Fortuna Files

Fortuna Files: Indiana is the new king of college football. What’s that mean for everyone else?

Looking closer at the numbers to see how Indiana got here, how others can do the same, and why Notre Dame could be extremely well-positioned to make a…

20 hrs ago • Matt Fortuna

Fortuna Files: The finalists are set. What does it mean?

Plus, a look at what happened to Oregon, some calendar curiosities and a lookback at the wild coaching carousel of 2021-22.

Jan 10 • Matt Fortuna

Fortuna Files: It's all coming up Indiana

The No. 1 team in the country is cleaning up in the portal, too.

Jan 5 • Matt Fortuna

Fortuna Files: Can everyone chill?

A reminder: First-round football games usually aren't that competitive, and that's never going to change.

Dec 21, 2025 • Matt Fortuna

Fortuna Files: What was, what is and what could be for Notre Dame

Re-visiting 2025 and turning the page to 2026 ...

Dec 19, 2025 • Matt Fortuna

Fortuna Files: The Big Ten is winning on the field. Its Playoff proposals? Not so much.

Conference title games elsewhere show the danger of automatic bids.

Dec 7, 2025 • Matt Fortuna

Fortuna Files: Predicting every job opening

The regular season is over. Now we turn the page to the crowded job market.

Nov 30, 2025 • Matt Fortuna

Fortuna Files: Notre Dame is playing its best ball at the best time

And Jeremiyah Love is making a very strong Heisman Trophy case

Nov 23, 2025 • Matt Fortuna

Fortuna Files: The first big coaching domino falls

James Franklin and Virginia Tech seem like the perfect fit. Will Lane Kiffin find similar harmony at Ole Miss or elsewhere in the coming days?

Nov 21, 2025 • Matt Fortuna

Fortuna Files: The Playoff possibilities are endless

It sure feels like more than two weeks are left in the season, doesn't it?

Nov 16, 2025 • Matt Fortuna

Fortuna Files: This sport can’t get out of its own way

News, notes and more from a busy week off the field

Nov 14, 2025 • Matt Fortuna

Fortuna Files: Same old story for Penn State

Plus thoughts across the Big Ten, and whatever's left of the ACC.

Nov 9, 2025 • Matt Fortuna

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