Notre Dame vs. Miami is the debate of the year, but is three-loss Alabama suspect? Are bubble teams BYU and Texas toast? And will Duke jump James Madison? Setting the table for the CFP argument.

The decision to allow the Alabama Crimson Tide into the College Football Playoff with three losses was called into question by Notre Dame legend Joe Theismann.

The final weekend of the college football regular season had several winners and losers. We sort them out and the playoff implications.

Shortly after ESPN announced the full bracket for the CFP on Sunday afternoon, selection committee chairman Hunter Yurachek joined the broadcast to justify a pair of controversial selections: Alabama in; Notre Dame out.

James Madison, Miami and Alabama are in. Notre Dame and Duke are out. This is shocking news, considering the Fighting Irish were ranked better than the Hurricanes just last week.

NCAA legend Nick Saban said Notre Dame should be in the College Football Playoff, adding that AI would struggle with the committee's job.

The College Football Playoff rankings will be released later Sunday, but for now, here's where Alabama and other teams are ranked in the AP poll.

College football and SEC guru Paul Finebaum briefly considered a career change earlier in 2025 and came close to launching a Republican Senate bid in Alabama. Finebaum joins "The Takeout" to discuss why he decided against running and more.

Notre Dame appears headed back to the College Football Playoff and could be on its way to a super-rare Rose Bowl appearance.

Based on the penultimate rankings, Alabama and Notre Dame were the two final at-large teams to make the field, but there’s no telling what the CFP committee will ultimately decide between those teams near or on the bubble. Here’s a look at how their CFP resumes stack up prior to the selection show at 11 a.m. CT on Sunday on ESPN.