Five true freshman quarterbacks started at Power 4 schools in 2025. Several more are in line to take overnext fall.
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Texas Tech remains unscathed while Tennessee rose after going undefeated. Oregon dropped after losing three of their first five games.
Molly Keshin12
The Seahawks ended the season like they played most of it — dominating on defense. They claimed the top spot in the season's final rankings.
Josh Kendall and Chad Graff373
Welcome to The Athletic's sixth annual Super Bowl prediction party sheet. This year, we’re updating your scores live during the game!
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Mike Vrabel won the coach of the year award, but plenty of others deserve attention, from Sean Payton to rookies Liam Coen and Ben Johnson.
Dan Pompei55
The Cowboys will play a regular-season game in Rio de Janeiro next season as the NFL continues to expand its international slate of games.
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The Red Raiders loaded up with a star-studded transfer portal class to complement All-American pitcher NiJaree Canady.
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Texas was one of the clear winners of the transfer portal window. Who else did well? Which teams didn't do enough?
Antonio Morales, Manny Navarro and more37
“There’s parity everywhere. There’s no specific conference that’s good. Everybody’s good everywhere now — especially with NIL."
Seth Emerson115
The annual spectacle was a unifier for one night. Players, journalists and fans all played their parts, knowingly performing for each other.
Jerry Brewer9
LSU, the defending national champs, should once again be elite. And Coastal Carolina, the national runner-up, will be in the mix.
Teddy Cahill69
Lane Kiffin switched jobs — jumping from Ole Miss to LSU — and proved once again why he's the Portal King.
Sam Khan Jr.161
Mobile quarterbacks and speed were the themes when respondents made their selections in our anonymous player poll.
The Athletic NFL Staff85
With 10 head-coaching vacancies this offseason, the hiring cycle echoed decades past as owners defaulted to their superficial practices.
Jerry Brewer1553
Also in the latest installment of our NFL anonymous player poll: Who is your dream Super Bowl halftime performer?
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49ers legends Steve Young and Jerry Rice will coach the NFC and AFC flag football teams.
Jenna West55
Ortiz went to as many as four games in one weekend and saw three games in a week four times during his season-long tour.
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Twenty-eight writers and editors at The Athletic make picks for next season's CFP and conference championships, plus the Heisman and more.
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Plus, what are the biggest issues facing the next leader of the players' union?
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By and large, SEC football fans are humbled. However, they’re not in a panic, based on the results of a reader survey by The Athletic.
Seth Emerson157
We asked NFL players about their interactions with sports bettors and fantasy players — and whether they participate themselves.
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