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College football preview: Big matchups and storylines ahead of Week 12

Our college football experts preview big matchups and storylines ahead of Week 12.

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Insiders' buzz: Who are the best teams, players and coaches in the country?

Who's dominating each conference and which coaches are having a rough time.

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Virginia Union star Jada Byers: 'God gave me a gift, and I'm not going to play with it'

After breaking multiple program records, senior running back looks to help the Panthers repeat as CIAA champions.

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THE BEST AND THE WORST

College football's most improved units: How eight teams have leveled up

Some improvements have made teams contenders or changed them completely. Here's which offenses and defenses got way better in 2024.

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Bottom 10: Lost weekend in Florida

Miami suffering its first loss of the season ended up setting the tone for the entire Sunshine State.

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Who will make the expanded 12-team College Football Playoff?

Select a contender, make your picks for how its season will play out and see what the Playoff Predictor foretells.

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Connelly breaks down all the conference races and the CFP picture

Here's where things stand in every conference race and the playoff picture entering Week 12.

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KIPER'S NEW 2025 BIG BOARD

Ranking the top 25 NFL draft prospects, plus position reports

Which prospects make Mel Kiper Jr.'s updated top 25 rankings for the 2025 NFL draft? Who are the best players at every position?

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PLAYOFF RACE HEATS UP

What we learned from the second CFP rankings, plus bubble teams and a G5 stack

Heather Dinich examines the committee's second of six rankings as well as eight teams on the bubble, and how the Group of 5 race stacks up.

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CFP Anger Index: The SEC and five other teams are getting snubbed

Breaking down which teams, and conference, have the most to be angry about with this week's CFP ranking.

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