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College football picks and predictions for all 62 games in Week 7, straight-up and ATS
The heart of October is when college football absolutely shines. Fans were given a huge and chaotic week last week, and now we have another buffet of terrific college football matchups on deck in Week 7.
Grading the 14 preseason Heisman Trophy favorites at college football's midseason
College football as a whole is nearly impossible to predict in the preseason, but that might never be truer than with the Heisman Trophy race. Arch Manning was the preseason Heisman Trophy favorite (or one of them) in both the 2025 and 2026 seasons, and then promptly was overtaken in both cases.
Bills vs. Rams live player stats, box score and match stats for Monday Night Football in Week 5
Coming into the season, the Week 5 matchup with the Buffalo Bills on the road against the Los Angeles Rams looked like a potential Super Bowl preview. It may still be, but the Rams haven't fully held up their end of the bargain to start this season in that regard. That doesn't take any luster off the game in primetime, though. Josh Allen vs. Matthew Stafford, James Cook vs. Kyren Williams, Puka Nacua and Davante Adams out there, though the one big drawback is DJ Moore being unable to go in this game.
Another Packers-Cowboys clash, Raiders scare Bills
The unbeatable Los Angeles Rams superteam is now 2-3 on the 2026 NFL season. The Houston Texans just got their first win. The Dallas Cowboys can't get out of their own way, and the Buffalo Bills are mauling everyone in their way. It's been a wacky start to the season, which has made our NFL picks and predictions for every game each week a bit more difficult than I expected.
Bills vs. Rams live player stats, box score and match stats for Monday Night Football in Week 5
Coming into the season, the Week 5 matchup with the Buffalo Bills on the road against the Los Angeles Rams looked like a potential Super Bowl preview. It may still be, but the Rams haven't fully held up their end of the bargain to start this season in that regard. That doesn't take any luster off the game in primetime, though. Josh Allen vs. Matthew Stafford, James Cook vs. Kyren Williams, Puka Nacua and Davante Adams out there, though the one big drawback is DJ Moore being unable to go in this game.
This emergency Seahawks-Eagles trade would give Seattle's offense a boost of rocket fuel
The Seattle Seahawks are 3-2 on the season. Considering the strong start to the year against the Patriots and coming off of the Super Bowl, most NFL fans wouldn't have predicted that. But there's still good reason to believe in Mike Macdonald's team with that defense — the offense just needs to keep up. Specifically, the run game needs a spark.
Ravens vs. Falcons live player stats, box score and match stats for Sunday Night Football in Week 5
The Atlanta Falcons have looked like a completely different team since Michael Penix Jr. was able to take over at quarterback. Whether it's been Bijan Robinson, Drake London or just the big numbers getting put up on the scoreboard, they've been rolling. Now, on Sunday Night Football in Week 5, we'll find out if the Baltimore Ravens have any quarterback magic in their tank with Tyler Huntley set to start in place of the injured Lamar Jackson.
This emergency Seahawks-Eagles trade would give Seattle's offense a boost of rocket fuel
The Seattle Seahawks are 3-2 on the season. Considering the strong start to the year against the Patriots and coming off of the Super Bowl, most NFL fans wouldn't have predicted that. But there's still good reason to believe in Mike Macdonald's team with that defense - the offense just needs to keep up. Specifically, the run game needs a spark.
Ravens vs. Falcons live player stats, box score and match stats for Sunday Night Football in Week 5
The Atlanta Falcons have looked like a completely different team since Michael Penix Jr. was able to take over at quarterback. Whether it's been Bijan Robinson, Drake London or just the big numbers getting put up on the scoreboard, they've been rolling. Now, on Sunday Night Football in Week 5, we'll find out if the Baltimore Ravens have any quarterback magic in their tank with Tyler Huntley set to start in place of the injured Lamar Jackson.
Updated draft order and projected Top 10 picks after Week 5
As sad as it is to say, some teams only have hope in the 2027 NFL Draft only five weeks into the regular season. For a team like the Miami Dolphins, even if they can't ever admit it, that's by design. The Tennessee Titans also probably could've seen that coming. But for others like the Los Angeles Chargers or Houston Texans, this comes as quite the surprise that they're currently picking atop the 2027 NFL Draft order, at least after Week 5.
