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Georgia receivers attempt to catch a Hail Mary against Alabama during the second half of the 2018 SEC championship game on December 1, 2018, in Atlanta. Alabama won 35-28. The teams are scheduled to meet on Saturday in Athens, Georgia, for the first time since that game. (AP Photo/John Amis)

College Football Playoff to Expand to 24 Teams in 2027, Power 4 Conference Championship Games Eliminated

A seismic shift is coming to college football. The College Football Playoff, the FBS championship format that started at the end of the 2014-15 season, will expand to include 24 teams in the 2027-28 season, the CFP announced Monday. It’s a move that doubles the field from its current 12-team format and eliminates Power Four […]

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Greg Sankey addressed the crowd at TEAMS in Birmingham, Alabama, on October 29. (Photo by Jared Wickerham/Wick Photography)

Greg Sankey on College Football Playoff Expansion, End of SEC Championship Game

On Monday, ESPN and the College Football Playoff announced a five-year deal valued at nearly $1.7 billion that will expand the CFP to 24 teams starting in 2027, a move that also means eliminating conference championship games. At the TEAMS Conference & Expo in Birmingham, Alabama, on October 29, Southeastern Conference Commissioner Greg Sankey joined […]

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North Carolina A&T celebrates 100 years of the "Greatest Homecoming on Earth" in 2026. (AP Photo/Chris Seward)

Greensboro, North Carolina: Home of North Carolina A&T’s “Greatest Homecoming on Earth”

Many colleges and universities hold annual homecoming festivities, but the people who know about North Carolina A&T’s celebration in Greensboro confidently declare theirs is the “Greatest Homecoming on Earth.” GHOE, as it’s known, is a weeklong celebration of Aggie pride. Greensboro comes alive with street festivals, alumni events, student activities and a parade throughout the […]

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LSU's Mike the Tiger strolls along campus during tailgate season. (Credit: Tamaria Williams/Visit Baton Rouge)

Baton Rouge, Louisiana: Where the Bayou Bengals Roar

For hundreds of cities and towns across the United States, college football season brings a special kind of tourism boom each fall. Few locations echo louder than Baton Rouge, Louisiana. LSU’s iconic Tiger Stadium that holds more than 102,000 people, and thousands more Tiger faithful and out-of-town visitors flood Baton Rouge on game weekends, making […]

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Kansas head coach Lance Leipold will lead his team into Wembley Stadium on Saturday against Arizona State. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)

From Lawrence to London: Inside the Kansas Jayhawks’ journey to its first international game

On July 21, a cargo ship departed the United States, bound for London. After a five-week journey across the Atlantic Ocean, it landed in England. Inside were essential elements to bring major American college football to the capital of the United Kingdom for the first time in 38 years. Bottled water. Athletic tape. Training tables. All […]

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Folsom Field in Boulder, Colorado, is the home of the Buffaloes and Ralphie's Run before each home game. Photo by Jason Gewirtz/SportsTravel

2026 Ultimate College Football Road Trip: 10 Most Scenic Stadiums

The college football season is two weeks old and the sport has already revived its reputation for being delightfully unpredictable. Already this month has featured a controversial, Hail Mary finish between Michigan and Western Michigan at the Big House, a goal-post toppling upset by Oklahoma State over No. 6 Oregon in Stillwater, Oklahoma, and a […]

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Kyle Field in College Station, Texas, is normally home to Texas A&M football but has been expanding into other events during the offseason. (Photo by Jason Gewirtz)

2026 Ultimate College Football Road Trip: The Can’t-Miss Game For Each Week

Picture this: You’re a college football superfan with an unlimited travel budget, 14 free weekends and a dream to attend the most pivotal games of the season. Where would you go? Here at SportsTravel, we rounded up a weekly list of can’t-miss college football games for that one–of–a–kind, ideal college football season of travel. This […]

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‘On the Way to Everywhere’: Lincoln, Nebraska, Builds A New Era

On a drizzly summer afternoon, what might be the third-largest city in Nebraska is quiet. All that is moving inside Memorial Stadium are the memories, which give visitors ample time to use their imaginations and picture what a 103-year-old shrine to football greatness looks like when it’s engulfed by a sea of red. On seven […]

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Flag Football Moves Closer to NCAA Championship

Flag football has moved to the goal line in its effort the become an NCAA championship. The sport has received a formal recommendation to become the next major collegiate championship, with the first event expected as soon as spring 2028. The NCAA Committee on Access, Opportunity and Impact voted at its spring meeting to recommend […]

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