Author: Dan Wolken, USA TODAY

Showing that professional soccer works deep in the heart of college football country is a huge step for MLS

Atlanta United ended decades of sports heartbreak for a city that has thrown its full support behind the young Major League Soccer team.

Atlanta is one of America’s talent-rich areas for football and basketball. With Atlanta United playing for MLS title, could soccer be next?

Can Ryan Day sustain Ohio State’s success after a legend? It didn’t work out well for Florida when Urban Meyer left. The Buckeyes are better set.

The College Football Playoff seems like an improvement over its predecessor, but fewer teams are actually getting a title shot than before

Georgia can campaign for the playoff all it wants, but the Bulldogs had a chance to punch their ticket on the field and failed, Dan Wolken writes.

Maryland is close to bringing back Alabama coordinator Mike Locksley while Georgia coordinator Mel Tucker has emerged as favorite at Colorado.

Paul Johnson, who kept the triple option relevant in the Power Five, is retiring after 11 seasons at Georgia Tech. He 189-98 as a college coach.

UNC hiring Mack Brown, 67, and Kansas l65-year old Les Miles and a year after Arizona State took 64-year old Herm Edwards needs to be discussed.