ESPN's coverage of the first round of the College Football Playoff was embarrassing. Several key fixtures in the sport were nothing more than shills for the SEC

This is not about formulas or selection procedures. Fixing the College Football Playoff is based on improved scheduling. Let's walk through this conversation after a weekend of blowout football games:

The SEC's X account took a swipe at Clemson football following the Tigers' loss at Texas in the College Football Playoff first-round game:

There isn’t a College Football Playoff team still watching film that doesn’t have what it takes under the headset. But who's the best?

Some Sooners have a slightly more nuanced approach. Roger Franklin, an OU fan living in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, was born and raised in Enid and took to the Sooners in 1972. But he will cheer for Tennessee because of former Sooner quarterback and current Volunteer coach Josh Heupel.

Following its 38-24 defeat of the Atlantic Coast Conference Champion Clemson, Texas saw its odds to win the national championship jump from +360 to +310, according to FanDuel SportsBook. That put Texas at the top of the remaining playoff teams to win the national championship.

There's a new 12-team College Football Playoff this season, and the usual full array of bowl games. Here's the complete schedule, with dates, gametimes, TV information, point spreads and more. Bookmark this file,

Christmas offers three college football bowl games as you recover from opening presents. A look at the three matchups.

College football's 12-team playoff rollout was spoiled by the NFL, with the Texans-Chiefs getting 15.5 million viewers while the SMU-Penn State game averaged 6.4 million. The Steelers-Ravens game drew 15.