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Which college football programs are most likely to compete for and win championships over the next three seasons? A panel of ESPN college football experts weighs in to determine the top 25 in the College Football Future Power Rankings.

Story | Conversation | June 18, 2013

In conjunction with colleague Mark Schlabach's story on the history of pranks in college sports and the differentiation between a prank and vandalism, Michael Rothstein and Chantel Jennings decided to reflect and share our favorite college sports-re...

Good, old-fashioned college pranks are as much a part of college football as tailgating and bowl games. But what happened to Howard's Rock at Clemson was a crime and there's no place for that in the sport, writes Mark Schlabach.

His last name is familiar in football circles, but Brian Polian is intent on establishing his own identity. It will be a difficult task, as he sets out to replace coaching legend Chris Ault at Nevada.

Along with the elimination of longtime rivalries like Texas vs. Texas A&M, Missouri vs. Kansas and Notre Dame vs. Michigan, one of the most negative effects of recent conference expansion is the proliferation of permanent crossover opponents in l...

Hope everyone enjoyed the weekend ... Colleague Mark Schlabach says that coaches cope with separation anxiety in the summer. Cincinnati quarterback recruit Brent Stockstill has instead enrolled at Middle Tennessee State, where he will play for ...

LSU coach Les Miles doesn't have a problem playing eight SEC opponents every season. Miles also realizes the Tigers could play nine SEC games in the very near future. Miles just doesn't think it's fair that LSU has to play Florida every season,...

As college football coaches begin the start of another long, hot summer, they welcome a few weeks of rest and relaxation with their families. But many coaches also fear their players will do something stupid at a time when they have the most freedom.

Tony Allen for best actor. Miss any of our 100-days-to-kickoff content? Mark Schlabach says the season can't get here soon enough. ESPN Stats and Info provides 100 numbers to know entering the season. You can re-live our chat here. Rutgers didn...

Today marks 100 days until the start of the 2013 season, and colleague Mark Schlabach writes that it can't get here soon enough. The folks at ESPN Stats & Info put together a list of 100 numbers you must know, and the ACC -- for better or for ...

Our ESPN Stats & Info crew put together 100 numbers you should know with 100 days left before the season starts, and plenty of them are taking up residence in the Big 12. Colleague Mark Schlabach also has a fun column about the inevitable, brutal,...

The countdown is on. It's 100 days until the college football season starts and it can't get here soon enough.

Alabama might have fallen to No. 2 in ESPN colleague Mark Schlabach's Way-Too-Early Preseason Top 25, but I'd like to think that most of the college football world still considers the Crimson Tide to be the favorites to win the national championship ...

Colleague Mark Schlabach updated his preseason Top 25 after the spring, and there's still no Big 12 teams in the top 10, but two made his top 15. I agree with shutting the Big 12 out of the top 10, though it would be the first time in league histo...

There's not one ACC team listed in the top 10 of Mark Schlabach's latest Top 25. That's OK, though, because the ACC will face five of the teams in his top 10, including No. 2 Alabama, No. 3 Oregon, No. 7 Georgia, No. 8 South Carolina and No. 10 No...

ESPN.com's Mark Schlabach has released the third edition of his 2013 Way-Too-Early Preseason Top 25, and there are a lot of changes. For one, there's a new No. 1: Ohio State, which went 12-0 in coach Urban Meyer's first season, jumps two-time def...