Bielema talked of grand possibilities when he was hired, and he’s getting closer to delivering. The Illini won eight games in ...

Five years ago, Mitch Stacy, an Associated Press sports writer in Columbus, asked me to vote in the AP top-25 football poll.

It's pretty rare that there's ever a serious race for No. 1 in the preseason AP Top 25 poll. Even if there's a debate, it's typically settled long before ballots are cast. Over the last 20 seasons, ...

LSU is ranked No. 9 in the preseason Associated Press Top 25, the organization announced on Monday. It’s the 22nd time in the history of the prese ...

Illinois football checked in at No. 12 in the preseason AP Top 25 poll — a rarity for the program in its lengthy history ...

The expectations for Arizona football coming into the 2024 season were high. The team started the year ranked No. 21 in the Preseason AP Poll with a good number ...

For the first time since 2017, Penn State is the No. 2 team in the AP top 25 poll. The Nittany Lions came in at No. 2 in the ...

The Big Ten and SEC accounted for over half of the top 25 in the Preseason AP Poll. But how many did each conference in ...

Texas received 25 first-place votes and 1,552 points to give the SEC the preseason No. 1 team for a record fifth straight year. The Nittany Lions got 23 first-place votes and 1,547 points for their ...