Inside the challenges of Group of 5 football recruiting, roster-building

Is the gap between the Group of 5 and the Power 4 growing in recruiting? Here's how smaller football programs are pivoting for the future and navigating the current landscape.

Final college football defensive stop rate for 2024 season

We ranked the top defenses for the 2024 season based on how many times an opponent's drive ended without points.

College football defensive stop rate after regular season

Our final regular-season ranking of the top defenses based on how many times an opponent's drive ends without points.

College football Week 14 recap: The 20 best games of Rivalry Week

From stunning upsets to fantastic finishes, Bill Connelly revels in his favorite games from the best weekend of the season.

College football 2024 Week 14 schedule: Auburn vs. Alabama

Week 14 of the 2024 college football season has arrived. Auburn vs. Alabama is among the marquee matchups. Check out how to watch the games now.

Akron beats Toledo for 1st time in 11 years beating Rockets 21-14 in OT

— CJ Nunnally IV sacked quarterback Tucker Gleason on the final play of the game and Akron beat Toledo 21-14 in overtime on Tuesday night to end the Mid-American Conference regular season for both teams.

Akron overcomes Toledo in OT

Akron's Charles Kellom scores the go-ahead touchdown in overtime and the Zips' defense comes up with a game-sealing sack to end it.

College football defensive stop rate ahead of Week 14

We rank the top defenses each week based on how many times an opponent's drive ends without points.

College football's post-Week 13 SP+ rankings

After a wild Week 13, here's a look at teams that moved up and shifted down following all the upsets.

College football 2024 Week 13 schedule: Alabama vs. Oklahoma

Week 13 of the 2024 college football season has arrived. Alabama vs. Oklahoma is among the marquee matchups. Check out how to watch the games now.

Akron beats winless Kent State 38-17

— Jordon Simmons and Charles Kellom both went over 100 yards rushing and Akron defeated winless Kent State 38-17 on Tuesday night in the Wagon Wheel rivalry game.

College football 2024 Week 12 schedule: LSU vs. Florida

Week 12 of the 2024 college football season has arrived. LSU vs. Florida is among the marquee matchups. Check out how to watch the games now.

Johnson, Williams each surpass 100 yards rushing to lead Northern Illinois over Akron 29-16

— Telly Johnson Jr. and Gavin Williams each ran for more than 100 yards, wide receiver Trayvon Rudolph accounted for two scores and Northern Illinois shut out Akron in the second half in a 29-16 victory on Wednesday night.

Ogbonna accounts for 3 touchdowns, Buffalo stops Akron rally for 41-30 win

— C.J. Ogbonna threw for two touchdowns and ran for another to lead Buffalo to its seventh-straight win over Akron, 41-30 on Saturday.

College football 2024 Week 10 schedule: Florida vs. Georgia

Week 10 of the 2024 college football season has arrived. Florida vs. Georgia is among the marquee matchups. Check out how to watch the games now.

Akron hangs on to beat Eastern Michigan 25-21 for first MAC win this season

— Ben Finley's 21-yard touchdown pass to Adrian Norton with four minutes remaining lifted Akron to its first Mid-American Conference win of the season, 25-21 over Eastern Michigan on Saturday.

Charles Kellom breaks off 43-yard rush

Charles Kellom breaks off 43-yard rush

College football 2024 Week 9 schedule: LSU at Texas A&M

Week 9 of the 2024 college football season has arrived. LSU vs. Texas A&M is among the marquee matchups. Check out how to watch the games now.

Western Michigan holds on after a 5-hour weather delay to beat Akron 34-24

— Hayden Wolff threw two touchdown passes and Western Michigan held off Akron after a five-hour weather delay for a 34-24 victory on Saturday night.

Kenneth Womack hauls it in for 25-yard receiving touchdown

Kenneth Womack hauls it in for 25-yard receiving touchdown

College football 2024 Week 7 schedule: Ole Miss at LSU

Week 7 of the 2024 college football season has arrived. Ole Miss vs. LSU is among the marquee matchups. Check out how to watch the games now.

Fannin Jr.'s 31-yard scoring dash carries Bowling Green to 27-20 win over Akron

— Jaison Patterson ran for two touchdowns and Harold Fannin Jr.'s 31-yard scoring run with 2:39 left sent Bowling Green to a 27-20 win over Akron on Saturday.

Jaison Patterson crosses goal line for 9-yard rushing touchdown

Jaison Patterson crosses goal line for 9-yard rushing touchdown

College football 2024 Week 6 schedule: Missouri at Texas A&M

Week 6 of the 2024 college football season has arrived. Missouri vs. Texas A&M is among the marquee matchups. Check out how to watch the games now.

College football Bottom 10 after Week 5: Fall hits early at FSU

With the Seminoles still reeling, Clemson carried on and our other top teams kept losing.

