The first round of the College Football Playoff was a dud. It doesn't matter if you think they put the wrong teams in or if you blame the format of the tournament and the way it's seeded, there's no arguing the first four games all stunk.

Cam Ward missed out on the College Football Playoff, the Atlantic Coast Conference championship game and the Heisman Trophy. He's not missing one more chance to play for Miami. Ward and the 15th-ranked Hurricanes (10-2) take on 18th-ranked Iowa State (10-3) in the Pop-Tarts Bowl on Saturday,

The Hurricanes can pick up an 11th win, which has eluded them since 2003, by beating Iowa State in the Pop-Tarts Bowl on Saturday.

John Mateer, Darian Mensah, Eric Singleton Jr. and Fernando Mendoza are among the best players who have entered the transfer portal. Here are our rankings.

The transfer portal has opened a new world to college athletics. Now, players entering the portal are doing more than finding their next destination.

As the dust begins to settle after a frenetic opening to the transfer portal, which players will make the biggest impacts on the 2025 college football season?