The College Football Playoff has one glaring problem
The CFP is a wondrous bounty of football joy, game after game of (sometimes) thrilling football matchups that range from the unexpected to the sublime. The problem is that the expanded CFP now requires four weeks’ worth of games, not two, and fitting those games into the most crowded space of the year is no easy task.
College Football Playoff expansion rescued Ohio State, Notre Dame, and we're better for it
A four-team College Football Playoff would have omitted the nation's best team from the bracket. The bigger playoff saved this matchup.
The Eight Minutes That Will Decide the College Football Season
In college football, the team that scores more in the last four minutes of the second quarter and first four minutes of third wins 70% of the time. Nobody plays better in the ‘middle eight’ than Notre Dame.
ESPN's 2024 college football All-America team
With schools playing as many as 16 games this season in the first year of the 12-team College Football Playoff format, we waited a little longer than usual to unveil our 2024 ESPN All-America team. Postseason performances should matter,
When is the 2025 college football championship? How to watch
It's Ohio State vs. Notre Dame in the CFP National Championship game. Here's how to catch the action on ESPN on Jan. 20.
College football championship: What to know before you go to Mercedes-Benz
The college football national championship between Ohio State and Notre Dame will kick off Monday in Atlanta. Here are key things to know if you’re heading to the game.
Ranking remaining NFL playoff teams; Nick Saban, Michael Vick entering College Football Hall of Fame
NICK SABAN AND THE REST OF THE 2025 COLLEGE FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME CLASS. The 2025 College Football Hall of Fame class is full ...
B/R College Football Betting Locks with Adam Kramer: 2025 National Championship
Normally, Locks of the Week eases into the slate of games. Not this week. After going unbeaten with our CFB picks against the ...
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2025 NFL Draft deadline winners and losers: Penn State, Texas on opposite ends of talent-retention spectrum
Here are the biggest winners and losers from the NFL Draft early entry deadline: ...
Audience To The College Football Semifinals & NFL Wild Card Dropped
The audience for the 2 CFP semifinal games averaged 19.2 million a -17% dropoff from last year. The 6 NFL wild card games ...
Reviewing our too-early Top 25 college football predictions for 2024. There were hits and misses
Predicting next season's college football Top 25 in January is difficult. We tried early in 2024. How did it work out? A look ...
Michael Vick, Nick Saban, Urban Meyer Headline 2025 College Football HOF Class
Two era-defining coaches, an electrifying quarterback and an NFL legend at defensive end headline the 2025 College Football ...
Former Browns star lineman elected to College Football Hall of Fame
Former Cleveland Browns center Alex Mack, a seven-time NFL Pro Bowler, has been elected to the College Football Hall of Fame ...
Major College Football Program's Fanbase Worried After 11th Player Enters Transfer Portal
Players can still enter the transfer portal after the initial deadline thanks to an additional window for teams that played ...
Former Notre Dame quarterback Terry Hanratty makes the College Football Hall of Fame
A two-time Super Bowl champion with the Pittsburgh Steelers, former Notre Dame QB Terry Hanratty finished in the top 10 of ...
2025 NFL Draft prospects: Complete list of star college football underclassmen who have declared
The hard deadline for college football underclassmen to declare for the 2025 NFL Draft is Jan. 15, but even into late January ...
NFL announces finalists for Salute to Service Award
The NFL and USAA announced Thursday that Aaron Jones, George Kittle, and Morgan Fox have been named the three finalists for the "Salute to Service" Award.