TWO STORIES TO KNOW.
The biggest college-football stories, followed by the context and numbers behind them.
Clemson–Georgia Is the Cost of ‘More Big Games’ Nobody Wants to Admit
The four-game series did not disappear because either program fears the other. Nine-game conference schedules are crowding out the nonconference games fans actually recognize.
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Is Texas–Tennessee Really an Arch Manning Game? Faizon Brandon Is the Bigger Test.
The Manning connection will own the television graphics. The more revealing question is whether Texas can force Tennessee’s freshman quarterback to play outside the clean, low-risk structure that has protected him.
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Ten stories shaping college football, with the context behind each.
Is Iowa’s Offense More Trustworthy Than Michigan’s?
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Koby Howard’s Injury Is a Test of Matt Campbell, Not Rocco Becht
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Terry Bussey Was the Right Returner—and the Worst Player Texas A&M Could Lose
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Miami’s Two Season-Ending Injuries Are Really One Receiver Problem
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Florida’s 16 Penalties Make Its No. 21 Ranking More Convincing, Not Less
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Oklahoma Fell Out of the Poll for Winning. Voters Got It Right.
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Is USC No. 12 Because Voters Watched the Record, Not Rutgers?
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Ole Miss Didn’t Beat Lane Kiffin With His Own Offense. It Beat Him With Trinidad Chambliss.
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Alabama’s 50 Points Don’t Erase the 21–6 Problem
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Was Virginia Ranked for Its Résumé—or Its Point Differential?
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PLAYER IMPACT
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ONE ENGINE.
TWO SEASONS.
College basketball starts as a focused, data-first section while football owns the fall. After the playoff, basketball expands into the lead product through Selection Sunday and the national championship.