Back in July, I walked up closely to the table where UCLA coach Bob Chesney sat. The occasion was Big Ten media days, and we were still all weeks away from the start of this now-memorable 2026 season when I told Chesney my most closely held belief about the modern game: You’re about to watch the … Read more
Think of a more chaotic Saturday. Think of the day you managed to get all three kids to three birthday parties, two soccer games, a dance recital and a middle school dance in an 18-hour window. Think of the day you boarded a 6 a.m. flight, connected twice, got delayed twice, canceled once and still … Read more
Georgia is the best team in college football, and now they’ve got the No. 1-ranking to show for it. And I feel vindicated in my belief about Kirby Smart’s Dawgs: If maleficent Martians had a death laser pointed at the Earth with a crusty gnarled finger on a button ready to press it unless one of … Read more
Can Kamario Taylor keep it rolling against No. 7 Alabama, or will Kalen DeBoer’s history of defeating ranked teams continue? Will Jon Sumrall and No. 8 Florida continue to climb the rankings? In the Big Ten, No. 14 Iowa’s stingy defense will try to finally stop Ohio State superstar Jeremiah Smith, while No. 18 USC … Read more
Boasting a national title and a Biletnikoff nod in two seasons, Ohio State wide receiver Jeremiah Smith has proven he’s one of — if not the best — pass-catchers in college football. But what if Smith’s initial recruiting process didn’t even include Ohio State? Smith opened up about his recruiting process during Big Ten Media … Read more
Somehow, yes, it’s true: for the first time in World Cup history, the four remaining teams are also the top four teams in FIFA’s rankings. The tournament has been around since 1930, and even with an expanded 48-team field designed to create more unpredictability, the final four is as chalk as it gets. No. 1 … Read more
If college football held a fantasy quarterback draft and you owned the No. 1 overall pick, who would you take? That’s the exercise FOX Sports lead college football analyst Joel Klatt tackled on a recent episode of his podcast, “The Joel Klatt Show.” When creating his list, Klatt weighed talent, experience and the supporting cast … Read more
Ohio State has won at least 10 regular-season games in 13 consecutive years, not including the COVID year. Yet oddsmakers have set the Buckeyes’ 2026 win total at just 9.5. That number caught Joel Klatt’s attention as he looked at several over/under totals on a recent episode of his podcast, “The Joel Klatt Show.” Klatt’s … Read more
Long before he became the voice of college football Saturdays on FOX, Joel Klatt made a decision that only makes sense to anyone who grew up playing EA Sports College Football. During his freshman season at Colorado, Klatt was given No. 14 as a walk-on quarterback. He eventually had the opportunity to change it before … Read more
In a darkened corner of the Miami Beach Convention Center, just a few yards removed from where he’d made a promotional appearance for AT&T, former Miami wide receiver Reggie Wayne — a program legend — gushed about the exploits of Hurricane freshman Malachi Toney, an electric wideout in his own right. “Him coming in, doing … Read more