The first round of the inaugural 12-team College Football Playoff is over, and boy, howdy, were those games underwhelming. They were so bad -- HOW BAD WERE THEY? -- they were so bad that it led to every talking head in the college football universe complaining and arguing about the format with some even saying wins aren't that important.

A pair of Saturday NFL games drew a larger viewing audience than college football for the rollout of the sport’s 12-team playoff.

The Athletic spoke with 10 people who worked with Sanders during his NFL days. None envisioned Sanders as a coach who would turn around a major college football program, but their stories make it easier to connect the dots between Neon Deion and Coach Prime.

The Packers scored touchdowns on each of their first two drives en route to a 34-0 trouncing of the Saints. Green Bay clinched a playoff berth and recorded the first shutout of the season in the process.

Sam Leavitt has led No. 10 Arizona State from a three-win season a year ago to spot in the College Football Playoff quarterfinals against No. 7 Texas in the New Year's Day Peach Bowl.

For the first time in a long time, a pivotal college football game will challenge the NFL in garnering the attention of sports fans across the country.

Netflix will have one of its biggest days since the site launched in 1998 when it carries two NFL games for the first time on Christmas.

The Ducks' "unfinished business" involves a College Football Playoff quarterfinal matchup with Ohio State at the Rose Bowl on Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025. The Buckeyes will look to avenge their 32-31 loss to Oregon earlier this season, while the Ducks hope to keep their unbeaten season rolling.

Iowa head football coach Kirk Ferentz discussed how the new roster limits have made for a challenging December.

Somehow the NFL Draft is just four months away. The final draft order is coming into view as the NFL season is nearing its end. the College Football Playoff is already approaching the quarterfinals. That means it's time to look ahead to the top tier playmakers who will be joining NFL teams very soon with a 2025 Three-Round NFL Mock Draft!

For 70 Football Bowl Subdivision teams, the 2024 season concludes with a bowl game not attached to the 12-team College Football Playoff. Those 35 games may not receive as much attention, but to many of the players, universities, fans and communities involved, they remain a relevant cap to a season that ends short of a championship.