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ESPN Insider KC Joyner pegged his top five breakout defensive players of 2012 , and safe to say, I'm pretty psyched about it. Two players from the Big 12 landed on his list. Here's a snippet: 2. Carrington Byndom, CB, Texas Byndom allowed only...

Clemson and Kansas State tumbled in The Associated Press college football poll after losing for the first time this season, and the top five teams in the rankings held their ground heading into the showdown between No. 1 LSU and No. 2 Alabama.

Michael Ford ran for two touchdowns and Jarrett Lee admirably directed LSU's offense in place of suspended quarterback Jordan Jefferson in the fourth-ranked Tigers' season-opening 40-27 victory over No. 3 Oregon on Saturday night.

Watch List TE Kent Taylor is intrigued by the three in-state programs -- Florida, FSU and Miami -- but Bama and LSU are in the mix too, writes Corey Long.

Todd McShay's latest Draft Buzz takes an updated look at the underclassmen who have declared for the draft and breaks down those who are still undecided.

Ohio State and Boston College solidified their hold on the top spots in the BCS standings.

Will there be any unbeaten teams left by Saturday night? Will Joe Paterno surpass Bobby Bowden's wins record? What does the presidential election have to do with college football? Chris Fowler trots through Week 9's biggest stories.

Illinois upset Wisconsin. Notre Dame capitalized on UCLA's collapse. But that doesn't mean the Illini or Irish have turned a corner. Chris Fowler looks at the work left to do, his top five and the toughest stadiums to get to.

From the Green Bay Packers to the University of Texas, Gene Wojciechowski ranks the top 10 head-coaching jobs in football.

Les Miles, the coach of top-ranked and unbeaten LSU, leads the five finalists announced Monday for the 2011 Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year Award.

LSU deserved its second national championship in five years, but the system that put the Tigers at the top needs a change, writes Mark Schlabach.

After a tumultuous weekend of college football, plenty of also-rans are now BCS contenders. Defensive difference makers were on the mark. West Virginia's and Texas' offenses were not, writes Mark Schlabach.

Dave Revsine looks between the numbers at Troy Smith, Texas-OU, the impressive defenses at LSU, Florida and Georgia, and more.

Tackle Tommie Harris and cornerback Derrick Strait of top-ranked Oklahoma were among the five finalists named Tuesday for the Nagurski Award.