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Notre Dame is now No. 1 in both the BCS and the college football recruiting world.

Ryan McCrystal resets the Heisman race, writing that Kansas State's Collin Klein looks to have a clear path to the award -- as long as the Wildcats keep winning. Plus, a look at four more candidates with realistic shots at winning, and four dark horses.

Story | Conversation | October 22, 2012

Do not adjust your calendars. It is only the first week of October. And yet, in terms of college football angst, if measured by the importance of the games of the next four Saturdays, there should be a snap in the air and a turkey in the oven. It will be quite a month for college football.

Travis Haney takes a look at the potential "trap" games for this season's BCS title contenders.

Blog | Conversation | August 28, 2012

The Texas Longhorns can make a three-RB system work. And they can follow the model set by previous BCS teams

In his Week 13 stock report, Todd McShay writes about the impressive performances of Montee Ball, Denard Robinson and Trent Richardson.

Story | Conversation | November 27, 2011

ESPN Insider Brock Huard provides his list of five "sleeping giants" for 2012 -- teams that are poised to make a breakthrough from good to great.

Story | Conversation | November 23, 2011

In his Week 10 stock report, Todd McShay writes about the impressive performances of Mark Barron and Morris Claiborne.

Story | Conversation | November 06, 2011

In his Week 5 stock report, Todd McShay writes about wide receivers who stepped up around the country as well as a pair of SEC quarterbacks who took a step backward this week.

Story | Conversation | October 02, 2011

LSU leading rusher Stevan Ridley said Tuesday that his "innocence was maintained" now that the NCAA has cleared him to play in the AT&T Cotton Bowl.

Bruce Feldman looks at ten guys tearing up the stat sheets this season who were lightly (or not at all) recruited. Among them: Justin Blackmon (No. 139 WR overall) and Kellen Moore (basically only recruited by Eastern Washington aside from Boise).

Blog | Conversation | November 17, 2010

Odds are the No. 1 prospect in the ESPNU 150, defensive end Jadeveon Clowney (Rock Hill, S.C./South Pointe), stays in the South to play his college football. South Carolina followed by Alabama would appear to be the favorites, but at least for now t...

Blog | Conversation | November 12, 2010

Week 10 of the Heisman Predictor plays out a few different scenarios for the three tiers of contenders -- Cam Newton vs. LaMichael James is the first tier, then some Big Ten skill guys in the second tier and, finally, Kellen Moore and Andy Dalton.

Story | Conversation | November 08, 2010

The Dash sprints through why this weekend is fraught with peril for the unbeatens, some SEC lunacy, some Halloween scare tactics and more.

Bruce Feldman looks back at Week 4 in college football. UCLA's change of system -- a radical departure for Norm Chow -- is starting to pay off. Meanwhile, two huge games now loom for Week 5 -- Stanford vs. Oregon and Florida vs. Alabama.

Blog | Conversation | September 26, 2010

As college football season returns, everyone has ideas about conference and BCS races. Who to believe? Here now is the Eliminator, which looks at statistical trends every conference and BCS champion has shared -- and thus whittles down the field.

Story | Conversation | August 30, 2010