Why expanding the College Football Playoff worked – and what still needs to be fixed
Now that it’s all over and the Ohio State Buckeyes are the college football national champions, it can be definitively said: Expanding the College Football Playoff worked.
SI:AM | Expanded College Football Playoff Proves Successful—With Room for Improvement
It started with some blowouts, ended with some nailbiters and gave fans plenty to look forward to in future editions.
Year 1 of the 12-team College Football Playoff is coming to a close. Was the expansion a success?
The CFP will never likely surpass the NFL in the attention economy, but the march through the first 12-team Playoff has been a positive one.
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.
Projecting 2026 College Football Playoff
This year, Boise State was the non-power representative for the College Football Playoff. Next year, it will be Tulane, but it will be a very different situation than the Broncos'. Boise State got a bye and was actually ranked inside the top-12. That won't be the case next season.
Way too early 2025 college football rankings: Can Indiana make the College Football Playoff again?
By almost any measure, Indiana football had the best season in its 126-year history in 2024. Can IU run it back in 2025?
2024-25 All-College Football Playoff Team: Ohio State beats out Penn State, Notre Dame for most selections
It should come as no surprise that the Buckeyes landed plenty of players on the CBS Sports' All-College Football Playoff Team
Ohio State Celebrates and Gets Ready for All the Changes Coming to College Football in 2025
It would help the fans’ enjoyment of the game,” said ESPN's Chris Fowler, who called Ohio State's win over Notre Dame on Monday night. “You need some centralized scheduli
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Lessons from inaugural 12-team College Football Playoff: Format is flawed, home environments provide boost
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Ohio State beats Notre Dame to win College Football Playoff National Championship Game
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How did college football coaches vote in the US LBM Coaches Poll? See every ballot in the final Top 25 rankings
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2025 NFL Draft: Stock up, stock down from College Football Playoff as Quinn Ewers disappoints, receivers surge
When it came to the NFL Draft, there used to be this phenomenon called "bowl-game bias," when a prospect would see massive ...