Michigan and Texas to the CFP, an Ohio State Heisman winner and more in RJ Young's bold predictions for college football in 2026.

The College Football Playoff began Dec. 19, 2025 and ended Jan. 19. Let's see how our reporters did at predicting the games.

As noted by Front Office Sports, the Big Ten and Big 12 conferences both share distributions earned equally among their membership, while the SEC has a hybrid model for CFP payouts. In addition, CBS Sports reported that Miami has received $32 million for its CFP run, including $12 million for travel expenses.

The 2025 college football season ended Monday when Indiana outlasted Miami 27-21 to win the program's first national title. The Hoosiers finished the season ranked No. 1 in both the AP Top 25 and Coaches polls for the first time in program history as a result.

Now that Marcus Freeman has addressed the CFP snub on national TV, every day Notre Dame sulks about last season is a wasted one.

How has Fernando Mendoza done statistically this season for Indiana football? Here's a look at the Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback's season stats.

Let's say we had asked 100 college football fans the following question before the start of the 2024 season: Which school has a better program, Illinois or Indiana? My guess — and I'm confident about it — is 80 to 90 percent would have fired back "Illinois.

What a national title game that was. However, now it's over, and it's time to look 12 months ahead. Here are the odds for who will win the College Football Playoff next season, at DraftKings Sportsbook as of Jan.

The Big Ten's Tony Petitti and the SEC's Greg Sankey hold the keys to expansion, and their conferences have been at an impasse for months.

Miami Hurricanes quarterback Carson Beck commented Monday night on the game-ending interception he threw in a 27-21 loss to the No. 1 Indiana Hoosiers in the College Football Playoff National Championship Game.

But Monday at the college football national championship game, the two can be seen on video briefly talking to each other in a skybox with what appears to be a 34-time convicted felon. White appears to mention something to Paul about the broken jaw he suffered in his recent boxing loss to Anthony Joshua. Paul then motions to his jaw.