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CBS Sports · 3h

These Group of Five schools boosted College Football Playoff hopes with strong transfer portal hauls

The NCAA transfer portal both gives and takes away from Group of Five programs. While schools at that level are liable to lose their top players to Power Four programs every year, the portal also allows those same schools to fill the holes by snagging athletes that may not have panned out at other programs or rising stars from the FCS level.
Icon for www.msn.comMSN · 29d

College Football Playoff bracket 2024: Quarterfinal games, schedule is set

The first round of the College Football Playoff has come and gone, and now the 2024 bracket gets a major update as the historic 12-team format advances to the quarterfinal round. Not that we saw ...
The New York Times · 7d

When will the College Football Playoff’s future be settled? This week, leaders resume old battles

The annual review meeting will be 2025’s fourth in-person gathering of CFP leaders, but it is always the most all-encompassing.
Sports Illustrated on MSN.com · 1d

College Football Playoff Discussions Center on Straight Seeding, Conference Makeup

Commissioners met last week on the 2025 version of the playoff with more decisions looming ahead of an agreement to give the SEC and Big Ten more control.
Icon for www.sportingnews.comSporting News · Dec 7, 2024

College Football Playoff committee: Meet the 13 members picking 2024 CFP bracket, led by Warde Manuel

The 2024 College Football Playoff committee will release its final rankings on Sunday at Noon ET, and we'll know which 12 teams will make the final field. In years past, this process has been de ...
ESPN · 10d

College Football Playoff buzz: 5 topics on the table this week

Leaders of the College Football Playoff will gather in Las Colinas, Texas, this week for their annual spring meetings, where they will continue to discuss the playoff's future format and how to best determine the national champion in 2026 and beyond.
Icon for 247sports.com247Sports.com · 7d

Lane Kiffin renews call for College Football Playoff expansion, says current format 'doesn't have it right'

The influence from both the Big Ten and SEC on what happens next with the playoff format will be substantial, especially beginning in 2026. The two college football ... how the 2024 season ended.
Athlon Sports on MSN.com · 9d

ESPN, College Football Playoff Issue National Championship Game Announcement

The 2026 National Championship Game is set to take place on Monday, January 19 at 7:30 p.m. ET, with the clash being broadcast on ESPN. But first, there's a whole season to play before two teams are left standing with a chance to write their name in the history books in this massive contest.
Athlon Sports on MSN.com · 3d

Greg McElroy Names College Football Team That Could Be a 'Fringe Playoff Contender'

Now, other teams are eager to join those that have already made a playoff appearance. ESPN's Greg McElroy mentioned on his podcast, "Always College Football," that he believes the Texas A&M Aggies could contend for a playoff spot by the end of the season.
Icon for www.tennessean.comTennessean · 22d

Why College Football Playoff struggles to match March Madness splendor

In contrast, college football supplies maybe the best regular season in all of sports, but its playoff often falls flat ... in the first round of the 2024 NCAA Tournament? Big Blue Nation won ...
Icon for www.yardbarker.comYardbarker · 9d

College Football Playoff Announces 2026 Kickoff Time Changes

The 2024 college football season saw the debut of the 12-team College Football Playoff. It was a resounding ... season will feature the same 12-team format, and the dates and times of the ...
Yahoo Sports · 7h

Predicting where Oregon Football lands in post-spring College Football Playoff field

A look at where the Oregon Ducks stack up in our post-spring College Football Playoff prediction for the 2025 season.
Icon for www.sportskeeda.comSportskeeda · 29d

College Football Standings 2024-2025

The top four teams from each division make it into the playoffs automatically followed by the remaining three best-ranked teams in the entire conference. College football on the other hand is not ...
Icon for www.si.comSports Illustrated · 9d

College Football Playoff Reveals Dates, TV Selections: Can Colorado Buffaloes Break Through?

Colorado won nine games in 2024 and was ranked as high as No. 16 in the College Football Playoff rankings before a season-derailing loss to Kansas in Week 13. Apr 19, 2025; Boulder, CO ...
Icon for www.sportskeeda.comSportskeeda · 8d

College Football Playoff Schedule: NCAA releases dates, timings and venues for 2025-26 season as Miami gets ready to host National Championship game

The college football playoff retains the 12-team format this season ... As was the case in 2024, the first-round playoff games will be hosted at the home stadiums of the higher-seeded teams.
azcentral.com · 29d

CFP for Dummies plan: What college football can learn from March Madness blueprint

Madness in December and January? Follow the CFP Plan for Dummies that takes the best from the NCAA Tournament to college football.
Black Star News · 17d