Parker Navarro throws 2 TD passes to Coleman Owen as Ohio rolls past Akron 30-10 in MAC opener

— Parker Navarro threw a pair of touchdown passes to Coleman Owen and ran for a third as Ohio rolled to a 30-10 win over in-state rival Akron in the Mid-America Conference opener for both schools on Saturday afternoon.

Touchdown! Coleman Owen scores vs. Akron

Touchdown! Coleman Owen scores vs. Akron

College football 2024 Week 5 schedule: Georgia at Alabama

Week 5 of the 2024 college football season has arrived. Georgia vs. Alabama is among the marquee matchups. Check out how to watch the games now.

Longest losing streaks in college football history

Some of the longest losing streaks in college football history belong to programs such as Duke and Colorado State.

Week 4 college football Bottom 10: Defense a lost cause in Carolina

North Carolina, NC State and App State gave up a combined 177 points in an 0-3 week.

Highlight: South Carolina's Ashford, Adaway III zip past Akron

QB Robby Ashford rushes for 133 yards and a touchdown while passing for two others as Oscar Adaway III scores twice, securing the 50-7 blowout win over the Zips.

Robby Ashford throws for two touchdowns and runs for a third in South Carolina's 50-7 win over Akron

— Backup Robby Ashford, starting when LaNorris Sellers injured his right ankle in a loss to LSU last week, threw for two touchdowns and ran for a third as South Carolina topped Akron 50-7 on Saturday night.

Robby Ashford scores 36-yard rushing touchdown

Robby Ashford scores 36-yard rushing touchdown

College football 2024 week 4 schedule: NC State-Clemson

Week 4 of the 2024 college football season has arrived. NC State vs. Clemson is among the marquee matchups. Check out how to watch the games now.

South Carolina looks to go 3-1 for first time since 2017 as MAC's Akron pays a visit

Akron (1-2) at South Carolina (2-1), Saturday, 7:30 p.m. ET (ESPNU)

College football Bottom 10 Week 3: Washington, FSU losing hope

The Pac-Whatever gives Washington its comeuppance, and FSU continues its hunt for the very bottom.

Beamer: South Carolina has its guard up vs. Akron, Moorhead

The Gamecocks' Shane Beamer discusses his respect for Joe Moorhead, highlighting his familiarity with the SEC along with the Zips' two-QB system and aggressive defense.

Akron takes a break from power-conference opponents to beat FCS foe Colgate 31-20

— Ben Finley threw for 358 yards and four touchdowns, and Bobby Golden and Adrian Norton each had 100-plus yards receiving and a touchdown as Akron took a break from power-conference opponents to beat FCS foe Colgate 31-20 on Saturday.

Bobby Golden hauls it in for 56-yard receiving touchdown

Bobby Golden hauls it in for 56-yard receiving touchdown

Week 2 college football Bottom 10: Not enough fight in Notre Dame

Marcus Freeman and the Fighting Irish came up short in nearly every way in their loss to Northern Illinois.

College football 2024 week 3 schedule: LSU-South Carolina

Week 3 of the 2024 college football season has arrived. LSU vs. South Carolina is among the marquee matchups. Check out how to watch the games now.

Monangai runs for a career-high 208 yards and 3 TDs to lead Rutgers over Akron 49-17

— Kyle Monangai came into the season as the Big Ten Conference's defending rushing champion, and two games into this season he has people talking about not only breaking Rutgers' single-season mark but throwing him into the Heisman Trophy picture.

Kyle Monangai rips off 46-yard run, then scores first TD for Rutgers

Kyle Monangai bursts through for a 46-yard run, then follows it up with a 3-yard rush to score the opening TD.

Kyle Monangai punches in the opening TD for Rutgers

Kyle Monangai powers through with a 3-yard run, putting Rutgers on the board with the first touchdown.

Rutgers will look for its fourth straight 2-0 start when it faces struggling Akron

Akron (0-1) at Rutgers (1-0), Saturday, noon ET (BTN)

College football 2024 week 2 schedule: Texas-Michigan

Week 2 of the 2024 college football season has arrived. NC State vs. Tennessee is among the marquee matchups. Check out how to watch the games now.

Week 1 college football Bottom 10: Dark days in Sunshine State

Mike Norvell's Seminoles and Billy Napier's Gators are duking it out for the ugliest start to the season.

Jeremiah Smith leads No. 2 Ohio State to season-opening win

Jeremiah Smith, the No. 4 overall recruit in the 2024 ESPN 300 and the second-ranked wideout, scored both of Ohio State's touchdowns in the first half and propelled the second-ranked Buckeyes to a 52-6 victory over Akron Saturday, in his NCAA debut.

No. 2 Ohio State hosts MAC squad Akron in the first of three tune-up games in the Shoe

Akron at No. 2 Ohio State, Saturday, 3:30 p.m. ET (CBS)

Ranking all 134 FBS teams in tiers

We dug into a host of in-depth metrics and used that data to group similar teams together and then rank those groups.