The College Football Playoff heads to the Orange Bowl and Cotton Bowl for the semifinals. A look at the bracket and the schedule.

This College Football Playoff final four ought to come with its own slogan, and here’s one suggestion: I’m sorry, but which century is this? Seriously, does that bracket say Ohio State, Notre Dame, Texas and Penn State?

NIL and the transfer portal have helped create more of an even playing field in the sport. And the SEC's results this postseason have underscored that the league has come back down to earth.

The 12-team playoff is only under contract for 2024 and 2025 for now, allowing for changes to be made for the 2026 season, which Sankey referred to. If changes were to be made for

The semifinals match Penn State against Notre Dame at the Orange Bowl on Jan. 9 and Texas against Ohio State in the Cotton Bowl on Jan. 10. All four teams are among the eight programs with at least 900 all-time victories.