Favorites
Customise ESPN
College Football Podcasts
ESPN Apps
ESPN Sites
Who's public enemy No. 1? The biggest villain of every Power 4 college football team
Every fanbase has someone it absolutely loves to hate. Here's our list and the stories behind the fury.
Illustration by ESPN
Supervillain Power Rankings: The biggest bad guys of all time
No one fuels fans' ire more than Lane Kiffin these days, but is he the best pot-stirrer of all time?
Top Headlines
Top prospects
Who will be the No. 1 pick in the 2027 NFL draft? 16 players in the mix and their chances
Jeff Blake/Imagn Images
Introductory misfire?
Stephen A. calls Purdue AD's Indiana comment 'one of the most embarrassing moments ever'
1:22
Purdue AD admits viral Indiana comment 'didn't land well'
1:31
On the recruiting trail
2027 recruiting classes: Alabama, UNC enter updated top 35
Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images
Pressure on Alabama this season
Finebaum: 'Mr. AI' Kalen DeBoer needs to make CFP to avoid hot seat
1:38
Stephen A.: 'I miss Nick Saban so much on that sideline' for Alabama
1:28
2026 schedule in focus
ESPN's preseason schedule evaluation: The teams with the toughest and easiest stretches
ESPN
Bill Connelly's best games of the 2026 season
CFB's 40 most important players: Where Manning, Moore and other top QBs rank
From favorites to long shots
31 teams -- yes, 31 -- with the best chance to make the CFP
ESPN
Top Headlines
- Purdue AD offers mea culpa over IU one-liner
- OL Hutson returns to Longhorns after NFL tryouts
- U.S. Senate approves Mizzou as 1960 title team
- Heels DC S. Belichick on indefinite medical leave
- Notre Dame's offense to remain run-first attack
- USC loses starting center O'Connor for season
- Sources: Indiana edge rusher Wyatt returns
- Sanders energized after Buffs' training camp trip
- 👀 Teams to break through, bounce back in 2026
Customise ESPN
Trending Now
- Matthew Visinsky/Icon Sportswire
2026 college football Top 25: X factors for each team
The players, position groups or situations that could swing the season for each of the top teams.
- Illustration by ESPN
100 games that explain college football in 2026
TV, realignment, stars and legends, postseason quarrels. Those themes have set up epic games and made the current sport.
- Zachary Bland/Auburn Athletics
How college teams embraced World Cup fever in 2026
Messi at Auburn. Germany at Wake Forest. Kansas' love affair with Algeria. Colleges got into the World Cup and also profited from it.
- EA SPORTS College Football 27
Simulating the season using EA Sports College Football 27
After 26 simulations, we tallied the national titles, Heisman winners, coaching changes, transfers and more.
- AP Photo/Lynne Sladky
Bill Connelly's 2026 FBS college football conference previews
From the SEC and Big Ten to the Sun Belt and MAC, we have projections, predictions and players to watch.
