College Football Playoff 2025: Going inside every first-round matchup - ESPN
South Bend, State College, Austin and Columbus set the bar high last season. Now it's time to shine the spotlight on Norman, College Station, Oxford and Eugene.
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FOX Super 6 Contest: Geoff Schwartz's CFP First Round Picks, Predictions
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CFP Intrigue Rankings: Which First-Round Games Have the Best Storylines?
With the first round of the College Football Playoff this weekend, there are four win-or-go-home college football games. Each contest is a battle between two teams with their seasons on the line, hoping to advance to the quarterfinals and one step closer to a national title. Those stakes bring excitement to each matchup, which will be played on college campuses.
2026 NFL Draft Guide to Bowl Season: The Best Prospect At Each Position
There are 41 bowl games this holiday season, providing talent evaluators and college football fans with a smorgasbord of storylines.
CFB Player Rank: The top 50 players in the 2025-26 playoff - ESPN
Skim through the Heisman Trophy voting, and seven of the top 10 players will be on the field in this year's College Football Playoff. Our apologies to Jeremiyah Love, whom we'd love to see there, too, but that's an issue for Notre Dame and the ACC to work out.
Indiana Hoosiers HC Curt Cignetti Becomes 1st Back-to-Back AP Coach of the Year
Indiana Curt Cignetti exceeded expectations again this season, and it earned him a second consecutive honor as The Associated Press Coach of the Year in college football.
Previewing college football's FCS playoff quarterfinals - ESPN
The 2009 FCS championship game pitted Bobby Hauck's top-ranked Montana Grizzlies, six-time finalists (and two-time champions) over the previous 15 seasons, against Andy Talley's second-seeded Villanova Wildcats. Montana took a 14-3 lead, but Villanova seized control with a 20-0 run and two touchdowns from MVP Matt Szczur. Montana scored late but couldn't recover a late onside kick, and a first-down run by Szczur sealed Villanova's first national title.
