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College Football 2025: Ranking the best players from 1 to 100

Who's the top player in the nation? Our experts rank the top 100 ahead of the season.

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CFB Player Rank: Who should've made the top 10? What were the biggest surprises?

Our college football experts give their thoughts on the preseason top 100 list.

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AROUND THE LEAGUE

Projecting next year's QB market: Most likely scenarios and long shot possibilities for 12 NFL teams

We picked teams with some level of QB1 uncertainty for 2026 and projected two potential outcomes for each: one likely, one not so likely.

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Barnwell picks five NFL teams set to decline: Who could miss the playoffs entirely?

Which teams will take a step back and lose more games this season?

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NFL DRAFT

32 pick projections, eight months out: Yates’ early NFL mock draft of Round 1 has some surprises

Could Arch Manning go No. 1? Will QBs dominate the first round? Which teams could land playmakers? Field Yates projects next year's opening 32 picks.

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What do NFL scouts think of Arch Manning and what can Texas expect from him?

Manning now has the reins of the Longhorns' offense, but what do evaluators think of him?

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STEPHEN A. ON THE NFL

Why Stephen A. would like to see Rodgers play in Steelers' preseason

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Stephen A. calls Jerry Jones' treatment of Micah Parsons 'egregious'

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FUTURE OF THE GAME

Updated top 100 MLB prospect rankings: There's a new No. 1

Which budding stars have surged up our list now that the draft and trade season are behind us?

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MUST-SEE FROM MLB

Yankees tie franchise record with nine home runs in a game

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Phillies get another favorable catcher's interference call

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INSIDE THE WNBA

Why Liberty-Lynx is the best rivalry in the WNBA -- even when they're not 100% healthy

Minnesota and New York met four times in 20 days. Here are five things we learned in their WNBA Finals rematches.

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WNBA Power Rankings: Should the Dream be considered title contenders?

Atlanta will be pressure-tested against the league's best teams this week.

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COLLEGE FOOTBALL TALK

'It looks like real poop': South Carolina OC Mike Shula's bizarre QB punishment

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Stephen A.: Michigan's wins under Jim Harbaugh illegitimate

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