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December 16, 2025
How the Supreme Court broke college football
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TL;DR
- College football maintains strong television ratings while other entertainment products decline.
- Fox reported its most-watched season ever in 2025.
- The College Football Playoff Selection Committee's final bracket selection has caused controversy.
- BYU and Notre Dame were left out of the playoff over Alabama, who lost their championship game.
- Alabama is the only conference championship loser in playoff history not to drop in rankings.
- Lane Kiffin left Ole Miss to coach LSU for $13 million annually before Ole Miss's first playoff run.
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