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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Best bets for Miami-Texas A&M: The two most disruptive teams in the CFP face off - ESPN
Miami and Texas A&M have similar features: They win by disrupting you, pressuring you and forcing you into decisions you don't want to make on third down. That's the tone here, two fencers in a phone booth with no room to breathe, no space to get comfortable and every mistake amplified.
Oklahoma errors key blown lead, loss to Alabama in CFP opener - ESPN
NORMAN, Okla. — Back in the College Football Playoff for the first time since 2019, No. 8 Oklahoma earned an unwanted distinction Friday night. After squandering a 17-point advantage in a 34-24 loss to No. 9 Alabama, the Sooners now own the two largest blown leads in Playoff history.
Alabama overcomes 17-point deficit to halt Oklahoma in CFP opener - ESPN
NORMAN, Okla. — Ty Simpson passed for 232 yards and two touchdowns, and No. 9 seed Alabama rallied from a 17-point deficit to beat No. 8 Oklahoma 34-24 on Friday night in the first round of the College Football Playoff.
Uniforms for every team in the first round of the College Football Playoff - ESPN
The College Football Playoff is as big a stage as you'll find in the sport — a stage on which eight teams will be performing across four games Friday and Saturday as part of the competition's first round.
Alabama pulls off comeback win over Oklahoma in College Football Playoff first round
Urban Meyer, Matt Leinart, Brady Quinn, and Mark Ingram reacted after Indiana defeated Ohio State to win the Big Ten Championship.
2025-26 College Football Playoff: What's next for Oklahoma? - ESPN
And then there were 11.
Tulane's Sumrall mourns father's death day before CFP debut - ESPN
NEW ORLEANS — Tulane coach Jon Sumrall mourned the death of his father on Friday, a day before the Green Wave make their College Football Playoff debut against Ole Miss.