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About College Football

National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) college football is divided into three major divisions: Divisions I, II, and III. But we explore the highest level of college football at the Division I level, i.e., FBS, Football Bowl Subdivision. This subdivision features the largest schools in the NCAA. As of 2024, there are 10 FBS conferences and 134 teams with 85 full-scholarship players.

Founded in 1978, college football is a wildly competitive sport in the US, particularly in the FBS with top programs generating tens of millions of dollars in annual revenue. This subdivision attracts four- and five-star players who are developed to pursue their careers in the NFL or other leagues. The annual spring NFL Draft signs 224 college football players with a contract to play in the professional league.

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From breaking news to trendsetters and perspective pieces, we are a one-stop hub for all your college football-related thirst. We cover some of the football-related FBS, including Michigan, Alabama, Ohio State, Colorado, Ole Miss, Georgia, Oregon, and more.

Not only do we delve into the schools' offseason preparation for their singular season gameplay up to the National Championship game, but we also explore game-unrelated content featuring the entities’ personal lives and families. You'll be able to find posts related to individual players like Georgia’s Carson Beck and Ole Miss’ Jaxson Dart and coaches like Colorado’s Deion Sanders and Alabama’s Kalen DeBoer.

Season structure of college football

College football's regular season begins in late August or early September and stretches to late November or early December for most schools. During this time, most teams play 12 regular season games, with eight or nine games played against their conference rivals. All the 10 conferences feature a conference championship game where the winners are determined. The Top 4 conference winners are selected for the January College Football Playoffs which first came into existence in 2014. But first, there are the bowl games

Different bowl games of college football

Also called postseason contests, bowl games are postseason games that various cities created as exhibition games in the past. But coming in the present context, some of the bowl games are being played as semifinals for the Playoffs. 

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There are six prominent bowls called the New Year’s Six, two of which serve as the playoff semifinal games. The bowls include the Rose Bowl, Orange Bowl, Sugar Bowl, Cotton Bowl, Peach Bowl, and Fiesta Bowl.

Exploring the 10 FBS college football conferences and their teams

FBS college football has 10 conferences divided into the more dominant Power Five conferences and Group of Five. 

Power Five conferences

Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) - Boston College, California, Clemson, Duke, Florida State, Georgia Tech, Louisville, Miami, North Carolina, NC State, Notre Dame, Pittsburgh, SMU, Stanford, Syracuse, Virginia, Virginia Tech, and Wake Forest

Big Ten Conference - Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maryland, Michigan State, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, Northwestern, Ohio State, Oregon, Penn State, Purdue, Rutgers, UCLA, USC, Washington, and Wisconsin.

Big 12 Conference - Arizona, Arizona State, Baylor, BYU, UCF, Cincinnati, Colorado, Houston, Iowa State, Kansas, Kansas State, Oklahoma State, TCU, Texas Tech, Utah, and West Virginia.

Pac-12 Conference - Oregon State and Washington State

Southeastern Conference (SEC) - Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, LSU, Mississippi State, Missouri, Oklahoma, Ole Miss, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Texas A&M, and Vanderbilt.

Group of Five

American Athletic Conference (American or AAC) - Army, Charlotte, East Carolina, Florida Atlantic, Memphis, Navy, North Texas, Rice, South Florida, Temple, Tulane, Tulsa, UAB, and UTSA.

Conference USA (CUSA) - FIU, Jacksonville State, Kennesaw State, Liberty, Louisiana Tech, Middle Tennessee, New Mexico State, Sam Houston, UTEP, and Western Kentucky.

Mid-American Conference (MAC) - Akron, Ball State, Bowling Green, Buffalo, Central Michigan, Eastern Michigan, Kent State, Miami, Northern Illinois, Ohio, Toledo, and Western Michigan.

Mountain West Conference (MW or MWC) - Air Force, Boise State, California State, Colorado State, Nevada, New Mexico, San Diego State, San Jose State, UNLV, Utah State, and Wyoming.

Sun Belt Conference (SBC) - Appalachian State, Arkansas State, Coastal Carolina, Georgia Southern, Georgia State, James Madison University, Louisiana at Lafayette, Louisiana at Monroe, Marshall University, Old Dominion, South Alabama, Southern Mississippi, Texas State, and Troy. 

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