Those seeking parity during college football's 2025 season have come to the right place -- at least glancing at under-the-radar games with the potential of playoff-altering upsets. There's more than a dozen non-conference matchups early this fall that could move the needle nationally depending on the result before league title races commence in October.

The College Football Playoff will go to a more straightforward way of filling the bracket next season, placing teams strictly on where they are ranked instead of moving pieces around to reward conference champions.

I don’t know if Oregon would have beaten Ohio State if their College Football Playoff clash had come in the national championship game instead of in the Rose Bowl. Based on what we saw in Pasadena, I’d say probably not.