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With future of College Football Playoff still up for grabs, here's what to know about this year's format and beyond
Unlike last season, there’s not much new with the College Football Playoff in 2025. And you may want to prepare to get used to this format despite the persistent expansion discussions. After an expansion from four teams to 12 for the 2024 season,
Here's why Notre Dame doesn't like the Big Ten's controversial College Football Playoff model
Notre Dame athletic director Pete Bevacqua has come out against the Big Ten’s controversial plan to reshape the College Football Playoff, joining the legion of
ACC commish demands two things in College Football Playoff expansion
ACC commissioner Jim Phillips is making sure that his conference doesn't get left behind in College Football Playoff expansion talks.
Big Ten's rigged College Football Playoff plan shut down by SEC
The Big Ten's plan for a rigged College Football Playoff with automatic berths ran out of gas. The SEC drained its fuel.
College football schedule superlatives for 2025 season
All the while, the start of the 2025 season is less than a month away. What that means is it's time to take a magnifying glass to the 2025 schedule and hand out some superlatives, some flattering and some not so flattering.
UNC lands on list of easiest 2025 college football schedules
North Carolina ranks 8th among the easiest schedules in college football this season. With no elite opponents standing in their way, pressure shifts from surviving to delivering.
Predicting college football's 12 most likely Playoff teams in 2025
These college football teams have the best chance to qualify for the playoff in 2025 and make a run for the national championship.
Ranking the Top 55 Offenses for the 2025 College Football Season
Having a top offense is a necessity if you want to compete for a spot in the College Football Playoff. Which teams will have best attacks? Here are the 55 best!
College Football Playoff director Rich Clark on expansion deadline for 2026, playoff schedule and more
College football's commissioners have until Dec. 1 to decide on the format for the College Football Playoff for 2026 and ...
Notre Dame AD Offers Common-Sense Take on College Football Playoff Expansion
Notre Dame athletic director Pete Bevacqua has a common-sense look at how teams should earn spots for the CFP.
College Football Playoff expansion in flux: Where each Power Four commissioner stands as talks reach impasse
SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey said last week his league is open to various playoff expansion formats, including 5+7, 5+9 or ...
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Massive College Football Playoff expansion risks diluting sport's unique regular season
Expanding the College Football Playoff could weaken the sport's magic. A bigger field risks making the regular season less ...
What college football leaders say about CFP expansion as deadline looms
While there is a general mood that college football should expand its playoff from the current 12-team format, there is still ...
CFP expansion forecast dims: Big Ten “not in the same place” as SEC, commish Petitti says
The Big Ten’s Tony Petitti and the ACC’s Jim Phillips indicated Tuesday that expansion of the major postseason events might ...
SEC football: Eli Drinkwitz, other league coaches favor CFP expansion
Eli Drinkwitz and most of the SEC football coaches supported the CFP expansion at SEC media days. What did Texas football ...
Big Ten commissioner Tony Petitti isn’t mincing words when it comes to College Football Playoff expansion
The college playoffs expanding from 12 to 16 teams could happen as soon as next season, but the Big Ten and SEC haven't come ...
Mandel’s Mailbag: Big Ten’s Playoff power grab and bold calls for 2025 season
Which top contender could tumble, why Washington is being overlooked, and who might clinch bowl eligibility first in 2025?