The first ever 12-team College Football Playoff is underway ... The top four teams advanced directly to the quarterfinals. The final selection committee rankings for the 2024 season were released ...

Two upset losses stood out among the rest in college football this season ... the Southeastern Conference will be shut out of the final after winning the championship in six of the previous ...

The first 12-team College Football Playoff is down to the final two contenders ... whose Irish lost to Day and the Buckeyes in 2022 and 2023, was a two-time All-Big Ten linebacker for Ohio ...

The Fighting Irish finished No. 14 in the final 2023 CFP rankings - 10 spots outside of the coveted College Football Playoff. However, the 2024-25 season marks the first 12-team format in the CFP era.