No. 8 seed Ohio State put a victorious capper on the first-ever 12-team edition of the College Football Playoff with a 34-23 win over No. 7 seed Notre Dame at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta.

One college football-centric topic that came as quite a surprise was Andy Staples of On3 releasing his way-too-early College Football Playoff 12-team bracket for the 2025-26 college football season.

ESPN and the CFP shared a look at the new big rings that will be handed out to the winners of the 12-team bracket following Monday's national championship game in Atlanta. ESPN College Football ...

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And if anything, the 12-team bracket led to more games that commanded national interest, not fewer. With a four-team playoff, few would have cared about the Clemson-SMU ACC title game, or about ...

chatter about Quad One wins and nonconference strength of schedule is about to pick up significantly as fans of the sport ...