Michigan and Texas to the CFP, an Ohio State Heisman winner and more in RJ Young's bold predictions for college football in 2026.

The College Football Playoff began Dec. 19, 2025 and ended Jan. 19. Let's see how our reporters did at predicting the games.

How has Fernando Mendoza done statistically this season for Indiana football? Here's a look at the Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback's season stats.

Now that Marcus Freeman has addressed the CFP snub on national TV, every day Notre Dame sulks about last season is a wasted one.

Miami Hurricanes quarterback Carson Beck commented Monday night on the game-ending interception he threw in a 27-21 loss to the No. 1 Indiana Hoosiers in the College Football Playoff National Championship Game.

As noted by Front Office Sports, the Big Ten and Big 12 conferences both share distributions earned equally among their membership, while the SEC has a hybrid model for CFP payouts. In addition, CBS Sports reported that Miami has received $32 million for its CFP run, including $12 million for travel expenses.

The Big Ten's Tony Petitti and the SEC's Greg Sankey hold the keys to expansion, and their conferences have been at an impasse for months.

But Monday at the college football national championship game, the two can be seen on video briefly talking to each other in a skybox with what appears to be a 34-time convicted felon. White appears to mention something to Paul about the broken jaw he suffered in his recent boxing loss to Anthony Joshua. Paul then motions to his jaw.