The College Football Playoff began Dec. 19, 2025 and ended Jan. 19. Let's see how our reporters did at predicting the games.

Predicting what a 24-team College Football Playoff bracket could look like if the committee went in that direction for the 2026 season

A wide receiver at a major college football program is projecting as the best player in the sport in 2026.

RJ Young: SEC commissioner Greg Sankey doesn’t like it, but he should. In the 24-team model that has been populated most by the Big Ten, Sankey's conference receives four automatic qualifying bids, and his conference stands a good chance of getting half of his league invited to play (eight out of 16 teams). That’s a third of the proposed field.

College football’s bowl season has steadily declined in recent years outside of the College Football Playoff and very few select games. The sport continues to put a higher emphasis on the CFP as a potential expansion for the 12-team

Not every program will make it back to the College Football Playoff next season

It's never too early to look ahead to next season. Some teams look like easy playoff picks, but who rounds out the field?

Fernando Mendoza added one last piece of hardware to his unbelievable 2025 season, taking home the College Football Playoff National Championship Offensive Player of the Game award following Indiana's 27-21 win over Miami on Monday night.

The Big 12 has a multitude of key games next season that could determine the conference's playoff fortunes

Our final defensive ranking based on how many times an opponent's drive ends without points.