4 takeaways from the first year of the expanded College Football Playoff
Ohio State came out on top in the national championship on Monday, outlasting a late Notre Dame comeback push to win 34-23. The game brought an end to the first edition of the expanded College Football Playoff, which features 12 teams vying for the title instead of four.
College Football Playoff: Orange Bowl-winning coach will make history
Notre Dame’s Marcus Freeman or Penn State’s James Franklin will become the first Black coach to lead a team into the national title game at college football’s highest level.
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Either Notre Dame head coach Marcus Freeman, left, or Penn State head coach James Franklin, posing with the Orange Bowl trophy on Wednesday in Dania Beach, Fla., will make history by reaching the College Football Playoff championship game. It’s taken 17 years, but college football is finally having its Super Bowl 41 moment.
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Any College Football Playoff tweaks for 2025 won’t be hashed out until later this year
Any adjustments to the College Football Playoff for next season, including a potential tweak in the way byes are awarded, would have to take place later this year, probably in the spring, the leaders of the playoff said.
Ohio State wins first 12-team College Football Playoff
After a devastating loss to Michigan in November, Ohio State recovered to win four in a row to win an expanded College Football Playoff. ()
The first 12-team College Football Playoff was a success
When Ohio State beat Notre Dame 34-23, the College Football Playoff wrapped up its biggest postseason ever, and despite the high amount of blowouts, the 12-team playoff was a success. A season ago, seven teams were vying for a spot in the playoff during conference championship week.
After All That, the Richest School Wins the College Football Playoff
One of the enduring storylines of the 2024-25 college football season was newfound parity across the sport. On Monday night, the nation’s richest public athletic department won the sport’s biggest prize.
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Four Takeaways for College Football Playoff Semifinals
Four takeaways on the College Football Playoff Final Four: 1. For the first time in FBS history, a Black coach will play for a national championship. Either Marcus Freeman of the Notre Dame ...
Where to watch Notre Dame vs. Ohio State CFP championship for free
Both the Buckeyes and Fighting Irish won three CFP games to get to the finals and upset higher seeds along the way.
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A milestone moment for college football
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — In college basketball, the scene of an African American coach cutting down the nets on their way to a national title is not new, even if it is still a relative rarity.