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In ESPN The Magazine, Ryan McGee looks at the relationship between college hoops and football recruiting, noting that Michigan football coach Brady Hoke's job is made a bit easier by the Wolverines' success on the court.

Story | Conversation | March 05, 2013

Ryan McGee ranks the teams with the five easiest BCS title paths, as well as the teams facing the five toughest.

Blog | Conversation | August 24, 2012

Ryan McGee checks in with athletic directors from around the country to help him rank his top five "SEC busters" -- the programs in the best positions to end the SEC's run of college football dominance.

Blog | Conversation | August 17, 2012

Ryan McGee evaluates the September games that will have the most BCS impact, providing win projections from Football Outsiders for each.

Blog | Conversation | August 10, 2012

Ryan McGee grades 10 first-year college football coaches from 2011 and says what each must accomplish in 2012. In some cases, like with Randy Edsall and Maryland, there's quite a bit of work to do.

Blog | Conversation | May 03, 2012

Ryan McGee looks back at his preseason Top 25, finding out which teams he had right from the start and which he should have thought a little harder about.

Blog | Conversation | January 23, 2012

After ranking the early schedule winners for 2012, Ryan McGee now looks at the top 10 early schedule losers heading into next season. Before spring ball even begins, it looks like Alabama and Oklahoma have two of the toughest roads.

Blog | Conversation | January 17, 2012

Ryan McGee checks in with conference referees to get their takes on the Rose, Fiesta, Sugar and Orange Bowl matchups.

Blog | Conversation | December 30, 2011

Ryan McGee breaks down the winners and losers of the bowl season, deciding which bowl games made out the best and which will feature less-than-desirable matchups.

Blog | Conversation | December 06, 2011

Ryan McGee examines the rivalry between Michigan and Ohio State, looking at which program is better set up to be successful over the next few seasons.

Blog | Conversation | November 25, 2011

Ryan McGee evaluates the Michigan-MSU rivalry to determine which program is more likely to have success over the next few seasons.

Blog | Conversation | October 13, 2011

Ryan McGee introduces his "State of the Rivalry" series, evaluating South Carolina and Georgia to determine which of these SEC rivals is better set up to be successful going forward.

Blog | Conversation | September 09, 2011

Ryan McGee writes that the expectations for Nebraska in the Huskers' first Big Ten season are growing by the day -- and that it could be very tough for the team to meet them.

Blog | Conversation | June 30, 2011

In advance of the NCAA tournament's Sweet 16, Ryan McGee lists the best -- and most realistic -- options for a college football playoff.

Blog | Conversation | March 24, 2011

Ryan McGee ranks the head coaches on the five hottest seats at this point in the offseason, with Lane Kiffin of the USC Trojans checking in at the No. 1 spot. Also: why Tommy Tuberville's pay raise has the Texas Tech faculty up in arms.

Blog | Conversation | February 24, 2011

Ryan McGee goes through the 2011 schedule and picks out the most important game each week, creating "the perfect schedule" of the matchups that will shape the season. Also, an update on UNC Charlotte's new football program.

Blog | Conversation | February 10, 2011