College Football Playoff Articles - Page 17

We’re just a few days away from the Rose Bowl Game, which this year doubles as a College Football Playoff semifinal between Jim Harbaugh’s Michigan Wolverines and Nick Saban’s Alabama Crimson Tide, but before the two teams took the field in Pasadena, they went on a class field trip together to Disneyland. If for lord […]

The College Football Playoff has been highly acclaimed since its debut in the 2014 season. In every season starting in 2014, the nation’s top four teams have advanced to play in a playoff to decide the national champion. Prior to that, national champions were made with the Bowl Championship Series, Bowl Alliance, Bowl Coalition, and […]

Charles Barkley is no stranger to speaking his mind. He did so with such regularity during his sixteen-year NBA career that he was able to parlay that into a successful post-playing career as an analyst for Turner Sports. And in the two decades since he retired from the NBA, Barkley hasn’t limited himself to talking […]

A season-long chain of events has led us to the point where Florida State football is now left weighing their options regarding taking legal action against the ACC, and taking the first step toward potentially doing so. “Florida State has scheduled an emergency meeting of its Board of Trustees for Friday morning, the first concrete […]

As Michigan gets ready to take on Alabama in the College Football Playoffs on Jan. 1, several Big Ten coaches believe that Wolverines quarterback JJ McCarthy isn’t the same quarterback now that his team is (allegedly) no longer stealing signs from the opposition. McCarthy’s production declined significantly in the second half of the season, post-Jim […]

Despite their standing as the #1 team in the College Football Playoff rankings, the Michigan Wolverines do not seem to be seen in such high regard by the public. Though they aren’t quite an underdog in the Rose Bowl versus Alabama, the Wolverines are barely favored and most analysts are taking the Crimson Tide to […]

As the 2023 college football season quickly comes to a close, with only the bowl season remaining, there were a few teams, as always, that surprised all of us. These were the severely under-the-radar teams that no one really expected to do much given their circumstances, whether that was due to new coaching staffs, lack […]

As we approach the most celebratory time of the year, a multitude of games unfolds, featuring matchups between teams that might seldom cross paths in the regular season. All of these games will be part of the often amusingly named, advertisement-driven extravaganza that is college football bowl season. Then there are others, like the Capital […]

ESPN’s Paul Finebaum gave his ultimate prediction on the Rose Bowl in the College Football playoffs between the Alabama Crimson Tide and the Michigan Wolverines. In what would be considered an upset, Finebaum said on the “McElory and Cubelic In The Morning” show that he has the Alabama football team advancing to the title game […]

The controversy over Alabama football making the College Football Playoff over undefeated Florida State football has taken over conversations this week. The Crimson Tide were the fourth team selected for the Playoff after defeating Georgia in the SEC Championship Game. Despite losing a game this year while the Seminoles went undefeated, Alabama now gets the […]

The Florida State football program got dealt a massive blow on Sunday afternoon when they became the first Power 5 conference champion to complete a perfect 13-0 season and be left out of the College Football Playoff. Boo Corrigan, the chair of the CFP, claimed that selection committee believed without starting quarterback Jordan Travis in the picture, […]

Bowl season is officially here, and we have all 42 bowl game predictions, including the New Year’s Six bowls and the College Football Playoff games leading up to the national championship. For these 82 teams, they had to reach the coveted six wins to earn bowl eligibility—unless you’re the Minnesota Gophers, who won only five […]

Florida governor Ron DeSantis has taken the Seminoles’ snub into legal matters. Florida State football was left out of the College Football Playoff, despite the team having an undefeated 13-0 season with an ACC title under its belt. “My first-grader, my fifth-grader, and my preschooler … they are all Noles and they are big-time fans […]

The sports world has been buzzing for days since the Selection Committee announced their choices for the College Football Playoff on Sunday, December 3rd. Most notably excluded from the list was undefeated Florida State football which became the first undefeated Power 5 conference team to go unselected.. It is worth noting that in the 12-1 […]

The Texas football team is in the College Football Playoff and will face the undefeated Washington Huskies in the Sugar Bowl. However, the Longhorns will be without safety Derek Williams for the first half of the game after his targeting appeal was denied, per Chip Brown of 247Sports. ‘BREAKING: #Texas S Derek Williams will miss […]

If you look at the front of the Washington football team’s helmets, it reads “Dawgs.” But by now, perhaps it should read “underdogs.” With the College Football Playoff top-4 set—controversy and all—it’s now left to two semifinal games with the Rose Bowl and Sugar Bowl to decide who will vie for the national championship. The […]

The College Football Playoff committee’s greatest fears came true last Saturday night when No. 8 Alabama upset No. 1 Georgia in the SEC Championship Game. How could the committee leave out the SEC Champion—something it had never done since the inception of the playoff—and, better yet, how could it then leave out Texas football, who […]

The discourse around Florida State being snubbed from the College Football Playoffs has taken over the sports world and injured quarterback Jordan Travis weighed in via Twitter/X. Travis was a key piece of the Seminole’s explosive offensive attack before his season-ending injury in his team’s 58-13 win over North Alabama. Travis tweeted, “Devastated. Heartbroken. In […]

