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The College Football Playoff trophy is displayed before the championship game between Washington and Michigan on Jan. 6, 2024, in Houston. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vasquez)

The 1st 12-team College Football Playoff arrives after 100 years, a few billion dollars — and many detours

December 20, 2024 at 6:00 a.m.

It took more than 100 years and a few billion dollars. And now, finally, college football has what the rest of sports have — a legitimate postseason tournament.

Indiana quarterback Kurtis Rourke looks to throw during the first half against Michigan State on Nov. 2, 2024, in East Lansing, Mich. (AP Photo/Al Goldis)

More playing time? A fresh start? Extra cash? College football’s transfer portal produces winners and losers.

December 13, 2024 at 7:26 a.m.

With the transfer portal open, now is a good time to look at some of the biggest winners and losers from last year’s round of what is essentially college football...

SMU's Anthony Booker Jr. celebrates during the fourth quarter of the ACC championship game at Bank of America Stadium on Dec. 7, 2024, in Charlotte, N.C. (Grant Halverson/Getty Images)

SMU in, Alabama out of the 1st 12-team College Football Playoff bracket — plus a look at 1st-round matchups

December 8, 2024 at 5:43 p.m.

SMU captured the last open spot in the 12-team College Football Playoff, edging Alabama to land in a bracket that placed undefeated Oregon at No. 1.

Alabama defensive back Malachi Moore (13) reacts after a play against Auburn on Saturday, Nov. 30, 2024, in Tuscaloosa, Ala. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)

Miami on the outside and Alabama in the field in the penultimate College Football Playoff rankings

December 4, 2024 at 7:49 a.m.

Miami’s playoff hopes took a potentially fatal nosedive while Alabama’s got a boost in the last rankings before the 12-team College Football Playoff bracket is set.

SMU running back LJ Johnson Jr. defends the ball from Virginia safety Ethan Minter on Nov. 23, 2024, in Charlottesville, Va. (AP Photo/Mike Kropf)

College Football Playoff rankings: SEC losses mean big gain for SMU and a cushion for Indiana

November 26, 2024 at 8:15 p.m.

The Southeastern Conference’s losses were almost everyone else’s gain in the College Football Playoff rankings.

Georgia running back Nate Frazier outruns UMass defensive back Leonard St. Gourdin to the end zone during the second half Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024, in Athens, Ga. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)

Conference title games are a chance at a banner, bragging rights — and for some, a season-wrecking loss

November 25, 2024 at 9:12 p.m.

Over the next two weeks, the warm familiarity of conference championship games could run into the cold reality that comes with the first 12-team College Football Playoff.

ALTERNATIVE CROP FILE – Customers eat noodles at the Wing Wah Noodle Shop in Hong Kong, on July 12, 2018. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung, File)

Noodles and wine are the secret ingredients for a strange new twist in Chinese doping saga

November 22, 2024 at 11:53 a.m.

Blame it on the noodles. That's what one Chinese official suggested when anti-doping leaders were looking for answers for the doping scandal that cast a shadow over this year's Olympic...

Boise State running back Ashton Jeanty (2) scores a rushing touchdown during the first half of an NCAA college football game against the San Jose State, Saturday, Nov. 16, 2024, in San Jose, Calif. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)

It’s Boise State, not BYU, with a bye in the latest College Football Playoff rankings

November 19, 2024 at 6:57 p.m.

Boise State would get the fourth and final bye based on the new College Football Playoff rankings, placing the Big 12 alongside the SEC as power conferences with a gripe.

Oregon quarterback Dillon Gabriel (8) throws the ball as Maryland linebacker Kellan Wyatt (45) defends during the second half of an NCAA college football game on Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024, in Eugene, Ore. Oregon won 39-18. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)

Oregon tops Week 2 College Football Playoff rankings and Georgia drops out of the bracket

November 12, 2024 at 9:00 p.m.

Undefeated Oregon stayed on top in the second batch of College Football Playoff rankings, while Tuesday’s poll shoved Georgia completely out of the bracket.

Oregon quarterback Dillon Gabriel scrambles out of the pocket against Michigan in the second half on Nov. 2, 2024, in Ann Arbor, Mich. (AP Photo/Jose Juarez)

Oregon gets top billing in College Football Playoff’s opening rankings, Ohio State is No. 2 and Georgia is No. 3

November 6, 2024 at 8:05 a.m.

Undefeated Oregon got top billing in the first set of rankings on the road to college football's new, 12-team playoff.

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