After a thrilling win over No. 7 seed Texas A&M on Dec. 20, the Hurricanes were operating a high-level across the board against the Buckeyes. Meanwhile, Ohio State's offense looked out of rhythm in its first live action since the Big Ten Championship Game on Dec. 6.

Teams that receive a first-round bye are 1-7, with Indiana's Rose Bowl win over Alabama this year the only victory by a CFP top-four seed.

As Ole Miss is battling in the College Football Playoff, one of its quarterbacks has his sights set on transferring.

Parity has arrived in college football, and with it comes what may be the greatest College Football Playoff we've ever seen. The games have largely delivered, with more than half the matchups competitive, and even a Group of Five program like James Madison putting up a respectable showing against Oregon in the first round.

When Indiana met Oregon in October, the game served as the best test yet of whether the Hoosiers were a one-year wonder or a program that was here to stay.

What if there was a championship and it didn't really matter? Or in fact, if there was a championship and competing for it hurt a team's actual chances in the n

Seven of eight teams with first-round byes have lost their quarterfinal games through the first two years of the 12-team College Football Playoff.

Hours before a College Football Playoff quarterfinal began Thursday, 74-year-old Nick Saban sat on an ESPN stage constructed inside the Rose Bowl, in the corner of an end zone, in Pasadena, California.