Following college football's first-ever 12-team College Football Playoff format in 2024, the reviews seem to be mixed. While most certainly enjoyed seeing playoff games occur on college campuses, there's also a large segment of fans who believe the expanded playoff doesn't have the same juice as the previous four-team format.

Playoff executives explored changes to the 2025 postseason Tuesday but came to no decision on a proposal from the Big Ten and SEC to alter the playoff seeding.

Notre Dame fought through adversity on the offensive line in 2024. The 2025 group could be the foundation for big things.

These three CFP qualifiers defied their preseason odds last year but could repeat those performances in 2025 thanks to significant returning production.

Under the playoff format that began last season, the four highest-ranked conference champions were guaranteed the top four seeds that come with first-round byes. That means the seeding will not always be the same as the final rankings done by the CFP selection committee.

If college football was rated by the Bureau of Consumer Protection, there might be an issue with 2024. At the intersection of commerce and player safety, the season concluded with less football and longer games.

College football's commissioners ended their meeting without reaching a decision on how the Playoffs will look next season and beyond, but if the way things are looking has shown us anything, it's this: They're going to screw it up.