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College Football Playoff 2025: First round first look
How all eight teams can win their first-round matchup, plus players to watch and biggest questions.
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How each of the 12 College Football Playoff teams could win the national title
Bill Connelly breaks down the path to victory for every team -- and what will hold each of them back.
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AND THE WINNERS WILL BE ...
We made score picks for every postseason CFB game
See our predictions on the final score of every bowl matchup, and check back to see how we fared.
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College Football Playoff predictions: We pick every game in every round
Our college football writers predict the outcomes of each CFP matchup and choose their champion.
TROLLING HIS ALMA MATER
Jameis Winston trolls Florida State football, praises women's soccer champs
The former Seminoles quarterback was excited about the Florida State's women's soccer team's fifth title ... and less than impressed by his old squad.
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Do college sports need a CBA? Some ADs are starting to think so
SPORTS BETTING
Betting on the 2025 CFP? All the predictions, odds and best bets bettors need
Breaking down the field, the best bets, plus what the sportsbooks are seeing ahead of the first round.
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Miami-Texas A&M, JMU-Oregon and lines for each College Football Playoff or bowl game
Betting odds and lines for every bowl game, and matchup in the College Football Playoff.
REACTING TO THE RANKINGS
Wetzel: Relax, the CFP selection process is (mostly) working
Don't overreact to this year's playoff rankings by blowing up the system. Chasing perfection is a fool's errand.
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CFP Anger Index: An absurd farce over Notre Dame, Miami
Evaluating the committee's ranking process, and what teams should be most upset over in the final CFP ranking.
WHERE EVERY TEAM STANDS
Updated SP+ rankings for all 136 FBS teams
The latest SP+ rankings, plus strength of schedule and résumé SP+, following this weekend's results.
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ANDSCAPE
Andscape
Pain of 2024 Celebration Bowl loss drives South Carolina State's bid for redemption
Head coach Chennis Berry and the Bulldogs spent the offseason focused on improving on past mistakes and bringing newcomers on the team up to speed
(Photo by Butch Dill/Getty Images)
Top Headlines
- Big 12 commish: Irish AD's behavior 'egregious'
- AD: ACC social media campaign 'targeted' Irish
- Utah seeks private equity deal to boost revenue
- Chesney aiming to make UCLA 'premier program'
- ASU's Dillingham wishes QB Leavitt well in portal
- Top-rated DT Woods of Clemson declares for draft
- Irish will push to keep Freeman amid NFL interest
- Sources: 4 LSU coaches rejoin Rebels for CFP run
- 😡 Anger Index: Should Notre Dame be upset?
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Lane Kiffin's final days at Ole Miss and his move to LSU
How the long courtship of the Rebels coach finally came to a head, amid secret meetings and middle fingers.
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Grading 2025 college football head coaching hires
As the coaching carousel continues to spin, we grade every major hire.
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College football's new era of parity has arrived, but is it here to stay?
With NIL, revenue sharing, the transfer portal and player empowerment, CFB's landscape is changing.
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Wetzel: CFB's 'calendar' problem affects athletes more than millionaire coaches
Unlike coaches, high school kids don't have multimillion-dollar buyouts to fall back on, Dan Wetzel writes.
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College football national signing day live: Top commits, flips, moments
Wednesday is the first day for 2026 prospects to offiically sign. Here's what you missed.