4 NFL quarterbacks who should lose their jobs after Week 5
Malik Willis, Miami Dolphins Don't be fooled by what the final numbers ended up looking like for Malik Willis. The Dolphins and their quarterback padded their stats when the game was well out of reach, which was largely due to a truly abysmal performance from Willis before the score was entirely too lopsided. And to be clear, I say that even with Willis only throwing for 137 yards and one touchdown on the day, though he did rush for 74 yards and another touchdown.
Georgia vs. Alabama player stats, box score and play-by-play for week 6
When the Alabama Crimson Tide and Georgia Bulldogs last met, it was in the SEC Championship Game. In that meeting, the latter completely dominated the action and took home the conference crown. But Alabama didn't have Keelon Russell that time around, which makes the Week 6 college football showdown in Tuscaloosa all the more intriguing.
UCLA vs. Oregon player stats, box score and play-by-play for Week 6
The Oregon Ducks' season hasn't gone to plan, whether you're talking about the loss to Oklahoma State or the Dante Moore injury. But the same could be said of the UCLA Bruins in the other direction as Bob Chesney has the Bruins undefeated as they go on the road to Eugene on Saturday for a massive Week 6 college football matchup between Top 25-ranked teams. Dylan Raiola is set to start for Moore, which has everyone's attention for this game to see how he fares.
Is Ashton Jeanty playing today? Raiders injury report with RB questionable
On the heels of the Las Vegas Raiders' first loss of the season, the team is hoping to have former first-round pick Ashton Jeanty in the backfield with Kirk Cousins for the team's Week 5 matchup against the New England Patriots. Jeanty suffered an ankle injury in the loss to the Chiefs last week, and then was ultimately listed as questionable against New England with that injury along with what's being called a "flare up" of plantar fasciitis.
Is Ja'Marr Chase playing today? Bengals injury report with WR returning from concussion
The Cincinnati Bengals have fallen back slightly after their hot start to the season, but have a prime opportunity to bounce back and move to 3-2 on the season as they face the lowly Miami Dolphins. Not only is that a winnable game in the pure sense, but it's also a matchup that fantasy football managers are hoping to have Ja'Marr Chase, Chase Brown, Tee Higgins and so on take advantage of this week. But Chase (and Higgins for that matter) has to play on Sunday for that to be the case.
Eagles vs. Jaguars live player stats, box score and match stats for NFL London Game in Week 5
The Jacksonville Jaguars might not officially call London home, but it's certainly a vaction property for the franchise and they return on Sunday in Week 5 to their home-away-from-home across the pond as they welcome the Philadelphia Eagles to town. Trevor Lawrence and the Jags have continued to build upon their exceptional campaign a year ago with Parker Washington emerging as a viable WR1 in the game and with Bhayshul Tuten igniting the rushing attack in a big way.
Projected AP Top 25 after Georgia downs Alabama, Texas, Oregon, Florida and LSU upset
What a truly insane Week 6 in college football. We'll have a new No. 1-ranked team in the AP Top 25 after the Texas Longhorns took a shocking loss in Red River to Oklahoma. That team is likely going to be the Georgia Bulldogs, who won a heavyweight bout with Alabama in Tuscaloosa. But there will be plenty of more shakeups as UCLA stayed undefeated by upsetting Oregon, Florida lost for the second straight week, LSU got clipped at Kentucky, and even Pittsburgh got upset by North Carolina.
Georgia vs. Alabama player stats, box score and play-by-play for Week 6
When the Alabama Crimson Tide and Georgia Bulldogs last met, it was in the SEC Championship Game. In that meeting, the latter completely dominated the action and took home the conference crown. But Alabama didn't have Keelon Russell that time around, which makes the Week 6 college football showdown in Tuscaloosa all the more intriguing.
UCLA vs. Oregon player stats, box score and play-by-play for Week 6
The Oregon Ducks' season hasn't gone to plan, whether you're talking about the loss to Oklahoma State or the Dante Moore injury. But the same could be said of the UCLA Bruins in the other direction as Bob Chesney has the Bruins undefeated as they go on the road to Eugene on Saturday for a massive Week 6 college football matchup between Top 25-ranked teams. Dylan Raiola is set to start for Moore, which has everyone's attention for this game to see how he fares.
