FBS College Football Playoff
FILE - The National Championship Trophy is displayed following a news conference Aug. 16, 2022, in Atlanta, announcing that the CFP National Championship NCAA college football game will be played at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in 2025. The conference commissioners who manage the College Football Playoff met for almost seven hours Tuesday, Sept. 27, to work on expanding the postseason system from four to 12 teams as soon as the 2024 season. There is still much work to be done. (Jason Getz/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP, File)
Progress made but how soon CFP expands still up in the air

By Ralph D. Russo Sep. 28, 2022 02:06 PM EDT

FILE - The National Championship Trophy is displayed following a news conference Aug. 16, 2022, in Atlanta, announcing that the CFP National Championship NCAA college football game will be played at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in 2025. The conference commissioners who manage the College Football Playoff met for almost seven hours Tuesday, Sept. 27, to work on expanding the postseason system from four to 12 teams as soon as the 2024 season. There is still much work to be done. (Jason Getz/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP, File)
CFP expansion talks head toward October after 7-hour meeting

By Ralph D. Russo Sep. 27, 2022 09:22 PM EDT

Stanford head coach David Shaw, left, and Washington head coach Kalen DeBoer shake hands after an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Sept. 24, 2022, in Seattle. Washington won 40-22. (AP Photo/Stephen Brashear)
Pac-12 looking stronger at top after early-season losses

By John Marshall Sep. 27, 2022 07:48 PM EDT

Northwestern football coach Pat Fitzgerald gestures before the team's NCAA college football game against Miami (Ohio) on Saturday, Sept. 24, 2022, in Evanston, Ill. (AP Photo/Matt Marton)
For Big Ten, ups and downs mark early portion of season

By Andrew Seligman Sep. 27, 2022 03:58 PM EDT

FILE - The national championship trophy is seen before a new conference for the NCAA college football playoff championship game between Clemson and Alabama, Sunday, Jan. 10, 2016, in Glendale, Ariz. The university presidents who oversee the College Football Playoff voted Friday, Sept. 2, 2022, to expand the postseason model for determining a national champion from four to 12 teams no later than the 2026 season.(AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)
Venues, dates, TV, NFL: How to assemble CFP expansion puzzle

By Ralph D. Russo Sep. 20, 2022 12:09 PM EDT

FILE -Notre Dame and Marshall play during the first half of an NCAA college football game in South Bend, Ind., Sept. 10, 2022. The athletic directors who lead the schools that play Division I college football at the highest level want the sport to continue be governed by the NCAA — if that governance can be streamlined. LEAD1, an association of Football Bowl Subdivision ADs, convened 105 of its 131 members Wednesday, Sept. 14, for a meeting that focused mostly on how best to govern major college football. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy, File)
FBS ADs urge college football reform, but not NCAA breakaway

By Ralph D. Russo Sep. 14, 2022 07:09 PM EDT

FILE - Craig Thompson, commissioner of the Mountain West Conference, speaks to reporters after the College Football Playoff presidents group meeting Tuesday, June 22, 2021, in Grapevine, Texas. Craig Thompson, the only commissioner the Mountain West Conference has known, is stepping down after nearly 24 years in charge. The league announced Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2022, that Thompson's last day will be Dec. 31.(AP Photo/LM Otero, File)
Mountain West Commissioner Thompson stepping down

By Pat Graham Sep. 14, 2022 02:37 PM EDT

FILE - The College Football Playoff logo is shown on the field at AT&T Stadium before the Rose Bowl NCAA college football game between Notre Dame and Alabama in Arlington, Texas, Jan. 1, 2021. The university presidents who oversee the College Football Playoff voted Friday, Sept. 2, 2022, to expand the postseason model for determining a national champion from four to 12 teams no later than the 2026 season. (AP Photo/Roger Steinman, File)
CFP committee digs into feasibility of early expansion to 12

By Ralph D. Russo Sep. 08, 2022 06:20 PM EDT

Utah tight end Dalton Kincaid (86) remains in the end zone after Florida linebacker Amari Burney made a game-saving interception near the end of an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022, in Gainesville, Fla. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)
No. 13 Utah regroups after Florida loss, hosts Southern Utah

By Pat Graham Sep. 08, 2022 02:42 PM EDT

FILE - Michigan quarterback J.J. McCarthy rushes during the second half of an NCAA college football game against Colorado State, on Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022, in Ann Arbor, Mich. No. 4 Michigan is giving McCarthy a shot to start, and he seems to be set up for success against Hawaii, which lost its first two games by a combined score of 112-27. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File)
Michigan going with QB McCarthy over McNamara against Hawaii

