Asking a computer -- or a data scientist -- to develop strength of schedule metrics often fails to provide proper context. It's one thing to play Alabama in September and LSU in November. It's another to face Texas, Alabama and Georgia in a five-week span.

That’s even true when talking to Caleb Downs, who might know better than any player in the Big Ten, having played one season in both conferences. He was a freshman All-American at safety for Alabama in 2023 before becoming a unanimous All-American for the Buckeyes in 2024.

A few SEC offensive coordinators are entering pivotal years in their role. Here are 5 with something to prove in the 2025 college football season.

SportsLine expert Jimmie Kaylor has locked in his CFB futures picks and SEC over/under win totals best bets for the 2025 college football season

All eyes will be on the new quarterback, but the Vols’ floor has been raised significantly at the start of the season.

The major college football conferences’ “media days” wrapped up last week. Did you notice? Media days have long been a rite of passage to the season, the ultimate sign that fall camp is about to start and Labor Day weekend will arrive before you know it.

Potential SEC Expansion Target Emerges as Next Wave of College Football Realignment Looms originally appeared on Athlon Sports. In what feels like a distant memory, the SEC is actually responsible for the onslaught of conference realignment moves that led college football to its current state.

The Tennessee Volunteers were ranked inside the top 20 in Sports Illustrated's preseason college football rankings.

Coaches and ADs were in lockstep with Tony Petitti’s vision for an access-based CFP field rather than one dependent upon a committee.

LSU football expects massive years from Garrett Nussmeier and Caden Durham. Both made the Maxwell Award watchlist.

ESPN college football analyst Paul Finebaum gave what he believes to be the harsh reality of conference realignment to Florida State fans, sharing that the university and its football program are not as sought after as they would like to think.

The 2025 SEC Championship is on Saturday, Dec. 6, 2025. The title game will air at 4 p.m. ET on ABC. The SEC Championship Game is played at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia. It will be the ninth time the SEC Championship Game has been played in Mercedes-Benz Stadium and the 33rd time in Atlanta.