Football

8/18/2026 |  Heisman, Biletnikoff and more: Six projected college football award winners for 2026 (Associated Press (AP)) College football’s biggest stars enter 2026 with a chance to take home some of the sport’s most prestigious individual awards. Some of the players to watch:
Doak Walker Award: Kewan Lacy, Ole Miss
Kewan Lacy established himself as one of the top running backs in college football last season after rushing for 1,567 yards and 24 touchdowns, averaging 5.1 yards on 306 carries. Lacy finished the season tied with Quinshon Judkins for the most rushing yards in a single season in Ole Miss history while setting single-season program records for carries and rushing touchdowns. 

8/18/2026 |  Ohio State and Oregon are 1-2 in the AP preseason Top 25, SEC leads conferences with 9 ranked teams (Associated Press (AP)) Ohio State and Oregon were 1-2 in The Associated Press Top 25 released Monday, giving the Big Ten Conference the top two teams in the preseason rankings for the first time in 65 years and just the second time ever.
The Buckeyes received 40 first-place votes and Oregon received 14 in voting by 69 media members who cover college football.

8/18/2026 |  Goodell: 'No Doubt' There Will Be NFL Teams Outside the United States (Athletic Business) NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell Monday said in an interview that establishing teams in countries outside the United States is an inevitability. 

8/18/2026 |  College Football Playoff tiers: Ranking the preseason Top 25 by their chances to win it all (CBS Sports) There are only a handful of teams each season that realistically have the capability to compete for a national title, and the AP poll doesn't really do much to help find that cutoff point.

8/18/2026 |  AP Top 25 poll: Most overrated, underrated and two teams to crash out of final rankings (CBS Sports) You know the college football season is finally just around the corner when the annual preseason Associated Press Top 25 poll drops.
While there will always be critics about whether preseason polls are more harmful than helpful, especially in this current player-movement era, they make for great discussion topics. There's just something about seeing 25 teams listed in order that evokes a visceral reaction from fans, journalists and everyone else associated with the sport.