Date With Destiny
From the Oregon-LSU and Boise State-Georgia double on Saturday night to the season-ending Bedlam Series, 2011 promises a number of great matchups. Mark Schlabach »Bloggers »
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THE LAST HURRAH
Boise State is poised for a BCS game. That would be a fitting send-off for a decorated senior class. Andrea Adelson » Predictions » Moore changes »
• ESPN Dallas: Pressure's on TCU's Pachall »
• Houston's Case in points » Sleeper Cougs 
• SMU stability » Rising Non-AQs » Recruiting »
SMILE LIKE YOU MEAN IT
Credibility for the ACC and its teams have come more in the form of off-the-field scandal than success on the gridiron. Pat Forde » Predictions »
• FSU embraces expectations » Recruiting »
• 25 and strong for Beamer » Cane patience »
INDEPENDENT SPIRIT
The story is familiar (Notre Dame is back) but Brian Kelly has the pieces in place for the Irish to live up to expectations. Bennett » Predictions »
• Chronicles of Riddick » QB battle » Desire »
• Adelson on BYU » Lessons learned »
• BYU is now Jake Heaps' team » Predictions »
NEW DEAL
After an offseason of scandal, it's time to envision a brighter future for college football. Call it a New Deal for a new season. Ivan Maisel »
• Schlabach: Elites meet mediocrity »
• Bloggers: Evaluating the effects of expansion »
NOT YOUR FATHER'S BIG TEN
Would Bo or Woody recognize this version of the Big Ten? Adam Rittenberg » Predictions »
• Forde: Got talent? » Tressel Ball » Primer »
• Dual-threat QBs » Wilson fits Badgers » UW 
• Robinson » Persa » Vandenberg » The best?
• Nebraska: New world » Year 1 » Big tests »
HOW THE WEST HAS WON
The numbers don't lie, and for the SEC East, the truth hurts. Ivan Maisel » South Carolina hype »
• Swamp things » MSU's man » Murray: Year 2 »
• SEC West: Going for six » Repeat offender? »
• Maisel: Jefferson's senior moment for LSU »
• UA-AU: Schlabach: Iron Bowl motivation »
• A tree dies in Auburn » Tigers take two »
• Richardson's leading role for Crimson Tide »
SPREADING THE WEALTH
Texas and Oklahoma have owned the Big 12. Will that duopoly end this season? Mark Schlabach »
• Sooners embrace favorite role » Aggies' skill »
• Can OSU, A&M catch up? » 'Courage' excerpt »
HAIL TO THE CHIEFS
Conference commissioners have become presidential-like figures, and their power only figures to grow. Get to know them. Pat Forde »
• Forde: Delany vs. Slive a heavyweight bout »
• Wickersham: Joke's on OSU's Gordon Gee »
• Bloggers: Conference commissioner Q&A »
COLUMNISTS
Ivan Maisel
Gene Wojciechowski
Mark Schlabach
Todd Graham moving on from Pitt
Todd Graham's one-and-done, leave in the middle of the night, text message goodbye to his Pitt players drew national ire. But the Arizona State coach's rash decision helped him get where he wanted to go.
USC tenure transforms Lane Kiffin
Lane Kiffin was despised by SEC fans (including Tennessee's) during his 14-month tenure at Rocky Top. But the USC head coach has experienced a transformation in Los Angeles.
PREVIEW 2011
POWER RANKINGS
HEISMAN WATCH
ALL-AMERICANS
A NEW DEAL
OU starts No. 1. Can it finish there? Power Rankings »
• Eliminator
• Sept. poses problems »
The Heisman race features a familiarity. Heisman Watch »
• Bloggers' candidates »
• Stats & Info: Ideal QB »
Who will be the best players on the field? All-Americans »
• All-conference teams »
• Players with potential »
It's the perfect time for a New Deal. Ivan Maisel »
• Mediocre powers »
• Effects of expansion »
- Joyner: Can Arkansas win a BCS title?
- Recruiting: Class updates on top-25 teams
- McGee: Best- and worst-case records for TCU
- Haney: Gamecocks' BCS shot | Clemson
- Strickland: Why Longhorns could win it all
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