College Football Playoff Articles - Page 12

All college football rankings systems are flawed—past, present and future. Unfortunately, sometimes the errors are so obvious and glaring that fans can’t help but react—or, in this case, overreact. No. 13 SMU football is slotted ahead of No. 14 BYU in the latest College Football Playoff rankings after losing 17-13 to Kansas on Saturday. The […]

Just two Saturdays remain before the conference championships are decided in college football, making the stakes higher and higher around the country each week. All around the nation there are teams struggling to crack their league’s title game and make their way into the top 12 in the College Football Playoff rankings. Week 12 was […]

The Penn State Nittany Lions are not likely to play in the Big Ten football championship game in a few weeks at Lucas Oil Stadium. But it’s not impossible. Penn State has to contend with the Oregon Ducks, Indiana Hoosiers, and Ohio State Buckeyes either tied or ahead of them in the standings. Oregon is […]

After a convincing 35-14 win over the Virginia Cavaliers, Notre Dame football is riding high on an eight-game winning streak. Asked about whether the Fighting Irish will play another home game this year, which would require moving up in the College Football Playoff rankings, head coach Marcus Freeman believes the team deserves an opportunity, per […]

We are officially into the final month of the college football regular season, and plenty of teams still have everything to play for. Anywhere between 20 and 40 teams are still alive to reach the expanded 12-team playoff, and the College Football Playoff rankings tell the story of the sport each week. Week 11 was […]

After the release of the first College Football Playoff rankings of the 2024 season, there were undoubtedly some major overreactions. One of the most notable involved BYU, ranked No. 9 by the CFP committee. This currently places the Cougars as the last of the four automatic bids to receive a first-round bye, given they lead […]

SMU football head coach Rhett Lashlee gave his initial thoughts on the Mustangs’ placement in the College Football Playoff Selection Committee’s first rankings for the 2024-2025 season. SMU has had a dominant season behind the seventh-ranked scoring offense in the country led by quarterback Kevin Jennings and running back Brashard Smith. On Tuesday, the Mustangs […]

All the votes are in and the decisions have been made, as the first of what will be five College Football Playoff (CFP) rankings were revealed on Tuesday evening. Oregon leads the pack, while Army rounds out the Top 25. But more importantly, Boise State finishes out the Top 12, which would be the final […]

Despite having two losses on the season, Alabama football came in at No. 11 in the initial College Football Playoff rankings on Tuesday night. Kalen DeBoer and the Crimson Tide are notably ranked above a couple of one-loss teams such as SMU and Boise State and are the highest ranked team with two losses heading […]

The first of the College Football Playoff (CFP) rankings have finally arrived. The committee has now made their first of what will be five rankings until the final on Selection Day, Dec. 8. That means there’s still plenty of football left to play before we ultimately know who will make the new 12-team field. However, […]

The first College Football Playoff rankings of the 2024 season were released on Tuesday night, and there was plenty of discussion about which teams were in the wrong spots in the aftermath of the reveal. One of the major storylines coming in was where BYU would be placed. The Cougars present an interesting case for […]

The college football regular season is winding down and the College Football Playoff picture is coming into focus. With a month to go in the regular season, it’s time for the selection committee to start ranking the top 25 teams in the nation each week. On Tuesday night, the committee released its first CFP rankings […]

The initial 12-team College Football Playoff rankings will be revealed on Election Day as the 2024 season begins to wind down. It’s going to be quite the eventful day for voters and college football fans alike and it will quite literally occur simultaneously. The CFP rankings reveal will begin at 7 p.m. ET, meaning that […]

It did not take long after Nick Saban retired for Alabama football to fall on hard times. Sure, the Crimson Tide are still ranked in the top ten of almost every poll. Losing to Vanderbilt is almost unforgivable as it had not happened in 40 years (Sept. 28, 1984). Alabama football is losing starter-level talent […]

The expanded College Football Playoff provides an opportunity for Group of Five programs to make some noise and compete for a National Championship, and they’re taking advantage early this season. Two smaller programs that have impressed so far this season are UNLV and Memphis, both of whom are off to 3-0 starts. That success hasn’t […]

One of the most intriguing elements of the 2024 college football season is the introduction of the new 12-team format for the College Football Playoff (CFP). This expanded field creates more opportunities for teams to be part of the big dance. Still, as with the former formats—whether it was the two-team BCS or the four-team […]

Texas football fans have a reason to be worried after starting quarterback Quinn Ewers hurt his abdomen in a Week 3 game against UTSA. Ewers is a proven winner who has a lot of experience, and the Longhorns have a lot of expectations this year to reach the College Football Playoff. Despite the injury, it’s […]

Following their 23-13 win over Texas A&M in College Station on the opening Saturday of the season, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish were being penciled into the newly expanded College Football Playoff by essentially everyone whose opinion was worth listening to. Actually, forget the pencil. There were Sharpies all around after Notre Dame won on […]

College football season is officially here. With Week Zero now behind us, the real fun begins with an entire slate of games in Week 1. We’ve already seen one of the top 25 teams go down in No. 10 Florida State. Does their loss now leave room for a dark horse contender to jump in […]

