Miami stunned reigning national champion Ohio State on New Years eve in one of the biggest upsets of the season. The Hurricanes will face Ole Miss in the Fiesta Bowl on Thursday with a berth in the national title game at stake. The Rebels advanced with a dramatic 39-34 win over Georgia in the Sugar Bowl.

The great debate regarding which conference — the Big Ten or the SEC — reigns over college football might not be much of a debate anymore. Especially given the SEC’s dismal 4-10 bowl record this offseason.

A month of high-stakes games continues this week and ends with the College Football Playoff national title game Jan. 19 in Miami Gardens, Fla.

Here's an updated look at the College Football Playoff bracket as semifinal games end. See which teams have moved on to the championship game:

Texas football just made two of the biggest moves of the offseason, signing the top wide receiver and one of the top running backs in the transfer portal: Cam C

The College Football Playoff began Dec. 19, 2025 and ends Jan. 19. Here's how our staffers saw the bracket playing out.

Throughout the fall and into winter, football was the big draw. The NFL and college football both saw TV ratings rise during their respective regular seasons. College football’s viewership increased 2% during the regular season while comparing Nielsen Big Data + Panel data to last year.

No. 1 seed Indiana is emerging from the College Football Playoff semifinals looking like one of the most dominant teams of the modern era and a potentially inevitable national champion. However, No. 10 seed Miami will have something to say about it on Jan. 19 inside Hard Rock Stadium, when the teams collide with a national championship on the line.