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No position in college football is more important than quarterback. Yet the position has incredible turnover with players departing for the NFL or

USA TODAY Sometimes it isn't the biggest obstacles in the road that disrupt your path. It can often be the potholes you don't see coming.

Virginia and Beau Pribula got off to a strong start to the college football season with a dominating defeat of North Carolina State in Week 0.

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA – It didn’t look like Rio de Janeiro. There were no sand beaches. Christ the Redeemer was not looming over the city. None of that mattered to Virginia.

The toughest tests aren't always against rivals or top-10 foes. We pick the overlooked matchup that could turn every top-12 team's season upside down.

Erick Smith, USA TODAY Week 1 of the college football season always is a reminder of how little we know after months of studying player movement and the strength of teams in the race for the College Football Playoff

The start of the college football season is difficult to forecast. But that doesn't stop our experts offering their bold predictions for Week 1.

How will the 2026 college football season play out? Our experts weigh in on their predictions for the CFP, Heisman, biggest surprises and more.

Week 1 of the college football season always is a reminder of how little we know after months of studying player movement and the strength of teams in the race

Week 1 of the college football season always is a reminder of how little we know after months of studying player movement and the strength of teams in the race