The first year of the 12-team college football playoffs was a massive success, with the Ohio State Buckeyes beating the Notre Dame Fighting Irish in the championship game. The 2024 season didn’t have quite the same success for the Alabama Crimson Tide,

It's never too early to look ahead to next season's College Football Playoff despite the Ohio State Buckeyes capturing the National Championship just weeks ago. This week, ESPN revealed the early College Football Playoff projection with the LSU Tigers cracking the list.

According to his projections (subscription required) Michigan will play (and lose) the Big Ten to Penn State, but then will have a rematch in Ann Arbor with Ohio State. Per Connelly, Michigan will beat OSU for a fifth-straight time in November and make it six in December.