We've now seen three weeks in the new, improved, expanded Big Ten, and each time out provides additional data points and eyeball tests to try and figure

Nary was there a year during the first decade I was charged with helming this hole-filled vessel that those two weren't featured barnacles stuck to the side of the Bottom 10 boat. But then, sitting at the bar Friday night as I was on the road to cover this grand sport,

LSU nearly took a loss that would have all but ended its College Football Playoff hopes three weeks into the season, but the second-largest road comeback in program history was enough for it to overcome a 17-0 deficit and win 36-33 against South Carolina in Columbia.

The question at this point isn't whether or not Florida State can drag itself out of the muck, this Seminoles team is entirely checked out. No, the concern at this point is just h

Michigan football is still hanging around in the top 25 in the polls and is still in the ESPN power rankings even after having an uneven win over unranked Arkansas State. And the Wolverines are making changes the week that USC is coming to town.

There is plenty of talent at the quarterback position in the SEC this season. Each program seems to have found their starting quarterback and are preparing for conference play in the coming days and weeks.

The 12-Team College Football Playoff is fast approaching as the regular season is already a quarter of the way over. Win-loss records are beginning to take shape. The true contenders are beginning to emerge.