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Heisman Trophy ballots are due on Monday, and the finalists will be announced on Monday as well. Players have done everything they can do on the field to prove they deserve the award. As the final ballots are cast, we provide the final Heisman Trophy Power Rankings of 2025. 1. Fernando Mendoza- Quarterback- Indiana Fernando […]

Notre Dame football endured a rigid Sunday that’ll likely be remembered for years to come. It started with the Fighting Irish snubbed out of the College Football Playoff selections. Then, Notre Dame backed out of its invite to the Pop Tarts Bowl after learning its CFP fate. But one bowl official put ND on blast […]

The conference championships have concluded. Now, teams will be looking towards their next steps. For 12 teams, it is the College Football Playoff, and for other top teams, it will be bowl games. As the conference championships saw some upsets, there are some changes in the College Football Top 25 Power Rankings.  1. Indiana Indiana […]

Oklahoma football secured two significant spots Sunday. The Sooners learned they’ll be the eighth seed in the College Football Playoffs. But OU additionally defeated USC, Nebraska and CFP representative Oregon — by landing a four-star defender. Hours after learning their CFP fate, OU landed defensive lineman Elija Harmon out of Inglewood High in California. Harmon […]

The Notre Dame football team continues to be baffled by their snub from this year’s College Football Playoff selection committee. Notre Dame didn’t receive a CFP berth, despite 10 straight wins and a strong resumé. Fighting Irish athletic director Pete Bevacqua says that this snub reflects his belief that Notre Dame should remain independent in […]

Despite failing to make the SEC title game, Oklahoma earned the No. 8 seed in the 2025-2026 College Football Playoffs and will face Alabama in the first round. The Sooners will be shorthanded for that game, however, after ruling out cornerback Gentry Williams. Williams has been out since Oct. 18, when he injured his shoulder […]

The College Football Playoff committee had their work cut out for them this week, as they had to make some tough decisions on which teams would be in and which ones would make the cut. There are always some surprises, and one of them was Notre Dame not getting in. There could be many reasons […]

With the sports world reacting to the Notre Dame football team missing the College Football Playoff (CFP) this season, there is no doubt that an element of surprise, especially from the program itself. As there will be some disagreement with the decision of Notre Dame football being snubbed and with the Miami Hurricanes getting in, […]

The Tulane football team is in the College Football Playoff, after winning the AAC championship over North Texas. Tulane is in the CFP for the very first time, playing as a no. 11 seed. The Green Wave have to go on the road in the first-round, to play at Ole Miss. Tulane head coach Jon […]

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish were hopeful to be included as an at-large in the College Football Playoff. That did not happen, as Notre Dame athletic director Pete Bevacqua has called the process a joke. In the midst of the disappointment, the team has announced via X, formerly Twitter, that they will not be playing […]

The Ohio State Buckeyes saw their undefeated run come to an end in the Big Ten title game against an inspired Indiana Hoosiers team. The loss came a week after Ohio State got the most important win of their season when they beat Michigan to end a four-game losing streak against their archrivals. That was […]

The College Football Playoff bracket was revealed on Sunday, and it spelled doom for Notre Dame fans. The Fighting Irish were snubbed of a bid, as was BYU and other teams. Miami (FL) earned the no. 10 seed, which was the final at-large bid. Interestingly, the old BCS ranking formula would have resulted in a […]

One of the biggest times of college football is when teams find out if they’ve made the playoffs, as the committee tries to make it fair for all parties. This time, there was going to be some controversy with some teams, including Alabama, who seemed to have a compelling argument to be in the playoffs, […]

Miami’s football team’s path into the College Football Playoff ended exactly where its argument started: with Notre Dame. The CFP committee finally flipped the Hurricanes over the Irish on Selection Sunday, sliding Miami into the field as the No. 10 seed and leaving Notre Dame on the outside. Chair Hunter Yurachek said that once Miami […]

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish were left out of the College Football Playoff after the committee chose the Miami Hurricanes and Alabama Crimson Tide over them. Athletic Director Pete Bevacqua is seemingly not happy, as he went off on the selection committee about their decision. Bevacqua, who has been Notre Dame’s AD since March 2024, […]

The Georgia football team did not just beat Alabama for the SEC title, but it rubbed salt in the wound. As the final seconds ticked away on a 28-7 demolition, Bulldogs players grabbed prop belts on the sideline, gleefully waving them to symbolize the beating they had just delivered. After a regular-season loss to the […]

Oklahoma’s push into the College Football Playoff comes in the middle of a chaotic recruiting window. The Sooners just took a hit in their 2026 class when four-star wide receiver Brayden Allen decommitted days before the early signing period. Allen, a dynamic 6-foot-1 playmaker from Lafayette Christian Academy with 55 catches for 1,155 yards and […]

In the aftermath of Kansas State football coach Chris Klieman’s retirement, the Wildcats have decided not to attend a bowl game this postseason. Kansas State became bowl-eligible in the final game of the regular season, a 24-14 home win vs. Colorado, but less than a week later, Klieman announced his retirement from coaching. And although […]

The 2025-26 College Football Playoff bracket is officially set. With 12 teams in the postseason, the battle for the championship will begin on December 19. However, the possibility for expansion seems to be on the horizon. We now have a better idea as to when that decision could be made. Reports indicate that the CFP […]

On Sunday, the college football playoff committee revealed the final 12 teams that would be playing for a championship over the coming months, and to the surprise of some, the Alabama football program was able to backdoor its way into the mix. This occurred despite the Crimson Tide laying an egg on Saturday in the […]

