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A lot of the news in college football on Wednesday has surrounded what will happen with the College Football Playoff. The 2026 format for the playoffs has been a hot topic due to its expansion to 16 teams in 2026 and how it should work out. The key argument stemmed from two different formats, the […]

Texas Tech football head coach Joey McGuire fired off a stern warning Wednesday. One directed toward the College Football Playoff committee. And he’s sending this “bias” statement in defense of his conference. McGuire appeared on Sirius XM radio to state his case. He’s calling for a new solution moving forward. “We’ve got to take some […]

The future of the College Football Playoff has been a hot topic in the offseason, and the model for what the expanded model should look like is making all sorts of headlines. The two proposed models are a 4-4-2-2-1-3 model and a 5-plus-11 model. The 5-plus-11 model is gaining much more traction recently, especially among […]

It’s unclear what the College Football Playoff is going to look like down the road, but it’s becoming more clear that changes are coming, and they’re coming soon. Expansion has been a hot topic in recent weeks, and it sounds like the sport is trending toward a 16-team CFP. That could end up being great […]

These last few days, much has been made about what a 16-team College Football Playoff would look like and what the power conferences want to do. The Big Ten wants a 4-4-2-2-1-3 format with each conference guaranteeing a certain number of teams. The other format gaining traction recently is a 5+11 format for every conference […]

College football, as it has been for numerous years now, is in a precarious place. Many of the stakeholders have different agendas and visions for college football in the immediate and long-term future, and that may lead to some even more significant changes, specifically to the College Football Playoff (CFP). A growing divide in the […]

Big changes are coming to college football in the near future. From College Football Playoff expansion to scheduling partnerships, things could look very different in a few years. One change that has been discussed is an alliance between the Big Ten and SEC. The two teams are discussing a model that would give each team […]

The College Football Playoff has dominated the discussion around the sport this offseason as talks of expansion and a potential monopoly for the Big Ten and the SEC begin to heat up. The CFP just expanded to 12 teams last season, but more change already seems to be on the horizon. Talks of a 16-team […]

It sounds like the College Football Playoff will be expanding past 12 teams, but it’s still unclear when a change will happen and how many teams will qualify. One potential format is a 16-team CFP with five automatic qualifier spots for conference champions, and 11 at-large bids. The Big Ten and SEC have been in […]

The College Football Playoff committee is currently undergoing conversations about potentially expanding the 12-team playoff format to 14 or 16 teams. Nothing is decided yet, but many expect the postseason to expand yet again after just moving from four teams to 12. With everything up in the air, SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey put some pressure […]

The everchanging landscape of college football has sparked a lot of debate regarding what is right and wrong for the sport. The current chatter is primarily surrounding the College Football Playoff. Last season was the first year of the 12-team CFP, but it seems like we are trending in the direction of further expansion. We […]

Greg Sankey has made headlines in the last few days after making big claims at the SEC meetings in Destin, Florida. Sankey made headlines after a fiery rebuttal against the ACC and Big 12, claiming they were coordinating with press releases about what they prefer the format for the new expanded College Football Playoff to […]

Since the College Football Playoff came into existence, the sport’s powerbrokers have seemingly been trying to change it, and Greg Sankey, the outspoken SEC commissioner, is among the loudest critics when it comes to the current playoff system. Since his league sent three teams, but not Alabama, into the first 12-team playoff, Sankey has been […]

Ole Miss football coach Lane Kiffin is not one to mince words about anything. After all, it was Kiffin who exposed a difference between USC and Ole Miss football, the former of which he had previously coached. He said that at USC, it is primarily about education, whereas at Ole Miss, it is about football.  […]

Alabama football coach Kalen DeBoer still doesn’t understand why his Crimson Tide were left out of the 2024 College Football Playoff. The Crimson Tide barely missed the cut, as Ohio State went on to win the CFP. DeBoer insists his team was good enough to make the field. There were 12 teams this past season […]

The College Football Playoff is going to look a bit different next season as the committee voted to change the seeding model. Last year, the top-four seeds and byes were given to the four highest-ranked conference champions. Now, it will be a straight-seeding model, so the top-four teams in the final CFP rankings will get […]

Last season, we saw the first ever edition of the 12-team College Football Playoff. There were aspects that went well and were enjoyed by fans, and then there were also some things that need improvement. One part of the format that people didn’t like was the seeding. The highest-ranked conference champions received byes, and that […]

A big topic of discussion in the college football world right now is the College Football Playoff and what the right number of teams is. From 2014-2023, it was four, but that number went up to 12 last season. Based on discussions that have been taking place in the sport, it doesn’t seem like that […]

Georgia returned to the College Football Playoff for the third time in four years under Kirby Smart. Still, Georgia would fall in the CFP quarterfinals to Notre Dame. After an 11-2 regular season and then an early playoff exit, it is time to look at the 2025 Georgia Football schedule and make predictions for their […]

Last year, Notre Dame Football went 11-1 in the regular season, then won three playoff games before a loss to Ohio State in the CFP National Championship. Notre Dame and head coach Marcus Freeman will now look to return to the playoffs, as we break down their schedule and give predictions for their 2025 season. […]