By Dave Hogg Sep. 08, 2022 08:59 AM EDT

Wake Forest coach Dave Clawson watches during the second half of the team's NCAA college football game against VMI in Winston-Salem, N.C., Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)
ACC gets September shot to boost reputation in marquee games

By Aaron Beard Sep. 07, 2022 12:15 PM EDT

FILE - Michigan quarterback J.J. McCarthy (9) stands with head coach Jim Harbaugh during warmups before an NCAA college football game against Western Michigan in Ann Arbor, Mich., Saturday, Sept. 4, 2021. Harbaugh has decided to start Big Ten championship-winning quarterback Cade McNamara when No. 8 Michigan opens its season against Colorado State, and to give J.J. McCarthy a shot to take the first snap next week against Hawaii. (AP Photo/Tony Ding, File)
Harbaugh hopes players get a revenue share from 12-team CFP

By Larry Lage Sep. 05, 2022 01:40 PM EDT

FILE - The national championship trophy is seen before a new conference for the NCAA college football playoff championship game between Clemson and Alabama, Sunday, Jan. 10, 2016, in Glendale, Ariz. The university presidents who oversee the College Football Playoff voted Friday, Sept. 2, 2022, to expand the postseason model for determining a national champion from four to 12 teams no later than the 2026 season.(AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)
Analysis: Will a bigger College Football Playoff be better?

By Ralph D. Russo Sep. 04, 2022 02:19 PM EDT

FILE - Georgia Tech quarterback Jeff Sims bobbles the snap during the second half of an NCAA college football game against Miami, Saturday, Nov. 6, 2021, in Miami Gardens, Fla. Georgia Tech is set to kick off its season of Sept. 5, 2022, against Clemson. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File)
No. 4 Clemson opens vs Ga Tech looking to improve on 10 wins

By Paul Newberry Sep. 04, 2022 11:34 AM EDT

FILE - Alabama's James Burnip warms up before the College Football Playoff championship football game against Georgia on Jan. 10, 2022, in Indianapolis. The university presidents who oversee the College Football Playoff are scheduled to meet Friday, Sept. 2, 2022, to discuss expanding the four-team format, re-opening the possibility that a new model for crowning a champion could be implemented as soon as the 2024 season. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)
College Football Playoff to expand to 12 teams by '26 season

By Ralph D. Russo Sep. 02, 2022 03:24 PM EDT

AP source: University presidents who oversee the College Football Playoff have approved expanding it to 12 teams

Sep. 02, 2022 03:17 PM EDT
IRVING, Texas (AP) — AP source: University presidents who oversee the College Football Playoff have approved expanding it to 12 teams. ...

FILE - Arkansas head coach Sam Pittman looks on during the first half of the Outback Bowl NCAA college football game against Penn State, Jan. 1, 2022, in Tampa, Fla. Pittman's task when he was hired in 2019 was to bring a team with 19 straight SEC losses back to national relevancy. He's done it, and now there's excitement around the program. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara, File)
No. 19 Arkansas, No. 23 Cincinnati meet in marquee opener

By Ethan Westerman Sep. 01, 2022 05:27 PM EDT

FILE - Clemson quarterback DJ Uiagalelei looks to pass during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Syracuse in Syracuse, N.Y., Friday, Oct. 15, 2021. Uiagalelei is among nine returning offensive starters for Clemson. (AP Photo/Adrian Kraus, File)
No. 4 Clemson opens in Atlanta against ACC rival Ga Tech

By The Associated Press Sep. 01, 2022 03:35 PM EDT

FILE -Nevada head coach Jay Norvell works the sidelines against New Mexico State in the second half of an NCAA college football game in Reno, Nev., Saturday, Oct. 9, 2021. Michigan is coming off its best season under Jim Harbaugh, finally breaking through to beat rival Ohio State and ending its longest drought without a Big Ten championship. The eighth-ranked Wolverines host Colorado State on Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022 at home in the opener for both teams. Former Nevada coach Jay Norvell will make his debut with the Rams.(AP Photo/Tom R. Smedes, File)
No. 8 Michigan aiming higher, hosts Colorado State in opener

By The Associated Press Sep. 01, 2022 02:08 PM EDT

FILE - Michigan quarterback Cade McNamara throws during an NCAA college football intra-squad spring game, Saturday, April 2, 2022, in Ann Arbor, Mich. Coach Jim Harbaugh has decided to start Big Ten championship-winning quarterback Cade McNamara when No. 8 Michigan opens its season against Colorado State, and to give J.J. McCarthy a shot to take the first snap next week against Hawaii.(AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File)
No. 8 Michigan hosts Colorado State, aims higher this season

By Larry Lage Sep. 01, 2022 09:45 AM EDT