2021 COLLEGE FANTASY RANKINGS:Quarterback | Running back | Wide receiver | Tight end | D/ST | Top 200 It’s important to note college kicking is often unreliable and hard to predict. The safest bet is to target kickers on high-scoring offenses with a history of decent accuracy. A smart move would be stacking a high-profile QB, like Spencer Rattler, with his kicker. This will likely give you PATs when Rattler scores and field goals when the Oklahoma offense stalls....

In other words: It’s college football awards season. Despite the focus on awards such as the Heisman Trophy, there are actually a handful of other pretigious awards available for the best college players in the nation, ranging from top defensive player (Bronko Nagurski, Chuck Bednarik awards) to the top receiver (Biletnikoff) and punter (Ray Guy Award). The number of awards, coupled with several finalists for each individual honor, can be dizzying for college football fans to keep up with — were it not for Sporting News, which has awards season covered....

Coaches switch jobs. Players can opt out or enter the transfer portal. The unpredictability factor of which team is motivated. There are 41 bowl games in 2022-23, starting with the Bahamas Bowl on Dec. 16. The national championship will be decided on Jan. 9 in Los Angeles. This year’s CFP semifinals are on Dec. 31. No. 2 Michigan takes on No. 3 TCU in the Vrbo Fiesta Bowl, and No....

LSU (‘19) is the only other school that’s had the luxury to call itself National Champion in the CFP era, but with the playoff expanding to 12 teams in the near future, more schools are hoping to add their names to this list. For now, the same upper-echelon programs have a significant edge to make it back to the CFP. The reigning National Champions, Georgia, made the playoff last year despite losing to Alabama in the SEC Championship....

Most of the top-tier recruits already signed during December’s early signing period, though there are still plenty of four- and five-star talents who have yet to officially sign with their team. Thirteen top-100 recruits remain, composed of three five-star players and 10 four-star players. MORE: Biggest winners from early signing period Follow along here as Sporting News tracks the official signing day updates of the Class of 2019 (all rankings reflect 247Sports Composite)....

No. 5 Georgia and No. 8 Florida meet at 3:30 p.m. ET in a SEC East showdown that will likely determine who represents the division in the SEC championship game. No. 1 Clemson won’t have Trevor Lawrence for a 7:30 p.m. showdown at No. 4 Notre Dame, which is the biggest leg in the ACC championship race. MORE: College football bowl projections for Week 10 There are two more games between ranked teams on the schedule....

Belhaven reported the driver had been drinking in its announcement of Rich’s death. Police had yet to determine what caused the crash, nor had the been able to confirm whether the driver had been drinking. Rich, a 5-10, 185-pound wide receiver from Memphis, had two catches for 13 yards this season.

The Tigers and the Crimson Tide debuted at No. 2 and No. 3 respectively in the first CFP rankings of the season behind Ohio State, but Saturday’s matchup in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, has radically altered the picture. Joe Burrow threw for 393 yards and three touchdowns, as LSU became the first team since September 2015 to defeat Alabama on the road and the first program to win in Tuscaloosa twice since Nick Saban took charge of the Crimson Tide in 2007....

Preseason polls are always good for inciting arguments starting discussions, but it seems most of the usual suspects are ranked at the top of the poll this season. For the second year, Alabama opens as the No. 1 team in the country. The Tide are followed by Ohio State, Florida State, USC and Clemson, respectively. MORE: SN’s 2017 conference, CFP predictions Some analysis of the polls: The SEC once again leads the Power 5 in number of teams represented, with six....

The season is over, and now it is time to kick off the longest offseason in major American sports. Who wants to see Sporting News’ Way-Too-Early Top 25 for 2023? These lists are made to be roasted. The transfer portal will alter these rankings, and it’s a long way until the preseason polls come out in August. After all, the Horned Frogs weren’t even close to these rankings to start last season....

No. 1 Georgia, No. 2 Ohio State, No. 3 Michigan and No. 4 TCU are 11-0 heading into Rivalry Week. A few contenders barely survived Week 12. Griffin Kell kicked a walk-off 40-yard field goal to give TCU a 29-28 victory at Baylor. Jake Moody hit a 39-yard field goal with nine seconds remaining to give Michigan a 19-17 victory against Illinois. MORE: CFP scenarios after Week 12 A few other top teams weren’t as fortunate....

Here at Sporting News, we were wondering if it was the best game of the season. The elements that go into a ‘best’ game — pregame hype, atmosphere, on-field drama, landscape-altering result — are weighed into determining what games have been the best in the 2021 season. MORE: OU gets bad spot in first CFP rankings | Bowl projections | Heisman race Here’s our list: 1 - No. 6 Oklahoma 55, No....

No. 20 Oklahoma defeated Texas in the Red River Shootout after a literal offensive shootout, with both teams trading the lead before Oklahoma finally settled the score with a 45-40 victory. MORE: Sooners Big 12 team to beat after win over Texas Meanwhile, Auburn looked like it’s former self, scoring 35 unanswered points before Mississippi State finally scored. However, the effort was too little too late for the Bulldogs....

Three games take place this week between ranked teams, including No. 5 Penn State at No. 13 Minnesota and No. 18 Iowa at No. 16 Wisconsin. Neither come close, however, to the “Game of the Century” between No. 1 LSU and No. 2 Alabama, a game on which several College Football Playoff paths could unfold. MORE: Sporting News’ Week 11 top 25 It will be a fantastic week of college football, even beyond those three games: Can Baylor remain undefeated at TCU, a team it hasn’t beat since 2014?...

(All times ET. Games listed on ESPN and ESPN 2 are also shown on Watch ESPN.) PHOTOS: Week 9 | Midseason All-Americans Thursday, Oct. 30 7:30 p.m. | No. 2 Florida State at Louisville | ESPN 7:30 p.m. | Troy at Georgia Southern | ESPNU Friday, Oct. 31 8 p.m. | Cincinnati at Tulane | ESPN2 8 p.m. | Tulsa at Memphis | ESPNU MORE: Ranking one-loss teams by that one loss | Best of week 9...

The ACC doesn’t get much love from college football pundits, often considered the weakest of the Power 5 conferences. But what Clemson has done all season, and continues to do, deserves nothing but respect. MORE: Five things about Clemson | SN Top 50 Player Rankings The No. 3 Tigers went on the road to NC State and overcame an uncharacteristically bad outing by its defense to beat the Wolfpack 56-41 to move to 8-0....