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.

CFP 2025: 32 teams can make the College Football Playoff

Using ESPN Analytics, Heather Dinich breaks down the 32 teams that can make the playoff.

Superlatives from 25 years of college football alternate uniforms

We handed out nominations to some of the best, worst and wildest alternate uniforms donned by college football teams over the past quarter century.

Virginia Tech looking into tampering claim by NC Central coach

Virginia Tech says it is looking into a tampering claim made by NC Central coach Trei Oliver, who said a Hokies assistant attended an Eagles game in an effort to recruit their star running back.

2025 ACC college football projections, preview

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

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.

ACC distributed record $45 million per school in '23-24

The Atlantic Coast Conference generated $711 million for the 2023-24 academic year, distributing an average of $45 million to each of its 14 full-time member schools, a record for the conference.

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.

Metallica rocks Virginia Tech's stadium with football entrance song

Metallica's hit song inspired fans to create a small earthquake at Virginia Tech's Lane Stadium.

College football spring game previews: Georgia, Florida, Miami

Spring games aren't as plentiful as they have been, but several big-name schools are in action this weekend.

Jaylin Lane's NFL draft profile

Check out some stats and info from draft prospect Jaylin Lane of Virginia Tech.

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.

Sources: FSU, Clemson expected to reach settlement with ACC

FSU and Clemson will vote Tuesday on an agreement that would ultimately result in the settlement of lawsuits between the schools and the ACC, sources told ESPN.

ACC spring football preview: Key storylines, players to watch

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

2025 NFL combine: Top draft prospects, best workouts, risers

Will Campbell impressed in the 40-yard dash Sunday, but there could be a battle for OT1 brewing. Here are our experts on the combine's top workouts.

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.

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?

Virginia Tech hires Philip Montgomery as OC

Philip Montgomery has been hired as the Virginia Tech's offensive coordinator, the school announced.

2025 college football recruiting class rankings: Top 75 schools

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

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.

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.

Virginia Tech hires Sam Siefkes as defensive coordinator

Virginia Tech on Monday hired Cardinals linebackers coach Sam Siefkes to be the Hokies' defensive coordinator, the school announced, and Arizona coach Jonathan Gannon lauded the move, saying Siefkes "has unbelievable knowledge on how to stop offenses."

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

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

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.

Saban, Meyer, Vick, Strahan lead 2025 college football HOF class

Urban Meyer will join Nick Saban in the 2025 College Football Hall of Fame class, and Michael Vick and Michael Strahan are among the 18 former players who will be inducted next December.

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.

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.

College football bowl season: Takeaways, MVP of the game

Our college football experts offer a takeaway and an MVP after each game.

Minnesota beats Virginia Tech 24-10 in Duke's Mayo Bowl for 8th straight bowl victory

— Moments before being doused with a five-gallon tub of mayonnaise, Minnesota coach P.J. Fleck shouted “make it a double!"

Fleck looks to extend Minnesota's bowl streak against Virginia Tech in Duke's Mayo Bowl

— The Minnesota Golden Gophers put their seven-game bowl win streak on the line Friday night in the Duke’s Mayo Bowl against a Virginia Tech squad that has been decimated by transfers and opt-outs.

Betting odds and lines for 2024 college football bowl games

Here are all the betting odds, lines, spreads and totals for every 2024-25 college football bowl game.

Which colleges have the longest bowl game streaks?

Bowl games are an essential component of the college football season. Check out which schools have the most consecutive appearances now.

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.

Sacramento State met with Michael Vick about coaching job

Sacramento State has met with former NFL sensation Mike Vick about its open head coaching position, the school's president told ESPN.

Despite value in portal, Virginia Tech retains QBs Drones, Watson

Virginia Tech has retained starter Kyron Drones and reserve William "Pop" Watson III, despite their probable value in the transfer portal and a shakeup of the coaching staff.

Storylines to watch for every 2024 college football bowl game

Looking for an excuse to watch college football 40 or so times over the next few weeks? We've got you covered.

Virginia Tech fires Chris Marve as defensive coordinator

Virginia Tech defensive coordinator Chris Marve is out as part of the team's staff changes following a 6-6 season.

Twenty-five quarterbacks to watch in the transfer portal

With the transfer portal officially opening Monday, here's a preview of the QBs worth keeping an eye on.

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.

ACC fines, reprimands four schools for postgame shenanigans

The ACC fined and publicly reprimanded North Carolina, NC State, Virginia and Virginia Tech for their actions in their respective rivalry games last weekend, including fighting.

Pop Watson helps Virginia Tech become bowl eligible with 37-17 victory over rival Virginia

— Pop Watson threw for 254 yards and a touchdown and rushed for a score to lead Virginia Tech to a 37-17 victory over rival Virginia on Saturday.