We grew up on a college football season that climaxed on New Year's Day. Is there a way back to that while keeping the excitement of the past month?

The college football may have just ended, but that isn't stopping the machine from continuing to roll. Here are the way-too-early rankings for 2025.

Athletic directors from the SEC and Big Ten will meet to discuss major issues in college football and other NCAA sports at a conference on Feb. 19, according to

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.

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.

The first 12-team College Football Playoff finished on Monday night with Ohio State beating Notre Dame 34-23 in Atlanta, Ga. The new 12-team playoff was a massive success, although the expanded field allows for more mulligans for every team and perhaps reduces the importance of some games.

This year, Boise State was the non-power representative for the College Football Playoff. Next year, it will be Tulane, but it will be a very different situation than the Broncos'. Boise State got a bye and was actually ranked inside the top-12. That won't be the case next season.

It started with some blowouts, ended with some nailbiters and gave fans plenty to look forward to in future editions.

Justin's playoff predictions for the 2025 college football season. Which 12 teams are the early favorites to make the expanded CFP field next season?

Plus, more questions on whether the CFP format was a success, next year's rising teams and college football's longest season ever.

By almost any measure, Indiana football had the best season in its 126-year history in 2024. Can IU run it back in 2025?