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3rd And Long: A look at key FBS teams and their 2026 prospects

A look at some of the key FBS teams and their prospects during the 2026 football season.

2025 FWAA Best Writing Contest GAME STORY WINNER: Ryan McGee, ESPN.com

Ryan McGee collects a first-pace for a second straight year in the FWAA's Best Writing Contest.

34th ANNUAL FWAA BEST WRITING CONTEST RESULTS

Results for four categories of 34th ANNUAL FWAA BEST WRITING CONTEST.

FWAA unveils 2026 Bronko Nagurski Trophy Preseason Watch List

The Football Writers Association of America released its 2026 Bronko Nagurski Trophy Watch List today, selecting three returning FWAA All-Americans among 68 defensive standouts as contenders for the national defensive player of the year. The list hosts players from 47 different schools and all 10 Division I FBS conferences plus Independents.

Outland Trophy celebrates 81st season, unveils preseason watch list

The Football Writers Association of America has announced the preseason watch list for the 2026 Outland Trophy, recognizing 68 returning standout interior linemen representing all 10 of the FBS conferences plus Independents. The watch list features players spread among 49 different Division I FBS programs and includes two returning first-team FWAA All-Americans.

3rd And Long: Betting on Brett Yormark publicly owning up to the gambling problem in his league is risky business

Big 12 Commissione Brett Yormark side steps the issue of the day and loses the Media Day room..

Justin Williams' Steve Ellis Co-Beat Writer of the Year Sample: Where busting the cap in the Power 4 arms race is an annual occurrence

Busting the budget: $40 million rosters and unintened consequences in the Power 4

Wilson Alexander's Steve Ellis Co-Beat Writer of the Year Sample: Inside LSU's Pursuit of Lane Kiffin

Lane Kiffin's messy, winding move from Ole Miss to LSU

Justin Williams' Steve Ellis Co-Beat Writer of the Year Sample: Are Mike Gundy and Oklahoma State going to quit each other?

It was a long marriage in Stillwater between Oklahoma State and Mike Gundy: Breaking up is sure hard to do after all these years.

Wilson Alexander's Steve Ellis Co-Beat Writer of the Year Sample: How the Brian Kelly era unraveled at LSU

Wilson Alexander's Steve Ellis FWAA Co-Beat Writer of the Year samples from covering one of college football's biggest stories of 2025.

Justin Williams' Co-Beat Writer of the Year Sample: James Madison's Quest was to belong in CFP

Where do Cinderellas fit in College Football Playoff? James Madison
aims to prove it belongs.

Wilson Alexander's Co-Beat Writer of the Year Sample: Checking in on Ed Orgeron's future

A meeting with Ed Orgeron on Miami Beach at the News Cafe where his coaching future, finances and his sons coaching at the U were discussed..

Wilson Alexander's Co-Beat Writer of the Year Sample: Why Lane Kiffin chose LSU

How LSU pulled Lane Kiffin out of Ole Miss. ‘It's the best job in America.’
He was advised. First of four stories by Wilson Alexander, 2025 Steve Ellis Co-Beat Wrier of the Year.

Justin Williams' Steve Ellis Co-Beat Writer of the Year Sample: 'Everyone Loves Joey'

Why Joey McGuire was uniquely suited to lead Texas Tech's CFP run. First of four stories by Steve Ellis Co-Beat Writer of the Year for the 2025 season Justin Williams.

Steve Ellis Co-Beat Writers of the Year for 2025: Wilson Alexander, Justin Williams

Williams, Alexander are the FWAA's best beat writers in 2025

Ciancia named Rising Star Award recipient

Brett Ciancia, the founder and owner of Pick Six Previews, is the seventh winner of the Edward Aschoff Rising Star Award, which is presented annually by the Football Writers Association of America. The award is named after Edward Aschoff, the beloved ESPN college football reporter who died on Christmas Eve in 2019 on his 34th birthday from previously undetected Stage 4 non-Hodgkin's lymphoma in his lungs.