2025 college football recruiting class rankings: Top 75 schools

With national signing day closing out the 2025 classes, we rank all the top teams.

100 best college football games of the 2024 season

From near fights to CFP classics, the 2024 season was the longest ever, but still delivered. Bill Connelly counts down the best games of the season.

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.

Predicting starting QBs for every Power 4 college football team in 2025

We're nine months from the 2025 season starting, but we're looking at every power team's QB situation.

Way-too-early 2025 college football coaching hot seat tiers

It's way too early to project how teams will finish the 2025 season, but we might know some coaches to need to show improvements to keep their jobs.

2024 college football freshman All-American team

Some of these first-year players lived up to their recruiting hype, and others were pleasant surprises.

Kelce Claus opens MNCD with a festive jingle

Jason Kelce, Scott Van Pelt and Stanford Steve sing a "Monday Night Countdown" Christmas carol to open the show.

The key 2025 recruit for every Power 4 college football team

The 2025 recruiting class is almost a wrap. These are the prospect who will be key factors next season.

Nebraska-Cincinnati to open 2025 season at K.C.'s Arrowhead Stadium

Nebraska will play its 2025 season opener against Cincinnati at Arrowhead Stadium, the schools and the Kansas City Chiefs announced Monday.

Ranking all 52 teams in College Football Playoff history

How do this year's CFP entrants stack up with those of the past -- and how high could they climb?

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 highlights: Top plays, games, takeaways

Redemption stories took a turn for the worse in Week 14, plus rivalry updates and trends from the entire season.

TCU jumps to early lead, weathers second half rally for 20-13 win

— TCU used a 20-point first half against Cincinnati's maligned defense, then hung on for a 20-13 win over the Bearcats on Saturday night.

TCU Horned Frogs vs. Cincinnati Bearcats: Full Highlights

TCU Horned Frogs vs. Cincinnati Bearcats: Full Highlights

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.

Still alive in the Big 12, TCU travels to Cincinnati to take on the Bearcats

TCU (7-4, 5-3 Big 12) at Cincinnati (5-6, 3-5), Saturday, 6 p.m. EST (ESPN+)

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 Week 13 recap: Looking ahead to Rivalry Week

With playoff and conference title implications aplenty, Bill Connelly takes a peek at the week ahead.

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.

DJ Giddens runs for 143 yards, 2 touchdowns to lead Kansas State over Cincinnati 41-15

— DJ Giddens rushed for 143 yards, on just 15 carries, with two touchdowns, as Kansas State defeated Cincinnati 41-15 Saturday night.

College football Week 13 highlights: Top plays, games, takeaways

The SEC was thrown into another whirlwind with Ole Miss, Bama and Texas A&M losing, plus more trends from Week 13.

Kansas State's INT sets up a Tre Spivey TD

Kansas State's INT sets up a Tre Spivey touchdown.

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.

K-State out to snap 2-game skid as Cincinnati comes to town trying to reach bowl eligibility

Cincinnati (5-5, 3-4 Big 12) at Kansas State (7-3, 4-3), Saturday, 8 p.m. EST (ESPN2)

College football Week 12 highlights: Top plays, games, takeaways

Georgia's win over Tennessee in Week 12 only makes the SEC that much more interesting. Plus, more trends from the weekend.

Rocco Becht throws for a score and runs for a score in Iowa State's 34-17 win over Cincinnati

— Rocco Becht threw for a score and ran for a score to lead Iowa State to a 34-17 win over Cincinnati on Saturday night.

Brendan Sorsby shows speed with 41-yard gain

Brendan Sorsby turns on the engines for a 41-yard run for Cincinnati vs. Iowa State.

Cincinnati and Iowa State are both looking to snap out of their funks when they square off

Cincinnati (5-4, 3-3 Big 12) at Iowa State (7-2, 4-2), Saturday, 8 p.m. EST (Fox)

West Virginia forces three key turnovers in 31-24 road win at Cincinnati

— Nicco Marchiol threw for one touchdown and ran for another and West Virginia’s defense forced Cincinnati quarterback Brendan Sorsby into three turnovers Saturday afternoon, which led to 17 points in the Mountaineers 31-24 win over the Bearcats.

