Athlon Sports’ Steven Lassan offers a complete breakdown of the best QB debuts from Week 1.

College football is back. The 2026 season officially kicks off today, which marks Week 0 on the college football schedule. However, most of the top-ranked teams in the country don’t kick off until early September.

Weeks away from the kickoff of the 2026 season, ESPN has revealed its official top 25 college football rankings, and as expected, it’s a lot of the SEC and Big Ten at the top of the preseason polls heading into the summer Talkin’ Season. Football Power ...

Indiana takes top honors after spring football. Illustration: Demetrius Robinson / The Athletic; Photos: Robert Goddin / Imagn Images, Alex Slitz / Getty Images I may have overthought the top of my rankings four months ago, at the end of the season.

Indiana's Curt Cignetti is our No. 1 after leading the Hoosiers to a 16-0 record and national championship in 2025. He takes over the spot held by Georgia's Kirby Smart, who is one of just two FBS coaches with multiple national titles. The Bulldogs also ...

Ohio State and Texas only have one game under their belts going into their regular-season meeting. So, who has the edge in the top-five matchup?

Elsewhere on the Week 2 college football schedule are several in-state matchups such as LSU vs. Louisiana Tech (+35.5), Penn State vs. Temple (+24.5) and the Cy-Hawk Trophy being up for grabs in Iowa vs.