College Football Playoff Articles - Page 15

For the first time since 2016, Nebraska will compete in a post-season bowl game. It is no coincidence that accomplishment came in the same year as Dylan Raiola’s arrival, and the star freshman already has broader goals on his mind. After blowing out Wisconsin to become bowl-eligible in Week 13, Raiola told the media after […]

Despite losing to Ohio State in Week 13, Indiana still saw a small part of their College Football Playoff stock rise. The loss was the Hoosiers’ first of 2024, dropping them to 10-1 on the year. The 38-15 defeat will not look good on Indiana’s resume, but the game increased their strength of schedule from […]

The College Football Playoffs is stirring up controversy with every snap of the ball. Will a garbage-time touchdown by Indiana be enough to convince the committee the Hoosiers deserve to remain in the top 12 bracket? How will Tulane and Boise State’s battles against negative narratives shake out? Even fights on what should happen on […]

Colorado football coach Deion Sanders didn’t mince words following his team’s 37-21 loss to Kansas on Saturday afternoon. From the opening kick-off to the final whistle Kansas dominated Colorado, specifically in the ground game. The Jayhawks rushed for 331 yards, led by Devin Neal who had 37 carries for 207 yards and three touchdowns. Meanwhile, […]

One of the best college football coaches of all time, former Alabama football head coach Nick Saban, gave insight into the new College Football Playoff format, specifically with home-field advantage versus a bye week. He joined the Pat McAfee Show and explained which of the two the former Alabama football head coach would take. “I’d […]

SMU football and head coach Rhett Lashlee are reportedly in agreement on a contract extension, Brandon Marcello of CBS Sports and 247Sports reports. “Rhett Lashlee has agreed to a new extension to his contract through 2030 at SMU, sources tell @247Sports/@CBSSports. SMU announced a new contract extension but did not release details earlier today,” Marcello […]

Things are not going great down on the South Louisiana bayous that bleed purple and gold. Even the SEC commissioner is throwing haymakers out of frustration. Tulane fans are in a frenzy amid another American Athletic Conference championship run while LSU’s football team is languishing in the SEC’s middle-class muck. The fall to earth following […]

The College Football Playoffs conversation is starting to turn toxic under the 12-team system. Much like the recruiting trail, the SEC is dominating the conversation. More fuel went on the fire when SEC commissioner Greg Sankey issued some veiled shots at rival NCAA football conferences, sparking up a new NCAA College Football Playoff (CFP) controversy. […]

An Ex-NFL offensive coordinator has been linked to the Charlotte football head-coaching vacancy. The 49ers have struggled since joining the American Athletic Conference and recently fired Biff Poggi during his second season. At 3-7, eighth in the conference overall, Charlotte football is trying to revitalize a team that has not made a bowl game since […]

Alabama football made a surprising jump up the College Football Rankings after beating the spread against Mercer on Saturday. Jalen Milroe and the Crimson Tide offense have been on fire since the tough loss to Tennesee, propelling head coach Kalen DeBoer’s team to the No. 7 ranking. That position would give Alabama the nine-seed if […]

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 […]