Steven Lassan and Braden Gall explain the Athlon Sports preseason Top 25 and then some. Who makes the playoff? Where is the drop off in the top 25? Who makes conference championship games? Where are the tiers in each major conference? Who are the best Group of 5 teams?

Steven Lassan and Braden Gall talk college football.

• EA Sports video game takes step
• Personal video game records, history
• ACC meetings lead to expansion drama
• The most desirable brands in the ACC?
• Which league would want which teams?
• Does anything actually happen?
• Pac-12 expansion is actually happening
• Do we have a short-term solution out West?
• What does the Big 12 do?
• Dylan Riaola, nation's No. 1 player commits
• Are the best QBs leaving the West?
• Is the Pac-12 doing better than we think?

Steven Lassan and Braden Gall talk college football. We unveil our official magazine top four in 2023 while also covering the on-going Pac-12 media rights, massive changes around gambling and who won the portal this time around?

Steven Lassan and Braden Gall talk college football.

• College football playoff schedule
• Things we hate, things we're OK with
• SEC permanent opponents
• 16-team scheduling criteria
• All-ACC QB battle for No. 1?
• Clear top three in the Big 12
• The projection issue in the Big Ten
• Elite QB play in the Pac-12
• One clearcut top Hog in SEC
• Hearing from KJ Jefferson
• All-American votes