Yes, the first-round matchup between No. 11 Tulane and No. 6 Ole Miss is a rematch from the regular season. Ole Miss handily defeated Tulane 45-10 on Sept. 20. However, Rebels' coach Lane Kiffin is no longer with the team, while Tulane coach Jon Sumrall is coaching his team until the end of the playoff before heading to Florida.

Several bowl games are already in the books, but the college football postseason action really heats up Friday as the first round of the College Football Playoff kicks off. That's when No. 9 Alabama heads to No.

Can the Hurricanes pull the upset after sneaking into the field, or will Texas A&M move on to the Cotton Bowl?

The 2025 college football season wraps up with more than 40 bowl games over the rest of December and into January. That can make it hard to keep track of just when and where all the games are taking place. On Saturday, the Ole Miss Rebels (11-1) and Tulane Green Wave (11-2) meet up in Oxford, Mississippi to battle in the College Football Playoff.

College football bowl season ramps up on Friday, December 19, with the College Football Playoff officially getting underway in primetime. But first, bowl season rolls on with an early kickoff at 11:00 a.

Among ESPN’s College GameDay panel, only former Alabama coach Nick Saban picked the Crimson Tide to win the game. Current head coach Kalen DeBoer appeared on GameDay Saturday morning, and was on the receiving end of apologies from both Pat McAfee and Desmond Howard.

The NCAA transfer portal will open on Jan. 2, 2026 and will remain open for two weeks. Many high profile college football players have already made the decisio