The first year of the expanded College Football Playoff produced a national champion (Ohio State) that wouldn’t have qualified under the old format, the top four seeds all falling in the quarterfinals and the two semifinals contests giving us ample drama. A year later, there is no clear-cut favorite.

The No. 3 Ohio State Buckeyes will open their national title defense in Week 1 with a showdown in Columbus against the top-ranked Texas Longhorns. It’s the first leg of a home-and-home series the two bluebloods scheduled back in 2012, with the return game set for 2026 in Austin.

Texas A&M senior CB Will Lee III is ready to prove he's one of the best cornerbacks in the country after his Jim Thorpe Award snub.

Lead Fox college football analyst Joel Klatt makes the call for some Q&A with Post columnist Steve Serby. Q: What are this season’s most compelling storylines?

Iowa State and Kansas State will face off in Dublin, Ireland. What other college football games have been played outside of America? What to know:

While there’s no College GameDay ahead the Week Zero action this Saturday, ESPN is starting its tribute tour in honor of Corso. Ahead of Kansas State vs. Iowa State kicking the college football season off in Dublin, Ireland, GameDay host Rece Davis recounted his favorite headgear pick from 10 years working alongside Corso.

Texas opens at Ohio State in Week as a +2.5 point underdog and in October, the Longhorns do not play a home game. Texas goes to Florida, who is off a bye week, then to Dallas for the red river rivalry with Oklahoma, a trip to Kentucky who is off a bye, and to Mississippi State to end the month.

As the new running backs coach at Texas, Chad Scott will be tasked with coaching up a rushing attack that averaged 158.8 yards per game last season.