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We assess how the selection committee could stack the top teams in the country after Week 3.

Putting the spotlight on select teams and questions around others as the early playoff picture takes shape.

We assess how the selection committee could stack the top teams in the country after Week 2.

Putting the spotlight on select teams and questions around others as the early playoff picture takes shape.

We assess how the committee could stack the top teams in the country with most of Week 1 complete.

Games, coaches and players to watch as the college football season begins.

As LSU hopes to sign NFL tight end Dae'Quan Wright, if he clears waivers, the SEC on Monday issued a statement emphasizing its belief that athletes who choose to leave to sign pro contracts "should not then be permitted to return to college competition."

These schools have the players -- and the schedules -- to reach the playoff in 2026.

Speaking on the first day of his conference's media days gathering, Big Ten commissioner Tony Petitti on Tuesday doubled down on his league's push for a 24-team College Football Playoff in time for 2027, saying "the faster it goes, the easier it will be."

The Big 12 presidents and chancellors haven't rushed to pull the league's recently filed federal lawsuit because there are still questions about Texas Tech quarterback Brendan Sorsby's NFL future and any possible legal retribution, a source told ESPN.