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With a clearer path to perfection, Ohio State overtakes Alabama at No. 1.

Casey Pachall is back at TCU to compete for the starting quarterback position, but TCU is just one of the places where signal-callers will battle it out this spring.

Phil Steele provides his list of five college football teams poised to increase their win totals in the 2013 season. The Michigan Wolverines top the list.

Story | Conversation | January 10, 2013

As signing day nears, 2013's top teams look to secure their incoming classes. RecruitingNation offers up a sneak peek at how the teams in Mark Schlabach's Way-Too-Early Top 25 are faring.

Story | Conversation | January 07, 2013

Brian Fremeau ranks the top 10 college football teams from the past five seasons that did not play in the BCS title game, examining how each -- including the 2012 Oregon Ducks and Kansas State Wildcats -- would have fared in a four-team playoff.

Story | Conversation | January 03, 2013

Travis Haney outlines teams in each of the five major conferences that could be surprise contenders in the 2013 college football season. Could North Carolina, Michigan or Washington mirror what Notre Dame or Florida did this season?

Blog | Conversation | January 02, 2013

Peter Keating explains why Oklahoma State and other teams are underrated, using the Simple Rating System (SRS).

Story | Conversation | December 28, 2012

Ryan McGee ranks the five toughest November schedules among Football Bowl Subdivision teams. Oregon and Oklahoma State have the most difficult remaining opponents.

Blog | Conversation | November 02, 2012

Travis Haney ranks the top 30 potential breakout players in college football for the 2012 season.

Blog | Conversation | August 29, 2012

The first Big Board of 2013 has Matt Barkley on top, but there's another quarterback close on his heels. Meet Logan Thomas of Virginia Tech.

Story | Conversation | August 29, 2012

Mark Ingram, Cam Newton and Robert Griffin III all won Heismans in the past three years after not entering the season as a favorite to take home the trophy. KC Joyner offers up seven candidates to follow in their footsteps in 2012.

Story | Conversation | August 16, 2012

KC Joyner studies the metrics and delivers his ranking of the 10 best secondaries in college football, with a talent-laden Texas unit earning the No. 1 spot on the list.

Story | Conversation | August 03, 2012

Travis Haney ranks the top 10 coaches in the country, plus includes a list of five more who just missed the cut and another five who could be joining the list in the near future.

Blog | Conversation | July 13, 2012

Brian Fremeau goes back and projects what a four-team playoff would have looked like over the past six years, identifying the best teams that were shut out of the BCS title game and putting the SEC's run of six straight national championships to the test.

Story | Conversation | June 27, 2012

Mark Schlabach offers a post-spring way-too-eaarly look at the top 25 teams for the 2012 season.

Travis Haney provides his list of the top 10 breakthrough players from the spring, leading off with UCLA freshman running back Steven Manfro.

Blog | Conversation | May 17, 2012