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Under-the-radar players who could emerge for every top 25 team
These players could play a bigger role than expected for the 2025 season.

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A BLUEPRINT FOR BELICHICK
From Bill Walsh to Bill Belichick: What happens when a legendary NFL coach moves on to college football?
Belichick's path to North Carolina retraces a route taken by Walsh going to Stanford.

HIGH PRAISE FOR ARCH
Finebaum: Arch Manning is best college QB since Tim Tebow

RECRUITING UPDATE
Who won and what questions remain after recruiting's busiest month
A wild month of visits and commitments is over. Here is what's happening and what it means.
2026 recruiting class rankings: Florida schools make big moves
We break down the best recruiting classes so far in the 2026 cycle.

GAMING
EA CFB 26 expands Road to Glory with more starting scenarios and decisions
The College Football series' popular career mode is adding more depth.

FUTURE STARS
Projecting the 2026 NFL draft, one year out: Miller's early predictions for every Round 1 pick
What might the Browns and Rams do with their multiple first-rounders? How many QBs could go on Day 1? Here's Matt Miller's early look at the 2026 draft.

'LET'S ROOT FOR THIS TO WORK'
'This is a startup': Meet the man in charge of policing the new world of college sports
Overseeing athlete payments in college sports may seem like a thankless, nearly impossible job. But Bryan Seeley thinks he's up to the task.
Top Headlines
- Henderson, No. 8-ranked DE in 2026, picks LSU
- Alabama keeps WR in state as Morgan commits
- Suit accusing BYU QB Retzlaff of rape dismissed
- UNC: Cunningham extended, Newmark future AD
- Pac-12 welcomes Texas St. ahead of '26 relaunch
- Harbaugh added to lawsuit against ex-assistant
- 🏈 Connelly's 2025 conference previews
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Ken Ruinard/Imagn Images 2026 NFL draft: Ranking top five prospects at every position
Matt Miller and Jordan Reid stack their early top-fives at every position and break down the players they'll be watching during the 2025 season.
ESPN College football's 10 most unbreakable records
A look at the marks that have stood the test of time -- and most likely always will.
ESPN Illustration College football's top 25 plays since 2000
Ahead of the 2025 season, our writers voted on the most significant and wildest plays of the past 25 years.