The 12-team College Football Playoff bracket is set, and the games begin on Dec. 19. The first round is hosted by the higher seed before the games shift to neutral sites. Here is you need to know: 11 games are set between Dec. 19 and Jan. 19, and each will be broadcast nationally. The first round (CFP seeds, times Eastern):

Alabama will make another case as 'NFLU' in the 2026 NFL Draft. Ty Simpson, Kadyn Proctor and two others make USA TODAY Sports' top draft prospects.

Alabama and Miami are in, Notre Dame is out and Indiana is No. 1 in the College Football Playoff’s 12-team bracket.

Even though Mississippi lost to Alabama, 40-10, in the MS/AL All-Star Game, local college signees stood out on both sides of the ball. This is the Magnolia State’s sixth straight loss to the neighbors to the east.

This article was originally published on www.si.com/fannation/college/cfb-hq as $87 million head coach flirts with hot seat in College Football Playoff. The 2025 college football season is quickly nearing a conclusion.

The first bowl game of the year is set take place on Saturday when the Washington Huskies take on the Boise State Broncos in the LA Bowl, and new users can take advantage of the latest FanDuel promo code to get $150 in bonus bets if your first $5 wager wins.

Colt Lumpris joined Alabama’s 2027 recruiting class Tuesday, Dec. 9 as a four star tight end who has never really been a tight end in name.

Alabama players haven’t forgotten their last game — last two, really — against Oklahoma. The Sooners won 23-21 in Tuscaloosa a month ago and then celebrated by taking photos at midfield after ending the Crimson Tide’s 17-game home-winning streak.