Illinois offensive lineman commit Casey Thomann from Olney goes through drills on Wednesday during a big-man camp at Memorial Stadium in Champaign. Thomann, who helped Richland County go 10-1 last ...

With four West Coast schools lifting the Big Ten numbers to 18, it will become ever more difficult for programs like Illinois to win a conference or NCAA title.

In 2014, a whopping seven teams with three losses scattered across each of the Power Four conferences would have qualified for a 16-team playoff using the 5+11 format. Oh, and how about this: The ...

Ohio State has made the College Football Playoff six times since the four-team playoff was instituted in 2014, four of those appearances coming with Day as head coach (2019, 2020, 2022 and 2024 ...

The SEC keeps finding new reasons to not add a ninth conference game to its football schedule. Throughout the four-team College Football Playoff era, the SEC ruled that postseason format, so it ...

If the College Football Playoff adopts the 5+11 format, OSU could be in business. Throughout Gundy’s tenure, the Cowboys have been in the mix for conference championships and even been in a few ...

That is the question. On this edition of " SEC Football Unfiltered," a podcast from the USA TODAY Network, hosts Blake Toppmeyer and John Adams unpack the leading playoff formats under consideration.

Bob Asmussen is a college football reporter and columnist for The News-Gazette. He can be reached at 217-393-8248 or asmussen@news-gazette.com.

Bob Asmussen is a college football reporter and columnist for The News-Gazette. He can be reached at 217-393-8248 or asmussen@news-gazette.com.

In the months since Kiffin first floated his idea, the possibility a 16-team playoff beginning as soon as 2026 has gained steam across conferences. While the future format continues to be debated ...

MIRAMAR BEACH, Fla. – SEC commissioner Greg Sankey bristles at the idea that he's a college sports villain. So, don’t be the villain then. Be the hero the College Football Playoff needs.

Big Ten and SEC are telling us what they're going to do with the College Football Playoff in move to straight seeding. It's time we start listening.