[ad_1] The private plane was mostly quiet. There was a nervous energy for the three Oklahoma football coaches onboard. They’d never done what they were about to do. It was Sunday, Dec. 1, 2002, the first day coaches were allowed to visit high school juniors for recruitment. A day earlier, these coaches had been on […]
[ad_1] The 2023 season comes down to conference championship weekend. We could have the simplest and most impressive College Football Playoff field in the 10-year history of the event, we could have complete chaos or we could have something in between, with a little bit of last-minute drama. Michigan’s win against Ohio State moves the […]
[ad_1] If the hope was that two weeks of basketball would have given a clearer picture of the hierarchy in women’s college basketball this season, that has not been the case. In fact, most of my conversations since Nov. 6 have featured some variation of, “Wait, is Team X good?” Aside from South Carolina at […]
[ad_1] It’s time to put some respect back on Washington’s name. The Huskies are undefeated and have the best win in the country, based on these rankings, but they have continually sat outside the top four of the College Football Playoff selection committee’s in-season rankings. That needs to change this week. After pulling out a […]
[ad_1] We’re finally in the stretch run. The biggest games have arrived, and the shakeup at the top is underway. Michigan finally played a notable team, taking care of Penn State in Happy Valley. Georgia crushed a top-10 Ole Miss team. Washington held on against Utah and Oregon handled USC. They all have more big […]
[ad_1] Sign up for the Until Saturday newsletter | Jayna Bardahl and The Athletic’s college football staff deliver expert analysis on the biggest CFB stories five days per week. Get it sent to your inbox. Welcome back to Saturday Superlatives, our review of the best players, plays, games, moments and more from Week 10 in college football. […]
[ad_1] Sign up for the Until Saturday newsletter | Jayna Bardahl and The Athletic’s college football staff deliver expert analysis on the biggest CFB stories five days per week. Get it sent to your inbox. We’ve reached the first week of in-season College Football Playoff rankings, so how should the top four look? The AP […]
[ad_1] Sign up for the Until Saturday newsletter | Jayna Bardahl and The Athletic’s college football staff deliver expert analysis on the biggest CFB stories five days per week. Get it sent to your inbox. Week 8 turned out to be Survival Saturday within much of the top 10. Washington escaped Arizona State, thanks to a picked-up […]
[ad_1] Sign up for the Until Saturday newsletter | Jayna Bardahl and The Athletic’s college football staff deliver expert analysis on the biggest CFB stories five days per week. Get it sent to your inbox. It’s rare that a monster game lives up to the hype. We’ve now had it happen two weeks in a […]
[ad_1] Sign up for the Until Saturday newsletter | Jayna Bardahl and The Athletic’s college football staff deliver expert analysis on the biggest CFB stories five days per week. Get it sent to your inbox. It’s been a while since we’ve had a season without a clear-cut No. 1 team this deep into the fall. […]