Ranking 134 college football teams after Week 8: BYU can no longer be ignored

Ranking 134 college football teams after Week 8: BYU can no longer be ignored

Editor’s note: The Athletic 134 is a weekly ranking of all FBS college football teams. It’s time to take notice of BYU. The Cougars are undefeated and have delivered Kansas State and SMU their only losses of the season. Yet BYU remains outside the top 10 in both the AP and Coaches polls. But not … Read more

Too-early men’s college basketball Top 25: Duke, Gonzaga, Houston start in front

Too-early men’s college basketball Top 25: Duke, Gonzaga, Houston start in front

Those in the industry have always called this exercise the way-too-early Top 25. A more appropriate title in this transfer portal era of college basketball would be the almost-impossible Top 25. We realize this is a tough task, trying to speculate on who might return and who might leave and who might even be the … Read more

Maryland lands 5-star center Derik Queen: What this means for the Terrapins

Maryland lands 5-star center Derik Queen: What this means for the Terrapins

Five-star center Derik Queen committed to Maryland on Wednesday, he announced on social media. The No. 12 player in the 2024 recruiting class chose the Terrapins over Houston, Indiana and Kansas. The 6-foot-10 prospect from Baltimore is Maryland’s second commit in the 2024 class alongside three-star Malachi Palmer. Queen becomes the second-highest-rated recruit in program … Read more