Where will Michigan football be ranked heading into 2025 after a disappointing 2024 season? Well, early predictions are high on the Wolverines. A day after Ohio State beat Notre Dame in the 2024 national championship to become the first winner of the 12-team era, the Wolverines popped up in a flurry of far-too-early college football rankings for next season. Michigan …
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Notre Dame football offseason news: Transfer portal, roster updates, recruiting by Fighting Irish insiders
The Notre Dame Fighting Irish came up just short of winning their first college football national championship since 1988 when they lost to Ohio State, 34-23, in the College Football Playoff National Championship Game. Outside of a shocking loss to Northern Illinois early in the regular season, the Irish were dominant, notching blowout wins in their other 11 regular season …
Read More »Ohio State football fans storm ‘The Horseshoe’ to celebrate national championship
Ohio State football broke through, and then its fans broke in. The Buckeyes won college football’s national championship Monday and the celebration into the wee hours of the night included an impromptu Ohio Stadium field storming by a group of intrepid fans back in Columbus, Ohio. Students began flooding onto campus almost as soon as Ohio State’s 34-23 win over …
Read More »2024-25 All-College Football Playoff Team: Ohio State beats out Penn State, Notre Dame for most selections
Ohio State mauled its way to its first national title since 2014, capping an impressive run through the postseason with a 34-23 win against Notre Dame in Monday’s College Football Playoff National Championship. So it should come as no surprise that the dominant Buckeyes lead the way with 11 selections in the CBS Sports All-College Football Playoff team. Six of …
Read More »College football Top 25 rankings for 2025: Should Arizona State football be a Top 10 team?
The Arizona State Sun Devils closed the 2024 college football season as a Top 10 team in most end-of-season rankings and polls. Where will they be ranked to open the 2025 season? Many sites have released their way-too-early college football 2025 rankings, which offer a sneak peek at how the polls could turn out at the beginning of next season …
Read More »Coaches Poll top 25: Ohio State at No. 1, Indiana lands top-10 finish in final college football rankings
USATSI The 2024 college football season ended Monday with Ohio State outlasting Notre Dame to win the program’s first national title since the 2014 campaign. The Buckeyes jumped six spots from their final regular season ranking to finish as the No. 1 team for the first time since capturing the national title in the first year of the four-team CFP …
Read More »2025 NFL Draft: Will Howard’s stock continues to skyrocket in CFP title game victory
Jan 20, 2025; Atlanta, GA, USA; Ohio State Buckeyes quarterback Will Howard (18) reacts after a play against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish during the second half the CFP National Championship college football game at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images Will Howard has been one of the many transfer portal success stories at quarterback in the modern …
Read More »AP Top 25 poll: Ohio State tops final college football rankings as Notre Dame, Oregon finish right behind
Getty Images After finishing as the last team standing in the expanded 12-team College Football Playoff, Ohio State rightfully ended as the No. 1 team in the final AP Top 25 of the 2024 season after defeating Notre Dame in the CFP National Championship on Monday night. The last time the Buckeyes finished at the top of the polls was …
Read More »College football rankings: Final Coaches, AP Top 25 polls after Ohio State title win
Ohio State football will finish No. 1 in both the AP Top 25 poll and US LBM Coaches Poll on Tuesday after its 34-23 win over Notre Dame in the national championship on Monday night. How did the rest of the top 25 shake out with the season over? Notre Dame, of course, will hold the No. 2 spot in …
Read More »Lessons from inaugural 12-team College Football Playoff: Format is flawed, home environments provide boost
The Ohio State football program captured history with claiming the first-ever College Football Playoff National Championship when the four-team model made its debut in the 2014 season. A decade later, the Buckeyes have emerged again as postseason pioneers with another title after defeating Notre Dame to cap the first season of the 12-team College Football Playoff. Just like in 2014, …
Read More »Tuesdays with Gorney: Prediction for next season’s College Football Playoff
© Sara Diggins/American-Statesman / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images With Ohio State winning the national championship over Notre Dame on Monday night, it’s now time to focus on the 12-team playoff for next season. In today’s Tuesdays With Gorney, Rivals national recruiting director Adam Gorney takes his shot to seed the 12 teams that will fill the College Football …
Read More »Ohio State provided blueprint for success in 12-team College Football Playoff era: Will others follow suit?
Monday night in Atlanta, Ohio State won the first national championship of the 12-team College Football Playoff era. In the process, the Buckeyes showed provided the rest of the college football world with the blueprint for success going forward in this new landscape. Do not delude yourselves. As much as you may want it, an expanded field does not offer …
Read More »Rivals Rankings Week: Final Five-Star Countdown for 2025 class
It’s the final Rivals Rankings Week for the 2025 class and today we unveil all 32 players from the class that will forever be able to claim being a five-star prospect in high school. Rivals recruiting director Adam Gorney gives his thoughts on each of the 32 prospects as we reveal them throughout the day. The full Rivals250 for 2025 …
Read More »AP Top 25 poll: Ohio State tops final college football rankings as Notre Dame, Oregon finish behind
Getty Images After finishing as the last team standing in the expanded 12-team College Football Playoff, Ohio State rightfully ended as the No. 1 team in the final AP Top 25 of the 2024 season after defeating Notre Dame in the CFP National Championship on Monday night. The last time the Buckeyes finished at the top of the polls was …
Read More »Where Clemson, Dabo Swinney is ranked in final college football polls
This story will be updated. CLEMSON — Clemson football finished No. 14 in the final AP poll released Tuesday, its highest finish since 2022. The Tigers (10-4) received 712 points and no first-place votes to finish as the second-highest ranked ACC team. They ranked behind No. 12 SMU and ahead of No. 18 Miami and No. 20 Syracuse. Only one ACC team received votes out …
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