The 12-team College Football Playoff bracket is set, and the games begin on Dec. 19. The first round is hosted by the higher seed before the games shift to neutral sites. Here is you need to know: 11 games are set between Dec. 19 and Jan. 19, and each will be broadcast nationally. The first round (CFP seeds, times Eastern):

There's plenty to hate in this year's CFP, but it would have been more fun if the current and former coaches at LSU were involved.

Hall of Famer and ESPN basketball analyst Charles Barkley has an opinion on most everything, and that includes the College Football Playoff committee's decision

Murphy, the former Texas and Duke quarterback, transferred to Oregon State this past offseason. The No. 82 overall player in the 247Sports transfer rankings finished the season with 1,805 passing yards and a touchdown-to-interception ratio of 9-to-8. Murphy completed 58.1% of his passes and Oregon State finished the season 2-10.

Paul Wiggin, the former Stanford and Cleveland Browns star who was on the losing end of “The Play” as the coach of star quarterback John Elway and the Cardinal, died Friday. Wiggin’s death was announced by the Browns,

More is on the line as the College Football Playoff this week for one coach at an SEC powerhouse, an analyst has claimed.