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Way-Too-Early College Football Upset Picks for 2026

💫 Spencer Fano shines 💪 Markell Bell crushes 40 📲 Tap for results

NFL Combine Day 4 Recap 🔥

Top players to keep an eye on this spring after changing teams 📲

CFB Transfer Players to Watch 👀

Top Rushing Plays of Season 💨

Relive last year's most insane runs

How the nation's best signal-callers stack up going into the spring ➡️

Top 25 QBs For 2026 🔢

Committee could propose to remove 'carryover suspension part of the punishment' (The Athletic)

NCAA May Change Targeting Rule

Why the Big Ten's expansion proposal has merit ➡️

The Case for 24-Team CFP Plan 🏆

Notre Dame's CJ Carr, more young guys with a legitimate shot at the trophy ➡️

Underclassmen Eyeing 2026 Heisman 🏆

Best Catches of the Year 🤲

Whose was the most impressive? Comment below ⬇️

Reshuffling the national landscape after national signing day ➡️

Post-Recruiting Cycle Top 25 📊

An early look at the next recruiting cycle ➡️

Top 2027 Recruiting Classes 📈

15 guys who'll get increased shine next season ➡️

Players You'll Love in 2026 😍

Lane Kiffin isn't a fan. Tap for details 📲

CFP Schedule Changes 🗓️

Latest on Raiola, Lagway and more 📲

CFB Transfer Portal Tracker 🔄

National Signing Day 2026 Tracker and Updates on Notable College Football Commits

Prospects who boosted draft stock at showcase

Full Senior Bowl 2026 Results

Darian Mensah joining Canes after reaching settlement with Blue Devils (On3)

Duke QB Transfers to Miami

Top recruiting, transfer topics before this week's National Signing Day ➡️

Biggest NSD Storylines ✍️

Current format expected to stay in place for next season (Yahoo)

CFP Staying at 12 Teams ↔️

Darian Mensah is a Win for Miami but an Ominous Glimpse into Future of CFB

Mensah Move is a Glimpse into CFB Future

Alberto joining Yellow Jackets after winning natty with Indiana (On3)

Mendoza's Bro Going to G-Tech

See how Top 25 shakes out after Indiana's natty win 📲

Final AP CFB Poll 📝

B/R's rankings for 2026-27 season after Indiana's Natty win 📲

Way-Too-Early CFB Top 25 📊

Top 5 shake up after Dante Moore decides to return to Oregon

Mel Kiper 2026 Draft Big Board

Darian Mensah threw for 34 TDs and almost 4,000 yards this season (On3)

Duke QB to Enter Portal

Tabbing postseason standouts at every position ➡️

All-Bowl Season Team ⭐

🤐 Loser: Arch's quiet offseason 🔥 Winner: Devon Dampier hype 📲 Breakdown after latest games

CFB Bowl Game Winners & Losers 📊

Duke HC Gets Cereal Shower 🚿

Frosted Flakes for the Sun Bowl champs

Players still in the portal who can make their mark next season ➡️

Impact Transfer Targets 🎯

Duke's Game Sealing INT 🥶

Blue Devils pick off Sims in 4Q to lock up the Sun Bowl

Athletic departments reportedly finding ways to circumvent $20.5M salary cap after House Settlement (The Athletic)

CFB Teams Working Around Cap

Committee to finalize potential expansion plan by Jan. 23

CFP Discussing 3 Formats

‘It’s the dumbest thing in the world’ (The Athletic)

CFB Agent Rips Portal Changes

Part 2 of our expert ATS picks for bowl season ➡️

Non-CFP Bowl Betting Locks 🔒

Pete Bevacqua and Jim Phillips had 'productive' meeting (Yahoo Sports)

Notre Dame AD, ACC Commish Met

Date, time and network of every matchup leading up to national championship 📲

Complete CFP, Bowl Schedule 📺

Conference announced its tiebreaker policy 'will be updated' ahead of 2026 season 📸

