The Group of 5 still belongs in CFP despite Tulane, James Madison blowouts – but with a tweak originally appeared on The ...

The College Football Playoff expanded to 12 teams before the 2024 season. The expanded format allows more teams to earn bids, but what makes it especially notable is the automatic inclusion of a Group ...

Eli Lederman covers college football and recruiting for ESPN.com. He joined ESPN in 2024 after covering the University of Oklahoma for Sellout Crowd and the Tulsa World. The Broncos laid the blueprint ...

For the first time, the best team from the tier of Football Bowl Subdivision leagues known as the Group of 5 is guaranteed a shot at a national championship. The 12-team College Football Playoff sets ...

The 2025 NJSIAA/Xfinity Football State Championships have arrived. Sectional champions will be crowned over the next few weeks, with state championship games being played for the fourth year on the ...

Barry Odom is not going to pretend that all of the games on UNLV’s schedule are created equal. He’s not that kind of coach. He’ll tell you like it is, and he’ll tell his team that, too. So, he’s been ...

Last season marked the first time the Group of 5 was ever guaranteed a shot at a national championship, and after being penciled in for the No. 12 seed in many preseason predictions for the newly ...

Northern Illinois athletic director Sean Frazier is among a growing number of Group of 5 officials that favor adding a playoff specifically for the Group of 5 schools. "It's time to have a realistic ...

BOISE STATE'S PEERS across the Group of 5 took notice in the fall. The Broncos' run to No. 3 seed in the inaugural 12-team College Football Playoff was remarkable in its own right. But equally ...