From a new contract for Freeman to recruiting dominance and offensive line stability, Irish Breakdown reveals their top ...

Texas and Michigan, who meet in the Citrus Bowl, are two of the winningest college football programs in history. Here's the ...

Why do athletic directors need to be on CFP committee? Answer: They don't. Alabama, Miami were fine playoff picks, but process became a farce. Pick the 12 best teams for CFP bracket. Period. Did the ...

Offensive star: Malachi Toney — leads all FBS freshman in receiving yards (992) and receiving TDs (8), and is one of two ...

The College Football Playoff 12-team field is set. On Sunday, Dec. 7, the CFP selection committee revealed the teams in the 2025-26 CFP after the conclusion of the conference championship games on ...

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One of the hottest teams in the country over the last two-plus months will not be in the College Football Playoff. Notre Dame, despite a 10-game winning streak, was left on the outside looking in.

Conference championship weekend's results produced the most complex scenario for the College Football Playoff committee to sort through given their tangled web of rankings this season. The CFP bracket ...

Notre Dame football was ranked ahead of Miami in every College Football Playoff ranking ― until it mattered. The Fighting Irish were the first team out in the final CFP ranking Sunday, Dec. 7, 2025.

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Finishing the season 10-2, Notre Dame will be the first team left out of the 12-team College Football Playoff in 2025. The Fighting Irish won’t have a chance to avenge their national championship loss ...

The discussion is well underway. Should Alabama, Notre Dame, Miami or BYU get the final College Football Playoff spots? It’s likely two of the four get into the CFP while one does not. BYU wasn’t in ...