College football is in a state of flux entering the 2025 season, and most of the uncertainty centers around the future of the CFP. It’s clear the SEC and Big Ten — the sport’s two powers — want to expand the field to 14 or 16 teams.

Here are five college football predictions and round-by-round picks for the college football playoffs: There are stars everywhere you look on Clemson’s roster. At quarterback. At wide receiver and linebacker. On both the offensive and defensive lines.

The ratings and projection from Ford are based on the schedule difficulty, essentially stating a team with a higher schedule difficulty needs a lower number of wins to reach the College Football Playoff. Ford has Michigan State having the No. 18 most difficult schedule in the country.