While the College Football Playoff has been in talks of expanding further, there is a change fans will see go into effect as soon as this upcoming season. With the CFP committee selection growing, the teams that get byes in the tournament will be different, as it won’t be the top four conferences getting it […]

The College Football Playoff selection committee will have some new members next season, and Nebraska athletic director Troy Dannen is one of them. The CFP announced on Monday that Dannen and former Kansas athletic director Jeff Long are joining the 2025 selection committee. The CFP has been around since 2014, and the Nebraska football team […]

If it was up to Paul Finebaum, the College Football Playoffs would never include automatic bids. Amid rumors of another potential CFP expansion, Finebaum rejected the idea of the postseason tournament giving the SEC and Big 10 a set number of guaranteed spots. While Finebaum agreed that the two conferences are already historically the two […]

The College Football Playoff expanded to 12 teams this past season, and the games were overall a success. While the first round games were mostly lopsided, we got a great quarterfinal between Texas and Arizona State and one of the best playoff games ever between Penn State and Notre Dame in the semifinals. The CFP […]

The College Football Playoff just expanded to 12 teams, and we saw the first edition of the new playoff this past season. Now, there are already discussions happening about the CFP expanding further and including auto-bids for the SEC and the Big Ten. The SEC and the Big Ten are the two best conferences in […]

The first-ever 12-team College Football Playoff finished up a few weeks ago as Ohio State ended up beating Notre Dame in the national championship. There seem to be some kinks to work out with the seeding, auto-bids and byes, but it doesn’t seem like the 12-team playoff is going anywhere anytime soon. It doesn’t seem […]

Moments after the Ohio State Buckeyes won the National Championship game against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, a golf cart transporting head coach Ryan Day, quarterback Will Howard, and other members of the Buckeyes to the press conference crashed into the wall. The moment went viral on social media, but Howard hopes the woman driving […]

There’s a new quarterback king in the Ohio State football history books, following the program’s ninth national championship victory on Monday. Will Howard, the senior transfer from Kansas State, solidified his OSU legacy by throwing for 231 yards and two touchdowns. Howard’s performance in the 34-23 win over Notre Dame set a new College Football […]

The college football season is over after an entertaining College Football Playoff title game on Monday night that saw Ohio State hang on for a 34-23 win over Notre Dame. The Buckeyes jumped out to a huge lead before withstanding a furious Notre Dame rally to complete the storybook ending. The game took place in […]

After 10 years of waiting, the Ohio State Buckeyes have finally reclaimed their standing in college football. On Monday night, the Buckeyes became the first program in college football history to win the inaugural 12-team College Football Playoff. This was more than just a national title for Ohio State football. The team had a lot […]

The Notre Dame football team came oh so close to winning it all this year as they fell just short in the national championship game on Monday night. The Fighting Irish ended up putting up a good fight, but Ohio State was the best team in the playoff, and it showed. The Buckeyes got out […]

Ohio State football’s loss to Michigan at the end of the regular season led to a lot of stress for coach Ryan Day. Day and his family required around the clock security following that game, per The Athletic. Day and his family received police protection, after the Wolverines upset Ohio State in the final game. […]

As the Ohio State football team beat Notre Dame to win the national championship in the College Football Playoff (CFP), 34-23, the play that sealed the deal was a Will Howard deep throw to true freshman Jeremiah Smith late in the fourth quarter. With the Ohio State football team looking to repeat as champions, there […]

When the Ohio State football team went up 31-7 in the third quarter of the national championship game, it looked like the game was over. Ryan Day and his Buckeyes were going to easily cruise to the national championship. However, that didn’t end up being the case. Notre Dame scored 16 points to make it […]

Ryan Day and Ohio State football had the last laugh. That was clear as day after the Buckeyes took down the Notre Dame Fighting Irish in the College Football Playoff national championship game on Monday in Atlanta, 34-23. With the Buckeyes beating Notre Dame, college football fans have been quick to make all sorts of […]

Just as they did when the NCAA introduced the four-team College Football Playoff in 2014, the Ohio State Buckeyes claimed the National Championship crown in the first ever 12-team College Football Playoff this year, defeating the Notre Dame Fighting Irish  34-23 in Monday night’s title game from Atlanta, Georgia. It’s the Buckeyes third National Championship […]

After the Notre Dame football team lost to Ohio State in the National Championship Game of the College Football Playoff (CFP), 34-23, everyone involved, including head coach Marcus Freeman, was undoubtedly disappointed. Despite the Notre Dame football team’s heartbreaking loss, Freeman spoke about the team’s future. With the appearance of the Fighting Irish in the […]

Ohio State football coach Ryan Day has at least one staunch defender. That person is legendary head coach Nick Saban, who spoke highly of Day before the College Football Playoff national championship game. “I think it is absolutely ridiculous that Ryan Day has been criticized the way he has,” Saban said on ESPN before the […]

The Ohio State football program won the national championship by the score of 34-23 over Notre Dame on Monday, and head coach Ryan Day got over the hump to win his first title with the program. He spoke on the journey his team has been on this season. “The story gets to get told now, […]