2025 College Football Playoff picture: Each week's most important game in shaping 12-team race
In the last month since the confetti fell on Ohio State's national championship, the college football world has collectively turned its attention to the season ahead. The transfer portal activity has calmed,
Paul Fineabum Names College Football Playoff Team That Didn't Prove a Thing All Year
The first year of the 12-team College Football Playoff faced its fair share of criticism, particularly regarding some of the teams selected for the playoff field. ESPN's Paul Finebaum has openly expressed his views,
Rob Gronkowski Offers Thoughts on, Suggestions for 12-Team College Football Playoff
For the last two seasons, former Arizona tight end Rob Gronkowski has served as a master of ceremonies for the LA Bowl in Inglewood, Calif. Although the public associates him far more closely with his NFL career, the partnership keeps Gronkowski connected to the college game.
Major Change Not Expected For College Football Playoff In 2025
The 12-team format for the College Football Playoff was an instant success during the 2024 college football season. It brought more teams to the tournament and allowed Ohio State, the eighth seed, to win the national title.
Paul Finebaum's Opinion of the 2024 College Football Playoff Made Perfectly Clear
Finebaum has expressed strong criticism regarding the 2024 College Football Playoff. He referred to the first-round games as "unwatchable," noting that none of those games were decided by a margin of single digits, with most resulting in blowouts. Furthermore, he believes that the biggest flaw in the playoff lies in the seeding system.
Big Ten Football: 3 teams that are dark horse playoff contenders in 2025
With the Big Ten now establishing itself as the premier conference in college football, there are a number of teams that will ...
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First 12-team College Football Playoff delivered massive success, but flawed seeding model must be addressed
When the 12-team College Football Playoff format was revealed ... to 16 teams so that every one of the top eight teams gets a coveted home playoff game. If byes are off the table, ...
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How should the final AP poll handle the 12-team Playoff? College football history depends on it
ATLANTA — Even with a 12-team College Football Playoff ... Usually, the teams that made the four-team Playoff would fill the top four spots in the final AP rankings in some order.
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Viewer's guide to the first 12-team College Football Playoff
Here's everything that happened in the first iteration of the expanded, 12-team College Football Playoff. Final: Ohio State 34, Notre Dame 23 Ohio State nabs first title in 10 years Wetzel ...
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College Football Playoff: 5 Potential Changes to Improve the 12-Team Format
The new 12-team playoff was a massive success ... the SEC or two Big Ten squads receiving byes, but the best teams in college football that season deserve those spots. The byes shouldn't ...
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Year 1 of the 12-team College Football Playoff is coming to a close. Was the expansion a success?
I think the 12-team Playoff ... should be the most money we write on a college football game.” There were more definite financial incentives for the teams who advanced. Ohio State will bring ...
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Here's what needs to change about College Football Playoff format after sparkling debut
This 12-team College Football Playoff format works beautifully. Byes should continue to be reserved for conference champions. What's so wrong with that? Twelve teams for playoff is plenty.
SEC tries to revise College Football Playoff bracket, but Greg Sankey faces pushback
The SEC helped rearrange conference alignment in a blow to the 12-team playoff's vision. Now, it's time for SEC boss to slurp what he crumbled.