Dennis Dodd

CBS Sports Senior Writer /

Could Arch Manning's extended wait at Texas mean his eventual reign as starter goes longer, too?

The 800-pound gorilla in the room at media days was also a 220-pound backup who actually wasn't in the room

Nick Saban has taken to covering college football as manically as he did coaching it for six decades

The greatest college coach of all-time has a new role in the game, and he's already thriving at it

How the NCAA's proposal to let the Power Four form its own governing body would change all of college sports

The NCAA is aggressively pursuing a new governance structure that would essentially split the FBS into two subdivisions

CFP or bust for Ole Miss? Lane Kiffin hype train rolls full steam ahead as Rebels face lofty expectations

Kiffin and Ole Miss are loaded with talent and expected to be a major factor under the new 12-team playoff format

Why Mountain West interest in long-term relationship with Oregon State, Washington State may be waning

The Mountain West has leverage on its side entering this season under a scheduling agreement with the Pac-12 holdovers

Why Alabama coach Kalen DeBoer just might have what it takes to follow legend Nick Saban

DeBoer has been a winner everywhere he has been, but that's just one of the reasons that he may thrive in Tuscaloosa

Big 12 parity amid expansion may prove league's biggest strength in expanded College Football Playoff era

The Big 12 debuted as a 16-team conference this week during its annual media days event in Las Vegas

Deion Sanders may be the Big 12's top entertainer, but Year 2 at Colorado will test his coaching chops

Coach Prime has two elite players, Shedeur Sanders and Travis Hunter, but an uphill climb for bowl eligibility

2024 Hot Seat Rankings: Sam Pittman, Billy Napier among nine college football coaches with jobs on the line

These college football coaches better watch their backs throughout the 2024 season ... or else

2024 College Football Hot Seat Rankings: Evaluating the job security of all 134 FBS coaches

From 'win or be fired' to 'untouchable,' every college football coach gets rated by Dennis Dodd

Casualties of conference realignment, Pac-12 officials detail hope, devastation in search of new opportunities

Amid the Pac-12's dissolution, it's easy to overlook those who proudly carry the conference's lasting legacies

Ex-Kansas star Mario Chalmers latest to take aim at NCAA as crippling lawsuits mount despite House settlement

Chalmers v. NCAA is one of multiple lawsuits targeting the NCAA, potentially devastating the institution

Are Texas, Oklahoma ready for SEC? 'Adapt or die' moment arrives as Longhorns, Sooners make historic move

Conference realignment kicked off on Monday as the Longhorns and Sooners officially migrated to the SEC ranks

How NCAA, schools may navigate latest financial hit in college sports post-House v. NCAA settlement

The NCAA and its member schools are no strangers to making adjustments when necessary

Study suggests offseason workouts for linemen be modified as heat-related deaths remain an issue

The study calls for linemen at the youth, high school and college football levels to train in air-conditioned spaces

Dennis Dodd has covered college football for CBS Sports since it was CBS SportsLine in 1998. Since then, nearly every BCS/CFP postseasons in the championship era. He is one of only seven media members to cover all 16 BCS title games. Dennis has chronicled conference realignment as well as the start of the College Football Playoff. He's dabbled in March Madness, NFL, MLB, Stanley Cup Playoffs and believes the College World Series is severely underappreciated. A Missouri graduate and former award-winning FWAA president, he previously worked for numerous outlets including The National and the Kansas City Star.

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