@davidubben

National college football writer, @TheAthletic. Co-host of Bunch Formation, a CFB show. 2022 President, @theFWAA. Aspiring eater. DMs open.

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How much did your team spend on its roster? Our staff @TheAthletic spent months and talked to countless people inside and outside of every Power 4 program in search of the answer. Here's what we found. Free story: nytimes.com/athletic/interac…

Does your college football roster cost $8M or $50M? Here's our report on 68 teams (Gift Article)

The best teams are, on average, the ones paying players the most, but there's a wide disparity between the schools at the top and the bottom of major conferences.

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College football is a place where a baby riding a bronze pig makes perfect sense and will likely be a deeply meaningful family photo for decades to come
Tom Weston@tomnweston20h
Hang it in the louvre 🐖
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Calling an official moratorium on the tiny desk AI edits. It's done. It was a fun three days last week. But it's over. Move on.
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Colorado is paying Deion $10 million and was paying Dorrell around $3.5. Sanders earned the raise after improving the program immediately, plus the attention and the success of 2024 but CFB is always a what have you done for me lately sport
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Karl Dorrell’s last 20 games as Colorado head coach: 5-15, 4 losses by 30-plus Deion Sanders’ last 20 games as Colorado head coach: 5-15, 4 losses by 30-plus #cubuffs
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Houston's sideline just completed the most celebrated substitution drill in football history.
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@davidubbenOct 25
If Texas beats Ole Miss, Kentucky and Georgia will be the only SEC teams with fewer than two losses in SEC play.
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What a win for Texas. They don't get much nervier or high-stakes than that.
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Trinidad is unbelievable. These throws are lasers
David Ubben
@davidubbenOct 25
The good news for Texas is the worst possible QB you would want with the ball in his hands has it back in his hands.
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The good news for Texas is the worst possible QB you would want with the ball in his hands has it back in his hands.
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I think you have to put that one on McConaughey
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Texas already played this game this year.
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If Texas beats Ole Miss, Kentucky and Georgia will be the only SEC teams with fewer than two losses in SEC play.
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There is only one winless team left in FBS: Northern Illinois. Louisiana-Monroe upset Troy today and Charlotte won at Temple last week.
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Without fail, every CFB Saturday offers something you've never seen before.
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A lot of people thought NIL would make the rich get richer. Another giant piece of evidence the opposite has happened.
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@bmarcelloOct 25
The last time the FBS had three or fewer undefeated teams by Oct. 24 was 1977, per CBS Sports Research.
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It's odd because the gap between the P4 and G6 has never been bigger. But the P4 has never been this competitive
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That's a really awful roughing the kicker on BYU. Can't say I've ever seen a bull rush that pancakes a blocker into the kicker get flagged.
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BYU and this short-yardage offense is not a squad I would want to go into overtime against.
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Scott Frost was about to roll out a different kicker for a game winner after the first one was blocked. A shame we didn't get to see how that played out. Alas, overtime.
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I'm watching with the sound on and I BARELY understand.
Melissa Triebwasser
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I’m watching this game with the sound off and I’ve never been more confused about anything
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They're going to teach officiating classes on this ending
David Ubben
@davidubbenOct 24
Things are happening in UCF-BYU that have never happened before.
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whether it's a cautionary tale or a shining example remains to be seen
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