Ohio State's Ryan Day Makes Bold Claim About Future of College Football Playoff originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The Ohio State Buckeyes won the inaugural 12-team College Football Playoff last season, and head coach Ryan Day believes the Big Ten is deserving of more guaranteed spots in future editions.

Steven Lassan and Braden Gall examine College Football Playoff expansion, future SEC schedules, and analyze anonymous coach scouting for 2025 on this week’s episode of “Athlon U: The College Football Podcast.

Elite opinion inside the SEC appears to be moving away from granting the conference four auto bids in the future College Football Playoff, but it sounds like that’s an idea commissioner Greg Sankey never really liked anyway.

Ohio State head coach Ryan Day expressed that the Big Ten should have "four automatic qualifiers" in the College Football Playoff.

Headed into the start of SEC spring meetings, the Big Ten believed it had a partner in its push to transform the College Football Playoff into something more akin to the NFL. The Big Ten and SEC have grown significantly closer over the last year,

The expanded College Football Playoff format gives more teams the chance to compete for a national title. Will Auburn get its first shot in 2025?

While College Football Playoff expansion won’t be happening this college football season, here’s what it might look like if it did.

Oklahoma State has never made the College Football Playoff, but expansion should inevitably help the Cowboys. Over the past decade and change, the college footb

With the expanded 12-team format now in place, Ohio State head coach Ryan Day has already made an impact by leading the Buckeyes to a national championship. But as the playoff look

Finally, let's close by circling the biggest matchups of the 2025 season on our college football calendars. According to the FPI's projected ratings for both teams, these are the most anticipated games of the season -- matchups in which each squad ranks highly, helping to create a high combined matchup quality on ESPN Analytics' 0-100 scale:

This fall’s College Football Playoff will include 12 teams but is expected to jump to 16 teams in 2026. What if there was a 16-team playoff this fall?

Texas A&M Beats Out College Football Playoff Contenders In Major Recruiting Win originally appeared on Athlon Sports. Head coach Mike Elko and the Texas A&M Aggies continue to surge on the recruiting trail ahead of the 2025 college football season.