The evolutionary history of the Option

Football’s option tactic is part of almost every offense in football, with most of its innovations coming at the college level. Here’s how the option went from rugby to the classic triple to RPOs, with some other reads along the way too.

• College Football

44 reasons Barry Sanders’ 1988 is football’s greatest season ever

The year everyone already regards as the best ever was somehow even better than that.

• 2007 College Football Season: The Inside Story

2007: The inside story of CFB's best season ever

A book-sized roundup of interviews, retrospectives, alternate histories, podcasts, videos, and more, all on the wildest, weirdest, most memorable year in history.

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Why we love college football

In this excerpt from his book, SB Nation's Bill Connelly, along with other college football experts, details what makes the sport, and everything that surrounds it, so special.

• The Future of Football

Football 3.0

The future of football is coming. This is what it will look like (if it wants to survive)