TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — These days the University of Alabama football program measures success with rings. Three, of course, is the magic number as that corresponds to winning both a national and Southeastern Conference title. But the first one, conquering the West Division, is also important and shouldn’t be overlooked. “Finish. That’s our motto,” senior linebacker Reggie Ragland said on Monday, two days after Alabama won the West with a 29-13 victory at Auburn. “That’s all we talk about. We’ve ...

Although the Southeastern Conference has been viewed as the best league in college football for years now, the current Associated Press Top 25 suggests the conference isn't as strong as it has been in recent seasons.And you better believe Ohio State Buckeyes receiver Michael Thomas has noticed.Thomas and the Buckeyes were able to sneak into the inaugural College Football Playoff last year and wound up winning the national championship. Now, after a last-second loss to Michigan ...

The regular season is (mostly) over. With that, we're on to championship week. That means that, outside of a handful of Big 12 and Sun Belt teams, the bowl picture is mostly set for the vast majority of college football teams. It makes life much easier for those of us who do bowl projections as a result, as we start to see some settling of the landscape and teams naturally falling into order. Heck, we've already seen ...

For the first time in NCAA history, a college football team will have its players wearing different helmets during the game based on the position they play. And no, it's not the Oregon Ducks. The Navy Midshipmen will be wearing special "Navy Fleet" uniforms for the Army-Navy game on Saturday, Dec. 12, in Philadelphia. Although the uniforms look sharp, the new look is all about the helmets. There will be a total of seven different hand-painted helmets worn by ...

Despite an up-and-down season, Texas A&M head coach Kevin Sumlin and his staff are continuing to make noise on the recruiting trail. The Aggies 2016 class currently sits as the nation’s No. 16 group, but Sumlin is among those working feverishly to ensure a strong close to the current cycle. Last week, the Aggies offered 3-star Oklahoma athlete Calvin Bundage.  The 6’3”, 200-pounder, who is nearing 20 offers, said the offer is something that caught his attention, as ...

Week 13 of the college football season featured some absolutely bone-shattering hits.Who delivered the biggest blows this weekend? Watch the video above to see some of the craziest collisions of Week 13.Read more College Football news on BleacherReport.com

Last week North Carolina ran into a freshman who had shot the ball pretty abysmally until he faced UNC, and then he turned into the second coming of Stephen Curry. That guard was Kansas State's Kamau Stokes, who entered the CBE Classic championship game 3-of-14 from distance, made six of eight threes against the Heels and returned to mediocrity next time out, making two of seven threes in his next game. Now, you could chalk this up ...

On Monday, the Southern California Trojans removed the interim tag from Clay Helton's title and officially named him the head coach after he led the team to a Pac-12 South title this season.It looks like that was a popular move with the players.USC athletic director Pat Haden broke the news to the team during a meeting Monday morning, and when the players heard, the room went wild. Between the "Helton" chant and the mobbing of ...

While college football dominates the headlines going into the conference title games, the college basketball season has already offered a number of storylines, surprises and amazing matchups to kick off the year. Let's break down the latest Associated Press rankings and take a look back at an intriguing Week 2.   Poll   Analysis Schools like Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan State, Iowa State, Duke, Kansas and Villanova were always likely to stay near the top of the rankings after going undefeated last ...

While the cream of the crop did a ton of winning this week, it was not a very fruitful seven days for the majority of teams ranked in the bottom 16 of last Monday's AP Top 25. Six of them (Indiana, California, Notre Dame, Connecticut, Wichita State, LSU) each suffered multiple losses, while five others dropped one game. Long live early-season tournaments! The Advocare Invitational was particularly batty with No. 17 Notre Dame, No. 20 Wichita State ...