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What we learned from the first year of the 12-team College Football Playoff
Did it hurt the sport's regular season? Do rivalries still matter? Here's what Nicole Auerbach took away from the first year of the expanded CFP.
Five teams that could crash College Football Playoff party in 2025 include LSU, Alabama
Here are five teams that didn’t make the College Football Playoff this season that should be strong contenders for qualification next season.
College Football Analysts Slot Alabama in Middle of Early Rankings
On3 Sports' Andy Staples and Ari Wasserman released their way-too-early top 25 rankings for the 2025 season on Monday and Alabama checked in at No. 14 in the list. SEC rival Texas checked in at No. 1 with Ohio State, Oregon, Penn State, and Notre Dame rounding out the top five.
Mandel’s Mailbag: Can Ohio State (or anyone) build a 12-team College Football Playoff dynasty?
Plus, more questions on whether the CFP format was a success, next year's rising teams and college football's longest season ever.
Ranking the best champions of the College Football Playoff era, starting with Alabama, LSU
Since the start of the College Football Playoff in 2014, there have been 11 national champions. Which were the best? We ranked them all.
An Alabama fan crashed C-SPAN's inauguration coverage to complain about the College Football Playoff
During C-SPAN’s coverage of Donald Trump’s second presidential inauguration, one caller took advantage of the open line segment to complain about Alabama not making the 2024 College Football Playoff.
College football rankings: Arizona State ranked behind BYU in early 2025 predictions
Arizona State running back Cam Skattebo cemented his place among the toughest and most versatile running backs in college football history with a Peach Bowl performance for the ag
College football national championship final score, highlights: Ohio State holds off Notre Dame to win title, 34-23
Notre Dame scored 16 straight points after Ohio State took a 31-7 lead with 12:46 to go in the third quarter. The Irish trimmed the lead to eight with 4:15 to go when Riley Leonar
Ohio State defeats Notre Dame in the college football national championship
The Ohio State Buckeyes take home their ninth national championship win in the new 12-team College Football Playoff format.
Way-too-early college football rankings for 2025: Where do Texas, SMU and A&M land?
The 2024 college football season and the first 12-team College Football Playoff has officially come to a close with Ohio State winning the national championship over Notre Dame Monday night. With 215 days until the 2025 college football season kicks off,
Ohio State vs. Notre Dame score, live updates: Follow College Football Playoff National Championship Game
Ohio State is going for its first title since the end of the 2014 season. It's been much longer for Notre Dame; the Irish last won a championship in 1988 when the team capped a 12-0 season with a Fiesta Bowl victory over West Virginia.
Alabama fan interrupts C-SPAN's Trump inauguration coverage with complaint about College Football Playoff
An Alabama Crimson Tide fan fired off a scorching hot take during C-SPAN's coverage of President Donald Trump's inauguration ...
How to make the College Football Playoff better | Don Williams
We grew up on a college football season that climaxed on New Year's Day. Is there a way back to that while keeping the ...
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Alabama Fan Calls Into CSPAN Inauguration Coverage To Complain About The Crimson Tide Not Making The College Football Playoff
Alabama fans are just built different. Today is a big day in the United State of America. We’ve got a Presidential ...
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Was Alabama playoff-worthy? Bowl loss to Michigan shows hypothetical was always made in bad faith
No. 11 Alabama came into the ReliaQuest Bowl against Michigan with a lot of attention after ending the year as the first team out of the expanded 12-team College Football Playoff. With a first ...
Why expanding the College Football Playoff worked – and what still needs to be fixed
Now that it’s all over and the Ohio State Buckeyes are the college football national champions, it can be definitively said: ...
Notre Dame feels angry and motivated after loss of College Football Playoff national title game
Notre Dame players were angry after their loss to Ohio State in the title game. But there was motivation after its College ...
Sports Illustrated’s 2025 Way-Too-Early College Football Top 25
The Ohio State Buckeyes bounced back from what seemed like a catastrophic loss to the Michigan Wolverines to go on a ...