The first round of the inaugural 12-team College Football Playoff is over, and boy, howdy, were those games underwhelming. They were so bad -- HOW BAD WERE THEY? -- they were so bad that it led to every talking head in the college football universe complaining and arguing about the format with some even saying wins aren't that important.

Christmas offers three college football bowl games as you recover from opening presents. A look at the three matchups.

The TV ratings proved views were interested. Each of the four games averaged 10.6 million viewers. That’s more than the four the non-CFP New Year’s bowls after the 2023 season averaged (8.14 million), and also topped the average for this year’s four major conference championship games (10 million).

A pair of Saturday NFL games drew a larger viewing audience than college football for the rollout of the sport’s 12-team playoff.

The Athletic spoke with 10 people who worked with Sanders during his NFL days. None envisioned Sanders as a coach who would turn around a major college football program, but their stories make it easier to connect the dots between Neon Deion and Coach Prime.

The 12 college football playoff teams were worth more than most other teams across the country. One company estimates the 12 rosters combined made up around $150 million.

The Packers scored touchdowns on each of their first two drives en route to a 34-0 trouncing of the Saints. Green Bay clinched a playoff berth and recorded the first shutout of the season in the process.

For the first time in a long time, a pivotal college football game will challenge the NFL in garnering the attention of sports fans across the country.

Netflix will have one of its biggest days since the site launched in 1998 when it carries two NFL games for the first time on Christmas.

Sam Leavitt has led No. 10 Arizona State from a three-win season a year ago to spot in the College Football Playoff quarterfinals against No. 7 Texas in the New Year's Day Peach Bowl.

A pair of college football playoff games will be played, starting at noon ET (SMU-Penn State) and 4:00 p.m. ET (Clemson-Texas). A pair of NFL games also will be played, starting at 1:00 p.m. ET (Texans-Chiefs) and 4:30 p.m. ET (Steelers-Ravens).

With no NBA, NHL, NFL, or college basketball games, all eyes were on the Hawaii Bowl between San Jose State and South Florida on Christmas Eve. It was a quiet day in the sports world with the other leagues off and the NFL and NBA filling up the Christmas Day slate.