With Week 0 rapidly approaching and the early-August lull in the sports calendar, it's a great time for college football fans and bettors to start getting their prep work in for the 2025 season.  Some of that is getting familiar with the trends once again;

This article was originally published on www.si.com/college/nebraska as Huskers Among Top 30 Teams With Chance to Make College Football Playoff. ESPN senior college football insider Heather Dinich said out loud what many Nebraska fans might have been whispering. The Huskers can make the College Football Playoff.

ESPN has ranked the top 32 contenders to make an appearance in the 2025 College Football Playoff, led by Texas and Georgia.