Ranking all 136 FBS teams in tiers

From Tier 1 to Tier 20, David Hale ranks all 136 college football program into tiers ahead of the 2025 season.

2025 ACC football preview: Power rankings, top players, key games

Can Miami, Louisville or SMU challenge Clemson? Here's what you need to know about the ACC.

Can Cal make noise in the ACC?

Roddy Jones explains why California could be dangerous in the ACC if everything comes together.

2025 ACC college football projections, preview

The Tigers are the favorite, but with Miami, SMU, Louisville and Bill Belichick, storylines abound.

College football 2026 recruiting: June winners, big questions and what's next

A wild month of visits and commitments is over. Here is what's happening and what it means.

College Football Future Power Rankings through 2026

Coaches, current roster, recruits: Who has the best overall team over the next two seasons?

Ranking all college football head coaches as players

There are small-school standouts and a Heisman winner. There's a national title QB and one of the best ever.

Tennessee-UCLA 'QB swap' headlines college football spring portal superlatives

We awarded superlatives for a spring college football transfer portal window that saw Tennessee and UCLA swap quarterbacks, among other intriguing moves.

Spring update of 2025 college football SP+ rankings for every FBS team

How the spring portal and other changes have impacted the numbers for the coming season.

Ranking all 136 FBS QB situations into tiers ahead of the 2025 season

From Clemson to Kennesaw State, David Hale ranks all 136 FBS school quarterbacks into tiers.

Transfer portal final ranking: College football's 100 best

A definitive list of the top players to enter the portal this winter and spring.

Ranking the offseason for every Power 4 college football team

Nail the transfer portal? Miss a big recruit? Find a top coordinator job? All are part of a college team's offseason.

Ranking best players in spring college football transfer portal

A look at the players who entered the portal this spring and how they fit with their new teams.

Nohl Williams' NFL draft profile

Check out some of the top highlights from Cal's Nohl Williams.

Cal GM Ron Rivera seeks to ease concerns over portal losses

Cal football GM Ron Rivera sought to ease the concerns of a worried fan base after star RB Jaydn Ott and several other key players entered the transfer portal this spring, saying, "For the most part when you look at what we're doing, we have a plan."

College football spring transfer portal: Biggest movers

A look at schools making moves, players moving again and what to expect before the portal closes Friday.

Former Cal running back Jaydn Ott transferring to Oklahoma

Jaydn Ott, one of the top playmakers coming back in college football, is moving on to Oklahoma, just one day after entering the transfer portal.

Sources: Cal RB Jaydn Ott enters transfer portal

Cal running back Jaydn Ott, a first-team All-Pac-12 selection in 2023, entered the transfer portal on Monday, sources told ESPN.

Ranking college football's top 90 quarterbacks of the 2000s

Make way for Dillon Gabriel, Jaxson Dart and more on Bill Connelly's updated list of the 90 greatest quarterbacks of the century.

Ron Rivera excited to 'come home and give back' as Cal football GM

Ex-NFL head coach Ron Rivera, the new general manager of the Cal football program, said he is excited to "come home and give back" to his alma mater.

How a 64-team 2025 college football tournament would play out

What if the CFP went as deep as March Madness? We picked our college football bracket and played out the first two rounds.

2025 spring college football schedule for power conference teams

For an early look at the 2025 season, spring games are the place to be.

ACC spring football preview: Key storylines, players to watch

As spring practices get underway, we begin our conference-by-conference previews with the ACC.

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.

Initial 2025 college football SP+ rankings for every FBS team

As spring camps approach, Bill Connelly looks at what the metrics tell us about which teams to watch next season.

Saints hire Cal DC Peter Sirmon to coach LBs, sources say

The Saints are hiring Cal defensive coordinator Peter Sirmon to be New Orleans' linebackers coach, sources told ESPN's Pete Thamel.

College football 2025 returning production for all 136 FBS teams

What teams have the most (and least) coming back, and what will it all mean next season?

2025 college football recruiting class rankings: Top 75 schools

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

National signing day: Winners, losers and takeaways from 2025 recruiting

The class of 2025 cycle is in the books. Here's why Oklahoma has big questions and one QB is poised for stardom.

Ron Rivera says he's returning to Cal to help football program

Former Panthers and Commanders head coach Ron Rivera is returning to the University of California, his alma mater, to help the football program.

Inside the moment that earned Cal's equipment manager a Senior Bowl role

Trevor Skogerboe, Cal's equipment manager, gained Jim Nagy's attention with his $1,500 helmet-saving tackle.

ESPN exercises option to televise ACC sports through 2036

ESPN has agreed to pick up its option to broadcast ACC sports through 2036. The decision comes as the ACC works toward settling lawsuits by Clemson and Florida State.

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.

Cal Berkeley equipment manager recalls tackling fan to protect helmet

Trevor Skogerboe, equipment manager at Cal, shares what it was like tackling a fan to prevent a helmet from getting stolen during a field storming.

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.

Reranking 2022 college football recruiting classes

With a few years' time, we can better judge how a recruiting class contributed to a team. Here's how the 2022 classes panned out.

Ranking the top 100 college football players of the 2024-25 season

We ranked the top 100 players of the 2024-25 season.

Sources: Ohio State backup QB Devin Brown signs with Cal

Ohio State quarterback Devin Brown has signed with Cal, sources told ESPN's Max Olson on Tuesday.

Which college football conferences have the most titles?

The Big Ten is the winningest conference in college football, with 32 championships. How do other conferences stack up? Check out the breakdown now.

College football championship winners by year: NCAA list

Which teams have won the NCAA football national championship? Check out this all-time winners list for more historical context.

College football transfer portal: Ranking best available QBs

The college football transfer portal is open, and several top quarterbacks are looking for new schools and some have already found theirs. Here are the best available.

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.

ESPN's 2024 college football All-America team

From Jalon Walker and Cam Skattebo to Travis Hunter and Abdul Carter, here are the best of the best.

The best of 2024 college football bowl season

Ryan McGee looks back at the fantastic plays, memorable quotes and wacky moments from this year's bowl games.

2024-25 CFP, bowl picks: Predicting college football scores

We made predictions on the final score of every bowl matchup. Check back to see how we fared.

2024-25 college football bowl game, CFP schedule

With the expanded playoff, the 2024-25 bowl schedule is bigger and better than ever.

Nick Rolovich loses suit against Washington State over firing

Former Washington State coach Nick Rolovich has lost a lawsuit against the school that he filed after he was fired in 2021 over his refusal to comply with the state's COVID-19 vaccination requirements.

Nine takeaways from college football's December portal window

Now that a wild month is over, we're looking back at what it meant for the state of the sport.

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.

QB recruit Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele flips to Cal via portal

QB Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele, who first committed to Cal in July before his Dec. 4 flip to Oregon, has signed with Golden Bears after entering the transfer portal.