ATHENS, Ga. — Three years ago, Georgia won a national championship and then set a modern NFL Draft record when 15 players from that team were selected. Five Georgia players went in the first round, all off a defense that was regarded then and still might be as generationally great. All in all, it was an immense, irreplaceable loss of talent.

Year 2 of the 12-team College Football Playoff era in the 2025 season. In the way-too-early top 25, you shouldn't need formal introductions. We are referring to the stars of tomorrow, today. Arch Manning (finally) takes over at quarterback for Texas as the Longhorns sit as out preseason No.

Kirby Smart and his Georgia football team have already started working on the 2025 campaign, but now they can do so with last season in the rearview mirror.

After emerging as the last team in the 12-team College Football Playoff, Ohio State predictably ended up as the No. 1 team in the final AP top 25 college football rankings of the 2024 season after beating Notre Dame in the CFP National Championship Game.

But these days, it takes the GDP of a small country to keep a roster intact in college football. Ohio State spent the money to do it in 2024. Penn State is trying to do it in 2025. The Nittany Lions,

The 2024 college football season and the first 12-team College Football Playoff has officially come to a close with Ohio State winning the national championship over Notre Dame Monday night. With 215 days until the 2025 college football season kicks off,

Projecting the preseason AP Top 25 college football rankings for the 2025 season right after Ohio State was crowned as national champions.

There's still a long way to go until the 2025 college football season gets underway, but some early top 25 rankings already popping up. 247Sports revealed their early top 25 rankings on Monday and the Tennessee Vols are ranked inside the top 10,