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In ESPN The Magazine's One Day, One Game issue, statheads highlight the remaining must-watch college football games, and NFL stars like Tim Tebow and Barry Sanders explain why these college rivalries matter.

In ESPN The Magazine, Ryan McGee writes that the Oklahoma Sooners shouldn't be a surprise as The Mag's No. 1 team in the BCS era.

Sure, the SEC will walk away from the BCS era with the most championships. But The Mag's inaugural program standings aren't all about wins and losses. From the Sooners to the Hilltoppers, we rank the teams in both on- and off-field performance.

Story | Conversation | September 04, 2012

Ryan McGee checks in with athletic directors from around the country to help him rank his top five "SEC busters" -- the programs in the best positions to end the SEC's run of college football dominance.

Blog | Conversation | August 17, 2012

From the college football preview issue of ESPN The Magazine, Travis Haney, Mark Schlabach, KC Joyner and Brian Fremeau provide season outlooks, impact players and win projections for ESPN's top 25 teams. This entry includes Nos. 5-1.

Story | Conversation | August 10, 2012

LaRue Cook of ESPN The Magazine looks at the 11 programs that have been the best in the nation at signing blue-chip recruits since 2007, and the states from which each school has drawn.

Story | Conversation | February 03, 2012

The top four teams in Brian Fremeau's new red zone efficiency metric from 2011 finished in the top four of the final AP rankings. Which teams will excel in the numbers (and on the field) in 2012? Here are three who could rise, and three who could fall.

Story | Conversation | January 18, 2012

Ryan McGee ranks the top assistants, mid-major head coaches and wild-card candidates who figure to be in the mix for the available college football head-coaching positions at season's end. Included here are Gus Malzahn, Brent Venables and Urban Meyer.

Blog | Conversation | October 25, 2011

Ryan McGee evaluates the Oklahoma-Texas rivalry from several different angles, determining that the Longhorns are set up to have more success going forward than the Sooners.

Blog | Conversation | October 07, 2011

In a story for ESPN The Magazine, Heisman Predictor creator Ryan McCrystal evaluates three "Heisman games" that feature an underdog looking to rise up the standings and a favorite who would fall out of the race with a loss.

Story | Conversation | September 20, 2011

Chad Millman provides analysis of the line moves from Week 1 of the college football season.

Blog | Conversation | September 02, 2011

Bruce Feldman ranks 10 potential BCS busters heading into the 2011 season. Boise State remains at the top of the list, but intriguing newcomers Houston and San Diego State are among the other teams that could also crash the BCS party.

Blog | Conversation | August 24, 2011

Ryan McGee writes about where Florida State stands after the allegations being unleashed against their in-state and conference rivals Miami Hurricanes. The recent developments give the Noles even more reason to stay put in the ACC.

Blog | Conversation | August 18, 2011

Jeff Dooley concludes the Eliminator land-mine series by looking at the potential weaknesses that could prevent any of the top five teams in the country from making a run to the BCS national championship game.

Story | Conversation | August 12, 2011

Bruce Feldman ranks the nation's best backfields, with the QB-RB combo of Darron Thomas and LaMichael James earning the Oregon Ducks the No. 1 spot on the list.

Blog | Conversation | July 13, 2011

Bruce Feldman dips into his mailbag to answer several questions, including one on how bad things could get for Chip Kelly and the Oregon Ducks in light of the recent revelations concerning their involvement with Will Lyles.

Blog | Conversation | July 08, 2011