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The Latest Breaking News from College Football Playoff

ESPN Floats 20-Team College Football Playoff With Four Play-in Games. Here’s How It Might Look.

The Big Ten reportedly doesn’t support the format, but it would push closer to the league’s desire for 24 teams.

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Pat Forde: Why Pat Fitzgerald Feels Like the Perfect Fit at Michigan State

Both the coach and program are coming off painful setbacks, making this one of college football’s most compelling fresh starts.

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The College Football Playoff Must Take a Stand Against Texas Tech, Brendan Sorsby

The integrity of the postseason is at stake as the Red Raiders take any means possible to earn a coveted CFP berth.

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The Coaches Have Spoken: AFCA Board Voices Support for Key Changes to College Football Playoff

The future of the CFP will be formally discussed this summer.

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Trump issues executive order requiring CFP to avoid broadcasting conflicts with Army-Navy game

President Donald Trump has issued an executive order barring College Football Playoff and other postseason games from airing during the annual Army-Navy matchup in December

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Big Ten Floats Document Showing How Proposed 24-Team Playoff Would Work

The Big Ten has continued its push for a 24-team College Football Playoff. Here’s how they believe it could work.

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College Football Playoff Makes Decision on Whether to Expand in 2026

The event’s format has been subject to much debate in recent years.

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Sports Illustrated’s Best Photos — Fernando Mendoza, Indiana Win CFP National Championship

View the best images of the College Football Playoff national championship game through the lens of SI's photographers.

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Impossible to Google: Indiana Completes Unlikeliest Turnaround in Sports History

Hoosiers quarterback Fernando Mendoza’s fourth-down touchdown run becomes the most iconic play in the team’s unbelievable romp to a 16–0 season capped by its first national championship.

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Indiana 27, Miami 21: Full Recap of the Hoosiers’ First CFP National Championship

The Hoosiers capped a 16–0 season with the first football title in school history, making them the newest first-time champion since the 1996 Florida Gators. Here is everything SI saw in Miami.

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‘One Hell of a Ride’: Carson Beck’s Winding Path to Another National Title Shot

Once written off after leaving Georgia, the quarterback pushed aside doubts to rebuild his career and lead Miami back to glory.

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There Was Still One Question Mario Cristobal Didn't Want to Answer After Miami Win

Miami continued its surprising run through the College Football Playoff.

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Ranking All Four Potential College Football Playoff National Championship Matchups

Indiana, Oregon, Mississippi and Miami still have a chance to hoist the trophy, but which title game would be the most entertaining of the bunch?

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Reranking the 8 Teams Remaining in 2025 College Football Playoff After First Round

Before the quarterfinals kick off, let’s reseed the remaining College Football Playoff teams from No. 8 all the way down to No. 1.

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Ranking the 10 Dumbest College Sports Ideas in 2025

Belichick’s first season at UNC, college hoops free agency, a governor meddles in a coaching search and more from a year of odd decisions.

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Reseeding the College Football Playoff After the First Round

The top three seeds remain in order, while the teams that advanced either proved their mettle or face a mountain to climb in the quarterfinal round.

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Ranking Which 2025 College Football Playoff Teams Need a National Championship the Most

From playoff debutantes to perennial powerhouses, here’s how badly each of the programs in this year’s postseason field need to hoist a trophy.

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The College Football Playoff’s Future Rests on the Big Ten. Will Tony Petitti Compromise?

The other three power conferences have coalesced around a move to 16 teams, while the Big Ten favors 24 teams and a shake-up of the conference title games.

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Ranking Home Venues for the First Round of the College Football Playoff

The home venues for the first round of the 2025 College Football Playoff are set!

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How 2025 College Football Playoff Bracket Would Look Using Old Formats

The 2025 bracket looks a lot different thanks to one significant change from 2024.

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SI:AM | Alabama Earns Controversial Playoff Bid for Second Time in Three Years

Bama looked terrible in Saturday’s loss to Georgia, but the committee ignored the downward trend and awarded the Tide a spot in the 12-team field.

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Kirk Herbstreit Rips 'Misleading' CFP Rankings Shows After Miami Edges Out Notre Dame

Kirk Herbstreit thinks the weekly College Football Playoff rankings shows should be done away with after Notre Dame was snubbed in favor of Miami.

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College Football World Reacts to Notre Dame Being Snubbed From College Football Playoffs

Notre Dame was left out of the College Football Playoff field and the CFB world strongly reacted to the committee’s decision.

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2025 College Football Playoff: Official Bracket, Final Rankings and Full Schedule

The second edition of the 12-team CFP bracket was officially announced Sunday.

The Independent UK

The Latest: What’s in store for the AP Top 25 and potentially the College Football Playoff rankings

The day of the College Football Playoff bracket announcement has fans buzzing with uncertainty

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