Texas vs. Oklahoma player stats, box score and play-by-play for Red River in Week 6
The Red River Rivalry is one of the best clashes in college football - or at least that's historically been the case. Over the past couple of years, however, the Texas Longhorns have fully dominated the Oklahoma Sooners.
South Carolina vs. Florida player stats, box score and play-by-play for Week 6
The Florida Gators came crashing down from the high of dominating Ole Miss by losing on the road at Missouri. Now, we're about to find out just how real Jon Sumrall's team is this week as the Gators are back in Gainesville on Saturday in Week 6 of college football to welcome the South Carolina Gamecocks to town. Of course, the season hasn't gone to plan for Shane Beamer, LaNorris Sellers and company, but the year isn't over.
Marvin Harrison Jr. traded, but to who? Rumors, updates, landing spots and more for looming trade
The Arizona Cardinals are trading Marvin Harrison Jr. - we just have no idea which team he'll be with after Week 5. In one of the more bizarre trade developments in recent NFL memory, insiders Adam Schefter and Ian Rapoport reported on Saturday that Harrison, the former No. 4 overall pick, will be traded and will be inactive for the Cardinals' Week 5 matchup against the Lions. However, no trade is finalized yet, which means we also don't know with any certainty which team is trading for Harrison.
Cowboys fans' experience just reached another level at AT&T Stadium
I've watched hundreds of Dallas Cowboys games in my life. Thursdays, Sundays, Mondays and the occasional Wednesday and Saturday as well, I'm planted to watch this team. That includes a birthday gift from my now-wife when we were dating in Atlanta to see them live for the first time at Mercedes Benz Stadium. But I'd never made the pilgrimage to Dallas and Arlington to step foot inside AT&T Stadium.
Projected AP Top 25 after Alabama rolls Mississippi State, Ohio State dominates Iowa
Projected AP Top 25 College Football Rankings after Week 5 What do we even do with our projections for the AP Top 25 college football rankings after Week 5? The Alabama Crimson Tide look like a Top 5 team in the country dismantling Mississippi State, but can you really bump out the Miami Hurricanes or Ohio State Buckeyes after dominant wins of their own over Clemson and Iowa, respectively? And what do we do with the Florida Gators after a decisive loss to Missouri?
College football rankings: Projected AP Top 25 after Alabama rolls Mississippi State, Ohio State dominates Iowa
19 hours ago Sen. Eric Schmitt of Missouri may not have been exactly hawk-eyed at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing this week when he asked former special counsel Jack Smith if he had gone to an Atlanta Hawks basketball game in February 2024. Schmitt implied that Smith met up in Atlanta with the district …
Does the Fever star know ball?
College GameDay has been crushing it with guest pickers in the 2026 season, but the biggest star they've brought in early in the season is former Iowa Hawkeyes star Caitlin Clark. Clark was tabbed as the guest picker in Iowa City for Week 5 of college football as the Ohio State Buckeyes came to town to face Iowa. Clark, of course, is one of the biggest stars in sports, but more importantly an icon and legend for Iowa.
Alabama vs. Mississippi State live player stats, box score and play-by-play for Week 5
Few people in college football thought that the 90-Mile Drive this year with the Alabama Crimson Tide heading down the road to face the Mississippi State Bulldogs would be one of the best games of the season coming into Week 5. But here we are, and it starts with the unreal quarterback matchup at hand.
Ranking college football's 25 best quarterbacks for the 2026 season
The beautiful thing about college football is that, even when you think you're sure, there's still time to be surprised. That's perhaps best exemplified when it comes to college football quarterbacks. Coming into the 2026 season, our own Nick Villano ranked the 25 best quarterbacks in the country. While you can nitpick and gripe with various rankings and decisions, the truth is that those rankings were not at all out of line.
Steelers vs. Browns live player stats, box score and match stats for Thursday Night Football in Week 4
The Cleveland Browns have been one of the NFL's biggest early surprises. Rather than already eyeing the 2027 NFL Draft , they're sitting at 2-1, the same record as the rest of the AFC North, as they head into their Thursday Night Football matchup with the rival Pittsburgh Steelers . Deshaun Watson hasn't always looked good, but the playmakers around him, like Denzel Boston, Harold Fannin Jr. and more in Cleveland, have done well, and the defense is playing with legitimate spirit.
