Florida owns recent bragging rights in its rivalry with Georgia, winning five of the last eight meetings, including the last two, and going 6-2 against the spread. The Gators and Bulldogs get it on for the 95th time Saturday afternoon at that big party down in Jacksonville.                   Point spread: The Gators opened as 7.5-point favorites, according to sportsbooks monitored by Odds Shark (line updates and matchup report). College football ...

Each week, Bleacher Report National Recruiting Analyst Tyler Donohue analyzes a different prospect based on in-person evaluation and intensive film study. Here's our latest scouting report of a promising young athlete and how he projects as a college player.          Mississippi playmaker Cam Akers is among the most heavily pursued uncommitted prospects in this 2017 recruiting class, claiming a list of more than 20 scholarship offers that includes several college football heavyweights. Rated No. 2 ...

Jim Harbaugh has taken the University of Michigan's football team from a laughingstock to a national title contender in just two seasons, and according to a list released by USA Today on Wednesday, he is being compensated handsomely as the highest-paid coach in college football. Harbaugh is making $9,004,000 this season, which dwarfs what Alabama pays Nick Saban by more than $2 million. Here is a rundown of the top 10, courtesy of USA Today: The Wolverines are ranked ...

College and high school football are in an era where spread offenses run wild, and quarterbacks and wide receivers put up huge numbers. If a running back rushes for 1,500 yards, it's considered an outstanding feat. In the world of Oklahoma 4-star running back commit Kennedy Brooks, that era is something of a myth. It may happen around him, but not on his home turf. And while that's been great for him and his Mansfield (Texas) ...

Tennessee owns three straight wins in its rivalry with South Carolina and five covers over the last seven meetings. The Volunteers will look to stay alive in the SEC East race when they take on the Gamecocks on Saturday evening in Columbia.                 Point spread: The Volunteers opened as 14-point favorites, according to sportsbooks monitored by Odds Shark (line updates and matchup report). College football pick, via Odds Shark computer: 32.4-19.2, Volunteers ...

Louisville covered three touchdowns last week but larger spreads had been cutting into the Cardinals' profits, forcing a recent 0-2-1 slide against the numbers. Louisville goes against another big number when it visits Virginia on Saturday afternoon in Charlottesville.        Point spread: The Cardinals opened as 27-point favorites, according to sportsbooks monitored by Odds Shark. Line updates and matchup report. College football pick, via Odds Shark computer: 52.0-17.8 Cardinals (College football picks on every game)     ...

Athleticism and offense propelled Malik Monk up recruiting ranks straight toward the spotlight at Kentucky. Will they help him soar up 2017 NBA draft boards?  Production and eye-test results won't be issues for one of the most talented freshmen in the country. He'll put up numbers and turn heads with superhero-like leaping ability. Monk is expected to replace Jamal Murray at off-guard and emerge as the Wildcats' No. 1 option. Head coach John Calipari believes he will "probably ...

Halloween weekend is a scary time for the nation's top-ranked college football teams. Seven of the Top 10 teams will head out on the road, including No. 3 Clemson to take on No. 12 Florida State in Tallahassee and No. 4 Washington's trip to Salt Lake City to take on 17th-ranked Utah. Will they all survive, or will Week 9 shake up the college football world? Bleacher Report experts Adam Kramer, Barrett Sallee, Chris Walsh, Greg Couch and ...

Alabama and Michigan are ranked first and second, respectively, in the AP Top 25, and that's not the only one-two punch the programs provide. Through nearly two months of the 2016 college football campaign, the Crimson Tide and Wolverines have proved they boast the best defenses in the country. Thanks to these elite units, both teams are leading contenders in the College Football Playoff chase. If either program eventually earns a berth to the four-team championship tournament—and perhaps ...

Several of the SEC powers are off this week including top-ranked Alabama, but that doesn't mean the rest of the league will be dormant. There are still a couple of potential marquee games, and a couple of upstart teams that appear to be real contenders to make it to Atlanta for the SEC Championship Game can further solidify their status. Those two would be Florida, which currently leads the SEC East thanks to back-to-back losses by Tennessee. ...