MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. -- Clemson All-American defensive end Shaq Lawsonsuffered a left knee injury in the first quarter of the Tigers' 37-17 win overOklahomaon Thursday in theCollege Football Playoff semifinal at the Capital One Orange Bowl. But he insisted ...

Week 13 of the 2025 season saw several teams score big wins that solidified their chances of making the College Football Playoff, including the Miami Hurricanes and Oregon Ducks.

Miami, as the committee's highest-ranked ACC team last week, was eliminated from reaching the league title game after SMU steamrolled Louisville and Duke toppled North Carolina. Now, Pat Narduzzi's Panthers have kickstarted a possible doomsday scenario for a conference that could be excluded from the playoff altogether in two weeks.

Sporting News looks at the college football playoff matchups, the Duke's Mayo Bowl, and everything else coming up in the postseason.

Two more weeks remain until the regular season concludes, and North Carolina needs two more victories under first-year coach Bill Belichick to officially earn a bowl bid. But there is another way for the Tar Heels to qualify for the postseason with only one more victory.