This week's mailbag on the reasons for optimism at Illinois; Louisville's hopes for a BCS lot; the best and worst case scenarios for Michigan; Bama QB AJ McCarron and recruiting drama. ...more

Da'Shawn Hand, the nation's No. 1 football recruit, is a busy young man these days. In this Q&A, the defensive lineman from Virginia says no matter how crazy recruiting's gotten, he's still got it all under control, and don't expect any hat game at his announcement. ...more

With the NCAA basketball tourney in full swing, it's interesting to look at how some of these longshots, especially Florida Gulf Coast --a 1,000-to-1 shot just to win its region a week ago -- have done. In the same spirit, let's take a look at some of the juicier team odds to win the 2014 BCS title. ...more

Here is this week's mailbag. As always, you can send me questions via Twitter to @BFeldmanCBS: ...more

I'm heading to Indianapolis on Tuesday as NFL Draft season kicks into high gear this week with the combine. Here are the 10 guys I'm most intrigued to see how their stock goes between now and late April. (NOTE: This isn't meant to be a combine version of the Freaks list.) ...more

Now that the deadline for underclassmen going into the NFL Draft has passed and another National Signing Day has come and gone, it's time to take a look at the too-early Top 10 for 2013. ...more

A childhood friend of the Harbaugh boys recalls growing up with them around the Michigan coaching staff under Bo Schembechler. ...more

With some time to turn away from the Silly Season for a moment and to peruse the bowl match-ups, here are our 10 most intriguing questions for the bowl season. ...more

Here are this week's guesses. ...more

Here are this week's picks. ...more