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Bruce Feldman picks out his top five programs that face the toughest road to start the season. Looking at the schedule, it's hard to find a bigger boom-or-bust proposition than what Les Miles and LSU face.

Blog | Conversation | August 29, 2011

Bruce Feldman describes the new battle for Southern California recruiting. With USC dealing with sanctions and UCLA having a coach on the hot seat, there is opportunity for newcomers Utah, Colorado, Oregon and Washington to make gains on the trail.

Blog | Conversation | August 26, 2011

Bruce Feldman ranks the five teams that made the biggest jumps this offseason, as well as the five teams that had the largest drop-offs.

Blog | Conversation | August 03, 2011

Bruce Feldman ranks the nation's best backfields, with the QB-RB combo of Darron Thomas and LaMichael James earning the Oregon Ducks the No. 1 spot on the list.

Blog | Conversation | July 13, 2011

Bruce Feldman chats with ESPN analyst Rod Gilmore about pay-for-play issues.

Blog | Conversation | July 12, 2011

Bruce Feldman dips into his mailbag to answer several questions, including one on how bad things could get for Chip Kelly and the Oregon Ducks in light of the recent revelations concerning their involvement with Will Lyles.

Blog | Conversation | July 08, 2011

Bruce Feldman analyzes the Register Guard report on Oregon's involvement with Will Lyles' recruiting service. Bruce writes that the report could lead to trouble for the Ducks program.

Blog | Conversation | June 21, 2011

Bruce Feldman takes to his mailbag, answering questions on the 2011 outlooks of Michigan State, Arkansas and Oregon, Jim Tressel's future at Ohio State and whether there's anything behind the reduction in senior Heisman contenders.

Blog | Conversation | May 20, 2011

Bruce Feldman explains his early preseason top 10 rankings, which feature the Oklahoma Sooners at the top and some surprises rounding out the list.

Blog | Conversation | April 13, 2011

Bruce Feldman fields several questions from his mailbag, including a look at the difficulty Jeff Tedford and the California Bears have had since Aaron Rodgers left for the NFL.

Blog | Conversation | April 01, 2011

Bruce Feldman ranks the top 10 fastest players in all of college football, including some big-name quarterbacks and lesser-known speedsters. Also: news and notes from around the country.

Blog | Conversation | March 30, 2011

Bruce Feldman examines a statistical system, based on the number of "bad plays" a QB makes, that ECU offensive coordinator Lincoln Riley uses to judge his quarterbacks.

Blog | Conversation | March 28, 2011

Bruce Feldman names his picks for the best NCAA coaches -- of either football or basketball -- in each state. Some states are givens, but there's quite a bit of competition in others.

Blog | Conversation | March 14, 2011

Bruce Feldman ranks the nation's best teams at developing NFL talent out of lower-rated recruits, with teams like the TCU Horned Frogs and Iowa Hawkeyes coming out high on the list. Also, a note on coaching adjustments from West Virginia's new staff.

Blog | Conversation | March 10, 2011

Bruce Feldman discusses Ohio State's self-imposed punishments against coach Jim Tressel with ESPN The Magazine writer Seth Wickersham and a former college football coach, in an attempt to answer the question: Is college football falling apart?

Blog | Conversation | March 09, 2011

Bruce Feldman writes that Oregon fans should be very worried about the recruiting services investigation, and adds that other schools could get caught up in it as well. Also, he assesses Geno Smith's Heisman chances and Texas' 2011 outlook.

Blog | Conversation | March 04, 2011