Ohio State ’s Ryan Day, Texas’ Steve Sarkisian, Notre Dame ’s Marcus Freeman and Penn State ’s James Franklin are the final four. None has won a national championship as a head coach, making this season the third out of the last four in which the title will go to a head coach who has never won one.

Ta’Mere Robinson, LB, Brashear — Robinson has earned playing time in his two seasons at Penn State, while still holding sophomore eligibility. He was a consensus four-star recruit out of Brashear, but missed his senior high school season due to injury.

That pair, and others like it, became part of notable trend in the 2024-25 bowl season: 21 of the 30 non-Playoff bowls that aired on an ESPN network through Jan. 2 saw year-over-year viewership increases, the majority of them by 20 percent or more.

By advancing this far, Notre Dame will bring home at least $14 million. It doesn't have to share its winnings with a conference.

Two Ohio State Buckeyes football players are hitting the NCAA's transfer portal, days before the College Football Playoff semifinals against No. 5 Texas. Ohio State, the No. 8 seed in the College Football Playoff,

John Mateer, Darian Mensah, Eric Singleton Jr. and Fernando Mendoza are among the best players who have entered the transfer portal. Here are our rankings.

The latest NCAA transfer portal period, fueled by NIL opportunities, has brought unprecedented movement in college football. Between December 9 and December 28, over 2,000 players switched teams, according to CBS Sports.