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The teams, coaches and players who have the most to prove next season
Spring football is coming up and our college football experts give their thoughts on who has the most to prove next season.
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Scouting ESPN 300 recruits and how they'll fit in 2025: Breaking down the running backs
The 10 top 2025 recruits at each position have their new homes. Here's how their games will work.
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Initial 2025 SP+ rankings: Teams the metrics love and ones they aren't sure about
As spring camps approach, Bill Connelly looks at what the metrics tell us about which teams to watch next season.
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Way-Too-Early Top 25: Key players kept out of the transfer portal
From Ohio State to Ole Miss, a look at the most important players who are -- so far -- staying put.
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Friday's top NFL combine standouts: Maxwell Hairston, Nick Emmanwori steal the show
Hairston's blazing 40-yard dash and Emmanwori's all-around dominance headlined Day 2 in Indy. Here's our experts on the best of the combine.
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Lombardi on UNC's potential 'Hard Knocks' appearance: 'Bill's been sorting it out'
Michael Lombardi tells Pat McAfee that Bill Belichick has been in discussions over UNC appearing on "Hard Knocks."
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- Auburn's Freeze diagnosed with prostate cancer
- UNC GM confirms talks amid 'Hard Knocks' link
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- Texas raises ticket prices as player costs go up
- Bowling Green's Loeffler takes QB job with Eagles
- Iowa State gives AD Pollard 5-year extension
- Hunter: 'Super important' to be top pick in draft
- Mountain West, Pac-12 agree to mediate lawsuits
- Next coach to win first national title?
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Projecting how the College Football Playoff for the 2025 season could play out
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Has Texas Tech built a college football power in the portal?
A robust NIL program and a savvy general manager have made the Red Raiders into a big offseason winner. But will that translate to wins on the field?
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How Bill Belichick is recruiting at North Carolina
The eight-time Super Bowl winner is a college head coach for the first time and doing something he has never had to do: recruit.
