEAR | PLAYER | AWARD |
---|---|---|
1989 | A. Q. Thompson | Maxwell Award |
1989 | A. Q. Thompson | Walter Camp Award |