It's a no-brainer for No. 1

Ranking the best and worst bowl games, those decisions were no-brainers. The games in between were the fun part.

Separating winning quarterbacks from just good ones

He's Got It By Ivan Maisel, ESPN.com Jeremiah Masoli won't win any national awards this season. A slow start and a midseason knee injury proved too mu...

Time to make some picks

...be an ESPN Insider. North Carolina Tar Heels at Connecticut Huskies (Noon ET Saturday, ESPNU) The Huskies had two backs with more than 100 yards rushing in the opener, but UNC's D is much...

Blog Entry | Conversation | September 10, 2009

ACC divisional analysis

Football Outsiders does a divisional breakdown of the Big 12 in 2009 and finds the following: the South might have 4 teams better than the best team in the North and Nebraska's defense isn't as good as the hype.

Story | Conversation | August 18, 2009

Gators have bite in fact or fiction

The fact is that our fantasy college football world mirrors the reality of 2009. Even in make-believe, Florida is the favorite to win it all.

Preseason Top 25 Intel

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.

Hokies, Dawgs take on all comers

Which teams are taking the nonconference hard road this season? Which ones have a soft landing? Mark Schlabach examines the schedules.

...Tech v North Carolina CHAPEL HILL, NC - NOVEMBER 08: Jonathan Dwyer #21 of the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets carries the ball during the game against the North Carolina Tar Heels at Kenan Stadium on...

Big 12, SEC continue to dominate

With spring practices over, and the start of the season less than four months away, it's time to take a look at the revised way-too-early 2009 Top 25.

Six teams vying for BCS title game

The revised Top 25 is out, but which teams are the legit contenders for BCS bowl games?

Highlights, good & bad, of bowl season

With so many games, it was easy to cull out the best (and worst) of the bowl season crop.

Strong personalities leading teams down the stretch

Coaches Leading Hot Teams Over the past month, Stanford coach Jim Harbaugh has implored his team to focus on its remaining season like it was on a Sup...

The Dash dishes out a midterm test

From players, coaches and games to surprises and busts, The Dash's midterm exam runs through it all.

Separation anxiety

In college football, FBS teams aren't really all that susceptible to upsets by FCS schools, despite what the occasional Appalachian State moment might make you believe. As a result, they're scheduling those games more and more.

Story | Conversation | September 02, 2009

College football mock draft

It's time to trim 120 to 40 as ESPN.com writers draft their top programs.