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Forde-Yard Dash: The Rivalries College Football Can’t Afford to Lose

With the nation’s best nonconference rivalry—USC vs. Notre Dame—on the brink, more traditions that make the sport special should be saved.

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College Football Playoff Projection After Week 7: Front-Runner Emerges in Unpredictable Big 12

We got clarification on the pecking order in the Big Ten, how the SEC is shaking out behind Alabama and if anybody can hold off Notre Dame.

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Sports Illustrated’s Men’s College Basketball Preseason Top 25: No. 15 Illinois

Illinois’s global roster overhaul, headlined by stars from the Adriatic League, could make the Illini one of the Big Ten’s most fascinating teams.

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Forde-Yard Dash: James Franklin’s Firing Reveals College Football’s New, Mercurial Ecosystem

In 11 years, the coach took the Nittany Lions to seven New Year’s Day bowls, a Big Ten title and a CFP semifinal. But in the revenue-sharing era, loyalty is more fickle than ever.

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Eight Candidates for Penn State Football Coaching Search After James Franklin Firing

The Nittany Lions will likely look within the Big Ten first at Matt Rhule and Curt Cignetti, but there are plenty of options for a big swing.

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Nick Saban Calls Out Big Ten's Lack of Depth Compared to SEC

Saban got into it with Ohio State great A.J. Hawk on 'The Pat McAfee Show.

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How Michigan’s Game Against USC Impacts Wolverines’ Playoff Chances

Saturday’s game in Los Angeles is a crucial one for Michigan’s College Football Playoff hopes.

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Senator's letter to Big Ten presidents: Private equity 'unlikely to align' with academic goals

Washington Sen. Maria Cantwell sent a letter to Big Ten presidents, warning that a move into private equity could have negative consequences, including impacting the schools’ tax-exempt status

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Big Ten’s Preferred NCAA Tournament Expansion Proposal Has Huge Seeding Twist

Commissioner Tony Petitti calls for “straight seeding” that gives strong advantages to power conferences.

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Forde-Yard Dash: The Stunning Big Ten Showdown Nobody Predicted

The Hoosiers and Ducks meet Saturday as top 10 contenders with Heisman hopefuls and College Football Playoff dreams on the line.

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2025 Week 7 Best-in-West College Football Power Rankings

he results from Week Six added some clarity out West. The season has been underway long enough to disregard any

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Inside the Big Ten’s Private Capital Gamble: What It Means for College Sports

The conference is weighing a $2 billion deal that could reshape revenue, control and the future of college athletics.

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ACC Expansion History: Looking Back to Understand How Much Bigger the Conference Could Get

The ACC continues to adapt, evolve and add to its footprint as the college athletics landscape shifts every year.

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Big Ten’s Latest Bad Idea: Selling Its Future for Private Capital

Talks about a $2 billion capital deal have dragged for months and lacked unanimity, but Wednesday brought a new sign of progress.

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Big Ten Considering Massive Private-Capital Infusion, Novel Revenue Format

The Big Ten is considering a private capital deal worth more than $2 billion, which would also extend its current grant of rights deal until 2046.

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Forde-Yard Dash: The Obstacles Notre Dame Has to Clear in Order to Make the CFP

Also, rating September’s college football winners and losers: CFP contenders in each conference and who thrived vs. merely survived.

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SEC Football Is No Longer Untouchable

Once unstoppable, the league now faces tough questions and dwindling confidence as the Big Ten rises to power.

The Independent UK

College-reform bill could generate extra billions by allowing conferences to pool their TV rights

Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash

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Forde-Yard Dash: College Football Coaching Reality Checks, Including James Franklin

Week 5 brought painful wake-up calls for a handful of prominent coaches like Lincoln Riley, Brian Kelly and Kirby Smart who need to turn their seasons around fast.

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Seven Best College Football Games to Watch in Week 5: Oregon–Penn State Is Clash of Titans

Two of the Big Ten’s best will seek to cement their status as national championship favorites. Plus, a pair of ranked SEC battles and a busy Friday night.

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Tony Petitti’s Power Move Failed, but CFP Expansion Drama Is Likely Far From Over

The conference’s ill-fated proposals show why college football must resist playoff expansion beyond 16 teams with multiple automatic berths per league.

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Big Ten Expansion History: Looking Back at Every Major Change to the Conference

Here's how a Midwestern identity symbol became a massive sports enterprise.

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Top 10 Contenders for 2025–26 Men’s College Basketball National Player of the Year

Veteran stars like Braden Smith and JT Toppin will try to hold off elite newcomers such as Cameron Boozer and Darryn Peterson.

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Forde-Yard Dash: Four Big Ten Showdowns Will Separate CFP Contenders From Pretenders

The SEC also has a pair of monster games on tap, while the Big 12 revolves around the state of Arizona and the ACC faces a trap weekend.

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Nick Bartlett’s 2025 Week 4 SuperWest Fearless Predictions

Our Nick Bartlett gives us his light-hearted game predictions with his trademark humor and offbeat perspective.

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