It may seem like a given: One of the best players ever, a reigning champion, being named the top player in a league that still is some levels away from being one of the world’s best. Yet, Messi faced stiff competition for the award this year, as a true race developed.
Kirby Smart has had an Alabama problem. Was it just Nick Saban or something worse?
Kirby Smart's basically beat everybody at Georgia. Alabama has been his Achilles' heel. But Nick Saban's gone, so shouldn't the Bulldogs be hammering the Tide now?
What to watch: College football Week 5 viewer’s guide
Saturday features four games between ranked teams. Three of those four involve teams in the top five.
Lionel Messi scores twice while leading Inter Miami past NYCFC to secure MLS postseason spot
Lionel Messi powered Inter Miami to a dominant 4-0 win over NYCFC on Wednesday night.
College Football Playoff’s future format still up in the air as power conference leaders mull new working group
In an interesting wrinkle, several Big Ten administrators are socializing a concept that would grant each power conference an equal number of automatic qualifiers into a field of as many as 24 teams.
‘The best thing you can do is keep going:’ UCF coach Scott Frost speaks after the death of assistant coach Shawn Clark
Clark died on Sunday after he was hospitalized for a medical emergency on Sept. 9.
Lane Kiffin says SEC’s choice of Oklahoma as an annual opponent for Ole Miss is ‘really disappointing’
The Rebels will play Mississippi State, LSU and Oklahoma in each of the next four seasons.
Wagner College men’s basketball coach Donald Copeland reportedly suspended amid allegations of player abuse
Several players detailed verbal abuse and practicing without water breaks from the coach on and off the record in complaints to Wagner College officials.
Penn State stunned college football world poaching Jim Knowles from Ohio State. With Oregon looming, it’s time to find out if it’ll pay off
Penn State lured Knowles away from Ohio State by making him the highest-paid assistant in college football. And it doesn't hurt that he's now coaching back in his home state at a school he always looked up at.
SEC officially unveils opponents for each team as conference moves to 9-game schedule in 2026
Each team will play three opponents every season over the next four years and every other team in the conference twice in that span.
Lane Kiffin’s daughter appears to announce relationship with rival SEC player days before Ole Miss plays his team
Lane Kiffin had a three-word response after his daughter appeared to announce a relationship with a rival player.
Lane Kiffin’s daughter appears to announce relationship with rival SEC player days before Ole Miss plays his team
Lane Kiffin had a three-word response after his daughter appeared to announce a relationship with a rival player.
College football betting, odds, predictions: 3 early Week 5 bets to make right now
Our college football handicapper runs through some wagers he likes already for Week 5 games.
‘We’ve got to punch up’ — Tre Lamb’s coaching ascension in motion after Tulsa’s upset of Oklahoma State
In an industry that's always wanting to find new coaching talent, Lamb is positioned for a quick rise by following an unlikely path.
Longtime Auburn basketball coach Bruce Pearl announces his retirement; his son Steven will take over
Pearl's son, Steven Pearl will take over as Auburn's head coach.