RALPH D. RUSSO

AP Top 25 Reality Check: Michigan joins Ohio St. in 900-club
By Ralph D. Russo Nov. 21, 2022 05:58 AM EST
Moving toward the latest monumental matchup between Michigan and Ohio State, the Big

AP Top 25: USC moves into top 5 for 1st time in 5 years
By Ralph D. Russo Nov. 20, 2022 01:47 PM EST
Southern California moved into the top five of The Associated Press college football

Top 25 Takeaways: Contenders live on edge, where TCU thrives
By Ralph D. Russo Nov. 19, 2022 09:30 PM EST
College Football Playoff contenders lived on the edge in Week 12, with the top four

Column: Why CFP expansion can't work around the Rose Bowl
By Ralph D. Russo Nov. 17, 2022 02:45 PM EST
When considering College Football Playoff expansion, think of implementing a new

Universities focus on athletes' mental health after crises
By Ralph D. Russo Nov. 16, 2022 05:18 PM EST
Police awoke Indiana State athletic director Sherard Clinksdale early on Aug. 21 with

College Football Picks: 2 high-stakes showdowns in Pac-12
By Ralph D. Russo Nov. 16, 2022 04:41 PM EST
The Pac-12's big weekend turned out to be not quite as big as it could have been

Hold steady: UGA, Ohio St, Michigan, TCU remain CFP top 4
By Ralph D. Russo Nov. 15, 2022 10:16 PM EST
Georgia, Ohio State, Michigan and TCU held on to the top four spots in the College

AP Top 25 Reality Check: How to rank Pac-12 contenders?
By Ralph D. Russo Nov. 14, 2022 05:59 AM EST
Oregon beat UCLA, which beat Washington, which beat Oregon.
UCLA beat

AP Top 25: No. 1 UGA leads unchanged top 5; Ducks, UCLA slip
By Ralph D. Russo Nov. 13, 2022 01:43 PM EST
No. 1 Georgia led an unchanged top five in The Associated Press college football poll

AP Top 25 Takeaways: Tide out; Fab frosh; Ducks can't close
By Ralph D. Russo Nov. 12, 2022 08:35 PM EST
No reason to hedge anymore: Alabama is out of the College Football Playoff race.

New C-USA TV deal to shift October games to weeknights
Ralph D. Russo Nov. 10, 2022 02:28 PM EST
Conference USA's new media rights deal with ESPN and CBS steals a page from the Mid

College Football Picks: Tide try to avoid rare 2-game skid
By Ralph D. Russo Nov. 09, 2022 12:53 PM EST
The year was 2007 and Alabama was still looking more like a college football has-been

Georgia is new CFP No. 1, followed by Ohio St, Michigan, TCU
By Ralph D. Russo Nov. 08, 2022 07:26 PM EST
Georgia was the new No. 1 in the College Football Playoff rankings Tuesday night,

AP Top 25 Reality Check: ND is back; Who else can return?
By Ralph D. Russo Nov. 07, 2022 01:01 PM EST
No. 20 Notre Dame is back in The Associated Press college football poll after

AP Top 25: Georgia has No. 1 on lock, 'Bama drops to No. 10
By Ralph D. Russo Nov. 06, 2022 01:56 PM EST
Georgia tightened its hold on No. 1 in The Associated Press college football poll

AP Top 25 Takeaways: Georgia now college football's standard
By Ralph D. Russo Nov. 05, 2022 08:56 PM EDT
Georgia has aspired to be Alabama.
Not just a national champion. The

Smart plan: How Georgia unlocked a college football goliath
By Ralph D. Russo Nov. 03, 2022 12:52 PM EDT
ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Dressed for success in sports jackets, suits and even some ties,

College Football Picks: Top-ranked teams hold edge in 1 v. 2
By Ralph D. Russo Nov. 02, 2022 02:08 PM EDT
The College Football Playoff and the Bowl Championship Series before it made No. 1 vs

CFP's first top 4: Tennessee, Ohio State, Georgia, Clemson
By Ralph D. Russo Nov. 01, 2022 02:03 AM EDT
Tennessee, Ohio State, Georgia, and Clemson were the top four teams in the first

AP Top 25 Reality Check: Pair of 2s sets up 1 vs. 2 matchup
By Ralph D. Russo Oct. 31, 2022 02:33 AM EDT
The chances of having a 1 vs. 2 matchup go up if there are two No. 2s in The