RALPH D. RUSSO

AP Top 25 Takeaways: Is anybody good? Contenders flail
By Ralph D. Russo Oct. 13, 2018 10:37 PM EDT
Some Saturdays it just sort of feels as if no one knows anything about college

Pac-12 commissioner: Errors made in replay review procedure
By Ralph D. Russo Oct. 11, 2018 02:02 PM EDT
The Pac-12 will make immediate changes to how video replay reviews are handled after

College Football Picks: Why Pac-12 needs Washington to win
By Ralph D. Russo Oct. 10, 2018 03:19 PM EDT
If the Pac-12 wants to maximize its damaged hopes of placing a team in the College
AP Top 25 Podcast: The wild rise and fall of the USFL
By Ralph D. Russo Oct. 10, 2018 02:26 PM EDT
The USFL helped change professional football in just three years of existence.

AP Top 25 Heat Check: Too much SEC? 8 is more than enough
By Ralph D. Russo Oct. 08, 2018 03:18 AM EDT
The college football fans who are convinced there is bias for the Southeastern

AP Top 25: Notre Dame into top 5; Texas top 10; 8 SEC teams
By Ralph D. Russo Oct. 07, 2018 02:03 PM EDT
Notre Dame moved into the top five, Texas and UCF reached the top 10 and the

Settling it on field: Bowls, role of AP poll change in 1990s
By Ralph D. Russo Oct. 07, 2018 11:20 AM EDT
Florida State moved into the Atlantic Coast Conference and Penn State joined the Big Ten. South

Larger than life coaches, predictable powers dominate 1970s
By Ralph D. Russo Oct. 07, 2018 10:45 AM EDT
In the 1970s, college football was pretty predictable and coaches were larger than life.
The Bear

ND-Michigan St tie, controversial vote is 1960s centerpiece
By Ralph D. Russo Oct. 07, 2018 10:37 AM EDT
There are big college football games and then there are those that rise to the level of being called

AP Top 25 Takeaways: Texas tops Big 12; SEC East revival
By Ralph D. Russo Oct. 06, 2018 09:27 PM EDT
Texas has been losing the type of game it won on Saturday for nearly a decade.

Week 6: A ranked Red River matchup, road test for Irish
By Ralph D. Russo Oct. 05, 2018 06:13 PM EDT
The first weekend of October features three games matching ranked teams, with an

AP Top 25 Podcast: Red River back; 'unintended consequences'
By Ralph D. Russo Oct. 03, 2018 03:56 PM EDT
The Red River Rivalry between Texas and Oklahoma has not been this significant in

College Football Picks: Stanford-Oregon, Heisman showcase
By Ralph D. Russo Sep. 19, 2018 05:11 PM EDT
Heisman Trophy winners need Heisman moments and at least a few big-stage games to

AP Top 25 Heat Check: Should LSU be No. 1 in rankings?
By Ralph D. Russo Sep. 17, 2018 06:12 AM EDT
LSU should be No. 1 in The Associated Press college football poll.
Yes,

AP Top 25: LSU jumps to No. 6; Wisconsin tumbles from top 10
By Ralph D. Russo Sep. 16, 2018 06:15 PM EDT
LSU surged to No. 6 in The Associated Press college football poll after its second

College Football Picks: No. 17 Boise State gets a big chance
By Ralph D. Russo Sep. 12, 2018 07:45 AM EDT
The ceiling for teams outside the Power Five in the College Football Playoff race

AP Top 25 Heat Check: Up with UGA; Down on Notre Dame
By Ralph D. Russo Sep. 09, 2018 10:32 PM EDT
Fooled you.
There is a lot of that at the beginning of the college

AP Top 25 Heat Check: Auburn, Boise State are under-ranked
By Ralph D. Russo Sep. 05, 2018 07:20 AM EDT
The worst part of college football's week one overreactions is that they
NCAA goes back to court, defending its amateurism rules
By Ralph D. Russo Sep. 03, 2018 09:45 AM EDT
The NCAA will be back in court Tuesday in California, defending its

AP Top 25 Takeaways: Pac-12 down not out after UW loss
By Ralph D. Russo Sep. 01, 2018 03:30 PM EDT
Washington lost the game the Pac-12 needed to win. At least that's how