Before Al Golden spent three years as Notre Dame's DC, he helped elevate the Bengals' linebacker room to an impressive level of competency during the team's Super Bowl run in 2021. The work he started in 2020 paid off greatly the following season as Logan Wilson and Germaine Pratt played some of their best football while reserves Akeem Davis-Gaither,

The Cincinnati Bengals missed the playoffs last season with a 9-8 record and could see some changes to the roster.

The Big Ten and SEC go head-to-head in that contest, and the two best conferences in the sport account for the vast majority of the most highly anticipated games on the 2025 schedule. The ACC and Big 12 should feature exciting league races as their top contenders battle for playoff berths,

Making the playoff seems probable, but a national championship? "Big Game James" would need to stop being a sarcastic dig at Franklin. COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF:Which teams return to playoff in 2025? More than you think. Notre Dame’s got good bones.

Not just an expansion of the College Football Playoff, which currently stands at 12 teams and could move to as many as 16. But an expansion of the championship weekend ... Matt Hayes is the senior national college football writer for USA TODAY Sports ...

The Cincinnati Bengals endured yet another season without any playoff football, and their 2025 campaign might be similar if their offseason goes a certain way.