“Ole Miss. They have that up-tempo spread. Their offense is a little different. They’re a headache to play against. Their running back (Kewan Lacy) is really good. He can take it the distance, and ( Trinidad) Chambliss is a really good college quarterback.” — SEC defensive coordinator

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.

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.

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.

Ohio State football has spent much of the 21st century dominating its rivalry vs. Michigan. With the Jim Harbaugh/Sherrone Moore era done, will the Buckeyes regain control of The Game?

From Indiana to James Madison, we picked out every CFP player who could factor into the 2026 NFL draft and slotted them by stock from Round 1 to Round 7.

After leading the Hoosiers to a Big Ten Championship, Mendoza tops our power ranking of the CFP's quarterbacks. The California transfer delivered in a handful of clutch situations for the Hoosiers during their historic 13-0 start, which included a Big Ten title game victory over Ohio State.

Despite losing 13-10 to Indiana in the Big Ten championship game, Ohio State is still the +225 favorite to win the CFP at sportsbooks, followed by Indiana (+275) and Georgia (+500). All three teams have a first-round bye in the CFP, along with Texas Tech (+900).