Now that it’s all over and the Ohio State Buckeyes are the college football national champions, it can be definitively said: Expanding the College Football Playoff worked.

SMU may have come up four wins short of hoisting the national championship trophy this season, but the now-completed 2024 college football season will be remembered with the Mustangs having a key role in it.

By almost any measure, Indiana football had the best season in its 126-year history in 2024. Can IU run it back in 2025?

It started with some blowouts, ended with some nailbiters and gave fans plenty to look forward to in future editions.

Ohio State came out on top in the national championship on Monday, outlasting a late Notre Dame comeback push to win 34-23. The game brought an end to the first edition of the expanded College Football Playoff, which features 12 teams vying for the title instead of four.

The 12-team college football playoff provided a chance for 2025 NFL draft prospects to improve their stock. Here are four who did and four who didn't.

The Buckeyes check out Mercedes-Benz Stadium before the College Football Playoff championship game in Atlanta on Jan. 20, 2025.

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Ohio State won't have an easy time in its season opener Aug. 30 when it starts to defend its national championship. The Buckeyes open their title defense against Arch Manning and Texas in Columbus, OH,