As Cal thwarted SMU’s late comeback and Duke took down Wake Forest, the 7-5 Blue Devils made the ACC title game against Virginia. Duke is just a three-point underdog to the Cavaliers and +115 to win the game outright. A Blue Devils win wouldn’t be all that surprising to oddsmakers.

Lane Kiffin built Ole Miss into a College Football Playoff contender and then walked out on them. How will that affect the Rebels' national championship hopes?

The CBS Sports 136 is a comprehensive ranking of all 136 FBS teams, as determined by experts from CBS Sports and 247Sports. We begin the process in August with a preseason balloting and will continue to finalize the picture of college football for this season with another update next week and then a final one after the conclusion of the national championship game.

Kiffin, though, has led Ole Miss to the 2025 College Football Playoff, and wanted to have his cake and eat it too. The new LSU head coach wanted to continue coaching the Rebels through the playoffs, but Ole Miss wanted to move on from Kiffin after he accepted a new job and left the school.

Hurricanes athletic director Dan Radakovich continued advocating for Miami’s inclusion in this year’s College Football Playoff.

A college football powerhouse that began the season ranked No. 1 appeared to have lost its way by mid-November. The program suffered defeats against the Georgia

One of the top college football picks Marshall is recommending for the conference title games: He's backing Virginia (-2.5) against Duke in the ACC Championship Game. He's also likes the Under (58.5) to hit in the 8 p.m. ET nightcap on Saturday.

Top-ranked Ohio State and No. 2 Indiana are both expected to earn first-round byes in the College Football Playoff, regardless of Saturday's Big Ten Championship outcome.