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Four years, four remarkable and unthinkable years of seismic change in college football, and nothing is sacred.
Not even Top 25 polls, which have become all but marginalized — save for a point of debate in the sport of arguing.
College football is now all about the top 12, or the 12 teams that make up the College Football Playoff. At least for 2025, before the inevitable 14-team format begins in 2026 with the advent of the new CFP contract.
Here’s you’re way-too-early CFP field for 2025 in seed order, ranked under the current format of highest-ranked four conference champions receiving first-round byes. Bookmark or download and preserve for future arguments.
Because that’s what this glorious sport is all about, anyway.
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Penn State running back Nicholas Singleton (10) runs the ball against Ohio State during their 2023 game at Ohio Stadium.
What’s good: The experience of being there. We could talk about the talent returning on both sides of the ball, new defensive coordinator Jim Knowles and how Penn State’s roster matches up with anyone in college football.
But there’s intrinsic value in being there, doing that. Which, of course, Penn State hadn’t done in the playoff prior to last season. Think Michigan under Jim Harbaugh, which took two CFP trips to figure it out.
What’s not: Penn State’s history in big games under coach James Franklin. The ugly trend has to change. The Nittany Lions won two games in the playoff (SMU, Boise State) with everything on the line, but those weren’t heavyweights. Oregon (Sept.v27) and at Ohio State (Nov. 1) are season-defining games.
What’s good: Coach Kirby Smart saw the problem and addressed it. That, as much as anything, is a critical growth step to his 10th season in Athens….
Source link : https://sports.yahoo.com/college-football-playoff-projection-john-110825474.html
Author : The Oklahoman
Publish date : 2025-02-11 11:08:00
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