Did it hurt the sport's regular season? Do rivalries still matter? Here's what Nicole Auerbach took away from the first year of the expanded CFP.

ACC's idea of a mini-tournament before the College Football Playoff only adds games for players, will cost more money in the long run.

Here's the complete schedule for the College Football Playoff for the 2025-26 season, including game dates, how to watch and teams. This is the second year of the 12-team playoff.

Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, home of the NFL's Raiders, will host the College Football Playoff National Championship Game on Jan. 25, 2027. (N. Scott Trimble | [email protected]) N. Scott Trimble | [email protected]

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Las Vegas will host the 2027 College Football Playoff national championship game. The CFP made the announcement Friday, saying the title game will be played Monday, Jan. 25, 2027, at Allegiant Stadium.

Now that it’s all over and the Ohio State Buckeyes are the college football national champions, it can be definitively said: Expanding the College Football Playoff worked.

Ohio State won it all, but neither the Buckeyes nor their league mates produced any drama that could contend with No. 1 on this list.

Plus, more questions on whether the CFP format was a success, next year's rising teams and college football's longest season ever.

The Texas Longhorns have successfully secured the No. 1 recruiting class for 2025 and now look to continue building an elite program by claiming the top-ranked

The Ohio State Buckeyes built one of, if not the top roster in college football this season, and it paid off in the form of winning the College Football Playoff National Championship over Notre Dame on Monday.

One team that fits this is the Tennessee Volunteers. The Volunteers achieved the feat of winning 10 or more games for the second time in the last three years. Winning 10 or more games in two out of three seasons hadn't been seen at Tennessee since the 2002-2004 seasons.