In ESPN's recent top-100 players in college football rankings, the Texas Longhorns had two players rank inside the top-15.

Plus, more questions on whether the CFP format was a success, next year's rising teams and college football's longest season ever.

Athletic directors from the SEC and Big Ten will meet to discuss major issues in college football and other NCAA sports at a conference on Feb. 19, according to

Ohio State came out on top in the national championship on Monday, outlasting a late Notre Dame comeback push to win 34-23. The game brought an end to the first edition of the expanded College Football Playoff, which features 12 teams vying for the title instead of four.

Where, oh where, did you go, SEC football? An Ohio State star sent a message to the rival conference after national championship.

Monday night in Atlanta, Ohio State won the first national championship of the 12-team College Football Playoff era. In the process, the Buckeyes showed provided the rest of the college football world with the blueprint for success going forward in this new landscape.

It started with some blowouts, ended with some nailbiters and gave fans plenty to look forward to in future editions.

Notre Dame players were angry after their loss to Ohio State in the title game. But there was motivation after its College Football Playoff run.

Jesse Temple: Ohio State has been a juggernaut during a three-game winning streak in the Playoff, embarrassing Tennessee and Oregon. Notre Dame has won 13 straight games and put together a fantastic season. But Ohio State’s balance and overall talent should emerge. … Ohio State 24, Notre Dame 14.

When it came to the NFL Draft, there used to be this phenomenon called "bowl-game bias," when a prospect would see massive movement in his draft stock based on one game to end the season. It was pretty foolish.

Kirk Herbstreit reached for a tissue and got emotional when talking about the Buckeyes' win on ESPN on Monday night.