In a roller-coaster season, the Irish took a deep dive early before slowly ascending over the last four months. They entered 2024 with postseason aspirations and an intriguing roster, led by Duke transfer Riley Leonard at quarterback, an explosive running back in Jeremiyah Love and a formidable defense. It lasted two weeks.

Defenses are winning out as the College Football Playoff moves on to the semifinals. Ohio State, Notre Dame and Texas have top-five national pass defenses. The exception, Penn State, has perhaps the best individual defensive player in the field,

Either Notre Dame head coach Marcus Freeman, left, or Penn State head coach James Franklin, posing with the Orange Bowl trophy on Wednesday in Dania Beach, Fla., will make history by reaching the College Football Playoff championship game. It’s taken 17 years, but college football is finally having its Super Bowl 41 moment.

The 2024-25 college football season has been electric, and the campaign will wrap up on Monday with the College Football Playoff National Championship Game. Ohio State has been dominant for most of the College Football Playoff,

A youth movement takes hold among college football coaches, and Notre Dame's Marcus Freeman is the handsome face of this millennial moment.

Smith and Manning are among the rising superstars who not only helped their teams get to the 2024 postseason but also figure to define the race to the 2025 national championship. They will be household names next fall as two of the biggest figures in the entire sport.

With all four teams that had a bye in the first round now eliminated, Thursday and Friday’s College Football Playoff ... think of when Tony Dungy and Lovie Smith played in Super Bowl XLI in ...

In line with the 12-team playoff's historic nature, the CFP semifinals feature a matchup that will guarantee more history in the national championship game.

The first ever 12-team College Football Playoff wraps up on Monday, Jan. 20 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta with the College Football Playoff Championship, which will feature the Notre Dame Fighting Irish after their 27-24 win on Thursday over the Penn State Nittany Lions in the Orange Bowl.

As anticipation builds for these matchups, ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith weighed in on which team he believes will win it all and claim the first CFP title in the new 12-team playoff era. Smith shared his decision on Wednesday’s episode of ESPN's "First Take."