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2027 recruiting intel: What you need to know about college football's next top prospects
It's recruiting season for the 2027 class. The QB market is wide open while playoff teams are out to flip five-stars.

Which 2027 college football recruits will fit best at their next school?
Looking ahead to the next recruiting class, there are big commits poised for big things at the next level.

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LOOKING AHEAD
Which teams nailed the portal? The best additions for each top 25 team
A look at the incoming transfers who will have the biggest impact on the best teams in 2026.

Way-Too-Early All-America team: Forecasting top players in 2026
From Arch Manning to Jeremiah Smith, these are the best of the best at every position.

OFFSEASON TALK
Jordan Rodgers: Ranking Alabama at No. 17 is 'criminal'

Why Paul Finebaum says Lane Kiffin won the college football offseason

College football had an incredible season. How we got here


NFL DRAFT
APRIL 23-25
Mel Kiper Jr.: Nonsense to say Fernando Mendoza isn't worthy of No. 1 pick

NFL draft prospects with a true Round 1 grade: 11 players who are clear first-rounders
We'll see 32 picks in Round 1, but which prospects have actually earned a first-round grade?

HOW DID THINGS TURN OUT?
Re-stacking 2023 recruiting: Two surprise teams and a second look at Georgia and Bama
With the benefit of hindsight, we can better judge how a recruiting class contributed. Here's how the 2023 classes panned out.

The new players of 2023: Who matched the hype? Who overperformed?
Which top recruits delivered, which did not and which were pleasant surprises?

TIMES HAVE CHANGED
Wetzel: A coach's lessons on fatherhood ... from 1948
Joe Judge was trying to make a point to help a player get a court injunction. Instead he got a viral moment.

Top Headlines
- 2 UGA players charged with speeding at max limits
- Stanford names NFL assistant Richard as new DC
- TE Howard rejoins Maryland after year at Auburn
- Sources: N. Illinois coach exits to join Seahawks
- Evidentiary hearing granted for ex-U-M HC Moore
- Source: Ducks' World (torn ACL) to miss combine
- QB Rashada's suit vs. Napier, UF booster settled
- Four-star QB Bourque decommits from Michigan
- 🏆 2026 Heisman winner: Way-too-early look
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Early-season showdowns, newcomers to watch and other things we're looking forward to in the fall.
Sam Navarro-Imagn Images 12 teams that improved their 2026 CFP chances with their roster moves
With signing day closing many team's personnel moves, we look at the teams ready to make long postseason runs.
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