Football

8/24/2026 |  North Dakota State has won at a record rate at the lower levels. The Bison are rumbling into the FBS (Associated Press (AP)) FARGO, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota State’s road to the highest level of college football was paved by an unprecedented run of success, with 10 national championships serving as sparkling souvenirs from a two-decade stay in the Championship Subdivision.

8/24/2026 |  Ranking each week of 2026 college football schedule by watchability: Early November weekend has elite matchups (CBS Sports) There has been a lot of online discourse about how much football real fans should be watching on Saturdays, but we can be honest with one another. Not all college football schedules are created equally.

8/24/2026 |  College Football Playoff Rankings: 2026 Preseason Top 25 Predictions (College Football News) They’re all that really matters.
They’re the College Football Playoff rankings, and after all the regular season and conference championship fun is over – with the bizarre exception of Army vs Navy, which happens a week after the bowls and CFP are set – did your team finish high enough in the top 25?

8/24/2026 |  2026 NFL 53-man roster projections for all 32 teams (ESPN) All 32 NFL teams have one more preseason game this week. And then they all must cut their rosters down to 53 players by Sunday at 6 p.m. ET.
Who will make each team? Which front offices have tough decisions on deck at specific positions? Where might each lineup be deepest and thinnest this season? And which players need to show something in their final preseason appearance to make the cut?

8/24/2026 |  Patriots' Vrabel says starters sitting in order to develop depth (ESPN) FOXBROUGH, Mass. -- When New England Patriots coach Mike Vrabel said "I do not think we have a very deep team" after Saturday's preseason game against the Philadelphia Eagles, he was highlighting why quarterback Drake Maye, receiver A.J. Brown and other starters haven't played in a preseason game.