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College Football Playoff Projection After Week 5: Alabama Sends a Warning

The Crimson Tide have a legitimate path to the SEC championship game and a CFP first-round bye as the conference puts five in the field.

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Fischer’s Takeaways from Oregon–Penn State: James Franklin Fails in Another Big Game

The Ducks now have a great path to earning a College Football Playoff quarterfinal berth after an impressive win over the Nittany Lions.

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Forde’s Takeaways from Alabama-Georgia: Kirby Smart’s Dubious Record

The Crimson Tide’s win over the Bulldogs raises big questions for Smart—and the College Football Playoff race.

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College Football Playoff Bracket Week 5 Projections: Ole Miss Vaults Into Rankings

Throughout Saturday’s packed slate, Sports Illustrated will keep you updated on how playoff contenders fare and what each major result means to the CFP race.

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Power Conferences May Form New Committee to Shape Future of College Football Playoff

According to a new report from Yahoo, there may be a new working group put together to discuss the future of the College Football Playoff.

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College Football Playoff Projection After Week 4: Oklahoma, Indiana Stamp Contender Status

Clemson, SMU and Toledo fall out of contention after dismal results, while Ohio State and LSU remain in position for byes.

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College Football Playoff Projection After Week 3: New ACC Teams Rise in Rankings

With Clemson falling out of contention, Georgia Tech, Miami and Florida State are in the mix as the conference automatic bid.

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College Football Week 3 Takeaways: Clemson Got Swarmed

The Yellow Jackets welcomed No. 12 Clemson to Atlanta, and exited the game a College Football Playoff contender.

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College Football Playoff Projection After Week 2: Miami Ahead in ACC Race

Florida flops out of playoff contention, while Arizona State is on the outside looking in after falling to Mississippi State.

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Bowl Projections After Week 2: Florida Misses Postseason After Loss to USF

Arizona State is bounced from the College Football Playoff, while the Gator Bowl features a 2013 BCS title game rematch.

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Bijan Robinson Discusses What His Ideal College Football Playoff Would Look Like

The Falcons running back has an idea different from the current 12-team format.

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College Football Playoff Projection After Week 1: LSU, Ohio State Vie for Top Spot

Tulane slots in as the Group of 5 representative after an impressive weekend for the American, while Georgia and Penn State took care of business to earn first-round byes.

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Forde-Yard Dash: Get Ready for Even More College Football Playoff Politicking

With seven available at-large CFP bids, expect a war of words between conferences. Plus, CFP predictions and Week Zero’s season-opening chaos.

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Big Ten Reportedly Floats Doubling College Football Playoff in Size

The conference's new idea would include 24 to 28 teams.

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Big 12 Hopes Parity Will Result in Multiple Bids to College Football Playoff

Picked last in the 2024 preseason, Arizona State was the league’s only participant in the playoff as the conference chose not to rank its teams this year.

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TNT Strikes Deal With ESPN to Air College Football Playoff Semifinals

The network continues to beef up its gridiron presence.

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Lane Kiffin Offers Simple Idea for Potential 16-Team College Football Playoff Format

Lane Kiffin has an idea to fix the CFP by adding more SEC teams.

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College Football Playoff Moves to Straight Seeding Model,

College Football Playoff shifts to straight seeding model in 2025, ending automatic byes for top conference champions.

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SEC Weighing Nine-Game League Schedule Amid College Football Playoff Tweaks

The format would include three annual opponents and a rotating group of six more teams with the possibility to reevaluate the permanent teams for competitive equity.

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Inside the Battle for Fairness in the College Football Playoff Format

The College Football Playoff continues to be one of the most interesting attractions in sport, and the controversy continues to follow it.

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Fans Livid That Ohio State-Texas College Football Playoff Rematch Is Big Noon Game

The Ohio State Buckeyes-Texas Longhorns Week 1 College Football Playoff rematch is set to kickoff at noon ET, and fans are not happy about it.

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Rose Bowl's Longstanding Start Time to Change for 2025 College Football Playoff

The traditional epicenter of the sport has bowed to the god of television.

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This Week's Big Ten–SEC Meeting Could Shape Future of College Football Playoff

The biggest action item in the closed-door sessions will surround where the two leagues stand on the CFP’s structure, format and timing.

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Cowboys Set to Hire Top Assistant From College Football Playoff Program

Brian Schottenheimer's staff in Dallas is bringing in a couple of coaches from the college ranks.

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ESPN pleased with 1st season of expanded College Football Playoff as it looks to the future

The 11 College Football Playoff games averaged 15.6 million viewers according to Nielsen, as audiences increased during each round

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