What you need to know as College GameDay and ESPN hit the road to help kick off the first round of the College Football Playoff action in 2025.

Yes, the first-round matchup between No. 11 Tulane and No. 6 Ole Miss is a rematch from the regular season. Ole Miss handily defeated Tulane 45-10 on Sept. 20. However, Rebels' coach Lane Kiffin is no longer with the team, while Tulane coach Jon Sumrall is coaching his team until the end of the playoff before heading to Florida.

ESPN had announced Heisman winner Johnny Manziel as the College GameDay guest picker for Miami vs. Texas A&M. But Alex Caruso picked instead.

ESPN’s most popular college football program hit the road again this weekend, as College GameDay planted its flag in SEC country on the site of a first-round Co

ESPN's "College GameDay" isn't attending the Army-Navy series again. GameDay hasn't visited Army-Navy since 2021

Aggie legend Johnny Manziel was supposed to serve as the guest picker on ESPN College GameDay Saturday ahead of Texas A&M’s College Football Playoff game against Miami (Fla,) on Saturday. Instead, the 2012 Heisman Trophy winner was a late scratch for undisclosed reasons, replaced by NBA guard and fellow A&M alum Alex Caruso.

The 2025 College Football Playoff is set to begin on Friday. No. 8 Oklahoma (10-2, 6-2) hosts No. 9 Alabama (10-3, 7-1) to open the first round on Friday (8 p.m

No explanation was given for Johnny Manziel's curious absence from the "College GameDay" desk ahead of Saturday's Playoff game between Texas A&M and Miami, but the Aggies legend is pushing back on the "fake narrative" surrounding his not being there.

Cliff and Jenifer Vellucci from Arizona are traveling across the U.S. with ESPN's College GameDay, visiting iconic college football sites and experiencing the sport's passion.

The College Football Playoff opened its expanded 12-team weekend in a way that briefly distracted from the games themselves. Johnny Manziel, the former Heisman-