Hoosiers handle Tide, book rematch with Ducks
Fernando Mendoza, this season's Heisman Trophy winner, led the Hoosiers to a comfortable win over the Alabama Crimson Tide on Thursday at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California, and in doing so, Indiana secured a spot in the CFP semifinals against Oregon.

Tide's Simpson leaves loss with apparent injury
Alabama QB Ty Simpson left in the third quarter of the CFP quarterfinal loss to Indiana because of an apparent injury and was replaced by backup Austin Mack.

Ducks' defense blanks Tech to reach CFP semis
Matayo Uiagalelei caused a fumble to set up a touchdown as the Ducks silenced Texas Tech 23-0 in the Orange Bowl to reach the College Football Playoff semifinals.

Sources: Utah OC Beck joining Michigan staff
New Wolverines coach Kyle Whittingham is bringing Utah offensive coordinator Jason Beck to Michigan, sources told ESPN's Pete Thamel.

LB Weeks to return to LSU after injury-marred '25
LSU linebacker Whit Weeks, a first-team All-SEC selection in 2024 who missed much of this past season with an ankle injury, will return to the Tigers in 2026.

Miami knocks off Ohio State, marches on in CFP
Keionte Scott returned an interception 72 yards for a touchdown, Carson Beck threw a scoring pass, and No. 10 Miami shocked defending champion Ohio State 24-14 at the Cotton Bowl in the first College Football Playoff quarterfinal.

Louisville RB Brown says he's entering portal
Louisville running back Isaac Brown plans to enter the NCAA transfer portal.

FSU hires GM role as part of football revamp
Florida State filled the newly created position of general manager of player personnel by bringing back former Seminoles staffer John Garrett.

🏈 Grading Whittingham's move to Michigan
As the coaching carousel continues to spin, we grade every major hire.

CFP quarterfinal takeaways: Oregon's defense rules sloppy Orange Bowl
The Hurricanes and Ducks are off to the semifinals. We're going inside every CFP game.

CFP semifinal first look: Previewing the penultimate round
How each team can win its semifinal game, plus key players and what we learned from the quarterfinals.

How speedster Zachariah Branch made a fast impression at Georgia
After transferring from USC, the elusive receiver has become the Bulldogs' most dangerous weapon.

Will Ole Miss be the latest team to get revenge in a CFP rematch?
The Sugar Bowl showdown will mark the fifth time in the playoff era that two teams will meet in the CFP.

College Football Playoff: What's next for Alabama, Texas Tech?
As each team is ousted from the College Football Playoff, we look at its offseason storylines and personnel priorities.

College football transfer portal: Tracking who plans to enter the portal
The transfer portal opens on Jan. 2. We're keeping tabs on players intending to enter.

26 QBs to watch in the 2026 transfer portal
From top targets to top backups, we've tiered QBs ahead of the transfer portal officially opening Jan. 2.

MVPs for every bowl game: Arch Manning and Texas roll
It's bowl season, and our college football experts are picking an MVP from every game.

We made score picks for every postseason CFB game
We made predictions on the final score of every bowl matchup. Check back to see how we fared.