Ohio State and Alabama lead the country in early college football odds

Making money on college football! The 2015 season is still months away, but 5Dimes has already released betting lines for 20 of the biggest games. Alabama is represented five games, more than any other team, and favored in all five. Michigan State, Ohio State, Oregon and TCU are also favored in multiple big games each.

The sportsbook also released over/unders for many team win totals. Defending champ Ohio State leads the way with an over/under of 11 regular-season wins, followed by Baylor, Marshall, TCU and Wisconsin at 10 and Alabama, Boise State, Florida State, Michigan State, Oregon and UCLA at 9.5.

A few days ago, we also got updated Heisman odds, led by Ohio State’s Ezekiel Elliott and LSU’s Leonard Fournette.

Making money in college football! USA Today’s annual college sports revenue report is out, with Oregon topping longtime revenue champ Texas.

Nick Saban reeled in another big one. No, it’s not a five-star recruit. It’s a five-star tarpon, which checked in at six feet long and 180 pounds. That’s like a whole ‘nother Nick Saban!

’Bama lands giant recruits, too. The Crimson Tide’s latest commitment is a 6’5, 360-pound offensive lineman.

HOW? You gotta watch this FSU commit break about a dozen tackles in one run.

TRANSFERS

How rankings happen. The biggest factor is number of losses. If that’s the case, scheduling tough opponents seems like a bad idea.

Good, bad or in between? Northwestern’s win totals have fluctuated in recent years. Bill C. takes a look at what fans might expect from the 2015 Wildcats.

Camp wars. SEC coaches met with the media in Destin, Fla., on Tuesday, and the big topic was once again satellite camps. The coaches don’t like them, and the conference will to try to end them.