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College Football Playoff quarterfinal upsets fuel rust-versus-rest debate for bye teams - NBC Sports

Sports January 3, 2026

Do you feel your spidey senses tingling? Do you just know in your bones that everything is about to go terribly wrong? Are you a top-four team in the 12-team College Football Playoff? Presumably, �...

College Football Playoff sets up for incredible quarterfinals: First thoughts on matchups - NBC Sports

Sports December 22, 2025

The first round of the College Football Playoff is in the books. Two of the matchups were close and dramatic, if not actually great football games. We saw a lot of missed kicks and special teams snaf�...

Nicole Auerbach’s 2025-26 College Football Playoff predictions, picks, national champion - NBC Sports

Sports December 12, 2025

This might have been a good year for the old four-team College Football Playoff. Im serious. Thats how good I feel about the top four seeds in this years bracket and how many questions I have for th�...

Projecting the final College Football Playoff rankings: Is Alabama in or out? - NBC Sports

Sports December 8, 2025

The members of the College Football Playoff selection committee are not paid for their services. But theyll earn their keep this weekend, as they will actually be forced to make some difficult decisi�...

Projecting the new College Football Playoff rankings: How close can Texas get? - NBC Sports

Sports December 1, 2025

College footballs regular season is in the books, which means we can turn our full attention to the College Football Playoff field. At this point, there appear to be eight teams locked into the 12-�...

Takeaways from Week 14 of College Football: Ohio State exorcises Michigan, Texas is back from the dead - NBC Sports

Sports December 1, 2025

College football is unpredictable and delightful, which is why we live for what happens on Saturdays. Rivalry weekend is always the best weekend of the year and this years edition certainly delivered�...

Nicole Auerbach

Articles by Nicole Auerbach

College Football Playoff quarterfinal upsets fuel rust-versus-rest debate for bye teams - NBC Sports

College Football Playoff sets up for incredible quarterfinals: First thoughts on matchups - NBC Sports

Nicole Auerbach’s 2025-26 College Football Playoff predictions, picks, national champion - NBC Sports

Projecting the final College Football Playoff rankings: Is Alabama in or out? - NBC Sports

Projecting the new College Football Playoff rankings: How close can Texas get? - NBC Sports

Takeaways from Week 14 of College Football: Ohio State exorcises Michigan, Texas is back from the dead - NBC Sports

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