Ohio State reigned supreme in the first year of the 12-team College Football Playoff, defeating Tennessee, Oregon, Texas and Notre Dame on its road to glory. Like most things in college sports right now,

The first 12-team Playoff had a lot of great moments. It could also use some tweaks. In the short term, leaders are unlikely to make major changes to the format for the 2025 season. The bigger stuff is more likely to come in 2026, when the new contracts kick in and the SEC and Big Ten basically get to do whatever they want.

Chris ranks the top 10 head coaches for the 2025 college football season. Where do coaches like Kirby Smart, Ryan Day, and Marcus Freeman rank? Who was left off?

As the 2025 recruiting cycle ends and the 12-team CFP era rolls on, here is a look at four teams that have improved their chances of securing a playoff spot, and, maybe winning it all, as long as their transfers contribute as expected and they get production from some youth in their current class of recruits.

Yesterday was an uneventful National Signing Day for the Nebraska Cornhuskers class of 2025. The class officially closed with 20 signees, 12 of whom were listed as 4-star prospects and the remaining eight players as 3-star recruits.

National Signing Day has come and gone, and with it all of the most highly-considered prospects in the 2025 college football recruiting class have made their intentions known. As expected, the SEC and Big Ten cleaned up,