18. Marcel Reed, QB, Texas A&M Reed had a tremendous season leading one of Texas A&M's most explosive offenses since the Johnny Manziel era. He threw 25 touchdown passes and showed marked improvement as a passer while remaining a threat as a runner. Reed rushed for 466 yards and six touchdowns despite using his legs less during the 2025 season.

Unlike last year's debut of the 12-team College Football Playoff, weather should not be a factor in any of the first-round games Friday and Saturday.

The regular season is in the books, Rivalry Week is all sewn up, and now voters are left with quite a dilemma as they reconsider the top 25 college football ran

Conference championship weekend led to movement in my top 25 rankings ahead of the College Football Playoff. For the fifth consecutive season, I’m an Associated Press Top 25 voter. And each week, I’ll be sharing my full ballot, explaining why I ranked everything the way I did.

Texas A&M fell out of the top five of The Associated Press college football poll for the first time in two months Sunday, Texas Tech notched its highest ranking in 17 years and a season-high four teams from Group of Five conferences are ranked as the top five got a shuffle with a week to go before the postseason bracket is set.

Where things stand in the updated ESPN top 25 college football rankings coming out of Championship Saturday and moving into Selection Sunday.

Projecting the new AP Top 25 poll after championship weekend in advance of the College Football Playoff rankings

The Oklahoma Sooners will soon face off against the Alabama Crimson Tide in the 25-'26 College Football Playoff. Owen Heinecke started as a walk-on for OU but has worked hard to become a valuable part of the team.

One titanic loss near the top of the poll forced voters into some potentially major decisions when casting their ballots for the new AP top 25 college football