Ohio, Notre Dame and College Football Playoff

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.
Predicting College Football Playoff's next 10 national champions
Let's have fun with this one and predict the playoff's next 10 national champions:
Notre Dame vs. Ohio State: Championship history and stats
Notre Dame and Ohio State headline the 2025 College Football Playoff title game. Dig into each team's history and championship stats now.
Notre Dame vs. Ohio State: How to watch, picks, odds for College Football Playoff National Championship Game
Ohio State is favored by more than a touchdown against Notre Dame in the College Football Playoff National Championship Game.
College Football Playoff: Why each postseason team, from Ohio State to Boise State, can return to 2025 bracket
College Football Playoff expansion makes it unlikely that the bracket will feature the same 12 teams two years in a row, but each of the 2024 participants enters next season with reasons to believe in another run at a postseason berth.
Notre Dame National Championships: Wins, history, winningest coaches ahead of CFP title game vs. Ohio State
The Fighting Irish will take on the Buckeyes in the CFP National Championship Game on Monday. Learn about the history upon which Marcus Freeman's team is trying to build.
Ohio State vs. Notre Dame: 10 most impactful players in College Football Playoff National Championship
The inaugural 12-team College Football Playoff field has been whittled down to two as Ohio State prepares to face Notre Dame in the CFP National Championship on Monday, Jan. 20 in Atlanta. Program legends will be made as Ohio State seeks its first national title since 2014,
The SEC’s reality check: Playoff woes indicate college football has caught up. What now?
Some of it may be overboard, dancing on the grave of a not-dead patient by SEC haters who finally see their chance. Some of ...
Hamilton: Should the Heisman Trophy include the CFP? Don't count on it
The Heisman Trophy remains the most iconic individual award in sports. But the College Football Playoff is a non-factor when ...
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How Does The New 12-Team College Football Playoff Format Work? New CFP Format Explained
While the CFP has been around since 2014, this year’s drastic college football playoff expansion increases the postseason field from four teams to 12. The new CFP format allows more teams to ...
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Updated conference bowl records for 2024-25 college football postseason
Texas Longhorns coach Steve Sarkisian raises the trophy as the Texas Longhorns celebrate their 39-31 double overtime win over ...
College Football Playoff picks: Sun Belt dominance at the top? Not last year, maybe not this year
College football will have consecutive national champions from outside the Sun Belt region for the first time in three ...
Total Team Talent Still Matters More With Playoff Expansion
Most folks will say that winning at a high level in college football is all about coaching and that will always ...
Want to make a deep College Football Playoff run? Better have quality depth
Elite depth, the staple of so many recent national champions, is harder to maintain in the NIL/portal era of player ...
College Football Playoff byes are already being blamed for wonky quarterfinal results
Regardless, perhaps the first-round byes have contributed to the losing team's slow starts? Boise State trailed Penn State 14-0 before eventually making a game of it in the Fiesta Bowl in New Year's ...
Insider Predicts Major Change to College Football Playoff Schedule
The College Football Playoff is in its inaugural season as a 12-team tournament, and if we know anything about how college sports--or any sport, really--evolves, it's a safe assumption that the format ...
Notre Dame's $20 million statement: Orange Bowl defeat of Penn State secures independent status
Notre Dame's defeat of Penn State in the Orange Bowl puts its College Football Playoff payout at $20 million and ensures its ...