What we learned from the first year of the 12-team College Football Playoff
4 takeaways from the first year of the expanded College Football Playoff
Why expanding the College Football Playoff worked – and what still needs to be fixed
Where Penn State Lands in the 2025 Way-Too-Early College Football Rankings
The Athletic's Stewart Mandel is a preseason Penn State believer, placing the Nittany Lions atop his too-early top 25 for 2025. "I'm skeptical they can actually pull it off," Mandel writes, "but on paper, James Franklin's team deserves that status given how many players are returning."
Year 1 of the 12-team College Football Playoff is coming to a close. Was the expansion a success?
The CFP will never likely surpass the NFL in the attention economy, but the march through the first 12-team Playoff has been a positive one.
Two Texas Longhorns Named Top-15 Players in College Football
In ESPN's recent top-100 players in college football rankings, the Texas Longhorns had two players rank inside the top-15.
Who will win the College Football Playoff title game? Ohio State favored over Notre Dame
Jesse Temple: Ohio State has been a juggernaut during a three-game winning streak in the Playoff, embarrassing Tennessee and Oregon. Notre Dame has won 13 straight games and put together a fantastic season. But Ohio State’s balance and overall talent should emerge. … Ohio State 24, Notre Dame 14.
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 excitement of the past month?
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.
Ohio State provided blueprint for success in 12-team College Football Playoff era: Will others follow suit?
Monday night in Atlanta, Ohio State won the first national championship of the 12-team College Football Playoff era. In the process, the Buckeyes showed provided the rest of the college football world with the blueprint for success going forward in this new landscape.
Teams with most No. 1 appearances in College Football Playoff rankings
Making it to No. 1 in the College Football Playoff rankings means everything. What teams have made it to the top of the polls up to now?
College football rankings: Tight race for preseason No. 1 serves as key storyline entering 2025 season
Ohio State captured its first national championship since 2014 with a win over Notre Dame in the College Football Playoff National Championship, but the Buckeyes' path to a preseason No. 1 ranking in 2025 won't be easy.
Ohio State celebrates and gets ready for all the changes coming to college football in 2025
The early betting favorite to win next year’s national championship is Ohio State. The question nobody can really answer at this time is what sort of game will the Buckeyes or anyone else return to when they kick it off again seven months from now.
Ohio State finishes the final college football rankings at No. 1 in the US LBM Coaches Poll
Ohio State was crowned national champions after winning the College Football Playoff and the Buckeyes lead the final US LBM Coaches Poll.