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Dec 8, 2024, 03:27 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The debut of the 12-team College Football Playoff is upon us, and after the field was finalized Sunday, we are now just days away from arguably the best part of this new format: the first-round games. If one were to hand pick four locations for the

Andrea Adelson, ESPN Senior WriterDec 8, 2024, 12:36 PM ET Close ACC reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2010. Graduate of the University of Florida. Open Extended Reactions Undefeated Oregon earned the No. 1 overall seed in the first 12-team College Football Playoff field announced Sunday, while SMU — despite a loss in the ACC championship game

Andrea Adelson, ESPN Senior WriterDec 8, 2024, 01:30 AM ET Close ACC reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2010. Graduate of the University of Florida. Open Extended Reactions CHARLOTTE, N.C. — SMU coach Rhett Lashlee said it would be “criminal” if his team is left out of the College Football Playoff after a last-second 34-31 loss to

Associated Press Dec 8, 2024, 12:15 AM ET Open Extended Reactions INDIANAPOLIS — Dillon Gabriel threw four touchdown passes and No. 1 Oregon outlasted No. 3 Penn State 45-37 on Saturday night in the Big Ten championship, giving the Ducks a first-round bye and almost certainly the top seed in the College Football Playoff. The

Dave Wilson, ESPN Staff WriterDec 7, 2024, 03:53 PM ET Close Dave Wilson is a college football reporter. He previously worked at The Dallas Morning News, San Diego Union-Tribune and Las Vegas Sun. Open Extended Reactions ARLINGTON, Texas — No. 15 Arizona State made its case for a top four seed in the College Football

ESPN News Services Dec 6, 2024, 11:56 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BOISE, Idaho — Ashton Jeanty ran for 209 yards and a touchdown and No. 10 Boise State earned a College Football Playoff spot, beating No. 19 UNLV 21-7 on Friday night for its second straight Mountain West title. Boise State (12-1, No. 10

Pete Thamel, ESPNDec 6, 2024, 07:44 PM ET Close College Football Senior Writer for ESPN. Insider for College Gameday. Open Extended Reactions Mike Gundy is in a standoff with Oklahoma State over his contract, sources told ESPN, which is putting his future at the school in flux after 20 seasons as head football coach. The

Dave Wilson, ESPN Staff WriterDec 5, 2024, 01:54 PM ET Close Dave Wilson is a college football reporter. He previously worked at The Dallas Morning News, San Diego Union-Tribune and Las Vegas Sun. Open Extended Reactions SMU COACH RHETT Lashlee might have a sleepless first week on the job to thank for this historic Mustangs

Dec 5, 2024, 09:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Champ week is just around the corner, and the stakes are high as teams look to gain one of the College Football Playoff’s first-round byes. No. 2 Texas and No. 5 Georgia will meet again for a second time this season in a rematch at the

Dec 5, 2024, 06:19 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Bill Belichick has interviewed with North Carolina officials about the Tar Heels‘ head-coach opening, sources confirmed to ESPN’s Chris Low on Thursday. Belichick, 72, has been out of football since leaving the New England Patriots after 24 seasons and six Super Bowl titles in January. He

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterDec 5, 2024, 02:16 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions Georgia coach Kirby Smart said Thursday that he’s hopeful running back Trevor Etienne, who missed the No. 5 Bulldogs’ past three games with a

Associated Press Dec 4, 2024, 11:34 PM ET Open Extended Reactions FORT WORTH, Texas — Big 12 commissioner Brett Yormark clearly expressed his displeasure about the College Football Playoff rankings while insisting Wednesday that his conference’s champion should get a first-round bye over any Group of 5 champion. Arizona State and Iowa State, the 10-2

Paolo Uggetti, ESPNDec 4, 2024, 04:47 PM ET Open Extended Reactions USC football coach Lincoln Riley brushed off the possibility of him taking a head-coaching position elsewhere during his signing day news conference Wednesday. “I tell them I’m a USC Trojan,” Riley said when asked about the potential of other schools being interested in him.

Max Olson, ESPN Staff WriterDec 4, 2024, 04:18 PM ET Close Covers the Big 12 Joined ESPN in 2012 Graduate of the University of Nebraska Open Extended Reactions Oklahoma starting quarterback Jackson Arnold is entering the NCAA transfer portal, sources told ESPN on Wednesday. Arnold will have two seasons of eligibility remaining at his next

Open Extended Reactions College football’s national signing day has kicked off with the early signing period. Class of 2025 high school recruits are now able to sign their national letters of intent to lock them into the colleges of their choice. The past few weeks leading into signing day have been highly dramatic. The top

David Hale, ESPN Staff WriterDec 3, 2024, 07:51 PM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN in 2012. Graduate of the University of Delaware. Open Extended Reactions At least in theory, 92% of the committee’s job should already be done. It appears to be a given that Oregon, Penn State, Ohio State, Texas, Georgia, Tennessee,

Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterDec 3, 2024, 12:26 PM ET Close College football reporter; joined ESPN in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Dana Dimel, a longtime college coach who led programs at Wyoming, Houston and UTEP, died in his sleep Tuesday. He was 62. Dimel served as a senior offensive assistant this season at Illinois,

Ryan McGee, ESPN Senior WriterDec 3, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Close Senior writer for ESPN The Magazine and ESPN.com 2-time Sports Emmy winner 2010, 2014 NMPA Writer of the Year Open Extended Reactions By this time one week from now, all of the mystery will be gone. We will know who the conference champions are,