It is true that most teams that landed in the preseason AP Top 25 have plenty of reason for optimism. They were good enough to get ranked after all and, in the 12-team era, that puts a program squarely in the race for the College Football Playoff.

Noah Eagle, Todd Blackledge, and Kathryn Tappen Return to Call Big Ten Saturday Night and Select Primetime Games, Beginning with No. 14 Michigan Hosting New Mexico on Aug. 30, on NBC and Peacock

A new metric has been introduced to value strength of schedule for the College Football Playoff selection committee.

The College Football Playoff selection committee announced it will place more emphasis on strength of schedule this year when determining the 12-team field.

The Athletic has released its list of the 25 most interesting people in college football, and Clemson standout Peter Woods made the cut.

The committee said in a statement that the schedule strength metric has been adjusted to apply greater weight to games against strong opponents.

This new spot with Gillis, Vendor Voices, will run as the season unfolds and celebrates the full and total return of college football specifically. Bud Light has gotten in on that action as they have 28 different team cans. Thankfully the Florida Gators are represented (I may or may not be biased).

Bud Light announced Aug. 20 it is bringing back its college football team cans for the 2025-26 season. See which teams are represented.