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Phil Steele has Alabama No. 1 in his 2013 preseason poll, which isn't a huge surprise. The Crimson Tide have won three of the past four national championships. But Steele does his preseason poll based on where he thinks teams will finish the seaso...

ESPN's Travis Haney has a list of coordinators in college football who are next in line to be head coaches. Any guesses who's No. 1 on that list? Alabama defensive coordinator Kirby Smart is tied for the top spot along with Clemson offensive co...

Four of the top seven teams in The Sporting News' preseason Top 25 poll are from the SEC, including two-time defending national champion Alabama at No. 1. A surprise to some might be who's the second-highest SEC team in the poll. South Carolina is...

Bruce Feldman has unveiled his annual list of "Freaks," which is his look at the 20 craziest athletes in college football. Guess who's No. 1 on that list? South Carolina defensive end Jadeveon Clowney has redefined what a "freak" is in football...

Alabama's athletic department led the SEC in revenue produced in 2012 and was fourth nationally, according to a USA Today report. Alabama took in $124,899,945 in revenue and spent $108,204,867 for a subsidy of $5,461,200. Texas was No. 1 nation...

My ESPN colleague, Mark Schlabach, has juggled his 2013 Way-Too-Early Preseason Top 25 poll to reflect the conclusion of spring practice, and Ohio State has replaced Alabama as the new No. 1 team. I'm sure he hasn't received much feedback from the...

Happy draft day! But first, a few links: Dennis Dodd of CBS Sports.com tackles the most pressing question facing the College Football Playoff: Who's going to be on the selection committee? There's no question who will be the No. 1 pick of the 2...

My buddy at The Sporting News, Matt Hayes, has unveiled his annual ranking of all 125 FBS head coaches, and similar to the one Athlon Sports did a week ago, Alabama's Nick Saban is No. 1. Big surprise, huh? Hayes also has South Carolina's Steve...

It's hard to find anyone who doesn't have two-time defending national champion Alabama pegged as the No. 1 team going into the 2013 season. College football analyst Phil Steele projects the Associated Press' preseason Top 25 each year, and like ev...

Athlon Sports has ranked its top 50 quarterbacks of the BCS era, and eight played in the SEC. The BCS era stretches back to 1998, so anybody who played before that wouldn't be included. The No. 1 quarterback on Athlon's list was Texas' Vince Yo...

Athlon Sports has ranked all 125 head-coaching jobs in college football, and Texas came in at No. 1. It's hard to argue that selection, although you could make a case for Florida. That said, Florida was No. 2 on Athlon's list and was joined by ...

Our Tuesday stroll around the league: New Texas A&M offensive coordinator Clarence McKinney plans to let Johnny Manziel do what he does best. The Aggies are No. 1 in the re-ranked signing classes from 2010, according to SI.com's Andy Staple...

My ESPN.com colleague, Mark Schlabach, has taken another look at his Way-Too-Early Preseason Top 25 for 2013 now that signing day is behind us. Not surprisingly, two-time defending national champion Alabama remains No. 1. The Crimson Tide pulled i...

Most of the buzz Wednesday morning centered around defensive end Robert Nkemdiche, the No. 1 prospect in the country, signing with Ole Miss. But the Rebels' star power in this class runs a lot deeper than just Nkemdiche. They've reeled in five ...

The ESPN Recruiting team has compiled its final pre-signing day version of the ESPN 300, a ranking of the top 300 prospects in the country for the 2013 class. The ESPN 150 is the top 150 prospects. Florida enters signing day with the No. 1-ranked ...

Already, the question of a three-peat is making the rounds in Alabama. It's a valid one. The Crimson Tide will likely start the 2013 season ranked No. 1 in the polls. Their schedule again has a national championship flavor to it. They avoid Flo...