In a bold projection that has already sparked debate among college football fans and analysts, Bud Elliott, senior college football analyst for CBS Sports, has forecast that the USC Trojans and Notre Dame Fighting Irish will face each other in the opening round of the College Football Playoff.

The second College Football Playoff rankings of the 2025 season will be released tonight.

Notre Dame’s place in the second College Football Playoff rankings is relatively easy to project. The Irish entered the week at No. 10 and took care of their own business, demolishing Navy 49-10. Of the nine teams ahead of them,

The first College Football Playoff rankings of the season have some teams in the right spots, while others are too high or low.

Notre Dame has won six-straight games, but its ranking in the initial CFP rankings felt like another victory on Tuesday.

FOX Sports' RJ Young unveils the latest edition of his ultimate 24-team College Football Playoff bracket heading into Week 12.

After defeating BYU 29-7 on Saturday, Texas Tech head coach Joey McGuire threw his support behind the Cougars’ candidacy for the College Football Playoff.

Texas Tech coach Joey McGuire is standing on business when it comes to the Big 12 in the College Football Playoff picture and said one-loss BYU is worthy of merit in the discussion following Saturday's 29-7 win over the Cougars. Without mentioning Notre Dame by name, he skewered the Fighting Irish and their road to the postseason as an Independent.

Make that seven straight wins in 2025-26 after No. 10 Notre Dame football dispatched Navy with relative ease for a second straight season