College Football Playoff Articles - Page 17

The College Football Playoff is the pinnacle of the sport. For the last ten years, only four teams each year have earned the right to play for a national championship. No two-loss team has ever made the four-team playoff, and they never will. You have to achieve near perfection in the regular season. And because […]

Shortly after it was learned that Florida State football was left out of the National Championship tournament by the selection committee, the school’s Athletic Director, Michael Alford, released a scathing letter criticizing the decision and the selection process as a whole. Florida State football is now the first “power five” conference team to be left […]

Even head coach Mike Norvell and the most die-hard Seminoles fans would have to admit their team just isn’t the same without star senior quarterback Jordan Travis. Still, it’s safe to say Florida State football didn’t take anymore kindly to the College Football Playoff selection committee’s explanation for leaving the undefeated ‘Noles out of the […]

Florida State football just had their hearts absolutely crushed. The Seminoles are on the outside looking in for the College Football Playoff. Despite an outstanding season that included an undefeated record and an ACC championship, Florida State isn’t included in the CFP. The Seminoles completed a 13-0 season on Saturday night, defeating Louisville 16-6 in […]

Michigan, Washington, Texas, and Alabama are officially the four teams that will compete in the 2023 College Football Playoff. The CFP committee made the decision on Sunday following a wild conference championship weekend. This means that Georgia, Florida State, Ohio State, and Oregon will miss out. This was a controversial decision by the College Football […]

Championship Weekend in college football was one for the ages. Complete chaos was unleashed when the No. 8 Alabama Crimson Tide defeated the top-ranked Georgia Bulldogs, creating a major headache for the College Football Playoff Selection Committee.  Here are some key takeaways on this wild Championship Weekend, predictions for the top four teams, analysis of […]

Michigan football running back Blake Corum wants people to know how much impact this year’s team has had on the program. The team is entering the College Football Playoff for the second straight year undefeated. Corum thinks that’s a special accomplishment. “We’ve changed the narrative, how people look at Michigan,” Corum said, per ESPN. “Back-to-back-to-back, […]

There are now five potential teams for four spots in the College Football Playoff. And Alabama football’s Jalen Milroe has already made a case for his team. “I got something to say,” said Milroe postgame, “Georgia’s No. 1, right? You beat the No. 1. team. What does that make us?” Milroe was 13 for 23 […]

The Georgia Bulldogs lost a brutal nail-biting SEC Championship to the Alabama Crimson Tide. The 27-24 defeat was Georgia’s first loss of the 2023-24 season. Of course, the game has ramifications on the team’s College Football Playoff plans. Head coach Kirby Smart disclosed his thoughts on the CFP race after the loss. Kirby Smart believes […]

Despite the odds, the Alabama football program won the 2023 SEC Championship against the Georgia Bulldogs. The 27-24 victory could give the Crimson Tide a greater chance to make the College Football Playoff. Head coach Nick Saban shared his thoughts on a potential Alabama playoff berth after their big win. Nick Saban believes the Crimson […]

Ohio State football finds themselves once again on the outside looking in of the College Football Playoff. The Buckeyes are officially out of the CFP following Texas’ win in the Big 12 Championship over Oklahoma State. Ohio State remains out for another season despite losing one game all year. The Ohio State University has been […]

The Texas football program has had a stellar year and is a potential team to make the College Football Playoffs. It’s been a long time since the Longhorns won a championship. So much so, that they broke a surprisingly long draught with their Big 12 title win. The last time Texas football won the Big […]

Every year since it’s inception in 2014, the four-team field in the College Football Playoff has included at least one team from the SEC. This year, if Nick Saban were to lead the Alabama football team to an upset over the top-ranked Georgia Bulldogs in the SEC Championship Game, there’s a doomsday scenario for the […]

As we enter the final stretch of the season with conference championship weekend, the next-to-last College Football Playoff rankings have been revealed, with just one more week before the final selection to see who makes the top-4. This week’s rankings had a significant change with Ohio State falling out of the top-4 after losing to […]

This weekend, after the Pac-12 Championship Game concludes between Oregon and Washington in Las Vegas at Allegiant Stadium, there will undoubtedly be jubilant celebration for the victor. But there’s also likely to be a sense of grief and sadness as the Pac-12 takes its final breath as we know it. Originally founded as the Pacific […]

After a huge 30-24 win over Ohio State football in The Game, Michigan football has now jumped Georgia football as the current favorites to win the College Football Playoff. Though the Bulldogs are still ranked higher in the AP Top 25 poll, the Wolverines have surpassed Georgia in the odds at +185 compared to Georgia’s […]

Last year following their home loss to Michigan, the Ohio State football team dropped from #2 to #5 in the AP and were left  to wait and pray as conference title games were played, determining what the College Football Playoff field would look like. This year, the Buckeyes find themselves in an awfully similar position, […]

After weeks, if not months, worth of buildup to “The Game” between No. 3 Michigan football and No. 2 Ohio State, the result ended with the Wolverines victorious and headed to the Big Ten Championship Game. The win now gives Michigan the best win of any team this season, which should, for sure, move them […]

It’s now the end of the college football regular season and it’s onto conference championship weekend. That leaves this upcoming Tuesday’s College Football Playoff rankings as the last before the final selection week that will determine who will claim the top-4 spots. The regular season concluded with a rivalry week that saw Ohio State fall […]

