What we learned from the first year of the 12-team College Football Playoff
Did it hurt the sport's regular season? Do rivalries still matter? Here's what Nicole Auerbach took away from the first year of the expanded CFP.
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Year 1 of the 12-team College Football Playoff is coming to a close. Was the expansion a success?
The CFP will never likely surpass the NFL in the attention economy, but the march through the first 12-team Playoff has been a positive one.
4 takeaways from the first year of the expanded College Football Playoff
Ohio State came out on top in the national championship on Monday, outlasting a late Notre Dame comeback push to win 34-23. The game brought an end to the first edition of the expanded College Football Playoff, which features 12 teams vying for the title instead of four.
AP's all-College Football Playoff team features an all-Ohio State offensive backfield
Ohio State's run to its first national championship in a decade enabled the Buckeyes to dominate the Associated Press' all-College Football Playoff team.
10 things I’m absolutely overreacting to after college football’s first 12-team Playoff
Ohio State's national championship victory provided a fitting ending to an inaugural 12-team Playoff that accomplished everything it was designed to do.
Breaking down the College Football Playoff championship, by the numbers
In a roller-coaster season, the Irish took a deep dive early before slowly ascending over the last four months. They entered 2024 with postseason aspirations and an intriguing roster, led by Duke transfer Riley Leonard at quarterback, an explosive running back in Jeremiyah Love and a formidable defense. It lasted two weeks.
Why expanding the College Football Playoff worked – and what still needs to be fixed
Now that it’s all over and the Ohio State Buckeyes are the college football national champions, it can be definitively said: Expanding the College Football Playoff worked.
The College Football Playoff championship game is set: Notre Dame vs. Ohio State
The first 12-team version of the College Football Playoff has reached the national championship game and it will be Ohio State against Notre Dame
Ohio State star sends a message for downtrodden SEC after College Football Playoff title
Where, oh where, did you go, SEC football? An Ohio State star sent a message to the rival conference after national championship.
College football rankings: Ohio State is No. 1 as three Big Ten teams land in top five of final CBS Sports 134
The 2024 season reached it conclusion on Monday night with Ohio State's win against Notre Dame in the College Football Playoff National Championship, wrapping up a year unlike any other in modern college football history.
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 ...
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Teams with the most College Football Playoff wins and appearances
Twenty-one different teams have appeared in the College Football Playoff in its history. Below are the college football teams with the most all-time College Football Playoff wins ...
How much money does Notre Dame make in College Football Playoff? Irish have pocketed $20 million
How much has Notre Dame through its College Football Playoff run? Here's what to know on the Irish's CFP performance bonuses ...