Week 1 of the 2025 college football season features a loaded slate, including LSU at Clemson, Notre Dame at Miami and Alabama at Florida State, among others. LSU-Clemson could be a top-five matchup, as could the biggest headliner: Manning and Texas visiting Ohio State in a matchup of the 2024 national champion and our early 2025 favorite.

NIL and the transfer portal have changed the game, but there is still a lot that works even if more reinvention is coming.

Here's the complete schedule for the College Football Playoff for the 2025-26 season, including game dates, how to watch and teams. This is the second year of the 12-team playoff.

For the last two seasons, former Arizona tight end Rob Gronkowski has served as a master of ceremonies for the LA Bowl in Inglewood, Calif. Although the public associates him far more closely with his NFL career, the partnership keeps Gronkowski connected to the college game.

In or out? A verdict on which of the College Football Playoff qualifiers will be back in the bracket next season.

The first 12-team Playoff had a lot of great moments. It could also use some tweaks. In the short term, leaders are unlikely to make major changes to the format for the 2025 season. The bigger stuff is more likely to come in 2026, when the new contracts kick in and the SEC and Big Ten basically get to do whatever they want.

Ahead of the game, fans shared their muted excitement for the game as the college football season blended into the NFL playoff race. Some, like longtime college football analyst Joel Klatt ...

Following kicker Jaden Fielding's field goal to stretch Ohio State lead to 11, the Buckeyes (14-2, 7-2 Big Ten) sideline celebrated in a frenzy, understanding that they were closing in on a national championship title against Notre Dame (14-2).

Year 2 of the 12-team College Football Playoff era in the 2025 season. In the way-too-early top 25, you shouldn't need formal introductions. We are referring to the stars of tomorrow, today. Arch Manning (finally) takes over at quarterback for Texas as the Longhorns sit as out preseason No.

With the college football season complete, it's time to evaluate the performance of schools in the Bowl Subdivision. Our letter grades for each team.

A pair of men's and women's coaching changes around the CCHA and WCHA, along with Bemidji State men's and women's roster developments, highlight this week's Beaver hockey notebook.

Tyler Sabapathy, 18, died Tuesday after falling from a pole during wild celebrations in Center City after the Philadelphia Eagles won the NFC title game.