ACC's New CFB Schedule Model📝

The Athletic's names to watch: - Biff Poggi - Alabama's Kalen DeBoer - Washington's Jedd Fisch - Duke's Manny Diaz - New Mexico's Jason Eck

5 Names Linked to Michigan Job

Pete Bevacqua 'shocked' by 'gut punch' of CFP snub, says Irish could've won it all

Notre Dame AD Doubles Down

Full list of Friday night's announcements 📲

CFB Awards Results 🏆

Pete Bevacqua says 'permanent damage' has been done to relationship. ACC commish's ND response here 📲

Notre Dame AD Blasts ACC 😬

How the top 50 stack up ahead of bowl season ➡️

Final QB Rankings 📊

Daniel Jones Teammates Have His Back

QB's former Duke squad helps him through injuries

🚨 FINAL CFP BRACKET

Full 12-team playoff is set. Watch the recap 🎥

☝️ Indiana jumps to top 🌰 OSU drops to No. 3 📲 Full Top-25 list

Latest CFB AP Poll

Notre Dame misses the mark. Reacting to final playoff rankings 📲

Biggest CFP Snubs 🤨

It's here. Final standings heading into postseason 📲

CFP Bracket Revealed 🏆

Prospects to help eliminated teams get over the hump 📲

NFL Draft Targets for WC Losers 🤔

Standouts on both sides as bowl season looms 📲

CFB Regular-Season Winners, Losers 🎭

😳 Notre Dame left out 👀 Bama, Miami sneak in 📲 Did committee get it right?

CFP Bracket Hits & Misses 🎯

Manny Diaz makes case for 8-5 Blue Devils

Duke HC: ACC Champ Should Be in Playoff

🤷‍♂️ IU's 13-0 record is not a fluke 🐶 UGA always finds a way 📲 Full breakdown after WILD day

CFB Championship Weekend Winners & Losers

Blue Devils' OT win over No. 17 Virginia has huge ripple effect

Duke Sends CFP into Chaos with ACC Title

Breaking down the impact of Saturday's conference championship games 📲

Updated CFP Picture 🍿

Should Bama fall out? Does UGA jump OSU? CFP committee with TOUGH decisions 📲

Chaos Before Selection Sunday 🤯

Duke Wins ACC Championship 😤

Unranked Blue Devils shock No. 17 UVA 27–20 to capture first outright ACC title since 1962

UVA Forces OT Late vs. Duke 😱

Blue Devils' costly mistakes leave the door open for No. 17 Cavaliers in ACC title game

Ridiculous Duke TD Run 💪

Nate Sheppard would not be denied

Duke Gets on the Board 1st 🙌

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ACC Playoff Race is Chaotic 🫨

Miami's CFP hopes still in jeopardy despite huge win over Pitt 📲

ATS picks for Alabama-Georgia, Indiana-Ohio State, more ➡️

Championship Week Betting Locks 🔒

Who's Winning the ACC ⁉️

Debating who gets CFP bid in unpredictable conference

📈 Bama somehow rises 🫧 Miami, ND on the bubble 📲 Full breakdown in app

CFP Ranking Winners & Losers ⚖️

CFP Top 25 Rankings Reveal

Final breakdown ahead of conference championships 📲

CFP Top 25 Rankings 🔢

How the nation's best signal-callers fared in Week 14 ➡️

Top 20 QB Grades 🔠

Fresh look at the standings before championship weekend 📲

CFP Bracket After Week 14 🏆

Dates, times and best CFP bracket matchups 📲

Bowl Games Schedule 📆

What Tuesday's rankings could look like after Week 14 chaos

Latest CFP Bracket Projections 🔮

Early predictions for Duke vs. UVA

ACC Championship Game Preview

If there ever was a year for such a format, this would be the one 📲

CFB Needs A 16-Team Playoff 🗣️

⚓️ Vandy ahead of Texas 📉 TAMU drops 4 spots 📲 Full rankings after Week 14

New CFB AP Poll Rankings 📊

Upset losses cause major shakeup in the top 10 📲

CFB Top 25 After Week 14 ↕️

UVA, Duke in ACC Championship

On3

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NEW: The 2025 College Football Power Four Conference Championship matchups are SET🔥 Who will punch their tickets to the CFP🤔

