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Ryan McGee explains that while losing a great player can be a problem for some teams, taking a look at a whole position group is a better way to assess needs in the way coaches do in the spring. Here are some key question marks.

Blog | Conversation | March 02, 2012

In the fourth installment of his breakout players series for 2012, ESPN Insider KC Joyner looks at players on the defensive side of the ball who are ready to become household names in college football.

Story | Conversation | February 27, 2012

Ryan McGee provides a list of 10 teams that could rise up the polls this season based on their schedules in 2012.

Blog | Conversation | January 11, 2012

Jeff Dooley takes a look at six teams, one from each BCS conference, that could experience a drop-off this season, with some notable names among them.

Story | Conversation | August 02, 2011

Ryan McGee ranks the five best recruiting head coaches in the country, with Alabama's Nick Saban coming in at No. 1 on an SEC-heavy list. He also ranks five up-and-comers (including new Miami coach Al Golden) and describes how UNC recruiting is thriving.

Blog | Conversation | January 31, 2011

Long before the BCS, there was the AP Top 25, which still may be the most anticipated, debated and valuable list in sports.

Story | Conversation | September 13, 2010

LSU will open the 2011 football season against Oregon at Cowboys Stadium.

They might not be high on anyone's list of successful teams in the past decade, but the BC Eagles have been remarkably consistent. And this season, Frank Spaziani and Co. could easily nab 10 wins and an ACC title.

Story | Conversation | August 20, 2010

The biggest story in college football this offseason will be conference expansion. Bruce Feldman takes a look at the Big Ten's expansion options and what they would mean for other the major conferences, like the SEC, that will be playing catch-up.

Blog | Conversation | April 20, 2010

With the college football world now firmly entrenched in spring ball, Bruce Feldman takes a look at 10 soon-to-be-freshmen who could make big impacts on their respective teams as soon as next season.

Blog | Conversation | March 24, 2010

Signing day is in the books. Underclassmen have declared for the NFL draft. Spring practice is looming. It's the perfect time for a revised look at the top 25 for 2010.

Mark Schlabach is pegging Alabama as the nation's top 2010 team in his Way-Too-Early Top 25.

Insider takes you inside the stats and the coaching strategies that both justify Mark Schlabach's preseason Top 25 rankings and could lead to a higher one in the fall.

Hurricane Katrina has forced the postponement of both the Tulane-Southern Mississpippi game and the LSU-North Texas contest.

Todd McShay notices the SEC WRs that could make a big impact because of their size in the 2014 NFL draft

Blog | Conversation | June 19, 2013

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