Bielema was awarded a new contract this offseason after guiding Illinois to its first 10-win season since 2001 — just the fifth in program history. The Illini rewarded him with a six-year extension that runs through 2031, worth $7.7 million annually.

Thanks to an impressive win at Utah, Texas Tech is the newest addition the projected College Football Playoff field.

Blackledge doesn’t have catchphrases or shtick, and he keeps a pretty even keel. When you’re one of the best college football analysts on TV, you don’t need any of that.

Projected College Football Playoff rankings 1. Ohio State. Projected final record: 12-1 (Big Ten champion) We've had at least one unbeaten team in the playoff since the field expa

Miami (Fla.) jumped LSU and Penn State into the No. 2 spot behind Ohio State in The Associated Press college football poll.

The Fighting Irish have had a tough start to the season, perhaps tougher than any other team, and doing so with a freshman quarterback.