Trying to make sense of college football's wild first month
After a month of surprises, we size up Spencer Rattler's Heisman candidacy, the wide-open ACC race and whose stock has risen and fallen the most.
2021 Season
2021 Schedule
4-0, 1st in Big Ten - East
Who will make the College Football Playoff?
With help from the Allstate Playoff Predictor, you can pick a top title contender, play out its season and see what chances it has to make the top four at the end of the year.
What's next for each team in the AP Top 25?
With the AP poll coming out, here's what is next up for each team in the new rankings.
College Football Power Rankings after Week 4
Where do teams stand after a week of upsets and chaos in college football? Find out in this week's Power Rankings.
College Football Playoff: What we learned in September and will be watching in October
As summer turns to fall, the College Football Playoff race is no clearer than it was a month ago, with one exception: An ACC team isn't likely to be included.
Best of Week 4: A flag plant gone wrong, a nasty spin move and more
Here are the best moments on and off the field from college football's Week 4.
OT interception lifts No. 20 Spartans over Nebraska 23-20
— Michigan State coach Mel Tucker said he showed his players video highlights of special teams units around the country making game-changing plays.
Michigan State beats Nebraska on game-winning field goal in OT (0:39)
College Football fit check: A look at the best uniforms for Week 4
College football teams bring fashion to the gridiron in Week 4 with their uniform selections.
All lost for Clemson, Notre Dame and the Pac-12? Here's your latest dose of reality after Week 3
It is time to panic in Clemson! Oregon is the only playoff hope (again) for the Pac-12! The Spartans will rule all of Michigan by the time the season ends! Well, we might squash some college football dreams after your latest overreactions.
Nine teams on the upswing with the best chance to keep the momentum going
Several teams that struggled through some or all of last fall are surging to begin the season. And these teams look poised to sustain.
College football roundtable: What we learned from Week 3
The Pac-12 might need Oregon to be great, but the Big Ten is more than Ohio State. What else did we learn from Week 3?
Kiper's NFL draft notebook: Sleepers, risers and the season's biggest surprises so far
Liberty quarterback Malik Willis looks even better, and these transfers are moving up draft boards. Mel Kiper looks ahead to next April's draft.
What's next for each team in the AP Top 25?
With the AP poll coming out, here's what is next up for each team in the new rankings.
We're telling you there's a chance: An Alabama title might not be inevitable this season
There's a chance -- a chance -- Alabama won't dominate the sport again as it did in 2020, and that other contenders or some true underdogs could find their way to the penthouse.
College Football Power Rankings after Week 3
Does Alabama's nail-biter knock the reigning No. 1 out of the top spot? How high does Penn State climb after its big win? And can Cincinnati crack the top 5 after a 3-0 start? All that and more in Week 3's Power Rankings.
College football's best: A Hail Mary for the win, an outrageous INT and 'Exit Sandman'
Here are the best moments on and off the field from college football's Week 3.
Spartans run: Michigan State rolls past No. 24 Miami, 38-17
— Michigan State spent the week preparing for a fight. That was the analogy that the Spartans used all week, telling each other that their game at Miami would be a grind-it-out bout decided in the later rounds.
Michigan State scores three TDs in the fourth to blow out Miami (2:26)
Auburn's first Big Ten road game in 90 years and everything else to watch in Week 3
Dave Wilson and Harry Lyles Jr. preview the most interesting storylines of the week in college football, from Auburn-Penn State to Alabama-Florida.
2022 recruiting class rankings: Texas surges past Georgia, Ohio State into top five
Texas leapt Oklahoma, Texas A&M and Ohio State to climb within the top five, while Stanford and South Carolina also rose.
Youngstown State Penguins vs. Michigan State Spartans: Full Highlights (1:50)
Payton Thorne airs it out for 85-yard TD Pass (0:39)
Kenneth Walker racks of 4 TDs in Michigan State debut (1:57)
Kenneth Walker dives to score his 4th touchdown of the game (0:27)
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2021 Big Ten Standings
| EAST | CONF | OVR |
|---|---|---|
| Michigan State | 2-0 | 4-0 |
| Maryland | 1-0 | 4-0 |
| Michigan | 1-0 | 4-0 |
| Penn State | 1-0 | 4-0 |
| Ohio State | 1-0 | 3-1 |
| Rutgers | 0-1 | 3-1 |
| Indiana | 0-1 | 2-2 |
| WEST | CONF | OVR |
| Iowa | 1-0 | 4-0 |
| Purdue | 1-0 | 3-1 |
| Illinois | 1-2 | 1-4 |
| Minnesota | 0-1 | 2-2 |
| Northwestern | 0-1 | 2-2 |
| Wisconsin | 0-1 | 1-2 |
| Nebraska | 0-2 | 2-3 |
2021 Team Leaders
Team Stats
Passing Yards238.061st
Rushing Yards215.5Tied-21st
Points For35.3Tied-72nd
Points Against18.098th
2021 Polls & Rankings
| AP | AFCA COACHES |
|---|---|
| 17 | 16 |
2022 Recruits
| NAME | POS | STATUS | GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alex VanSumeren | DT | Committed | 82 |
| Jack Nickel | TE-Y | Committed | 80 |
| Antonio Gates Jr. | WR | Committed | 80 |
| Katin Houser | QB-PP | Committed | 80 |
| Ade Willie | CB | Committed | 80 |