Steelers vs. Browns live player stats, box score and match stats for Thursday Night Football in Week 4
The Cleveland Browns have been one of the NFL's biggest early surprises. Rather than already eyeing the 2027 NFL Draft, they're sitting at 2-1, the same record as the rest of the AFC North, as they head into their Thursday Night Football matchup with the rival Pittsburgh Steelers. Deshaun Watson hasn't always looked good, but the playmakers around him, like Denzel Boston, Harold Fannin Jr. and more in Cleveland, have done well, and the defense is playing with legitimate spirit.
College football picks and predictions for all 58 games in Week 5, straight-up and ATS
The college football schedule for Week 5 lightens up a bit, at least in terms of the number of games. It's the first week since Week 0 that we've had fewer than 70 games on the slate - and we actually have fewer than 60 on the slate. But don't for a second think that means the quality of game will suffer. Not only do we have three ranked-on-ranked matchups with Alabama vs. Mississippi State, Ohio State vs. Iowa and Florida vs.
College football picks and predictions for all 58 games in Week 5, straight-up and ATS
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Full first-round projection going into October
Is Arch Manning still QB1 in the 2027 NFL Draft class? Has Colin Simmons surpassed him as the best prospect on the Texas Longhorns? Will injuries to the likes of Dante Moore and Trey'Dez Green affect their draft stock? What do we do with Drew Mestemaker or CJ Carr at this point - and especially so with Florida running back Jadan Baugh?
Projected Cowboys depth chart after deal with Steelers
Just before the brutal loss in Brazil to the Ravens, the Dallas Cowboys were connected to the Pittsburgh Steelers and disgruntled cornerback Joey Porter Jr. That turned out to not be just smoke four days later as the Cowboys have traded for Porter Jr. in a blockbuster deal transpiring heading into Week 4. Tom Pelissero of The Ringer and Netflix Sports was first with the news.
Grading every NFL team through the end of September
The end of September in the NFL season still means we're talking about an extremely small sample size. Yet, the surprises of the 2026 season to this point can't wholly be ignored. Did anyone have the Las Vegas Raiders starting the year undefeated? Were the Green Bay Packers supposed to look like this big of a dumpster fire? Are we shocked that the Kansas City Chiefs look this dominant or that the Dallas Cowboys are once again being let down by the defense?
Phillies vs. Braves player stats, live box score and match stats for NL Wild Card Game 2
The Philadelphia Phillies had to think that they had Game 1 of the NL Wild Card series against the Atlanta Braves in the bag, even on the road at Truist Park. Austin Riley, however, had other plans. After a dominant seventh inning of work from Jhoan Duran, the Phillies reliever came out for the eighth inning and put two runners on.
Bills bury Patriots, Chiefs and Lions roll
The schedule for NFL Week 4 is fascinating, both in some good and bad ways, when you go down the board. There are some marquee matchups, like the Patriots visiting the Bills, the Rams visiting the Eagles, the battle of the unbeatens in Vegas between the Chiefs and Raiders, and even the Cowboys and Texans trying to right the ship. Then there are matchups like Dolphins-Vikings or Titans-Ravens that seem a little lopsided.
Eagles vs. Bears live player stats, box score and match stats for Monday Night Football in Week 3
The Chicago Bears might be at home on Monday Night Football to end Week 3, but that's about the only thing Ben Johnson's team has going in their favor with Jalen Hurts and the Philadelphia Eagles coming to town. After his hamstring injury, we knew Caleb Williams was going to be out for this game, but a concussion is also likely to keep backup Tyson Bagent out of the action as well.
Eagles vs. Bears live player stats, box score and match stats for Monday Night Football in Week 3
The Chicago Bears might be at home on Monday Night Football to end Week 3, but that's about the only thing Ben Johnson's team has going in their favor with Jalen Hurts and the Philadelphia Eagles coming to town. After his hamstring injury, we knew Caleb Williams was going to be out for this game, but a concussion is also likely to keep backup Tyson Bagent out of the action as well.
