The 2025 College Football Playoff is down to eight teams ahead of the holiday season, including 3 BIg Ten and SEC programs. This year’s bracket saw two non Group of 4 conference representatives with James Madison and Tulane included in the playoff.

When Texas meets the Michigan Wolverines at the Citrus Bowl, the Longhorns will be facing an interim head coach and another former five-star quarterback.

Freshmen stars Bryce Underwood and Andrew Marsh will go up against a stout Longhorns defense with two All-American players while Michigan’s defense will have a chance to improve its pass rush leading into its showdown with Manning, a preseason Heisman candidate.

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The NIL era has fully reshaped college football, turning elite prospects into seven-figure brands before they ever take a snap on campus. Quarterbacks still dominate the top of the market, but receivers,

Poggi’s “good cop” routine has played well with Wolverines fans since Moore left town, disgraced from a scandal involving his former mistress and University Michigan employee Paige Shiver. He is considered a candidate for the head coaching job and to remain with the football team in some capacity in 2026.

The College Football Playoff’s first round served two competitive games and two blowouts. The reaction to that: Some fans are demanding a change.