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The 2025-26 College Football Playoffs bracket is set, with 12 teams racing for the national championship title.

James Madison, Miami and Alabama are in. Notre Dame and Duke are out. This is shocking news, considering the Fighting Irish were ranked better than the Hurricanes just last week.

Everyone thought the Crimson Tide was safe coming into championship weekend. But does Alabama's 21-point loss to Georgia create an opportunity for both Miami and Notre Dame to make the 12-team field?

Fernando Mendoza's 17-yard touchdown pass to Elijah Sarratt gave No. 2 Indiana the lead midway through the third quarter and the Hoosiers' stingy defense pitched a shutout the rest of the way to beat No. 1 Ohio State.

For the first time ever, the No.1 and No. 2 teams in the CFP Rankings will face off in the Big Ten College Football Championship.

Matt Campbell has been hired as Penn State's football coach. The announcement Friday night marks the end of a long search by the Nittany Lions to find James Franklin's successor.

Michigan State has received a $401 million gift from Greg and Dawn Williams, supporting the university's and athletic department's fundraising initiatives with the largest donation to the school and one of the richest in college sports history.

The teams were scheduled to face off at Wisconsin on Sept. 19. Wisconsin instead will host Eastern Michigan on that day.

The real pulse of Indiana football runs quieter, behind adjoining office doors, where the lights stay on late and a decade's worth of trust is stacked floor to ceiling.

Pat Fitzgerald spoke with eight schools about potentially coaching their football teams, looking for the best place to resume his career, before choosing Michigan State.