Latest look at 12-team bracket after Oregon, Oklahoma essentially lock up spots

Updated CFP Picture 🔢

😮‍💨 Bama, ND stay put ↘️ Utah's slight dip 📲 Full breakdown in app

CFP Ranking Winners & Losers ⚖️

3️⃣ Undefeated squads in front 🤔 Oregon jumps Ole Miss 📲 Full 12-team bracket

New CFP Top 25 Ranking 📊

Fresh look at standings after latest rankings drop 📲

CFP Bracket Ahead of Week 14 🍿

CFP Rankings Reveal 🏆

Reacting to new Top 25

Evaluating the top 20 signal-callers after Week 13 ➡️

Weekly QB Grades 🔠

Fresh look at the standings after week of blowout wins 📲

CFP Bracket After Week 13

Biggest risers and fallers after WILD weekend 📲

CFB Week 14 AP Poll 📊

Georgia Tech tumbles down the charts after devastating loss to Pitt 📲

Top 25 Rankings After Week 13

🚮 Georgia Tech dumps its destiny ☘️ Notre Dame passes the eye test 📲 Full breakdown

CFB Week 13 Winners & Losers 📊

📈 Winner: Big 12 👎 Loser: Alabama's fall 📲 Full Week 13 breakdown

CFP Rankings Biggest Takeaways ✍️

How the top 20 signal-callers fared in Week 12 ➡️

Updated QB Grades 🔠

Latest Heisman Race Odds to Watch and Predictions for 2025 Award

Our experts pick biggest risers and fallers after Week 12 📲

B/R's CFB Top-25 Rankings 📊

Fresh look at the standings and elimination scenarios heading into Week 13 📲

CFP Bracket after Rankings

📖 TAMU's historic comeback 😬 Texas' CFP hopes fall 📲 Full breakdown

CFB Week 12 Winners/Losers ✍️

Why widespread chaos could play savior for ACC's multi-bid hopes 📲

CFP Rankings Are Warning for ACC Contenders ⚠️

How the top signal-callers fared in Week 11 ➡️

Updated QB Grades 🔠

Expert ATS picks for Texas-Georgia, other top matchups ➡️

Week 12 Betting Locks 🔒

Breaking down the top 20 signal-callers after Week 10 ➡️

Fresh QB Grades 🔠

Dabo complained about the officiating in loss against Duke

ACC Fines Clemson $10K

😱 Implications of Georgia Tech loss 💺 Dabo's job status in jeopardy 📲 Full breakdown in app

CFB Week 10 Winners & Losers 📊

Duke's Victory Post 💀

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Dabo Rips PI Call vs. Duke 😬

Clemson HC says it was 'one of the worst I've ever seen'

Dabo RIPS Defense in 1H 😳

Clemson HC irate on sidelines after allowing game-tying touchdown before halftime 🎥

How the nation's top signal-callers fared in Week 8 ➡️

Top CFB QB Grades 🔠

Elite football in the SEC and a shakeup in the Group of Five playoff chase headlines Week 9

Top 25 Rankings After Week 9

95-YARD SCOOP AND SCORE 🤯

G-Tech's Omar Daniels stuns Duke crowd after taking fumble to the house 🎥

😕 Ole Miss' late offensive struggles ☘️ ND's unstoppable RB duo 📲 Full breakdown in app

CFB Week 8 Winners & Losers ↕️

How the nation's best signal-callers stack up after Week 5 📲

Grading Top QBs 🔠

Expert picks for Miami-Florida State, other top games 📲

Week 6 Betting Locks 🔒

SEC, Big Ten, ACC and Big 12 to discuss variety of CFP formats, including expansion to 32 teams (Yahoo)

