What a national title game that was. However, now it's over, and it's time to look 12 months ahead. Here are the odds for who will win the College Football Playoff next season, at DraftKings Sportsbook as of Jan.

The College Football Playoff began Dec. 19, 2025 and ended Jan. 19. Let's see how our reporters did at predicting the games.

And then there were four. The College Football Playoff semifinals kickoff Thursday and Friday and with it, a lot of hype around who will play for the CFP nation

3. Indiana becomes the third straight Big Ten team to win the national championship, the first time that's happened since 1940-42. Prior to the Hoosiers, Ohio State took down Notre Dame to win the inaugural 12-team playoff, and Michigan beat Washington to win the 2023 CFP title.

Keionte Scott returned an interception 72 yards for a touchdown, Carson Beck threw a scoring pass and No. 10 Miami shocked defending champion Ohio State 24-14 on Wednesday night at the Cotton Bowl.

The Big Ten's Tony Petitti and the SEC's Greg Sankey hold the keys to expansion, and their conferences have been at an impasse for months.

The teams in this year's CFP National Championship Game have several Texas high school football alums on their rosters.