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A new college football season brings plenty of hopes, discussion and changes. Here are the most notable offseason developments to know about before the games begin:
Tweaks to the College …
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By MAURA CAREY
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8/20/26
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No. 20 Tennessee
2025 record: 8-5
Expectations
Josh Heupel didn't wait for Tennessee's underwhelming season to end with another disappointing loss in a bowl game to start making …
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By TERESA M. WALKER
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8/20/26
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No. 13 Alabama
2025 record: 11-4
Expectations
The Crimson Tide look to make back-to-back appearances in the College Football Playoff under third-year coach Kalen DeBoer and potentially …
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By MARK LONG
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8/20/26
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Kentucky
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — 2025 record: 5-7
Expectations
For the first time in more than a decade, Kentucky has a new coach with deep roots in the Bluegrass State.
Will Stein is …
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By KEITH TAYLOR
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8/20/26
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No. 5 Texas
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — 2025 record: 10-3
Expectations
Arch Manning and the Texas Longhorns fell flat least season. Early national title talk ended with two early losses and …
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By JIM VERTUNO
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8/20/26
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Vanderbilt
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — 2025 record: 10-3
Expectations
The Vanderbilt Commodores are coming off the best season in program history, and winning 10 games has only made them …
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By TERESA M. WALKER
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8/20/26
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No. 25 Missouri
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — 2025 record: 8-5
Expectations
Missouri has gone to six bowl games in six seasons under Eli Drinkwitz, including an 11-2 finish in 2023 capped by a …
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By DAVE SKRETTA
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8/20/26
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Florida
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — 2025 record: 4-8
Expectations
The Gators are turning to new coach Jon Sumrall to deliver a much-needed turnaround after four losing seasons in the past …
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By MARK LONG
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8/20/26
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No. 3 Georgia
ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — 2025 record: 12-2
Expectations
Having a returning starting quarterback in Gunner Stockton and an experienced lead running back in Nate Frazier are …
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By CHARLES ODUM
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8/20/26
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South Carolina
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — 2025 record: 4-8
Expectations
The Gamecocks learned last season that in order for star quarterback LaNorris Sellers to thrive they needed to …
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By STEVE REED
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8/20/26
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The Pac-12 is back with a new look and a host of schools that might seem unfamiliar to longtime fans of the Conference of Champions.
Oregon State and Washington State are the lone holdovers after …
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By JOHN MARSHALL
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8/20/26
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Western Michigan is a rarity in today's college football universe.
The Mid-American Conference champions are chasing a second straight league crown with some familiar names: quarterback Broc …
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By MICHAEL MAROT
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8/20/26
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Several athletes, including some who signed contracts with NFL teams, were granted a temporary restraining order by a Louisiana court that would make them eligible to return to college athletics, …
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By The Associated Press
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8/19/26
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The introduction of name, image likeness payments that rule the college landscape is hardly the first time atheltes have been compensated for playing. Almost since the beginning, they've received …
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By The Associated Press
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8/19/26
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A deputy with the Boulder County Sheriff’s Office showed up at the University of Colorado campus last week to serve civil papers to Deion Sanders while the coach was at an open practice and …
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By PAT GRAHAM
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8/19/26
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Left tackle Dan Moore of the Tennessee Titans can list all the sponsorship deals he has done as a pro on one hand: A few meet and greet opportunities when he was with the Steelers, a grill company …
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By EDDIE PELLS
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8/19/26
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Former Wisconsin tight end Jack Pugh’s death resulted from acute bronchopneumonia, a type of pneumonia, according to a coroner’s report.
The Franklin County (Ohio) Coroner’s Office said the …
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By The Associated Press
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8/19/26
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Boston College
BOSTON (AP) — 2026 record: 2-10
Expectations
After going 7-6 and playing in a bowl game in his first season in charge of the Eagles inƒ 2024, coach Bill O’Brien’s …
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By KYLE HIGHTOWER
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8/19/26
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N.C. State
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — 2025 record: 8-5
Expectations
N.C. State has been a regular bowl team under Dave Doeren, now entering his 14th season and the program’s career wins …
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By AARON BEARD
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8/19/26
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Virginia
2025 record: 11-3
Expectations
The expectations weren't high, but the pressure was increasing as Virginia entered last season under Tony Elliott. The Cavaliers were picked to …
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By AARON BEARD
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8/19/26
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