New Year’s Day still belongs to college football, and as the calendar turns to 2026, the quarterfinal round of the College Football Playoff is set to kick off,

Desmond Howard fell for the hype. He got caught up in the atmosphere in Norman, Oklahoma, when Alabama traveled to face the Sooners. As Pat McAfee put it, Howard, McAfee and the rest of the “College GameDay” panel - minus Nick Saban - looked like geniuses. Until they didn’t. Howard said Thursday he isn’t making the same mistake again.

Former Alabama coach Nick Saban and Desmond Howard both picked the Crimson Tide to overwhelm Indiana after a bye. Joey Galloway stood alone with the Hoosiers. Kirk Herbstreit did not make a pick, as he was in the booth calling the game alongside Chris Fowler.

Johnny Manziel could be angling to turn a blunder into a financial opportunity. The former Texas A&M quarterback received plenty of backlash after he no-showed an appearance on “College GameDay” on Dec. 20, as the traveling show was in College Station covering his alma mater’s first-round playoff tilt with Miami.

Keionte Scott returned an interception 72 yards for a touchdown and No. 10 Miami shocked defending champion Ohio State 24-14 in the first College Football Playoff quarterfinal at the Cotton Bowl.

The No. 5 Oregon Ducks will face off against the No. 4 Texas Tech Red Raiders for the College Football Playoff quarterfinals. The Oregon Ducks dealt with severa

ESPN college football analyst Kirk Herbstreit is drawing attention with his outfit on "College GameDay" this morning. The former Ohio State Buckeyes quarterback turned ESPN announcer is going viral for what he's wearing on the air this morning.

The year 2026 is upon us, Bo Horvat is an Olympian and something called the Utah Mammoth is in town to kick the new year off with a 3 p.m. EST start. Before the calendar flipped, the Islanders eked out a shootout win in Chicago in far-from-convincing performance against a injury-laden squad.