2024-25 College Football Playoff: Joel Klatt’s five first-round takeaways

Joel Klatt Lead College Football Analyst This weekend was awesome for college football. The first round of the inaugural edition of the 12-team playoff was phenomenal. I understand the games weren’t as competitive as we hoped for, but it was amazing to see these high-stakes matchups played at on-campus sites.  We’ve been waiting for this … Read more

Texas’ dominant win over Clemson continues a CFP first-round pattern: Why all the blowouts?

AUSTIN, Texas — Give Clemson — especially quarterback Cade Klubnik — some credit for battling to give the College Football Playoff at least a pop of competitive, fourth-quarter juice on Saturday. The Tigers made it a one-score game early in the fourth and then sought to do it again by driving to the Texas 5-yard … Read more

College Football Playoff predictions, odds: Best picks for Ohio State-Tennessee, other first-round games

We are done screaming at each other over which teams do and don’t deserve a spot in the College Football Playoff. That time is gone. There’s no more need for hypotheticals, whether sensible or not, because it’s time to determine some winners on the field.  The first round of the first 12-team College Football Playoff … Read more

College Football Playoff games: How a first-round loss would affect each team playing on opening weekend

No team wants to lose in the first round of the College Football Playoff, but there’s more at stake here than just wins and losses. For each team, a loss could confirm worst nightmares and validate what outside noise has been saying all season.  The first round of the 12-team CFP era kicks off on … Read more

2024 CFP first-round picks, predictions: Back Penn State to cover

Geoff Schwartz FOX Sports Betting Analyst As bowl season continues, the College Football Playoff is set to begin.  Unlike with much of bowl season, there will be no players sitting out of these games as they look ahead to the NFL or to enter the transfer portal. Instead, for the first time in the history … Read more