Sights and sounds from new 12-team College Football Playoff - ESPN

The wait is over.

The new 12-team College Football Playoff is finally here. It will include teams that stood out and proved themselves a force to be reckoned with on the collegiate gridiron, alongside bluebloods that have earned their respect.

With the CFP kicking off right around a holiday season that brings freezing-cold temperatures and snowy weather, three of the four first-round locations are expected to experience winter conditions.

With the playoffs getting underway on Dec. 20, college football's postseason will look a lot different due to the new energies and ambiance created by the new format.

Here are some sights and sounds from the CFP.

ESPN's Kirk Herbstreit's dog Peter is enjoying the snow

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Snowy scenes for Indiana at Notre Dame