USC is at the epicenter of college football's paradigm shifts, and Lincoln Riley said that fans ought to embrace the significant changes hitting the sport in the conference realignment, NIL and transfer portal eras.

The College Football Playoff announced this week that it will move to a straight-seeding format for its 12-team bracket beginning this season, moving away from last season’s format of the four highest-ranked conference champions getting the top four seeds and the first-round byes that went with them.

COLUMBUS — The College Football Playoff (CFP) management committee agreed to change its seeding format for this season. The new policy will no longer reserve byes for conference champions and instead have the seeds match the committee’s rankings, according to a CFP spokesperson.

After a loss in the CFP National Championship, we break down the 2025 Notre Dame Football schedule and give a prediction for their season.

FOX has yet to reveal an official start time for a Week 1 matchup between Ohio State and Texas. A recent report could explain the delay. The Buckeyes and Longhorns will meet in a Cotton Bowl rematch on Saturday,