Erick Smith

The fates of Ohio State and Miami were the two major unknowns entering the College Football Playoff rankings that revealed the future of the field.

erick smith, usa today The upsets on the penultimate weekend of the college football season created drama around how the playoff rankings, released

It took some dramatic finishes and some blowouts for the smoke to clear on championship weekend and also clarify the situation for the College Football Playoff.

erick smith, usa today Oregon, Georgia, Boise State and Arizona State claimed the top four seeds while SMU edged out Alabama for the final at-large spot in the debut 12-team College Football Playoff.

erick smith, usa today This college football postseason will be unlike any other in the sport's history.

The longest postseason in college football history is at hand. A look at the entire bowl lineup ending with the national title game on Jan. 20.

The College Football Playoff committee finalized the first expanded 12-team field. Oregon earns the top seed and SMU gets the last at-large spot.

With the 15 weeks of college football in the books, it's time to set the entire postseason lineup with the expanded College Football Playoff.

No. 5 Texas is moving on in the College Football Playoff but the Longhorns got a bigger scare than expected from No. 12 Clemson.

Texas spotted Clemson an early lead before pulling away for a win in the College Football Playoff. The Longhorns next face Arizona State.