www.espn.com - NCFWe bid summer adieu and embark on a new season of celebrating the best of the worst, on and off the field.North Carolina has named veteran transfer Billy Edwards Jr. as the Tar Heels' starting quarterback for the opener against TCU in Ireland, sources told ESPN.Stanford has named Davis Warren, a transfer from Michigan, as its starting quarterback to open the 2026 season.Texas leads all teams with four players named to the preseason Associated Press All-America team announced Tuesday, and the SEC has 14 of the 27 first-team selections.TCU safety Jacob Fields, a transfer who earned Conference USA Co-Defensive Player of the Year honors last year at Louisiana Tech, was dismissed from the team for a violation of team rules.Texas Longhorns starting left tackle Trevor Goosby has a bone bruise in his left knee and a timetable for his return is unclear at this time, sources tell ESPN.Ohio State and Oregon were 1-2 in the AP Top 25, giving the Big Ten Conference the top two teams in the preseason rankings for the first time in 65 years.The Tennessee Volunteers landed a quarterback for the future Monday, securing a commitment from four-star prospect Kaden Craft, ESPN's No. 3 dual-threat passer in the 2028 cycle who is a 20-game starter at North Carolina's Lake Norman High School.Miami has dismissed its third player from camp, announcing Monday that WR Cam Vaughn is off the team. Vaughn, who transferred from West Virginia in January, was expected to be a deep passing game option for the Hurricanes.Presenting a tiered ranking of all 138 FBS teams ahead of the 2026 season.Pac-12 After Dark is returning, but will the rebuilt conference be able to find the balance between its past and what it's trying to become?Instead of becoming a top pick in this year's NFL draft, the Ducks QB wants to take care of unfinished business.A look at the preseason Top 25, as Ohio State holds the No. 1 spot.Kiffin vs. Ole Miss and Year 2 of Bill Belichick just scratch the surface of the excitement and chaos ahead.Sequencing, fourth down, slow games, fewer points. Coaches explain the changes.
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