Now that the first-ever 12-team College Football Playoff has concluded, it’s never too early to start looking ahead to the 2026 event. The expanded format brought plenty of surprises, thanks to the addition of eight more teams from the previous four-team model.

Oregon Ducks quarterback Dillon Gabriel is a projected Day two pick in the 2025 Draft. NFL Draft expert Mel Kiper Jr. of ESPN ranked his top ten quarterbacks in

BEN LONERGAN / REGISTER-GUARD / USA TODAY VIA IMAGN IMAGES Oregon’s Dillon Gabriel scrambled with the ball against Ohio State in the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif. earlier this month. BEN LONERGAN / REGISTER-GUARD / USA TODAY VIA IMAGN IMAGES Oregon’s Dillon Gabriel scrambled with the ball against Ohio State in the Rose Bowl in Pasadena,

Texas A&M women's basketball continues SEC play against No. 10 Oklahoma. Here is how to watch the Aggies play the Sooners on the road.

This year, the Ducks have a chance at doing something they haven’t done in 10 years: land two players in the first round of the draft.

By senior year he'd grown to 6-3, 295, a major college prospect getting flooded with letters, brochures and text messages from Oklahoma, Oregon, Ohio State and LSU. Quarterback Dylan Railoa wanted ...

TJ Bamba scored a game-high 21 points and No. 15 Oregon pulled away late to defeat Washington 82-71 in a Big Ten Conference game Tuesday night in Eugene, Ore. Brandon

Notes and observations after the conclusion of the college bowl season and inaugural 12-team College Football Playoff tournament: n The new 12-team format brought added excitement and intrigue to this season’s postseason tournament,

The 12-team format needs tweaks but succeeding in its primary mission of creating more access on multiple levels.

The Buckeyes lost twice during the regular season and were sixth in the selection committee’s final rankings. Had the old format remained in place, they would have watched the semifinals from home. Instead, the nation’s most talented team was granted a second chance and produced one of the best finishing runs the sport has seen.

Tripling the size of the College Football Playoff allowed it to accomplish its primary mission: The regular season was more meaningful, creating higher stakes.

By beating the Notre Dame Fighting Irish 34-23 on a frigid Atlanta night, Ohio State has the right to tell everyone in the country they have the best football team. This was a team that needed a swift kick in the rear end by arch rival Michigan to light the fire inside them we all knew was there all along.