The Miami (FL) football program made the College Football Playoff, sneaking in as the final at-large bid on Sunday. Miami is the no. 10 seed, upending other schools including Notre Dame. The CFP chair justified the move when speaking to the press. “Once we moved Miami ahead of BYU, we had that side-by-side comparison (with […]

On Sunday afternoon, the final college football rankings were revealed, and to the surprise of many, the Notre Dame football team was not among the 12 squads to make the playoff. It was widely assumed to be a two-team race between Notre Dame and Miami for one spot in the final rankings, but up to […]

The Iowa State Cyclones finished the 2025-26 season with an 8-4 record, effectively qualifying the team to participate in a bowl game. However, after losing head coach Matt Campbell to the Penn State Nittany Lions, the program decided to decline a bowl invitation. That decision has led to a $500,000 fine, according to Brett McMurphy of […]

Selection Sunday is here! Championship weekend threw a couple of wrenches into the College Football Playoff selection, making this one of the toughest years the committee has had (though nothing will top 2023). BYU was soundly eliminated on Saturday morning by getting blown out by Texas Tech for the second time, this time a 34-7 […]

Matt Campbell wasted little time reshaping Penn State’s football infrastructure, securing one of the most influential behind-the-scenes figures from his Iowa State tenure. Iowa State associate AD for football personnel Derek Hoodjer is being hired as part of Matt Campbell’s staff at Penn State, sources tell @CBSSports. Has been a key leading figure behind the […]

Michigan’s season ended with bruises delivered by Ohio State, but one Wolverines fan still found a reason to smile Saturday night. Cameras inside Lucas Oil Stadium caught a Michigan supporter grinning ear to ear as Indiana stunned No. 1 Ohio State, offering a moment of comic relief for a fan base still licking its wounds. […]

Tony Elliott has been widely praised for his work with Virginia throughout the 2025 college football season, but not even he could avoid taking the blame for the Cavaliers’ loss to Duke in the ACC Championship Game. The 27-20 loss came down to the wire in overtime, with the two teams jockeying for positioning all […]

New Virginia Tech football head coach James Franklin is bringing back a familiar face to his staff. The Hokies are bringing back fired head coach Brent Pry to be Franklin’s defensive coordinator, per CBS Sports. Pry was fired earlier this season in Blacksburg after a disastrous start, that included a loss to Old Dominion. He […]

On Saturday afternoon, the Alabama football program appeared in the SEC Championship Game and laid an egg against the Georgia Bulldogs, losing by a final score of 28-7 in a game that wasn’t even as close as that score suggested. The Tide now sit at 10-3 on the season, with the loss igniting concerns that […]

On Sunday, the final college football playoff rankings for the 2025 season will be revealed, letting fans know which 12 teams will have an opportunity to compete for a championship over the coming month. The Miami football program is not expected to be among the final field, but that isn’t stopping head coach Mario Cristobal […]

Ohio State football was a field goal away from tying the game against Indiana and going into overtime in the Big Ten Championship. Unfortunately, they missed the 27-yard field goal and had to accept their first loss of the season. What made things even worse for Ohio State was that they went scoreless in the […]

When Miami fired Manny Diaz in 2021, many college football fans thought they had seen the last of the defensive guru as a head coach. Four years later, Diaz has led Duke to its first ACC Championship Game victory since 1962, and fans are having a field day. Diaz and Duke found themselves in the […]

The BYU football team dropped a tough game to Texas Tech in the Big 12 Championship on Saturday. That loss means the Cougars are hanging on to dear life hoping that the College Football Playoff selection committee will give them a berth. The Cougars also took to social media to clown Kirk Herbstreit during Saturday’s […]

Penn State’s coaching search ended with the high-profile hire of Iowa State’s Matt Campbell. But before the Nittany Lions secured one of college football’s most respected program builders, they gave serious consideration to a rising NFL assistant who nearly shifted the search in a different direction. Cleveland Browns offensive coordinator Tommy Rees interviewed virtually with […]

Duke football was able to defeat Virginia in the ACC Championship game, and it took overtime for them to get the 27-20 victory. With the win, not only are they champions of the conference, but they also believe that should be enough to get them into the College Football Playoffs. To be more specific, head […]

With Duke winning the ACC and bigger programs such as Alabama and Notre Dame on the bubble, the 2025-2026 College Football Playoff selection committee has a lot to break down on Sunday. Multiple parties are likely to be upset regardless of the final bracket decision, which some speculate could affect the long-term future of the […]

Head coach Kalen DeBoer sounded more proud than panicked after Alabama’s football team’s 28-7 SEC Championship loss to Georgia, even as the result felt like a gut punch to the program’s postseason hopes. He opened his remarks by tipping his cap to Kirby Smart’s team and then circling back to his own locker room, stressing […]

There are a lot of opinions floating around about which teams should qualify for this year’s College Football Playoff. One commentator is throwing in his two cents, after Georgia throttled Alabama in the SEC championship game on Saturday night. That commentator is former Baylor quarterback Robert Griffin III, who also played for the Washington Redskins/Commanders […]

Indiana’s Big Ten Championship victory didn’t just shock the conference, it has sent waves across college football, drawing reactions from analysts who spent decades viewing the Hoosiers as a perennial bottom-tier program. One of those voices was Colin Cowherd, whose surprise at Indiana’s transformation came through in a humorous, backhanded compliment that quickly started taking […]