Improved Bearcats look to become bowl eligible Saturday against West Virginia

West Virginia (4-4, 3-2 Big 12) at Cincinnati (5-3, 3-2), Saturday, 12 p.m. EST (FS1)

College football 2024 Week 11 schedule: Florida at Texas

Week 11 of the 2024 college football season has arrived. Alabama vs. LSU is among the marquee matchups. Check out how to watch the games now.

Sources: College helmet communications on unencrypted frequencies

Coach-to-player in-game communications during Power 4 college football games this season have been occurring on unencrypted frequencies, sources told ESPN.

Shedeur Sanders, Travis Hunter help Colorado beat Cincinnati 34-23 to become bowl eligible

— Shedeur Sanders threw a pair of touchdown passes to Travis Hunter and ran for a score to help Colorado become bowl-eligible with a 34-23 win over Cincinnati on Saturday night.

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.

College football Week 9 preview: LSU-Texas A&M tops bag of treats

Notre Dame-Navy! Penn State-Wisconsin! Boise-UNLV! What you need to know about all the surprisingly big games.

What are the oldest active college football stadiums?

Several active college football stadiums are more than 100 years old. Here are the oldest active stadiums in the sport.

Cincinnati and Colorado to meet as they flourish in 2nd year with their coaches

Cincinnati (5-2, 3-1 Big 12) at Colorado (5-2, 3-1), Saturday, 10:15 p.m. ET (ESPN)

Breaking down college football's playoff picture, conference races

All the numbers on favorites, contenders and long shots in the title and playoff hunts. Where does your team stand?

College football Week 8 highlights: Top plays, games, takeaways

Who's the top of the SEC? And who's actually a contender that we dismissed in September? Breaking down Week 8.

Wisconsin's stadium-related troll headlines top CFB trolls from Week 8

Wisconsin took a jab at Northwestern's temporary stadium after picking up its third straight win.

Cincinnati uses dominant first half to beat Arizona State 24-14, improve to 5-2

— Brendan Sorsby passed for 206 yards and rushed for two touchdowns, Corey Kiner added 102 yards rushing and Cincinnati scored 24 straight first-half points in a 24-14 victory over Arizona State on Saturday.

Arizona State coach Kenny Dillingham to hold kicking tryouts

Having run out of patience after three straight games without a Sun Devils made field goal, including Saturday's loss to Cincinnati, Arizona State coach Kenny Dillingham told reporters, "We're going to have kicking tryouts on Monday, so bring it on."

Evan Pryor crosses goal line for 55-yard rushing touchdown

Evan Pryor crosses goal line for 55-yard rushing touchdown

College football 2024 Week 8 schedule: Alabama at Tennessee

Week 8 of the 2024 college football season has arrived. Alabama vs. Tennessee is among the marquee matchups. Check out how to watch the games now.

Surprise Big 12 teams Arizona State, Cincinnati collide at Nippert Stadium

Arizona State (5-1, 2-1 Big 12) at Cincinnati (4-2, 2-1), Saturday, noon ET (ESPN+)

Dual-meaning captions headline top CFB trolls from Week 7

Penn State made its mark at the center of the Los Angeles Coliseum after taking down USC on the road.

Cincinnati quiets Big 12 rival UCF offense for 19-13 victory

— Cincinnati quarterback Brendan Sorsby threw for 241 yards, including a critical four-yard touchdown to Tony Johnson late in the fourth quarter and Jared Bartlett recorded a game-clinching sack on the final play of the game, delivering the Bearcats a...

Brendan Sorsby connects for another Cincinnati TD

Brendan Sorsby links up with Tony Johnson, scoring a touchdown to put Cincinnati ahead of UCF.

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.

Rays ask 'patience' while assessing stadium damage from Milton

The Tampa Bay Rays said they need to "assess the true condition of Tropicana Field" after high winds from Hurricane Milton shredded the roof of the MLB stadium.