Oregon won a Big Ten title in its first season in the conference, but after a playoff collapse and a reset at quarterback, questions remain heading into 2025. Still, ESPN’s Craig Haubert believes the Ducks have what it takes to defend their title.

As the 2025 recruiting cycle ends and the 12-team CFP era rolls on, here is a look at four teams that have improved their chances of securing a playoff spot, and, maybe winning it all, as long as their transfers contribute as expected and they get production from some youth in their current class of recruits.

Yesterday was an uneventful National Signing Day for the Nebraska Cornhuskers class of 2025. The class officially closed with 20 signees, 12 of whom were listed as 4-star prospects and the remaining eight players as 3-star recruits.

National Signing Day has come and gone, and with it all of the most highly-considered prospects in the 2025 college football recruiting class have made their intentions known. As expected, the SEC and Big Ten cleaned up,