Rams screwed over by pass interference and the 4 worst calls from NFL Week 3
NFL refs were most certainly not at their best in Week 3. That was a theme from the first 1 p.m. ET kickoff on Sunday until the final moments of Rams-Broncos on Sunday Night Football. There were egregious calls throughout the league. But what's worse is that some of those calls had legitimately pivotal impacts on the games they were in. Frankly, we need to call them out, no matter if it was a missed call, the wrong call or something in-between.
Giants make desperate move as Vikings wave white flag
J.J. McCarthy is going to have give up "Nine" because it's already taken by Isaiah Likely on the New York Giants. As the Minnesota Vikings have clearly admitted to their errors in taking the former Michigan quarterback No. 10 overall in the 2024 NFL Draft, a Giants team that watched a poor start from Jameis Winston after Jaxson Dart's season-ending injury decided to further beef up their quarterback room by trading for McCarthy, as reported by Adam Schefter, Ian Rapoport and Mike Garafolo.
Updated draft order and projected Top 10 picks after Week 3
The 2027 NFL Draft might already be in focus for some teams this season, which is a crazy thing to consider when we're still in September and only have three weeks worth of action under our belts.
Emergency Cowboys-Steelers trade proposal after Dallas' defense hits a new low
The Dallas Cowboys defense needs help in the worst way. Not only have Christian Parker and a personnel overhaul this offseason not been the answers that Dallas was hoping for, but the humiliating effort from the secondary in the Week 3 loss to the Ravens in Brazil to set up Baltimore's game-winning field goal should be the final straw - and that's especially true given that the secondary was heavily depleted by injuries in the loss.
Rams vs. Broncos live player stats, box score and match stats for Sunday Night Football in Week 3
The Los Angeles Rams righted the ship last week after the ill-fated travel to Australia to open the season, but the same can be said of the Denver Broncos after their dismal loss to rival Kansas City to begin the year. But now, these two Super Bowl hopefuls are set to clash on Sunday Night Football in Week 3 and it should be quite the showing. Will Bo Nix and the Broncos offense continue to find success with Jaylden Waddle and a host of newcomers?
Presidents Cup prize money and purse: Payouts for US and International teams
The Presidents Cup returned in 2026, this year heading to Medinah as the United States side tried to maintain its stronghold over this event and the International team. The International contingent has only won once in the event's history since 1994, a victory that came in 1998, and then has just one tie to its credit from back in 2003. Since then, though, it's been 20 years of dominance from the Americans. However, the International team tried to change that this year at Medinah.
Payouts for US and International teams
The Presidents Cup returned in 2026, this year heading to Medinah as the United States side tried to maintain its stronghold over this event and the International team. The International contingent has only won once in the event's history since 1994, a victory that came in 1998, and then has just one tie to its credit from back in 2003. Since then, though, it's been 20 years of dominance from the Americans. However, the International team tried to change that this year at Medinah.
Cowboys vs. Ravens live player stats, box score and match stats for NFL Rio Game in Week 3
The Dallas Cowboys and Baltimore Ravens are giving football fans their latest taste of an NFL Brazil game as they face off in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday in Week 3. One of the big talking points throughout the week has been the suspect field conditions, which don't look good at all.
Projected AP Top 25 after Florida, Mississippi State arrive, Texas and Oregon prevail
Projected AP Top 25 College Football Rankings after Week 4 On a Saturday in which we had college football promising us six matchups between teams ranked inside the AP Top 25, we knew that chaos was going to reign.
College football picks and predictions for all 71 games in Week 4, straight-up and ATS
Arch Manning and the Texas Longhorns are on the road for another massive test against the No. 14 Tennessee Volunteers this week, Oregon is traveling to take on USC, Florida is hosting Ole Miss, Mississippi State welcomes Missouri, Georgia takes on Oklahoma in Athens and there's so much more on deck - needless to say, college football Week 4 is absolutely loaded with Top 25 matchups, upset opportunities and a true treat for fans.
Another emergency Giants-49ers trade proposal with Jaxson Dart potentially out for the year
It's time for the New York Giants to get desperate. Jaxson Dart left Monday Night Football with a knee injury, but initial reports seemed to indicate that he was about to miss only a month or so after the fact.
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