

Texas Tech isn’t the College Football Playoff lock we thought
The Big 12 race is wide open despite the preseason favorite Red Raiders' perfect start.College Football Playoffs Latest

Sneaky Week 2 games with College Football Playoff implications
Oklahoma could finish off Michigan's in Week 2, plus the biggest Group of Six matchup of the season.
The 24-team CFP is one step closer to reality: What fans should know
College Football Playoff expansion isn't inevitable, but two major players are finally coming together to negotiate.
Table for 12: The Big Ten bailed out Michigan, but it may not matter in the CFP race
Every program in the country is vying for one of the 12 seats at the College Football Playoff table, and each week, the column will break down the 12 most important things that happened in the season-long game of musical chairs.
Sneaky games in Week 1 with College Football Playoff implications
The College Football Playoff looms large, even in Week 1. Teams like Oregon, Ole Miss and LSU can't afford to get caught sleepwalking.
G6 Power Rankings: The teams fighting for a CFP bid in 2026
The first power rankings are out and the G6 has a lot of College Football Playoff contenders early in the season, now including Memphis.





The first College Football Playoff elimination game might happen in Week Zero
Memphis and UNLV highlight college football's first weekend, and the loser's CFP hopes might already be shot before the year officially starts.
College football rankings by initial strength of schedule: Texas faces uphill climb
Steve Sarkisian and the Horns face a make-or-break year. But the scheduling gods have done them no favors.
The most underrated player on every preseason Top 25 team
College football’s biggest stars get the hype, but these underrated names could make all the difference in 2026.
College sports are running out of things that make them college sports
Collectively, the NCAA, the college administrators, and the players have created something nobody would have called college athletics 10 years ago.
3 reasons Notre Dame is actually a CFP title contender this season
The Irish have every reason to play like champions each Saturday.





College Football Playoff contenders who should be punished for soft out of conference schedules
Penn State isn't the only team who could hurt themselves with a creampuff schedule.
5 college football teams destined to get left out of the College Football Playoff
USC has a lot of pressure to get into the College Football Playoff—along with these four other teams—but it doesn't mean this will be their year.
Big 12's CFP expansion vote is first step in calling SEC's separation bluff
The rest of college football doesn't seem to care if it just means more in the South.
Everything to know about College Football Playoff expansion: 24-team format, supporters, oppositon and more
When it comes to College Football Playoff expansion, the question isn't if the field will grow, but whether it grows to 16 or 24 teams.
