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With two losses already on the resume, the USC Trojans are in a one-game season every week during this final stretch of the regular season to remain alive in th
The College Football Playoff selection committee released its first rankings on Tuesday night. Defending champion Ohio State took the top spot, ahead of fellow Big Ten foe Indiana. Both were followed by a quartet of SEC teams — Texas A&M, Alabama, Georgia and Ole Miss.
Word on the sports media streets is that Texas football has a very, very small chance of qualifying for this season’s College Football Playoff if they end the regular season with three losses. That makes this weekend’s game against Georgia,
The first College Football Playoff rankings are out. The weeks are dwindling. The field of actual contenders has already shrunk significantly. And the margin fo
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Mike Elko's journey to reviving Texas A&M into a College Football Playoff contender
Two years after hitting rock bottom, Texas A&M's football program has been revitalized under head coach Mike Elko.
The Tennessee Vols were essentially eliminated from the College Football Playoff last weekend. Tennessee fell to 6-3 on the season after a 33-27 loss to the Oklahoma Sooners. It's unlikely that a three loss team will be included in the College Football Playoff.
Those modest rankings for the Trojans, Hawkeyes, Wolverines and Huskies make their paths to the playoff fairly clear; they will likely need to win out and finish the regular season at 10-2 in order to clinch a berth.
The schedule for the opening round of the 2026 College Football Playoff has been set. The second edition of the 12-team playoff will kick off on Friday, Dec. 19. Here's a look at the newly announced first-round schedule. The location of each first-round game will be announced on Dec. 7 as part of Selection Day.