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Trent Richardson and AJ McCarron are two of many stars ranked among the top 50 prospects in the 2009 ESPN 150.

Story | Conversation | January 23, 2013

ESPN ranks the Top 25 -21 college football teams

This week, ESPN's "College Football Live" is breaking down the top 50 individual seasons of the past 50 years of college football. We couldn't leave that alone here on the conference blogs, so we're naming the league's top five individual seasons. ...

Sooners and Seminoles are clashing. Bulldogs backers are coach-bashing. War Eagles are crashing. Time to get Dashing.

Josh Cooper re-visits ESPN Insider's Summer Stock preview of the Ohio State Buckeyes, examining how the Bucks will look in 2011 without Terrelle Pryor as their starting quarterback.

Story | Conversation | June 23, 2011

The SEC packs the biggest punch but Oklahoma maintains the No. 1 spot in the post-spring but still way-too-early Top 25 for 2011.

Bruce Feldman ranks 10 college football standouts who are currently flying under the radar for the 2012 NFL Draft, but are worth watching as they try to move up draft boards this season.

Blog | Conversation | April 27, 2011

KC Joyner takes a look at the 2010 performance of LSU Tigers quarterback Jordan Jefferson and discovers that, poor stats aside, there is a lot to like about him. If Jefferson can improve upon his decision-making, he should warrant the starting nod over highly touted junior college transfer Zach Mettenberger, based on his elite downfield passing numbers.

Story | Conversation | February 08, 2011

If the rumors about Cam Newton's recruitment prove true, he certainly wouldn't be the first player in this situation. Bruce Feldman shares a few other stories he's heard about recruits. Plus, should this scandal affect Newton's Heisman candidacy?

Blog | Conversation | November 12, 2010

Bill Connelly looks at just how wild 2010 has been in college football. Via Football Outsiders' F/+ metric, seven of the 10 best teams since 2005 are plummeting this season while new squads such as Stanford and Mississippi State are moving up a tier.

Story | Conversation | November 11, 2010

College football is running at breakneck speed. The price for building a program faster than ever before? Dynasties are crumbling in record time.

Bruce Feldman looks at the 10 biggest developments -- i.e. stories -- in college football through five weeks. Chief among them: the UNC mess, the re-ordered Pac-10 and the rise of Denard Robinson and Taylor Martinez.

Blog | Conversation | October 06, 2010

Todd McShay offers up his stock report after Week 4 of the college football season, including good news for a pair of big-name wideouts and problems for a pair of offensive line units.

Story | Conversation | September 27, 2010

Bruce Feldman looks at the top 10 young -- defined as freshman or sophomore -- stars in the college game. His top two selections are QBs; No. 2's head coach used to play QB at No. 1's school. The Sooners have two players on this list.

Blog | Conversation | September 15, 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

Conventional wisdom is that Ryan Mallett is a good QB, but what differentiates him is his arm, not his overall package. Not so, says KC Joyner. In reality, Mallett is in the same class as Tim Tebow was at Florida -- and if he can help the Hogs win the SEC West, he'd be considered more elite.

Story | Conversation | August 18, 2010