SMU got shellacked by Penn State, 38-10. Tennessee was outclassed against Ohio State, 42-17. In fact, first round games in the last CFP were decided by an average of 19.3 points. The nominal closest was a 10-point win by Notre Dame against Indiana. The Fighting Irish were up 24-3 at one point as the Hoosiers pulled close in garbage time.

The first day of the college football postseason with multiple bowl game features the Cure Bowl and 68 Ventures Bowl. We break down the matchups.

Georgia just wrapped up an outstanding regular season and now the program is looking for more in the College Football Playoff. The Bulldogs went 12–1 in 2025 and 7–1 in the SEC. They advanced to the SEC title game and avenged their only loss of the season,

Leavitt is the only proven winner here and has a start in the College Football Playoff. After transferring from Michigan State, he led the Sun Devils to a Big 12 Championship and an overtime loss to Texas in last year’s CFP. Last season, he threw for 2,885 yards with 24 touchdowns and just six interceptions.

The Oregon Ducks hit the reset button during the past two weeks before diving into preparation for Saturday’s College Football Playoff matchup against James Madison at Autzen Stadium. Time away from football to handle finals week before returning to the field did the team good.

With two Group of 5 teams in the College Football Playoff, the financial gap between teams in the bracket is especially pronounced.

Boston College football has shared its opponents for the 2026 season. The Eagles will host Florida State, Maine, Pitt, Rutgers, Syracuse, and Virginia Tech and will travel to Cincinnati, Duke, Georgia Tech, Miami, Notre Dame, and SMU.

Once again in its standalone window, America’s Game came down to the wire last week. Ultimately, Navy got a second straight victory over Army, and it became CBS’ most-watched college football game of the season.