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College Football Playoff

Dan Lanning in a headset

Dan Lanning shares his plan to fix the college football schedule

Oregon coach Dan Lanning is one of a number of coaches who is having to deal with the awkward college football schedule and assistant coaches accepting jobs elsewhere before their seasons are over. He thinks he knows how to fix it. Lanning argued …

Fernando Mendoza giving his Heisman Trophy ceremony speech

Fernando Mendoza uses 4 words to sum up CFP journey 

The No. 1 seed Indiana Hoosiers are about to play in their first game in the College Football Playoff on Thursday against the No. 9 seed Alabama Crimson Tide at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif.  It’s a huge game that only a few probably …

Alabama's Deontae Lawson during Rose Bowl media day

Alabama LB has head-turning take on Fernando Mendoza before Rose Bowl

The No. 9 seed Alabama Crimson Tide know they will have their hands full against the No. 1 Indiana Hoosiers in Thursday’s Rose Bowl game in Pasadena, Calif., and Fernando Mendoza is a big reason why. Crimson Tide senior linebacker Deontae Lawson even …

Texas Tech Red Raiders head coach Joey McGuire talking

Texas Tech head coach had words for CFP-snubbed Notre Dame

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish have enough heartbreak after missing the College Football Playoff, but Texas Tech head coach Joey McGuire added to it with some words. As the Red Raiders prepare for their  Capital One Orange Bowl matchup against No. 5 …

Dan Lanning in a headset

Dan Lanning rips ‘messed up’ College Football Playoff format ahead of Oregon-Texas Tech

Dan Lanning and the Oregon Ducks are preparing for the College Football Playoff quarterfinal game in the Orange Bowl on January 1 against Texas Tech. No. 5 seed Oregon defeated No. 12 seed James Madison, 51-34, on December 20 at Autzen Stadium in …

Trinidad Chambliss in Ole Miss uniform

Ole Miss dug deep to get Trinidad Chambliss academically eligible

The No. 6 Ole Miss Rebels are headed to the quarterfinal round of the College Football Playoff after defeating the No. 11 seed Tulane Green Wave in the first round on Saturday at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium in Oxford, Miss., to the tune of a 41-10 …

Nick Saban on set

Nick Saban has great explanation for why JMU, Tulane should not be in CFP

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish finished 10-2 and somehow were left out of the 12-team College Football Playoff field with James Madison and Tulane getting bids. The exclusion of the Irish has been a massive talking point. Former Alabama coach Nick …

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College Football Playoff approves major change to seeding for 2025

One of the biggest complaints about the first 12-team College Football Playoff last season was the way seeding was determined, and that is already set to change in 2025. The College Football Playoff’s management committee reached a unanimous …

JD Vance dropping the College Football Playoff trophy

JD Vance drops College Football Playoff trophy during White House visit

Vice President JD Vance had a pretty big issue with the College Football Playoff trophy during Ohio State’s visit to the White House on Monday. The Buckeyes football team met President Trump at the White House on Monday and were honored for …

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Everyone had the same complaint about national championship game

Not everyone was satisfied with how this year’s College Football Playoff has shaken out. Several fans voiced a similar complaint in the lead-up to Monday’s championship game between Notre Dame and Ohio State at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in …

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CFP director hints at big change for future playoffs

The executive director of the College Football Playoff suggested that big changes could be coming to the event in the future based on how one particular feature went over in 2024. CFP executive Rich Clark was asked Saturday about the possibility of …

The Notre Dame logo on the field

Notre Dame dealing with flu outbreak ahead of CFP game

Some members of the Notre Dame football team have reportedly been feeling under the weather leading up to Thursday night’s College Football Playoff semifinal game against Penn State. As Notre Dame and Penn State prepare for the Orange Bowl at …

Cam Skattebo shoves a teammate

Cam Skattebo criticized over actions toward teammate during Peach Bowl

Arizona State star Cam Skattebo got off to a slow start in the Peach Bowl on Wednesday, and he appeared to take his frustrations out on a teammate at one point. Skattebo did not find much room to run during the first half of Arizona State’s …

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College Football Playoff considering significant change for 2025

One of the biggest complaints about the 12-team College Football Playoff has been the way seeding was determined, and there is a chance that process could change in 2025. The four highest-ranked conference champions received a first-round bye in this …

Kirk Herbstreit smiles

Kirk Herbstreit gets ratio’d on X over his Navy post

ESPN's Kirk Herbstreit faced the wrath of fans on Friday after Navy upset Oklahoma in the Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl.

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Fans all had the same complaint after first round of CFP

It took all of one weekend for fans to start complaining about the expanded College Football Playoff. College football watchers had to endure four non-competitive contests in the opening weekend of the new 12-team playoff format. Saturday saw No. 12 …

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