The first spot in the College Football Playoff semifinals has been claimed. REQUIRED READING:Penn State vs Boise State final score, highlights: Nittany Lions win Fiesta Bowl The win on Tuesday not ...

The Buckeyes open as an early -6.5 betting favorite for next Friday's CFP Cotton Bowl semifinals against No. 5 Texas on BetMGM. Odds courtesy of BetMGM as of Wednesday, Jan. 1 Using BetMGM's odds ...

While the automatic bids were out of the CFP committee's hands, they likely deserve credit for getting it mostly right with the rest of the field. No. 1 Oregon (Big Ten) was soundly beaten 41-21 ...

The good news is that they get to figure that out while preparing for their second straight CFP semifinal. Texas (13-2) will play eighth-seeded Ohio State (12-2), which dispatched top-seeded ...

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The first CFP semifinal game will be between Penn State and the winner of Georgia and Notre Dame on Jan. 9 in the Orange Bowl. The second CFP semifinal game will between the winner of Texas and ...

Now, the semifinal stage is set. The Longhorns will face the Buckeyes in the Cotton Bowl, while the Nittany Lions will meet the Fighting Irish in the Orange Bowl. Here is everything you need to ...

Notre Dame’s 23-10 victory on Thursday against Georgia in the Sugar Bowl did more than send the Fighting Irish to the College Football Playoff semifinals and get it one step closer to a national ...

There are a pair of non-CFP games on Friday, in matchups including Texas State, Minnesota, Virginia Tech and North Texas all in action on the second-to-last day of non-CFP games. REQUIRED READING ...

The focus here is revenue connected to CFP bids and success.) So, let’s tally the Power Four conference earnings based on participation, quarterfinalists and semifinalists. The ACC had two teams ...

"We're not going to flip the games," CFP executive director Rich Clark told ESPN on Friday morning. "The concession we made with the athletic directors was to start the Sugar Bowl earlier -- an 18 ...