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The Latest Breaking News from the Big Ten

College Football Playoff Predictions: Imagining Eight Experimental Scenarios for 2025

From our best guess to how the playoff will unfold to borderline absurd brackets, here is how the season could play out under very different circumstances.

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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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College Football Fans Loved Having the Chance to Correct the AP Stylebook

The Power Five is no longer five.

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Big Ten Football Preview: Third Straight National Title Could Be on the Horizon

Penn State eyes the same track as back-to-back champs Ohio State and Michigan as the conference further separates itself from the pack.

Sports Illustrated

College football latest: AP Top 25 preseason rankings drop with Texas on top

The Associated Press preseason Top 25 college football poll is out and it's topped by Texas for the first time in an opening poll

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2025 Preseason All-SuperWest College Football Teams

2025 Preseason All-SuperWest College Football Teams, three teams deep, with Coach and Players of the Year Awards.

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Sports Illustrated’s College Football Preseason Top 25: No. 11 Oregon

The Ducks have become a legitimate title contender and coach Dan Lanning is ascending to elite territory.

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Sports Illustrated’s College Football Preseason Top 25: No. 12 Illinois

The Illini aim to break through to the national spotlight after posting their first double-digit win season since 2001 last year.

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Best 2025 College Football Games in the West by Week

Dane Miller's choices for the Best College Football Games in the West for the 2025 season from Week 0 through Week 14.

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Ranking the Big Ten Football Head Coaches for 2025

Our Stephen Vilardo ranks the Big Ten Conference football head coaches heading into the upcoming 2025 season.

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Great Debate: Ranking the CFB Mascots in the West

ankings are subjective and are sure to draw criticism. Rarely does a sportswriter get to take it and dish it

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CFP Expansion Division Stems From Stronghold ESPN Has Over Games

A Big Ten push for more play-in games with other TV partners has roots in the Playoff extending its media rights deal with just one network.

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Big Ten vs. SEC Rivalry Boils As Each League Tries to Claim Superiority

Once partners in driving a College Football Playoff format favoring their conferences, the two are at odds over strength of schedule.

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Sports Illustrated’s College Football Preseason Top 25: No. 22 USC

The first foray into the Big Ten did not go as planned but the Trojans are hoping a ton of off-field changes will help get the program back on track.

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James Franklin Is Not Happy About Big Ten Media Days Being in Las Vegas

The Penn State coach voiced his displeasure over the location of the conference's annual preseason media day event.

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Sources: Big Ten’s Four-Bid CFP Push Tied to TV Revenue Proposal

If commissioner Tony Petitti’s 4-4-2-2-1 format is adopted, the league could add two games alongside its title matchup for broadcast partners.

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Jedd Fisch Takes Shot at SEC for Scheduling FCS Opponents in November

The Washington Huskies head coach was asked about SEC scheduling practices as it pertains to the College Football Playoff, and he did not hold back in his response at Big Ten Media Day.

Sports Illustrated

Instead of Hammering CFP Selection Committee, SMU Should Celebrate Its Decisions

The Mustangs were the final team into the 2024 playoff because the committee took into account all of the subjective things college football teams and fans say they care about.

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Tony Petitti's CFP Proposal Doesn't Have College Football’s Best Interests in Mind

The commissioner remains the lone power figure pushing for College Football Playoff expansion with more opportunities for Power 4 teams.

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Former Patriot Details How Tom Brady Once Powdered His Center's Buttocks

New England center Ted Karras reveals the length that the legendary QB would go to avoid taking sweaty snaps.

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Big Ten Tightens Stance on College Football Playoff Expansion

The league is not currently compromising on its preferred CFP format unless the SEC makes a scheduling change.

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SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey Says 12-Team CFP Could Remain

The league, along with the Big Ten, has sway over the format, but in the SEC, there is some pressure to perform to expectations if it wants to maintain control.

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ESPN's Dan Orlovsky Reveals Which Conference Will Have Most CFP Participants

The ESPN football analyst revealed his prediction for the upcoming season.

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Forty Observations on the 2025 College Football Schedule

Strength of schedule will be discussed more than ever this season, and the cross-country travel isn’t slowing down with plenty of body-clock games on tap.

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All New PAC-12 Teams in College Football 26

For college football fans, following the shifting conferences has been as challenging as keeping track of the season itself. The PAC-12 conference has been significantly weakened in recent years, with many teams relocating to the Big Ten, Big 12, or ACC. But the PAC-12 is making a comeback, and College…

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