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Paul Finebaum Calls College Football Powerhouse Overrated in AP Preseason Poll originally appeared on Athlon Sports. As college football gears up for kickoff, the most anticipated preseason AP Top 25 poll finally arrived on Monday.
No. 2 marks Penn State’s highest preseason ranking in the James Franklin era, though the program has outperformed its preseason spot just four times in Franklin’s 11 years. The Lions went from unranked to fifth in 2016, 15th to 10th in 2019, unranked to 11th in 2022 and eighth to fourth in 2024.
Rece Davis Snubs Two Major College Football Programs In Preseason Top 25 Ballot originally appeared on Athlon Sports. Longtime ESPN "College GameDay" host Rece Davis submitted his AP Top 25 ballot for the 2025 college football season and its reveal draws immediate attention for leaving two SEC powers off his list.
Though college football is undergoing constant change with the transfer portal, NIL and conference realignment, the collection of talent in the sport has never been better. Player development and retention has given us a top tier of stars that are,
The AP Top 25 college football preseason poll leads with the Texas Longhorns and Penn State ranking at No. 1 and No. 2. Read highlights and analysis ahead of the 2025 CFB season.
The USC Trojans didn’t crack the preseason AP Top 25 Poll and sit around No. 30 in “others receiving votes.” However, ESPN analyst Greg McElroy sees things diff
David Pollack Emphatically Predicts Historic College Football Program to Win National Championship originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The Associated Press Top-25 preseason poll was revealed on Monday, and since then has created a lot of conversations about college football's true national championship contenders.
After going 7-6 in his first season in charge of Boston College football, Bill O’Brien is expected to have another solid season in year two. In their preseason bowl predictions for 2025, ESPN’s Kyle Bonagura and Mark Schlabach both believe the Eagles will make it back to another bowl game.