All 128 FBS college football teams ranked for 2015, from Ohio State to Charlotte - SB Nation Bill Connelly has written thousands of words and studied lots of data about your team. Here's how he thinks you stack up. At the end of each conference preview series, I looked at how I perceived that conference's balance of power heading into 2015. All of those individual conference rankings and team … [Read more...]

2016 NFL Draft Big Board: Joey Bosa No. 1, five Buckeyes in top 32 - CBSSports.com The defending national champion Ohio State Buckeyes are poised to make a run at a repeat with a roster as stacked with future NFL talent as any in the country. Star defensive end Joey Bosa tops my initial Big Board rankings of the best draft-eligible prospects, and he's joined by four teammates: left tackle Taylor … [Read more...]

2015 Group of Five preview: Who's the best in every non-power conference? - SI.com Conference championship picks Conference USA champ: Western Kentucky The best quarterback-running back tandem you (probably) haven’t heard of resides in Bowling Green, Ky. Brandon Doughty was granted a sixth-year of eligibility in December after completing 67.5% of his passes for a national-best 4,830 yards … [Read more...]

ACC picks, predictions: Clemson and FSU will watch title game from the couch - FOXSports.com Updated AUG 13, 2015 at 6:08p ET After winning or playing for championships in six of its first eight years in the ACC, Virginia Tech has taken a slide the past three seasons. Frank Beamer hit a modern low point in 2014, suffering his first losing record in league play (3-5) since 2002 in the Big East. … [Read more...]

College Football Predictions: Sleeper Picks for Major College Football Awards - Bleacher Report Kevin C. Cox/Getty ImagesTennessee RB Jalen Hurd The July onslaught of award watch lists have come and gone, and the time for locking in all of those preseason predictions is approaching. Each college football individual award, from the Heisman to the Guy, already has a who's-who list of favorites … [Read more...]

College Football Playoff picks up more travel costs for players' families - Austin American-Statesman (blog) The College Football Playoff is expanding. Well, sort of. The CFP announced Tuesday that it will help foot travel costs for families of athletes whose teams participate in semifinal games. Last year, those $2500 stipends were not distributed until the championship game. “We were … [Read more...]