Smith and Manning are among the rising superstars who not only helped their teams get to the 2024 postseason but also figure to define the race to the 2025 national championship. They will be household names next fall as two of the biggest figures in the entire sport.

Atlanta -- which means Freeman will make history on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, and in King's hometown.  There is a duality about Freeman being the head coach at any program, much less the bluest of blue bloods.

Either Notre Dame head coach Marcus Freeman, left, or Penn State head coach James Franklin, posing with the Orange Bowl trophy on Wednesday in Dania Beach, Fla., will make history by reaching the College Football Playoff championship game. It’s taken 17 years, but college football is finally having its Super Bowl 41 moment.

The College Football Playoff (CFP) is down to the semifinals, with four powerhouse programs aiming for a shot at the national championship. On Thursday night, the No. 6 seed Penn State Nittany Lions will face the No.

The first ever 12-team College Football Playoff wraps up on Monday, Jan. 20 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta with the College Football Playoff Championship, which will feature the Notre Dame Fighting Irish after their 27-24 win on Thursday over the Penn State Nittany Lions in the Orange Bowl.

A youth movement takes hold among college football coaches, and Notre Dame's Marcus Freeman is the handsome face of this millennial moment.

Alabama leads all programs with three CFP titles. Georgia and Clemson are the only other teams with multiple titles in the CFP era, but Ohio State can add its name to the list with a win over Notre Dame for its first championship since 2014.

Jeremiah Smith ... college football. The Ohio State star freshman wide receiver put together a monster day to help the 8th-seeded Buckeyes knock off No. 1 Oregon 41-21 in the College Football ...

The Chicago Bears now turn their focus toward a coaching search that will be one of the most significant processes in team history.

I wonder if the powers-that-be with the Chicago Bears made a mistake when they decided to let Lovie Smith go on Dec. 31, 2012.

Texas football scraped by Arizona State 39-31 for their toughest win of the season. Regardless, things are not about to get any easier in the College Football Playoff semifinals. In the Rose Bowl ...