What we learned from the first year of the 12-team College Football Playoff
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.
4 takeaways from the first year of the expanded College Football Playoff
Ohio State came out on top in the national championship on Monday, outlasting a late Notre Dame comeback push to win 34-23. The game brought an end to the first edition of the expanded College Football Playoff, which features 12 teams vying for the title instead of four.
Why expanding the College Football Playoff worked – and what still needs to be fixed
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.
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.
AP's all-College Football Playoff team features an all-Ohio State offensive backfield
Ohio State’s run to its first national championship in a decade enabled the Buckeyes to dominate the Associated Press’ all-College Football Playoff team. The AP changed the way it put together its postseason all-star teams this season as college football introduced an expanded 12-team playoff that had some schools playing as many as four postseason games.
What are the 10 best college football teams since 2000?
College football has crowned a national champion every year since 1869. In that time, the sport has seen countless dynasties and special runs to the natty. But which teams are the elite of that bunch?
Mandel’s Mailbag: Can Ohio State (or anyone) build a 12-team College Football Playoff dynasty?
Plus, more questions on whether the CFP format was a success, next year's rising teams and college football's longest season ever.
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.
College Football Playoff could undergo seeding changes in 2025
The current seeding format for the CFP is flawed, but that could change as early as 2025 . It was clear to see the biggest flaw in the current College Football Playoff format was
College Football Playoff championship averages 22.1 million viewers, third-lowest since 2014
Monday night’s College Football Playoff national championship drew an average of 22.1 million viewers, ESPN announced Wednesday. The Ohio State-Notre Dame matchup was down from last year’s Michigan-Washington showdown,
Reflecting on the Impact of 12-Team College Football Playoff
The inaugural 12-team College Football Playoff sparked debates about its expansion and impact on the sport. Mark Zinno joins to discuss his take on the playoff.
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 ...
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 ...
Tuesdays with Gorney: Prediction for next season’s College Football Playoff
With Ohio State winning the national championship over Notre Dame on Monday night, it’s now time to focus on the 12-team ...
2025 NFL Draft: Stock up, stock down from College Football Playoff as Quinn Ewers disappoints, receivers surge
When it came to the NFL Draft, there used to be this phenomenon called "bowl-game bias," when a prospect would see massive ...
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.