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Big Ten's PR approach deserves scrutiny, but on-field storylines are rich
In case you haven't heard, the Big Ten is returning. Here are the early storylines worth watching.
Good luck, playoff committee: The Big Ten is ready to bring the drama
In a sport whose champions have been defined by gray areas -- split titles, computer formulas and dubious retroactive claims -- this season could be more hotly contested than any, now that the Big Ten is returning.
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ALABAMA QB BATTLE
Mac Jones vs. Bryce Young: Two emerging QB legends, another major Alabama decision
Is this Tua vs. Hurts 2.0? Maybe not yet, but the latest Crimson Tide QB competition is shaping up as another Bama-style war of attrition.
TEBOW'S TAKE
Tebow is confident college football will have a legitimate season
KJ Sails on social injustice: I want to do something that will bring people together
STRUGGLING EARLY ON
The Bottom 10 rises as the Big 12 falls
Ryan McGee is not allowing a depleted, um, talent pool to get in the way of The Bottom 10's return. In fact, The Bottom 10 has a whole new look, with the usual suspects cracking the top five (Florida State, anyone?).
NOW ON THE CLOCK
Can the Pac-12 start in time to be a part of the College Football Playoff?
THEN AND NOW
Amid a racial reckoning, a 50-year-old USC-Alabama football game carries new meaning
As decades have passed, so has the lore of the day an integrated Trojans team crushed an all-white Tide. What the game meant then and what it means now has shifted for the men who were on the field.
AN UNUSUAL SEASON
A legal separation, a 2,300-mile move and playing HS football in the time of coronavirus
Football's always been a family affair for elite QB prospect Jake Garcia. But when California postponed its high school season, the USC commit and his parents embarked on a long, strange trip to get him on the field.
A star QB recruit's journey in the time of coronavirus
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Who made the team?
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The 2020 ESPN preseason college football All-America team
Alabama leads the way with six players on our preseason All-America team, highlighted by playmaking receivers DeVonta Smith and Jaylen Waddle.
Latest on NCAA reopening plans
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The coronavirus and college sports: NCAA reopening plans, latest news, program cuts, more
After first postponing its college football season, the Big Ten is now set to begin play the weekend of Oct. 24. Here's the latest on how the coronavirus pandemic is affecting the college sports world.
Big 12 Now on ESPN+
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Catch exclusive coverage of hundreds of live events and on demand content from across the Big 12 Conference, including "Our Time," an in-depth series following Mike Gundy and the Oklahoma State Cowboys.
