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Imagining Five Deals We’d Like to See in a 2025 College Football Trade Deadline

If college football had a trade deadline like the pros, these blockbuster swaps could reshape the playoff race.

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How the CFP Rankings Compare to the AP Top 25 Poll

Comparing the College Football Playoff Rankings to This Week’s AP Poll.

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SI:AM | Jets and Cowboys Make Waves During Hectic NFL Trade Deadline

New York had an eye toward the future in dealing some of its top defenders, while Dallas’s strategy is less clear.

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ACC Snubbed in First College Football Playoff Rankings as Big 12 Surges Ahead

The selection committee sent a harsh message that the conference’s résumé is weak and its multibid playoff hopes are already on thin ice.

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Why Notre Dame’s No. 10 College Football Playoff Ranking Doesn’t Add Up

The Irish were the highest-rated two-loss team in the committee’s initial rankings, which is more than the team deserves at this point.

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College Football Playoff Race: Power Ranking CFP Bubble Teams After First Top 25

The CFP selection committee released its first set of rankings for the 2025 season on Tuesday.

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How Voting for the College Football Playoff Committee Works

A closer look at how the College Football Playoff committee makes their rankings.

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SI:AM | The Most Notable Results From College Basketball’s Opening Day

The schedule was light on heavyweight matchups, but there were still some big upsets.

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Forde-Yard Dash: Why We’re Already Annoyed About the CFP Rankings

The committee’s first Top 25 drops Tuesday, and we’re preemptively fired up about Bama’s loss, Notre Dame’s love and Big Ten bubble math.

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Texas’s Steve Sarkisian Had Strong Message About SEC Ahead of First CFP Rankings

Steve Sarkisian was not a fan of just three SEC teams making the CFP last year.

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Forde-Yard Dash: The Myth of Making the College Football Playoff Every Season

LSU fired Brian Kelly for missing the playoff, but even the sport’s biggest powers can’t hit that mark every season in today’s parity-driven game.

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What to Watch As the College Football Playoff Selection Committee Rankings Debut

From crowded conference races to a wide-open Group of 5 field, the first CFP rankings on Tuesday will reveal what the committee truly values.

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College Football Playoff Eliminator: Which Teams Are Out or Alive for a Berth After Week 10

The ACC is likely a one-bid league, while the Big 12 tiebreakers could either be simple or complicated depending on these final weeks.

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Forde: College Football Playoff Projected Bracket After Week 10

Vanderbilt and Miami drop out after big losses ahead of the CFP committee’s first rankings reveal.

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Utah Looked Like a Big 12 and CFP Contender Again in a Beatdown of Cincinnati

The Utes delivered a complete performance in all three phases to rout the Bearcats, though two earlier losses still loom large in the conference and College Football Playoff races.

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College Football Week 10 Winners and Losers: Ohio State's Death Star Is Operational

For all the hype around their defense, the Buckeyes' passing attack has them thinking repeat.

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Miami's Playoff Hopes Take Significant Hit As Carson Beck OT Interception Sets Up SMU Win

The Mustangs pull of a big home upset that puts the Hurricanes’ College Football Playoff aspirations in jeopardy.

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College Football Playoff Bracket Week 10 Live Projections: Group of 5 Bid Up for Grabs

Throughout Saturday’s slate, Sports Illustrated will give an updated look at the playoff seeding and matchups.

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How Tennessee vs. Oklahoma Impacts Both Teams’ College Football Playoff Chances

The Vols host the Sooners in what very well could be a CFP elimination game.

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Regrading the 2021–22 College Football Coaching Cycle: Two Unanimous Failures

With the carousel already chaotically spinning this season, we take a look back at another inflection point featuring some familiar names.

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How Texas vs. Vanderbilt Impacts Both Teams’ College Football Playoff Chances

The Commodores remain very alive in the playoff race, while the Longhorns hope to stay alive with a big win.

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Eight Best College Football Games to Watch in Week 10: Three SEC Teams Fight for CFP Lives

It’s playoff elimination week in the league where it just means more. Plus, Miami and USC need wins on the road against pesky conference foes.

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Forde-Yard Dash: Seven Teams That Can Make a Major Impact on the CFP Race

Whether it's on their own behalf or by upsetting opponents, these teams are intriguingly positioned to move the needle in November.

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College Football Playoff Eliminator: Which Teams Are Out or Alive for a Berth After Week 9

The Big Ten and SEC are aiming to send at least four teams apiece, while the Group of 5 bid could have competition.

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College Football Playoff and Bowl Projections After Week 9: Oregon’s Résumé Discussion

The Ducks have only one win against a team over .500, which could prevent them from hosting a first-round CFP game. Plus, how the bowl schedule is shaping up.

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