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.
College Football Playoff: 5 Potential Changes to Improve the 12-Team Format
The first 12-team College Football Playoff finished on Monday night with Ohio State beating Notre Dame 34-23 in Atlanta, Ga. The new 12-team playoff was a massive success, although the expanded field allows for more mulligans for every team and perhaps reduces the importance of some games.
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.
2024-25 All-College Football Playoff Team: Ohio State beats out Penn State, Notre Dame for most selections
It should come as no surprise that the Buckeyes landed plenty of players on the CBS Sports' All-College Football Playoff Team
Ohio State Celebrates and Gets Ready for All the Changes Coming to College Football in 2025
It would help the fans’ enjoyment of the game,” said ESPN's Chris Fowler, who called Ohio State's win over Notre Dame on Monday night. “You need some centralized scheduli
Lessons from inaugural 12-team College Football Playoff: Format is flawed, home environments provide boost
The Ohio State football program captured history with claiming the first-ever College Football Playoff National Championship ...
Report card time. College football season grades for all 134 teams. Who got an A?
With the college football season complete, it's time to evaluate the performance of schools in the Bowl Subdivision. Our ...
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 ...
SI:AM | Expanded College Football Playoff Proves Successful—With Room for Improvement
It started with some blowouts, ended with some nailbiters and gave fans plenty to look forward to in future editions.
With 2024 college football season in the books, how can SMU take next step in 2025?
SMU may have come up four wins short of hoisting the national championship trophy this season, but the now-completed 2024 ...
Penn State finishes at No. 5 in the AP college football rankings
The Nittany Lions ended in the top five for the first time since 2005. It’s the first time the Big Ten has had three teams in ...
Notre Dame feels angry and motivated after loss of College Football Playoff national title game
Notre Dame players were angry after their loss to Ohio State in the title game. But there was motivation after its College ...
2025 NFL draft stock: Risers, fallers from expanded College Football Playoff
The 12-team college football playoff provided a chance for 2025 NFL draft prospects to improve their stock. Here are four who ...
Sports Illustrated’s 2025 Way-Too-Early College Football Top 25
The Ohio State Buckeyes bounced back from what seemed like a catastrophic loss to the Michigan Wolverines to go on a ...
Way too early 2025 college football rankings: Can Indiana make the College Football Playoff again?
By almost any measure, Indiana football had the best season in its 126-year history in 2024. Can IU run it back in 2025?