Football

12/8/2025 |  Defending national champion Ohio State to 3rd straight Cotton Bowl, will face Miami or Texas A&M (Associated Press (AP)) ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Defending national champion Ohio State is going to the Cotton Bowl for the third season in a row, this time for a College Football Playoff quarterfinal game on New Year’s Eve against Miami or Texas A&M.
The Big Ten runner-up and third-ranked Buckeyes (12-1) won their CFP semifinal last January at the Cotton Bowl over Texas, then went on to beat Notre Dame for the national title. 

12/8/2025 |  Why did Notre Dame’s August loss cost the Irish a playoff spot in December? (Associated Press (AP)) As it turned out, the most important game impacting the most important decision the College Football Playoff selection committee made in 2025 took place in August.
There is nothing particularly wrong with that. All the games are supposed to count. 

12/8/2025 |  Indiana grabs top seed in College Football Playoff. Alabama and Miami make it, Notre Dame left out (Associated Press (AP)) Nobody paying attention over the past 24 months would be surprised to see Indiana leading the way into this year’s College Football Playoff.
But anyone paying attention over the last 24 hours knew the only sure thing beyond the Hoosiers was that the playoff selection committee was destined to get picked apart when it released the pairings for this season’s 12-team bracket on Sunday.

12/8/2025 |  Bowl Officials Seek 5-7 Teams After Notre Dame, Iowa State, Kansas State Opt Out (Athletic Business) Notre Dame, Iowa State and Kansas State announced Sunday they would decline postseason bowl bids despite being eligible. Iowa State and Kansas State both experienced coaching changes and were each fined $500,000 by the Big 12 Conference for declining postseason appearances. Notre Dame refused a bowl invitation after being left out of the College Football Playoff bracket.

12/8/2025 |  Notre Dame withdraws from bowl consideration following College Football Playoff snub (CBS Sports) Notre Dame withdrew from the bowl selection process after it missed out on the College Football Playoff, the Fighting Irish announced. Notre Dame landed at No. 11 in the final set of playoff rankings, which made it the first team out of the 12-team bracket.