Williams champions Ty Simpson's unwavering resolve, emphasizing execution and team trust as Alabama eyes College Football Playoff success.

This article was originally published on www.si.com/fannation/college/cfb-hq as $87 million head coach flirts with hot seat in College Football Playoff. The 2025 college football season is quickly nearing a conclusion.

So, who are the best transfers in the playoff field? Let's run through them, starting with a potential Heisman winner: Former School: Cal The catalyst of the first No. 1 Indiana team in history, Mendoza's thrust himself into the conversation for the Heisman and to be the first pick in the 2026 NFL Draft.

The winner of this matchup will battle Texas Tech in the Orange Bowl on New Year’s Day. The Ducks are the heavy favorites in this one. You can tell that by the variance in the list of prospects to watch below. However, James Madison deserves a lot of credit for how far they’ve come in a short time.

No. 6 Ole Miss (11-1, 7-1 SEC) will take the field at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium on Dec. 20 in the program's College Football Playoff debut against the Tulane Gre

The ACC also wants to explore reducing or eliminating the weekly release of the College Football Playoff selection committee's top 25 rankings

Diego Pavia shares his honest thoughts about Vanderbilt's College Football Playoff snub originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. Vanderbilt quarterback Diego Pavia believes the College Football Playoff is close to getting it right — but not quite there yet.

The Crimson Tide defense played well in the regular season matchup against the Sooners, but has areas to improve upon in College Football Playoff game against O