The National Football Foundation changed their eligibility requirements to allow Mike Leach to be considered into the Hall of Fame. Leach coached at Texas Tech, Washington State and Mississippi State.
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Changes in college football like conference realignment, the transfer portal and college football playoff may hurt rivalries. Ohio State vs Michigan, Auburn vs Alabama and Oklahoma vs Texas are all major rivalries.
Notre Dame's Riley Leonard was exhausted against Ohio State in the College Football Playoff National Championship Game. The Fighting Irish's quarterback scored a touchdown, and then was tired. The Ohio State Buckeyes then won the championship.
The Ohio State Buckeyes are national champions after beating Notre Dame. While the transfer portal and NIL played a role, their players were recruited and developed within the program. Ryan Day, TreVeyon Henderson, Emeka Egbuka were all developed.
The College Football Playoff has had 10 games so far. Some were very close, like Texas vs Arizona State and Notre Dame vs Penn State. Others were blowouts, like Notre Dame vs Indiana and Ohio State vs Tennessee. This article ranks all 10 games.
Due to incredible seasons from Ja'Marr Chase, Justin Jefferson, Malik Nabers and Brian Thomas Jr, LSU is now officially Wide Receiver University. Ohio State is 2nd place with Terry McLaurin and Garrett Wilson, while Alabama and USC are tied for third.
Michigan and head coach Sherrone Moore beat Alabama and Ohio State. They finished 8-5 after being national champions last season. In a rebuilding year, this was a good season for Michigan and they deserve credit.
Indiana had a terrific college football season in 2024. In 2025, Texas Tech, Minnesota, Syracuse, Illinois and California look to do the same.
History was made with the debut of the 12-team College Football Playoff. However the four games had lopsided results. This is similar to the 4-team College Football Playoff format