“Ole Miss. They have that up-tempo spread. Their offense is a little different. They’re a headache to play against. Their running back (Kewan Lacy) is really good. He can take it the distance, and ( Trinidad) Chambliss is a really good college quarterback.” — SEC defensive coordinator

Mandrell Desir earned All-Conference honors in 2025 and made an early impact as a true freshman. Desir led the team with 6.5 sacks while also recording 30 tackles, 7.5 for loss, a pass breakup, and a forced fumble, appearing in 12 games with one start. He also placed second in the ACC Defensive Rookie of the Year voting.

SMU got shellacked by Penn State, 38-10. Tennessee was outclassed against Ohio State, 42-17. In fact, first round games in the last CFP were decided by an average of 19.3 points. The nominal closest was a 10-point win by Notre Dame against Indiana. The Fighting Irish were up 24-3 at one point as the Hoosiers pulled close in garbage time.

Carson Beck and Marcel Reed will each throw an interception, but Beck gets the last word with a 20-yard TD strike in OT to win it.

What you can watch on the college football bowl schedule today, with two matchups getting ready to kick off in the 2025 postseason.

Leavitt is the only proven winner here and has a start in the College Football Playoff. After transferring from Michigan State, he led the Sun Devils to a Big 12 Championship and an overtime loss to Texas in last year’s CFP. Last season, he threw for 2,885 yards with 24 touchdowns and just six interceptions.

UM opens the postseason with a first-round matchup at No. 7 seed Texas A&M (11-1) on Saturday at Kyle Field in College Station, Texas (noon, ABC/ESPN).

From Indiana to James Madison, we picked out every CFP player who could factor into the 2026 NFL draft and slotted them by stock from Round 1 to Round 7.

The first day of the college football postseason with multiple bowl game features the Cure Bowl and 68 Ventures Bowl. We break down the matchups.

ARLINGTON, Texas - The 2025 Texas high school football state championships begin on Wednesday at AT&T Stadium. The first day features the 1A Six-Man Division 1