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Pat Forde

About Pat Forde

Pat Forde is a senior writer for Sports Illustrated who covers college football and college basketball as well as the Olympics and horse racing. He cohosts the Others Receiving Votes podcast for SI and is a regular contributor to the Tony Kornheiser Show podcast. He previously worked for Yahoo Sports, ESPN and The (Louisville) Courier-Journal. Forde has won 28 Associated Press Sports Editors writing contest awards, has been published three times in the Best American Sports Writing book series, and was nominated for the 1990 Pulitzer Prize. A past president of the U.S. Basketball Writers Association and member of the Football Writers Association of America, he lives in Louisville with his wife. They have three children, all of whom were collegiate swimmers.

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Despite gimmicky ideas like the LED court and Monster Energy branding, Yormark’s tenure has been a success, but as it comes to a close, the Big 12’s future remains murky.
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Why Are So Many QBs Struggling? Plus, Cody Campbell and Pat McAfee Drama | Others Receiving Votes
Pat Forde and Gene Wojciechowski preview all of the top games and storylines for Week 9 of the college football schedule.
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Why Are So Many QBs Struggling? Plus, Cody Campbell and Pat McAfee Drama | Others Receiving Votes
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Oct 29, 2026
Bad Week for Big 12, How Many Teams Can Win the Title?
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More To Blame in Austin: Arch or Sark? Can Ohio State Contend Without Sayin? Week 8 Preview
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Major Upsets Across the Country in Week 7!! | Others Receiving Votes
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The country’s final three unbeaten teams land in the top 12 as the field dwindles heading into the second half of the season.
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Billionaire booster Cody Campbell promised retribution against the Bearcats. Instead, the Red Raiders were now have a loss and a much narrower path to the College Football Playoff.
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The first-year head coach’s lifelong Kentucky loyalty, audacious swagger and stunning 6–1 start have sparked a football frenzy at a school better known for basketball.
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College football’s push toward a bigger playoff could have extended consequences, while questionable calls and clock-management blunders threaten the product on the field.
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From Kalani Sitake’s resurgence at BYU to Billy Napier’s success at James Madison, these coaches are showing what can happen when second chances pay off.
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Four factors have compressed the SEC where almost anyone can win, but with no clear heavyweight, a national title isn’t guaranteed.
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The losses and problems are piling up for some preseason title contenders approaching the critical stretch of the season.
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BYU takes over the top seed after beating Notre Dame at home, while Kentucky and Texas Tech enter the fray.
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After Nick Marsh’s cleat landed out of bounds, angry fans’ profanity was evidence that the unlikely transformation into a program that expects to win is complete.
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ESPN and the CFP are finalizing a deal to double the size of the playoff. The sport’s diehards will be asked to foot the bill.
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