Lineup
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
PLAYOFF PREVIEW
30 The Bracket
The final four contenders—and our pick to win it all
32 The Big Ten
Once an afterthought, it's now the best conference in the country
BY MICHAEL ROSENBERG
38 The Cases for ...
All the finalists have a path to the championship. Here's the road map for each one
42 Alabama
How the Crimson Tide have stayed one step ahead of the field
BY ANDY STAPLES
48 The Heisman Race
The surprising favorite is emblematic of larger trends
BY CHRIS JOHNSON
FEATURES
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
52 Blowing Up the BCS
Boise State looks back on the upset that turned the sport upside down
BY LINDSAY SCHNELL
NFL
60 Mike McCarthy
The Packers' coach is having a more complicated season than fans realize
BY AUSTIN MURPHY
NFL
68 Get-right Day
Four players share what it's like on Mondays, when they heal up and refocus
BY GREG BISHOP
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
80 'Tis the Season
Striking images from our quirkiest and least predictable sport
BY MICHAEL ROSENBERG
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
86 Bronson Koenig
The Badgers' guard is becoming a leader to his people as well as his team
BY SETH DAVIS
NHL
92 The Golden Knights
A behind-the-scenes look at how Las Vegas landed a major league franchise
BY ALEX PREWITT
NBA
100 Jayson Williams
During his recovery, the former Net has found a true friend in an old rival
BY L. JON WERTHEIM
NBA
106 The Clippers
Same cast, different result? Continuity has been key for L.A.
BY BEN GOLLIVER
SPORTS BUSINESS
112 New Media
As the old model crumbles, broadcasting economics are changing radically
BY ALEXANDER WOLFF
DEPARTMENTS
6 SI.com
8 Inbox
12 Leading Off
19 Scorecard
26 Faces in The Crowd
27 Just My Type
Dan Patrick: Tom Herman on returning to his grad assistant roots
122 Point After
Michael Rosenberg: Baseball's All-Star Game is mercifully meaningless again
SI HAS REGIONAL COVERS THIS WEEK:
AL TIELEMANS (JALEN HURTS OF ALABAMA); JEFF HAYNES (J.T. BARRETT OF OHIO STATE); KYLE TERADA/USA TODAY SPORTS (DARRELL DANIELS OF WASHINGTON)