It's never too early to look ahead to next season's College Football Playoff despite the Ohio State Buckeyes capturing the National Championship just weeks ago. This week, ESPN revealed the early College Football Playoff projection with the LSU Tigers cracking the list.

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.

Ohio State reigned supreme in the first year of the 12-team College Football Playoff, defeating Tennessee, Oregon, Texas and Notre Dame on its road to glory. Like most things in college sports right now,

The South Carolina Gamecocks were not included in the latest 2025 college football playoff predictions. While the 2024 college football season just recently en

We ranked the top defenses for the 2024 season based on how many times an opponent's drive ended without points.

The 11 College Football Playoff games averaged 15.6 million viewers according to Nielsen, as audiences increased during each round.

The Georgia Bulldogs have been projected as the number-one seed for the 2025 college football playoffs. While the 2024 college football season just recently ended, that hasn't stopped way-too-early predictions from rolling out from next season.

From near fights to CFP classics, the 2024 season was the longest ever, but still delivered. Bill Connelly counts down the best games of the season.

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.

In Connelly's CFP projection, Louisville locks up the No. 4 seed in the playoff, and get their CFP run started in the Orange Bowl. Unfortunately, it's also their lone game in the projection after getting matched up with fifth-seeded Alabama.

With the 2024 college football season in the books, we immediately pointed the discussion to 2025 with Mark Schlabach's Way-Too-Early Top 25. And before the conversation drifts to the NFL draft or the latest power grabs in store for the Big Ten and SEC,