The Ohio State football program just lost a heartbreaker to rival Michigan, and their College Football Playoff hopes are in turmoil. However, not all hope is lost, as there is still a route for the Buckeyes to participate in the playoffs. To put it shortly, Ohio State is a long shot to make the playoffs. […]

The College Football Playoff rankings for Week 13 were released on Tuesday night, bringing the usual criticisms. Unsurprisingly, the Washington Huskies leaped over the Florida State Seminoles for the No. 4 spot. However, the most significant surprise was the inclusion of Tennessee football in the rankings, despite suffering their fourth loss of the season last […]

With only one week left in the college football regular season, it’s time to look at the most disappointing teams from the 2023 season. These were teams that entered the year with promise and high aspirations yet either fizzled out as the season progressed or never got going in the first place. We start with […]

Washington football’s hopes of playing for the national championship received a major boost after its hard-fought road win over Oregon State on Saturday. Though the season-ending injury to Florida State quarterback Jordan Travis apparently played no role in that change, it seems only a matter of time until the Seminoles’ bad luck becomes the Huskies’ […]

As we’re entering the final week of the regular season, it’s now time to get down to the College Football Playoff rankings predictions for Week 13 just before the official release on Tuesday night. And while there weren’t any particular upsets during Week 12, there could definitely be a bit of a shakeup in the […]

The 5-5 New Orleans Saints are atop the NFC South going into the bye week. That’s the good news. However, this team will need better home cooking and less hostile Cesars Superdome crowds if they are to make a playoff run. Though the product on the field is a bit hard to digest at times, […]

After closing out Week 11, we’re now headed toward the Week 12 College Football Playoff rankings, where there’s bound to be some shakeups among the top-25 teams. That includes the top-4, who each had their own set of interesting matchups this past weekend. So who moved up or down this week from last? These are […]

The College Football Playoff committee released the second version of their College Football Playoff rankings on Tuesday. Things will change between now and when the committee releases their final rankings, but there weren’t many changes from the first version to this second version. In fact, there weren’t any changes at all in the top eight. […]

If you were to go all the way back to September, most Alabama football fans would probably have told you that they weren’t so certain that their team would be in the College Football Playoff (CFP). That’s because, in the Crimson Tide’s second game of the season, they lost to Texas by 10 points, and […]

The second week of the College Football Playoff (CFP) rankings has arrived, and Alabama football fans are upset. With virtually no change, the Crimson Tide continue to be ranked no. 8 behind Oregon and Texas, and College Football Playoff committee chair Boo Corrigan has weighed in, according to Charlie Potter of On3 Sports: “Texas has the […]

The second week of the College Football Playoff (CFP) rankings has arrived. There hasn’t been much change at the top, particularly in the top-7. This includes No. 5 Washington. The Huskies, led by Michael Penix Jr., engaged in a shootout with Caleb Williams and USC last Saturday, resulting in a 52-42 victory for Washington. However, […]

Oregon football fans gave Greg McElroy a piece of their minds after he said Alabama and Texas should receive higher rankings in the College Football Playoff rankings. Greg McElroy pointed out Alabama and Texas have more wins against teams with winning records than Oregon, per Texas Sports Unfiltered. Greg McElroy makes the case for Texas […]

The first set of 2023’s College Football Playoff rankings dropped last Tuesday, ahead of Week 10’s games. Out of the committee’s first rankings, just one top 10 team, Oklahoma, lost, and a couple others survived some real scares. So how does that shake up this week’s top 10, which will be revealed Tuesday night? These […]

No. 7 Texas football won an absolute nail-biter over no. 23 Kansas State by a score of 33-30 in overtime in Week 10. Not only was the contest back-and-forth throughout, but the ending was a thriller, as the Wildcats drove all the way down the field to the Longhorns’ goal-line with four chances to win […]

Ole Miss football coach Lane Kiffin is going to be waving an LSU flag-for just one game. The Rebels’ head coach is going to be cheering for the LSU Tigers in their game Saturday against the Alabama Crimson Tide, per college football reporter Barrett Sallee. “They tell me that I’m supposed to root for LSU […]

The College Football Playoff committee released their first rankings for the College Football Playoff on Tuesday. These rankings are hardly ever sticky. Every year, someone outside of the top four finds their way into the playoff despite the odds for that particular team making it seeming minuscule. It always happens, so one should be surprised […]

Another day, another development in the Michigan football sign-stealing scandal, only this development isn’t coming out of Ann Arbor. It comes from Columbus, Ohio of all places, where the hatred for the University of Michigan runs so deep that the Ohio State Buckeyes do their best to cross out all “M’s” during the week of […]

We’re getting down to the nitty-gritty entering Week 10 of the regular season in college football. That means games played during this last month will have major implications toward the College Football Playoff rankings, where a loss could be detrimental, completely eliminating teams from contention. Now that the first week of rankings have been released, […]

Now that the first College Football Playoff rankings are here, we now know who the top 4 teams in the country are. But there’s still a whole month of season play left, plus conference championships that could change these four teams — Ohio State, Georgia, Michigan, Florida State — destiny, should they suffer a loss […]

The first College Football Playoff rankings were unleashed for the world to see on Tuesday night. The top three, while the order in which they were listed may have been a bit of a surprise to some, features the primary faces we’ve become accustomed to seeing in these rankings: Ohio State, Georgia, and Michigan. Florida […]