Ohio State Wins 2024-2025 College Football National Championship

Ohio State claims the 2024-2025 College Football National Championship with a 34-23 win over Notre Dame, marking their 10th title victory.
USA TODAY · 8d

What Lane Kiffin, Jaxson Dart did after Ole Miss loss to Florida that derailed playoff bid

Ole Miss narrowly missed College Football Playoff. Lane Kiffin says playoff system 'doesn't have it right.' He favors a 16-team bracket with no automatic bids. Jaxson Dart had one question for coach Lane Kiffin after Mississippi’s gutting loss at Florida last November.
Icon for www.indystar.comThe Indianapolis Star · 9d

How you can watch Indiana football in the College Football Playoff ... again

Wonder how you can watch Indiana football in the upcoming season's College ... playoff will again be 12 teams, with four on-campus first-round games. The Hoosiers (11-2) earned a spot in the 2024 ...
Icon for www.usatoday.comUSA Today · 29d

CFP for Dummies plan: What college football can learn from March Madness blueprint

Something, everyone, must be done about the College Football Playoff. It’s time to introduce the CFP for Dummies plan. “We’re only one year into the new playoff format,” said Oklahoma ...
CBS Sports on MSN.com · 9d

2025-26 College Football Playoff schedule, dates, times, TV info for bowl games, national championship

The College Football Playoff unveiled dates, times and television information for the 2025 quarterfinals, semifinals and the College Football Playoff National Championship. Action is set to commence at 7:30 p.
The New York Times · 6d

College Football Playoff meetings wrap up with big questions still unanswered

The biggest topics included a potential seeding change for 2025, possible expansion and format changes for 2026 and basic governance.
For The Win · 25d

The College Football Playoffs in 2025 could be shaped by these 12 transfers

The transfer portal has changed the entire landscape of the College Football Playoffs. We ranked the best 12+ players who can make an impact in 2025.
Icon for athlonsports.comAthlon Sports · 28d

College Football Playoff Considers Major Format Change Ahead of 2025 Season

Now with the expansion of the College Football Playoff, the postseason in 2024-25 brought on a whole ... to have more substantive talks about the format in 2026 and beyond," Dinich wrote.
Icon for www.yardbarker.comYardbarker · 3d

Watch: Possible College Football Playoff Format Changes? Plus Recapping Weekend Softball | B1G Today

Nebraska Downs Washington & Northwestern Walks-Off Wisconsin 00:12:41 - Possible College Football Playoff Format Change? 00:22:43 - Ohio State Had 14 Players Selected in the 2025 NLF Draft ...
Saturday Blitz · 9d

College Football Playoff format, New Year's Day change confirmed for 2025-26 season

The College Football Playoff will look slightly different during the 2025-26 season—and one of the most iconic traditions in college football is getting a facel
Icon for www.thebiglead.comThe Big Lead · 9d

2025-26 College Football Playoff schedule released

Ohio State Buckeyes offensive is on the field during the first quarter of the College Football Playoff National Championship ... college football postseason format. No, it's not that it is decided ...
Icon for awfulannouncing.comAwful Announcing · Mar 16, 2024

5 takeaways from the new College Football Playoff agreement and deal with ESPN

The College Football Playoff has finalized their plans for 2026 ... The Big XII’s strongest selling point coming into 2024 might just be Deion Sanders so the league better hope Colorado holds ...
BroBible · 10d

College Football Playoff Could Use TV Ratings To Select Teams Under New Format

The ever-changing landscape and format of the College Football Playoff appear set to change again as the Big Ten and SEC look to tighten their
Icon for 247sports.com247Sports.com · Jan 15, 2025

College Football Playoff dark horses for 2025 season feature Florida, Illinois as 12-team format enters Year 2

Year 1 of the 12-team College Football Playoff is almost complete ... the first team to run the table in the newly expanded playoff format. The bracket began with 12 teams last month, with ...
Icon for www.mensjournal.comMen's Journal · Jun 16, 2021

Here's How the Playoff Expansion Could Change College Football

Our sports writer assesses the proposed College Football Playoff expansion and how it'll ... unbeaten Group of 5 team miss out. The 12-team format will ensure at least one Group of 5 team makes ...
FanSided on MSN.com · 9d

Potential new College Football Playoff format would stomp out the little guys for good

The SEC and the Big Ten are doing their best to monopolize the College Football Playoff format as best as they can. Which means the smaller schools are set up to get screwed over. They already had the short end of the stick.