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X factors for the top 25 teams in 2024
We look at the key element that could swing the season for each of our Top 25 teams.
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COLLEGE FOOTBALL 25 IS HERE!
Wolverines' Will Johnson had inside intel on his College Football 25 rating
One of Will Johnson's teammates gave him a sneak preview of his rating in EA Sports College Football 25 -- and he was surprised.
Players react to seeing themselves in College Football 25
Name, image and not-so-likeness? From questions about digital avatars and stats to rivalry triumphs.
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Paul Finebaum dumbfounded by Mad Dog's Lincoln Riley take
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GET SET FOR THE NEW SEASON!
Big Ten 2024 preview: Four contenders for the CFP
The new-look, 18-team Big Ten will make its debut this fall. What's ahead? We break down the best players and games and title odds in the league.
Inside Northwestern's plan for a 15,000-seat home stadium in the heart of the Big Ten
Still scrambling for a field this spring, the school came up with a unique solution.
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COLLEGE FOOTBALL EXPECTATIONS
Finebaum: Dabo's response to new CFP format is 'plain dumb'
DeBoer: Following Saban at Alabama was 'the right opportunity'
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STARS OF THE FUTURE
Ranking college football's 40 best 2025 recruiting classes: Why Oregon made a big jump
We stacked the top 2025 recruiting classes in the country. Here are the schools putting together top groups.
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- CFP exec: Format decisions on hold until 2025
- South Carolina logo painter of 40 seasons dies
- LSU adds top athlete Pickett to touted 2025 class
- Gators' Napier leaning on Mertz in pivotal season
- Sarkisian: Texas will need both Ewers, Manning
- Bama's Milroe: DeBoer 'super confident in me'
- Crimson Tide not worried by Saban's SEC picks
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Carlos Osorio/AP Bill Connelly's 2024 college football conference previews
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