An untarnished 13-win record will often make a team climb atop the College Football Playoff standings. Unfortunately, this was not the case for Mike Norvell and the Florida State football squad. The Seminoles came off huge wins against teams but just could not make the cut alongside programs like Alabama, Washington, Michigan, and Texas. Although, […]

With the regular season now concluded, we are now onto bowl season. Not including the national championship game, there will be 41 total bowl games played, starting on Dec. 16. The most coveted out of these games are the ones set for the best teams in the country, which become aptly known as the New […]

Alabama football head coach Nick Saban opened up about the team’s only loss to the University of Texas as the Crimson Tide prepare for another run at the National Championship this season. In a conference call Sunday, Saban said that the Alabama football team back then is not the same one as their current stage […]

As college football continues to grow through conference realignment and expansion, it’s more of addition by subtraction. We’ve already seen the effects of this soon-to-be new world order with the demise of the Pac-12. Could Florida State football’s College Football Playoff snubbing be a sign of the ACC becoming the next victim of this influx […]

Florida senator and former governor Rick Scott issued a statement blasting the College Football Playoffs committee after the exclusion of Florida State. Scott addressed his letter to CFP Chairman Boo Corrigan and made several demands. 🚨 BREAKING: I am demanding answers and transparency from the @CFBPlayoff Selection Committee following its unprecedented exclusion of @FSUFootball from the playoffs. […]

The reverberation from Florida State football’s shocking omission from the national championship tournament continued unabated Monday. On an appearance on FS1’s Undisputed, former NFL cornerback Richard Sherman sounded off on his frustration with the Seminoles’ snub and college sports in general. “I have a huge problem with it. This is a huge problem with college […]

The College Football Playoff final selection took place on Sunday afternoon, announcing, most importantly, the four-team field that will determine the national champion. Michigan football took the top spot, followed by Washington, Texas, and then, to everybody’s surprise, Alabama. It may go down as one of the most intriguing and intense final selections since the […]

Chances are that if you’re a Florida State football fan today, your Sunday hasn’t been all that great. The Seminoles were left out of the top-4 in Sunday’s College Football Playoff final selections, falling to No. 5, with Alabama taking their place as the No. 4 team in the country. Florida State has been a […]

On Sunday, Georgia football head coach Kirby Smart and his Bulldogs saw their chances at a championship three-peat come to an end when they were left out of the College Football Playoff Committee’s final four. Georgia went undefeated this regular season; however, Smart and his team came up just short in the SEC Championship against […]

Florida lawmakers aren’t taking Florida State football’s CFP snub lightly. They are mulling over state legislation to challenge the decision, per Front Office Sports‘ Amanda Christovich. “Florida lawmakers already have an appetite to propose state legislation to protest Florida State not making the College Football Playoff, a source close to lawmakers told Front Office Sports,” […]

Finally, there is pure, unadulterated chaos in the rankings for the final College Football Playoff rankings. Florida State is the odd team out, making history as the first time in the College Football Playoff era that an undefeated conference power five conference champion remains on the outside looking in. But there’s been plenty of controversy […]

The loud, rumbling sounds you heard at about 12:20 pm EST today were that of a collective college football fanbase either expressing their outright disgust or exuberant jubilation for Alabama ranking in the top-4 of the College Football Playoff (CFP) in this week’s final selection, with Florida State left on the outside looking in. Florida […]

Florida State and Georgia football are just outside of the College Football Playoff this season. The two teams will get to take out that frustration on each other, as the schools are set to meet in this year’s Orange Bowl. #CFBPlayoff New Years Six: Capital One @OrangeBowl 5️⃣. Florida State // @FSUFootball🆚6️⃣. Georgia // @GeorgiaFootball […]

The college football world is packed with drama right now after the NCAA committee chose to snub the undefeated Florida State Seminoles. After head coach Mike Norvell and Athletic Director Michael Alford went ballistic on the committee, ACC Commissioner, Jim Phillips entered the chat. Just like Norvell and Alford, Phillips isn’t happy to see the […]

Nick Saban has a lot to celebrate. Not only did Alabama football beat No. 1 Georgia to win the SEC title on Saturday, but the Crimson Tide vaulted over Florida State for the final spot in the College Football Playoff rankings released less than 24 hours later. Discussing his team’s stroke of CFP fortune Sunday […]

The College Football Playoff has been determined, and the committee’s inclusion of Alabama as the fourth team over Florida State, including Alabama’s opponent, the Michigan football team. A video surfaced of the Michigan football program’s reaction to having to go up against Alabama in the semifinal. Michigan reacts to Alabama being selected at No. 4. […]

The Florida State football program is steaming made right now after the CFP committee snubbed them from the postseason. After going undefeated and winning the ACC Championship, the Seminoles have a real reason to be upset. Now, head coach Mike Norvell chimes in and sends a message to the NCAA. Norvell didn’t hold back whatsoever. […]

There’s a celebration going on in Austin. The Texas football team is rejoicing after the school got selected as the no. 3 seed in the College Football Playoff Sunday. Texas will face Washington in a national semi-final game. The Longhorns were hyped after making the College Football Playoff 🙌 pic.twitter.com/av5XSHyyA6 — ESPN College Football (@ESPNCFB) […]

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 […]