The Vols will have just two scholarship quarterbacks for the game -- senior Joey Aguilar and true freshman George MacIntyre -- after news broke on Wednesday that redshirt freshman Jake Merklinger plans to enter the NCAA transfer portal when it opens on Jan. 2.

The College Football Playoff begins Dec. 19, 2025 and ends Jan. 19. Who will win the national title? Ohio State? Georgia? Someone else?

Who will make the College Football Playoff? USA TODAY Sports offers its final predictions on the final bracket after Championship Week.

The Indianapolis Colts are back at home in Week 17 for a divisional matchup with the Jacksonville Jaguars. So who do the NFL experts have winning this game? Now 8-7 on the season, the Colts are barely hanging on to their playoff hopes.

Saturday, 4:30 p.m. EST, NFL Network BetMGM NFL Odds: Chargers by 2 Against the spread: Texans 8-7, Chargers 9-6 Series record: Chargers lead 6-4. Last meeting: Texans beat Chargers 32-12 in NFC wild-card game in Houston on Jan.

Saturday afternoon's SoFi Stadium showdown between the Houston Texans (10-5) and the Los Angeles Chargers (11-4) possesses plenty of postseason implications. The Texans can return to the playoffs for the third consecutive season through two paths: defeating the Chargers or by the Indianapolis Colts losing versus the AFC South-leading Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday.

Week 16 brought some clarity to the NFL playoff picture, but there's still work to be done for teams to get in and for others to improve seeding. Things got underway in Week 17 with a Christmas Day tripleheader,