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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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Nine Best College Football Games to Watch in Week 9: Contenders vs. Pretenders Week

The Big Ten slate features three games that should provide clarity on which teams are for real, while three matchups in the SEC help settle the playoff pecking order.

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Ten Candidates for Florida Football Coaching Search After Billy Napier Firing

Jon Sumrall should be the top target for the Gators who are searching for their fifth head coach since Urban Meyer left in 2010.

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College Football’s 12 Most Disappointing Players at Halfway Point of 2025 Season

From high-profile quarterbacks to star skill players, here a dozen individuals who haven’t quite lived up to expectations yet.

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College Football Playoff Bracket Week 7 Live Projections: USF Gets Edge in Group of 5

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

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2025 College Football Coaching Carousel: All the Key Candidates to Know

UCLA and Virginia Tech kicked off what could be the wildest coaching market in years. Here are 50-plus names to track as more jobs open.

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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 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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Boise State's College Football Playoff Hopes Take Brutal Blow With Week 1 Blowout Loss

The Broncos were thoroughly outclassed by a USF squad that looked closer to the part of Group of 5 CFP representative.

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16 Things We Know for Sure About the 2025 College Football Season

Among our truths: Arch Manning will not live up to the hype, Boise State is still the best Group of 5 team and Nebraska will end the season ranked.

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Group of 5 and Independents Football Preview: Notre Dame, Boise State Ready to Make Noise

Don’t overlook James Madison, Toledo, Tulane and others from the smaller-conference ranks as potential CFP participants.

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Sports Illustrated’s College Football Preseason Top 25: No. 21 Boise State

Ashton Jeanty may be gone, but the Broncos remain the favorite to win the Mountain West and make the College Football Playoff.

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Group of 5, Independent Football Primer: Notre Dame Hopeful for CFP Bid Again

After a look at the Power 4 leagues, SI runs through the remaining conferences and the favorites, new coaches and potential playoff teams.

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College Football Playoff Discussions Center on Straight Seeding, Conference Makeup

Commissioners met last week on the 2025 version of the playoff with more decisions looming ahead of an agreement to give the SEC and Big Ten more control.

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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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Boise State Needs to Make Its Shot Count As the Underdog

The Broncos, given a No. 3 playoff seed that came with a first-round bye, are playing a credibility game on behalf of the entire Group of 5.

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College Football Coaching Carousel Primer: Names Beyond Bill Belichick to Watch

Four power-conference programs have current openings and are expected to make hires soon after championship weekend concludes.

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Forde-Yard Dash: Predicting College Football Playoff Bracket

There are 11 teams locked in for the 12-team field. Here are the arguments for and against a handful of teams on the bubble.

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College Football Watchability: Indiana Seeks to Prove Legitimacy vs. Ohio State in Week 13

The Big Ten title game could be set after a top-five matchup in Columbus. Plus, Army tries to shake up the playoff race and Big 12 front-runners hit the road.

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College Football Week 10 Takeaways: Billy Napier Tops Coaches on Hot Seat

Plus, what to make of College Football Playoff races in the ACC, Big 12 and Group of 5, while undefeated Indiana makes solid case in the Big Ten.

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Ranking Group of 5 College Football Playoff Contenders

Ahead of the selection committee’s first ranking next week, here are 10 mid-major teams in the hunt for a spot in the 12-team field.

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College Football Week 9 Takeaways: Backup Quarterbacks Rule the Weekend

Texas A&M, Penn State and Indiana all relied on new signal-callers for myriad reasons and still won pivotal matchups.

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Boise State Is Back and Has Sights Set on Group of 5’s College Football Playoff Berth

Quarterback Maddux Madsen rises to occasion against fellow Mountain West upstart UNLV as Hesiman Trophy hopeful Ashton Jeanty battles injury.

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Forde-Yard Dash: How the College Football Playoff Seeding Will Play Out

The SEC and Big Ten likely will get at least half of the 12 spots, if not more, as we sift through all current contenders and plot a course toward the final bracket.

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