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Shehan Jeyarajah

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Coaches Poll top 25: Georgia tightens grip on No. 1, Wake Forest enters top 10 in college football rankings

The Demon Deacons jumped into the top 10 for the first time since 2022 after throttling SMU on the road in Week 11

College football odds, lines, schedule for Week 12: LSU, UCLA open as favorites in key conference road games

The undefeated Bruins face a tough road test in Ann Arbor, while Tennessee fights for its playoff life against the Tigers in a sneaky slate ahead of rivalry week

College football winners, losers: Georgia, Wake Forest on cruise control; Kentucky cratering

Georgia asserts its championship pedigree and Wake Forest sends a message, while Kentucky's playoff dreams evaporate and USC continues to unravel

Texas vs. LSU prediction, pick, odds, spread: Longhorns travel to Baton Rouge for first time since 1953

The Tigers are fighting for their playoff lives after falling to 0-3 against ranked opponents, while a surging Arch Manning and a stout Longhorns defense head into Death Valley

After splattering SMU, Wake Forest looks ready to kick down the door to the College Football Playoff

A 42-point road rout over SMU kept the Demon Deacons on the brink of the College Football Playoff while pushing their first-half scoring margin to 145-0 over the last four games

Lone Star loyalty: Why Texas high school coach connections still matter in the NIL era

Even in the era of NIL and the transfer portal, deep-rooted connections with high school coaches remain college football's most valuable currency across the Lone Star State

Jake Dickert agrees to new Wake Forest contract, rebuffing coaching carousel interest

The new long-term deal boosts staff and roster salary pools while shutting down outside interest from open jobs like Florida State as the No. 13 Demon Deacons push for an ACC title

Week 11 College Football Playoff impact games: USC-Indiana, Texas-LSU bring elimination consequences

LSU fights for its postseason life against Texas, Indiana hosts an elimination battle with USC and crucial conference races take center stage across a pivotal Saturday

College football transfer QB market faces severe shortage with top passers staying put

With Mississippi State's Kamario Taylor finalizing a deal to become the latest high-profile quarterback to resign with his team, the 2027 college football transfer QB pool is looking like a seller's market

College Football Playoff format for 24-team field: How rankings would look in 2026

Under the new playoff format, which debuts in 2027, eight teams receive first-round byes, with campus sites hosting the first two rounds

College Football Playoff bracket: What 12-team field would look like after second 2026 CFP rankings

Alabama and UCLA join Georgia and Utah with first-round byes, while Indiana's tumble costs the reigning champions home-field advantage and Notre Dame surges into prime host position

Million-dollar mistakes: College football's 10 worst coordinator hires of the past five years

From historic buyouts to collapsed offenses, high-profile missteps at Michigan, Oregon, USC and Oklahoma prove that missing on a play-caller can quickly derail a national contender

Michigan reopens QB competition: Bryce Underwood, Tommy Carr battle reignites after Jason Beck firing

Underwood will have a chance to reclaim the starting role from Carr under interim offensive coordinator Jim Harding after a dismal showing against Michigan State

College football winners, losers: Texas charging down backstretch; new low for Kyle Whittingham

Don't look now, but Texas looks like one of the most interesting teams in the country, meanwhile, the struggles for the first-year Michigan coach continued Saturday night

Lane Kiffin falls flat against Alabama as massive LSU hype crashes into reality

A $91 million contract and the sport's priciest roster haven't translated to the big stage as the Tigers drop to 0-3 against ranked teams after another humbling against Alabama

Shehan Jeyarajah is a college football writer for CBS Sports. He serves on the national board of the FWAA and previously worked as the a college football insider at Dave Campbell's Texas Football magazine where he was the youngest writer honored by the FWAA's Best Writing Contest in 2020. Shehan lives in Texas with his wife, Bhargavi.

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