If No. 7 Ole Miss beats Mississippi State in the Egg Bowl on Friday to finish its regular season at 11-1, the Rebels are headed to the College Football Playoff for the first time in program history as one of the selection committee's seven at-large picks.

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The college football season begins in August and runs through January 19, 2026 - the date of the second College Football Playoff expanded tournament championship. The primary television carriers are the ESPN networks,

Broadcast partner ESPN is working with the CFP to move its original deadline of Dec. 1 to late January, a source said. The CFP's 10 conference commissioners and Notre Dame's athletics director have been in a stalemate regarding the format of the CFP, which could expand from 12 teams to as many as 24 in the near future.

Oregon-USC may be past history, given that the game is now three days old. But, in the grand scheme of things, it's a victory for CBS.