P4 Teams Plotting CFP Change 😈

How the nation's best signal-callers fared in Week 4 📲

Grading Top QBs 🔠

15 players making a big splash in new digs through Week 4 📲

Biggest Impact Transfers 💥

Expert picks for Georgia-Ole Miss, other top matchups ➡️

Week 8 Betting Locks 🔒

Regular season to have 9 conference games, minimum of 10 games vs. Power 4 teams

New ACC CFB Schedule Format 🗓️

Why U-M freshman QB Bryce Underwood is the one to watch 📲

Bryce, Not Arch, Is CFB's Future 🤩

Calling our shot on Texas Tech-Utah, every other matchup 📲

Picks for Every Week 4 Game 🔮

Picks ATS for Oklahoma-Auburn, more top games 📲

Week 4 Expert Locks 🔒

Texas' up-and-down play, Bama's Kalen DeBoer, more 📲

Biggest CFB Surprises So Far 😲

Calling our shot on Georgia-Tennessee, more📲

Week 3 Predictions for Every Game 🔮

Duke WR's Toe Drag TD 😮‍💨

ACC Football

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HOW DID HE MAKE THIS CATCH?! Incredible footwork by Andrel Anthony! 📺 ESPN x @DukeFOOTBALL

Illinois vs. Duke Preview 📝

Game analysis and predictions ahead of Week 2 matchup

Breaking down Arch, Cade, Mateer, more 📲

Week 2 Grades for Top QBs 🔠

Calling our shot ATS for Michigan-Oklahoma and top matchups 📲

Week 2 Expert Betting Locks 🔒

Duke's Darian Mensah, other budding standouts from CFB landscape 📲

Breakout Stars from Week 1 🤩

🚨 New CFB AP Poll Rankings

🏆 OSU takes No. 1 😱 Bama almost falls out 📳 Full poll after Week 1

Where the top 20 QBs stand in early September 📲

Grading Mensah After Week 1 🔠

Que'sean Brown House Call 🏡

Duke Football

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DON'T LET QUE'SEAN BROWN GET HOT 😈

Cam. Tebow. Reggie. The top 25 of the last 25 years 📲

B/R's Best Players of the Century 🏆

Darian Mensah, Bryce Underwood and Carson Beck lead with at least $3M earned

Top CFB NIL Earnings 💰

We picked the most important player for every Power Four team 📲

Predicting Every Power 4 Team's MVP 🤩

Outlet picks historic CFB teams to celebrate 100th anniversary of list 📲

AP's All-Time All Americans 🌟

Best players, top storylines, more 📲

ACC Football Preview, Predictions 🔮

Pairings from Texas, Ohio State, more 📲

CFB's Best Defensive Duos 💪

Reacting to first CFB rankings drop of preseason 📲

5 Takeaways from AP Poll 🤔

1. Texas 2. Penn State 3. Ohio State 4. Clemson 5. Georgia 📲 Full ranking here

AP Preseason Poll Top 25 📝

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Before the opening kickoff of the 2025 football season, The Chronicle is breaking down each major position group on the Duke roster: specialists, defensive line, offensive line, linebackers, defensive backs, receivers, running backs and quarterbacks. We've already looked at the specialists, next up are the defensive backs.

Duke football 2025 positional preview: Defensive backs

Before the opening kickoff of the 2025 football season, The Chronicle is breaking down each major position group on the Duke roster. We've already looked at the specialists and defensive backs; next up are the linebackers.

Duke football 2025 positional preview: Linebackers

The reversal comes nearly two months after the admissions office announced it was no longer accepting students from its waitlist, marking the first time in recent history that the first-year waitlist has been closed and reopened.

Duke reopens waitlist, enrolls roughly 50 more students to Class of 2029

Before the opening kickoff of the 2025 season, The Chronicle is breaking down each major position group on the Duke roster: specialists, defensive line, offensive line, linebackers, defensive backs, receivers, running backs and quarterbacks. First up is the special teams unit.

Duke football 2025 positional preview: Special teams

This week, the ACC held its annual Football Kickoff event in Charlotte. Duke head coach Manny Diaz and four players layed out a vision for the 2025 Blue Devil campaign.

'Championship standard': Duke football sets season expectations at ACC Kickoff

Five looming issues across the sport one month before kickoff 📲

Key CFB Questions 🧐