Dennis Dodd

CBS Sports Senior Writer /

Appearing in Big 12, CFP hunt out of nowhere, Arizona State (not Colorado) is league's best turnaround story

The Sun Devils were picked to finish dead last in the preseason Big 12 media poll

Kirby Smart's Dawgs rise again: Georgia's statement win over Vols deserves CFP Committee's reconsideration

We know this win meant a lot to Kirby Smart, because we were there the last time he was left out of the playoff

Indiana doubles down on Curt Cignetti with eight-year, $64 million contract in midst of record 10-0 start

Cignetti will be the highest-paid employee in Indiana University history

'Project Rudy,' 'CSFL' reps to meet with Big 12, ACC leaders; sweeping college football changes on itinerary

Presidents and chancellors from the Big Ten and SEC are not expected to attend the December meeting

College football games, Week 12: Georgia as a sizable favorite over Tennessee should raise some eyebrows

The status of Tennessee QB Nico Iamaleava is heavily affecting the outlook for Saturday's SEC clash

Bryce Underwood's unstoppable rise and the high-stakes LSU vs. Michigan war for his future

Win LSU another Heisman or return hometown Michigan to glory?

Central Michigan's Jim McElwain under NCAA investigation into Connor Stalions' sideline presence last fall

McElwain has stated he had no knowledge of Stalions' presence during a 2023 game vs. Michigan State

'He's a real-life ironman': Dissecting Travis Hunter's two-way heroics for Colorado team in title contention

How is Hunter able to handle the workload? CBS Sports spoke with some experts who weighed in on the incredible feat

College football games, Week 11: Two-loss SEC teams enter pivotal CFP stretch as potential bids become scarce

The thought was 9-3 for SEC teams may be good enough for playoff inclusion, but parity may be proving that incorrect

Can Clemson's four-year slide be boiled down into a single preposterous decision by Dabo Swinney?

Swinney going for one instead of two never affected the outcome of Clemson's loss to Louisville, but it did confirm the worst suspicions

CFP Selection Committee's new chair: Why Michigan AD Warde Manuel is adding another headache to his plate

Love of the game compels the 13 members of the College Football Playoff Selection Committee to travel to Texas each week, but the chairman has to do a lot more than that

Ryan Day knows 'noise' comes with Ohio State job; he silenced it in gritty, must-win moment vs. Penn State

A shorthanded Buckeyes willed themselves to victory in a key Big Ten road game in Week 10

College football games, Week 10: Playoff race kicks into high gear with more teams contending than ever before

An estimated 45-50 teams are still in the hunt for a CFP spot in the expanded field as the calendar turns to November

'The Kotelnicki Effect' has worked for Penn State so far, but offensive guru can prove worth vs. Ohio State

Andy Kotelnicki was hired to get the Nittany Lions over the hump against the Big Ten's premier programs

Regrading 2021 college football coaching hires: Texas, Tennessee get 'A+' marks for successful moves

Meanwhile, Auburn earned a failing grade for the Bryan Harsin debacle on The Plains

Dennis Dodd has covered college football for CBS Sports since it was CBS SportsLine in 1998. Since then, nearly every BCS/CFP postseasons in the championship era. He is one of only seven media members to cover all 16 BCS title games. Dennis has chronicled conference realignment as well as the start of the College Football Playoff. He's dabbled in March Madness, NFL, MLB, Stanley Cup Playoffs and believes the College World Series is severely underappreciated. A Missouri graduate and former award-winning FWAA president, he previously worked for numerous outlets including The National and the Kansas City Star.

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