Saturday Down South

ESPN’s Heather Dinich projects 5 SEC teams make CFP after Week 9

Heather Dinich has a new addition to her latest College Football Playoff projections, a name nobody could have predicted prior to the season.
Yardbarker

In CFP Era, On3 Ranks Top College Football Programs by Five-Star Recruits

In the world of college football recruiting, five-star recruits are often seen as the key to success, helping programs secure College Football Playoff (CFP) appearances and national championships.

College Football Playoff Traffic Report: Indiana near lock, Texas fighting for survival ahead of Week 10

Texas continues to hang on by the slimmest of margins, surviving a late rally to stay alive in the CFP picture, while ...
Saturday Down South

SEC Network analyst assesses where SEC teams stand in CFP race

With a plethora of SEC teams still in the running for a College Football Playoff spot, media personalities are attempting to sort it all out.
Yardbarker

Four SEC programs that are desperate for a CFP bid

Bigger isn't always better, and in the case of the SEC, 16 teams means several are left at home during the annual College Football Playoff. Last season, the conference sent three teams (Texas, Georgia ...
FanSided

It's not how you start: Which disappointing CFP hopeful has the best chance of a rebound?

Now that Week 3 of the 2025-26 college football season is complete, we can start officially judging which programs are contenders and which are pure pretenders. There are plenty of preseason ...

Big Ten football mailbag: CFP hopefuls, the Cignetti Effect and a Notre Dame history lesson

Currently, more two-loss SEC teams are ranked in the AP Poll than two-loss Big Ten squads. Is that cause for CFP panic?

Oklahoma vs. Tennessee prediction, pick, odds, spread: Sooners, Volunteers meet in potential CFP eliminator

A potential SEC and College Football Playoff elimination game takes center stage Saturday night in Knoxville when No. 14 ...