The Ducks, who took time away from the field since their last game, returned to practice eager to make a run at winning a national title.

SMU got shellacked by Penn State, 38-10. Tennessee was outclassed against Ohio State, 42-17. In fact, first round games in the last CFP were decided by an average of 19.3 points. The nominal closest was a 10-point win by Notre Dame against Indiana. The Fighting Irish were up 24-3 at one point as the Hoosiers pulled close in garbage time.

With two Group of 5 teams in the College Football Playoff, the financial gap between teams in the bracket is especially pronounced.

The Sooners' dynamic edge rusher was not listed on the first availability report of the week ahead of OU's clash with the Crimson Tide.

Here are five reasons why the Big Ten's CFP reign will continue with the Hoosiers, Buckeyes or Ducks lifting the trophy on Jan. 19 in Miami Gardens, Florida. There's no better time than now to play Oklahoma,

Two more previously made the playoff in Indiana’s Curt Cignetti and Oregon’s Dan Lanning. Texas Tech coach Joey McGuire has delivered the best regular season in program history and Texas A&M coach Mike Elko led the Aggies to their most success in the regular season in decades.

Boston College football has shared its opponents for the 2026 season. The Eagles will host Florida State, Maine, Pitt, Rutgers, Syracuse, and Virginia Tech and will travel to Cincinnati, Duke, Georgia Tech, Miami, Notre Dame, and SMU.

BREAKING: North Texas star QB Drew Mestemaker is expected to enter the NCAA Transfer Portal, @PeteNakos reports. Mestemaker led the country with 4,129 passing yards this season👀 https://t.co/rudZLeQvTS pic.twitter.com/7WwORi5FeD

Leavitt is the only proven winner here and has a start in the College Football Playoff. After transferring from Michigan State, he led the Sun Devils to a Big 12 Championship and an overtime loss to Texas in last year’s CFP. Last season, he threw for 2,885 yards with 24 touchdowns and just six interceptions.

Once again in its standalone window, America’s Game came down to the wire last week. Ultimately, Navy got a second straight victory over Army, and it became CBS’ most-watched college football game of the season.