CINCINNATI —Two huge TV franchises are returning on ESPN and ABC soon, and it sparked a meeting of the mascot minds. ESPN put together a promo for the College Football Playoff and The Bachelor featuring all of the CFP team mascots. The Bearcat and Alabama's Big Al set aside their diffe...
According to sources, the most dominant discussion of a new model revolved around a 14-team playoff, and CFP leaders left Wednesday's meeting feeling there was momentum. The bump from 12 to 14 teams, as opposed to 16, would mostly address the issue of access rather than finances. Offici...
In all, 86 different teams spent at least one week ranked by the playoff committee, 25 were ranked in the top four, eight were ranked No. 1 and six won national titles. But that math only takes us so far. What we really need is a full accounting of the four-team p...
After a wild championship weekend, the first-ever 12-team College Football Playoff has been set. Oregon, Georgia, Boise State and Arizona State –all of whom won their respective conference championship games – earned first-round byes. Texas, Penn State, Notre Dame and Ohio State will h...
The four-team playoff changed college football. Not just the postseason and crowning of a national champion that finally could be called undisputed.
IRVING, Texas -- The inaugural first-round games of a 12-team College Football Playoff will feature one game Friday, Dec. 20, 2024, and three games Dec. 21, 2024, CFP executive director Bill Hancock said Thursday following the conclusion of CFP spring meetings. ...
College Football Playoff rankings for Week 15 RANKSCHOOLRECORDPREVIOUS 1 Oregon 12-0 1 2 Texas 11-1 3 3 Penn State 11-1 4 4 Notre Dame 11-1 5 5 Georgia 10-2 7 6 Ohio State 10-2 2 7 Tennessee 10-2 8 8 SMU 11-1 9 9 Indiana 11-1 10 10 Boise State 11-1 ...
On Monday, the 11 presidents and chancellors who have the ultimate authority over the playoff could approve the commissioners' proposal to reward the five highest-ranked conference champions and the next seven highest-ranked teams with spots in the 12-team field. Still, Sankey wondered if it wo...
The first ever 12-teamCollege FootballPlayoff begins Friday night, withIndianavisiting South Bend to take onNotre Dame. And then, three more exciting matchups take place on Saturday. There was so much debate about whether expanding the playoffs would be good or bad for college football. But no...
The projected College Football Playoff field has a new top seed. Using The Associated Press college football poll to fill out a 12-team bracket, Texas now holds the No. 1 seed after taking the top spot in the rankings Sunday.