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The 2021 Way-Too-Early college football top 25
Will we see heavyweights such as Clemson, Alabama and Ohio State fall back in 2021? Can programs such as Georgia, North Carolina and Texas A&M close the gap in their conferences? We break it down in our Way Too Early Top 25.
The Way-Too-Early 2021 college football rankings
TOP HEADLINES
COLLEGE FOOTBALL RECRUITING
Which teams are primed for success in 2021 based on their recruiting classes?
Alabama, Georgia and Texas are among the teams that have the most ESPN 300 recruiting talent on their rosters entering the 2021 season.
ALL-BOWL TEAM
From DeVonta Smith to Buddy Johnson, the 2020-21 college football All-Bowl team
Here are the best players at every position from this year's bowl season.
ALABAMA
The All-Saban team: Nick Saban’s all-time best player at every position
We've determined the list of the greatest college football players at each position to have spent time playing for and being yelled at by Nick Saban.
Ryan McGee breaks down the best players to ever spend time on a Nick Saban roster
CLOSING OUT THE SEASON
Final college football Power Rankings for the 2020 season
Monday's College Football Playoff National Championship left no doubt as to who was No. 1. Here's the rest of our top 25 to close the season.
LOOKING AHEAD
Predicting next year's breakout player for each Top 25 team
Which players will emerge as stars for the nation's top teams next season? It's never too early to start speculating.
NATIONAL CHAMPIONS!
There can be no hyperbole around Alabama's historic greatness
SP+ grades Alabama's 2020 squad higher than any other team in the history of college football. And it started with a shift in Nick Saban's mindset from defense to offense.
Why is Saban smiling? The answer goes beyond him leading Bama to another title
It was an unpredictable, unsettling and unnerving season, but Saban seemed to enjoy this one more than most.
A legendary coach, a once-in-a-lifetime receiver and Alabama's unforgettable season
What this Alabama team accomplished goes beyond the points and the fancy stats and the Heisman.
INSIDE THE CFP
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OHIO STATE'S TITLE RUN
Ohio State didn't win it all, but Ryan Day's team gave itself a chance
When the Big Ten's fall season was off the table, the possibility of Ohio State reaching the national title game seemed like a fantasy. Here is how coach Ryan Day and the Buckeyes pushed through it.
Top Headlines
- Clemson's record-setting Etienne to enter draft
- Ex-Nebraska WR Robinson transfers to Kentucky
- Maryland to settle with McNair family for $3.5M
- Tide QB Jones, three others declare for NFL draft
- WAC expansion could bring football back to FCS
- Duke AD White to step down following 13 years
- Gators land DL transfers from Auburn, Penn State
- Which CFB coaches are on hot seat?
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Is expansion inevitable?
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The future of the College Football Playoff: Expansion, complaints and what comes next
Questions about the future of the College Football Playoff are rampant, as some Group of 5 power brokers push for expansion. But are those at the top inclined to change things?
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Top 17 Heisman Trophy candidates for 2021 college football season
Who has the best shot at bringing home the Heisman next season? Here's an early breakdown of the players you'll likely hear a lot of come fall.
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