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College Football Playoff Rankings prediction: Georgia takes top spot, rival SEC team joins top four

The Bulldogs are set to top Tuesday's top 25 release, while multiple SEC teams on the wrong end of lopsided Week 10 results could see their CFP hopes virtually vanish

College Football Playoff expanding to 24 teams: 2027 move has big impact on conference championships, Heisman

The move eliminates conference championship games, beginning in 2027

Michigan fires Jason Beck: Wolverines will owe significant buyout after parting with struggling OC in Year 1

A dismal 15-6 loss to rival Michigan State proved to be the breaking point for a unit ranking near the bottom of the FBS in scoring and total offense

Ohio State's catastrophic 2026 season has lost Ryan Day his championship goodwill -- now comes the reckoning

Julian Sayin's injury explains some of Ohio State's pain, but it doesn't explain a $40 million roster looking this lost -- or how Day plans to fix it

College football picks: Predictions against the spread, odds, betting lines for top 25 games in Week 10

A closer look at the top games on tap Saturday as college football Week 10 takes center stage

Success is pulling at Will Stein from every direction -- and Kentucky must keep investing to hold him

Kentucky has gone from SEC afterthought to CFP contender in short order under Stein, who arrived in Lexington with a roar of confidence

CFP Rankings winners and losers: Alabama playoff path widens, Notre Dame outlook takes a hit

The College Football Playoff committee's first rankings sparked confusion, elevating some resumes while penalizing others with seemingly inconsistent logic

College Football Playoff Rankings prediction: Miami on top, surprise SEC team begins in top four

The Hurricanes are poised to sit atop the initial top 25 release on Tuesday, while a new metric could push a surprising SEC contender into the top four

What's next for Mike Norvell? Potential paths for ex-FSU coach, including high-profile coordinator options

Armed with a massive $50 million buyout, the former Seminoles coach could target an open head coaching role, reset as a coordinator or take a full year off

Where did it all go wrong for Mike Norvell at Florida State? We begin with the disastrous 2023 Orange Bowl

Getting snubbed by the CFP committee and crushed 63-3 broke the program's foundation, triggering a brutal 10-23 stretch that ended with a $50 million buyout

College football Week 9 overreactions: Big Ten closer to ACC and Big 12 than SEC, no Heisman for Jeremiah

The Big Ten's run as college football's top conference is over, while Ohio State's offensive woes could cost Jeremiah Smith a Heisman Trophy -- plus more Week 9 overreactions

College football picks: Predictions against the spread, odds, betting lines for top 25 games in Week 9

A closer look at the top games on tap Saturday as college football Week 9 takes center stage

Lincoln Riley, Deion Sanders and Kyle Whittingham: Inside the jobs that could shake up the coaching carousel

Three FBS jobs are open heading into Halloween weekend, and industry sources say a bigger domino could be next

Maryland coaching search underway as AD Jim Smith touts resources, CFP potential in Big Ten

In his first interview since firing coach Mike Locksley, Maryland's AD tells CBS Sports he believes the job opening will attract a deep candidate pool

2026 CFP bracket projection: Chaos reigns as SEC logjam muddies race for final spots

With the initial CFP rankings coming in one week, contenders are emerging while tough debates over losses, schedules and conference strength loom

John is a national college sports writer. He previously worked as SEC insider and senior sports editor for AL.com and Alabama Media Group. He is the Wall Street Journal best-selling author of "The Leadership Secrets of Nick Saban: How Alabama's Coach Became the Greatest Ever."

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