The college football season is nearly here, and anticipation is at an all-time high as teams prepare to chase the ultimate prize: a national championship.

The race to the 2025 College Football Playoff -- this time with a straight seeding model -- begins now in what could be the final year of the 12-team bracket. As conversations continue on a potential 14-,

Joel Klatt predicts this season's conference championship game matchups and reveals what he think the 2025 CFP will look like.

Quarterback Julian Sayin, a former five-star recruit and the top signal-caller in the 2024 class, has been named the starter for the season opener against No. 1 Texas on August 30. Sayin earned the nod after strong camp showings, edging out redshirt sophomore Lincoln Kienholz to become the face of the Buckeyes’ offense.

Now that the Preseason AP Top 25 Poll has been released, here is what a projected College Football Playoff Field would look like, based entirely on its rankings. If these first rankings prove to be gospel,

Texas, Penn State, Ohio State and Clemson would be the top four seeds in the College Football Playoff based on The Associated Press preseason Top 25 poll.

The idea for a field as large as 28 teams was presented to Big Ten athletic directors for the first time last week, one source said.

Penn State's preseason of endless potential continues with a pick for the Nittany Lions in the College Football Playoff title game.