Syracuse football has at least one strong advocate this season, outside of New York state. Former Alabama football coach and legendary figure Nick Saban is a strong believer in the Orange. Nick Saban locks Syracuse in as a 5-8 seed for the playoff this year. pic.twitter.com/SeeZiXfRCn — Chris (@McAfeeChris) August 23, 2024 “I think it’s […]

Nebraska football didn’t exactly have the best season in 2023 during Matt Rhule’s first year in charge, as they finished with just a 5-7 record. Still, it was their best season since 2019 when they finished with the same record, and if you ask Joel Klatt, he believes that the Cornhuskers could end up taking […]

Sports appeals to fans and athletes all over the world because you can always get up and try again, no matter how many times you lose. This attitude animates Texas Football running back CJ Baxter as he reflected on what his team needs to do to reach the promised land. Losing 37-31 to the No. […]

Ryan Day and the Ohio State football program are completely done with falling short in the College Football Playoff. A lot of their player who is entering their last year with the squad want to hoist that trophy and claim the ultimate title before making it to the NFL. One particular member of the Buckeyes […]

College Football 25’s Dynasty Mode will feature the brand new 12 team college football playoff structure. Just like the game in real life, You’ll witness the top 12 teams in the NCAAF duke it out for the National Championship. While College Football 25 will feature both Media and Coaches polls throughout the season, you must […]

With college football spring activities now in the rearview, coaches can begin assembling their 2024 rosters to their liking with little worry of future departures (for now). The focus now shifts to prepping for fall camps and the eventual start of the regular season. As kickoff week approaches in late August, it’s time to start […]

We’re now less than 100 days out from the start of the 2024 college football season. Hallelujah! When kickoff takes place, it will be the beginning of a new era in the sport that has evolved more over the last couple of years than it has in decades. Part of that will be the inception […]

Amid the ongoing battle with NBC to maintain NBA media rights, TNT Sports has announced a five-year deal to sublicense select College Football Playoff (CFP) games from ESPN, per an announcement by the College Football Playoffs. Starting from the 2024 season, TNT Sports will showcase two College Football Playoff first-round games in 2024 and 2025. […]

Having Nick Saban as a predecessor is not the easiest thing in the world. Kalen DeBoer will now have to prove that he is worth the hype moving forward. He is going to try and lead the Alabama Crimson Tide to their former glory. There will definitely be a lot of ups and downs in […]

A new era of college football will begin starting with the 2024 season, thanks largely to a drastic overhaul of the conference affiliations we’ve come to familiarize ourselves with over the years. The Pac-12 as we knew it now ceases to exist. The Big Ten and Big 12 have ballooned to 18 and 16-team conferences […]

Now that the college football spring games have all but sprung us into the excitement again for the upcoming 2024 season, it’s time to start thinking once again about the new expanded College Football Playoff that will be moving to 12 teams this year. The sport of college football is changing rapidly, with the expanded […]

Texas football is coming off an impressive 2023 season where they were just one win away from playing for a National Championship. But, that loss in the College Football Playoff to Michael Penix Jr and the Washington Huskies has left Longhorns quarterback Quinn Ewers hungry as can be to get back to the big stage […]

Springtime is finally here, and with it, the beginning of the 2024 college football season is, at least to some extent, also here. Some spring games have already taken place, and now we’re starting to get a glimpse of just what teams could be working with as many more have hopes of making the 12-team […]

The College Football Playoff (CFP) has been a unique way for NCAA teams to compete for a national championship since its inception in 2014. However, its format is on the cusp of change after a pivotal agreement between the FBS conferences and Notre Dame. College Football Playoff in route to include a 14-team field All […]

The College Football Playoff expansion from four teams to 12 does not look enough for the NCAA. Instead, the Charlie Baker-led association may have something up in their sleeves. A plan that would accommodate more Big Ten, Big 12, SEC, and ACC teams such that bowl season gets more interesting for fans. The idea is […]

A proposal of a 14-team College Football Playoff starting in the 2026 season was discussed at CFP meetings in Dallas on Wednesday, just months before the start of the first season with a 12-team playoff is set to begin, according to ESPN’s Pete Thamel: “Talk of a 14-team playoff starting in 2026 was the buzz […]

On Tuesday, the College Football Playoff board of managers unanimously approved the 5+7 format. The format will outright guarantee the five highest-ranked conference champions inclusion in the new, expanded 12-team field starting in the fall of 2024, along with the seven highest-ranked teams. Now that the Pac-12 has all but been eliminated, minus the two […]

The stage is set for the next chapter of the College Football Playoff. College football’s ultimate event is expanding to 12 teams after new rules were finalized by the board of managers Tuesday, per the CFP. The CFP is expanding to 12 teams, with the highest-ranked five conference champions given automatic bids to the playoff. […]

ESPN and the College Football Playoff are in agreement on a six-year, $7.8 billion extension that will make the network the home of the tournament through the 2031-32 season, according to Nicole Auerbach of the Athletic. However there are still some details to be finalized between ESPN and College Football Playoff leaders. Says Auerbach, “The […]

The Michigan football team just won the national title last month, and now, the College Football Playoff committee for next season is being formed. The committee is made up of athletic directors from around the conference, and it will have an intriguing member as the committee chair in 2024. Wolverines AD Warde Manuel will be […]