RALPH D. RUSSO

AP Top 25: Washington moves in; Penn State, Oregon move up
By Ralph D. Russo Sep. 18, 2022 01:53 PM EDT
Washington made its season debut in The Associated Press college football on Sunday

AP Top 25 Takeaways: Veteran QBs Clifford, Nix deliver big
By Ralph D. Russo Sep. 17, 2022 09:24 PM EDT
Being a good, but definitely not great, quarterback can be a rough ride in college

FBS ADs urge college football reform, but not NCAA breakaway
By Ralph D. Russo Sep. 14, 2022 07:09 PM EDT
WASHINGTON (AP) — The athletic directors who lead the schools that play Division I

College Football Picks: Texas A&M welcomes hungry Hurricanes
By Ralph D. Russo Sep. 14, 2022 11:19 AM EDT
Last week was a good reminder to never shrug off a Saturday slate of college football

AP Top 25 Reality Check: Sun Belt gets slighted in rankings
By Ralph D. Russo Sep. 12, 2022 02:05 AM EDT
The greatest weekend in the history of Sun Belt football was not enough to push any

AP Top 25: UGA reclaims No. 1; Kentucky, Arkansas in Top 10
By Ralph D. Russo Sep. 11, 2022 02:05 PM EDT
Georgia reclaimed the top spot in The Associated Press college football poll on

AP Top 25 Takeaways: Bryce saves 'Bama; A&M, ND Sun Belted
By Ralph D. Russo Sep. 10, 2022 09:39 PM EDT
The college football offseason is mostly spent trying to figure what's going to

CFP committee digs into feasibility of early expansion to 12
By Ralph D. Russo Sep. 08, 2022 06:20 PM EDT
DALLAS (AP) — In a meeting room just down the hall from where the plan for a 12-team

College Football Picks: Future Big 12 showdown, USC's test
By Ralph D. Russo Sep. 07, 2022 11:33 AM EDT
Week 2 is a quick turnaround for college football fans.
With the Labor

AP Top 25 Reality Check: Should Georgia be No. 1?
By Ralph D. Russo Sep. 07, 2022 01:33 AM EDT
Florida entered The Associated Press college football poll with a jolt.

AP Top 25: Georgia moves up to No. 2, passing Ohio State
By Ralph D. Russo Sep. 06, 2022 02:17 PM EDT
Georgia moved up to No. 2 in the first Associated Press college football poll of the

Analysis: Will a bigger College Football Playoff be better?
By Ralph D. Russo Sep. 04, 2022 02:19 PM EDT
While enthusiastically announcing plans to expand the College Football Playoff, those

No. 2 Ohio State wears down No. 5 Notre Dame 21-10
By Ralph D. Russo Sep. 03, 2022 11:11 PM EDT
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — With its vaunted offense bogged down, No. 2 Ohio State leaned

AP Top 25 Takeaways: Georgia underrated? Pac-12 dumped again
By Ralph D. Russo Sep. 03, 2022 08:03 PM EDT
Maybe Georgia was underrated.
The defending national champions came

College Football Playoff to expand to 12 teams by '26 season
By Ralph D. Russo Sep. 02, 2022 03:24 PM EDT
After 14 1/2 months of haggling over details and questioning motivations, a plan to

AP sources: Presidents meeting to discuss CFP expansion
By Ralph D. Russo Aug. 31, 2022 08:35 PM EDT
The university presidents who oversee the College Football Playoff are scheduled to

College Football Picks: Pac-12 contenders head down South
By Ralph D. Russo Aug. 31, 2022 10:37 AM EDT
Now the college football starts for real.
Well, not that it didn't

Recent success secures Notre Dame's treasured independence
By Ralph D. Russo Aug. 30, 2022 06:24 PM EDT
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Notre Dame is as confident as ever that the treasured

On Football: Could Coach Prime jump from SWAC to big-time?
By Ralph D. Russo Aug. 30, 2022 10:30 AM EDT
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Sitting on a metal folding chair just beyond the end zone of

All-America OL Patterson questionable for Irish at No. 2 OSU
By Ralph D. Russo Aug. 29, 2022 02:43 PM EDT
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Notre Dame coach Marcus Freeman said Monday that offensive