ESPN's Paul Finebaum appears to have warmed up to the idea of the Big Ten being a premier football conference.

The 2024-25 college football season marked the introduction of the first-ever 12-team College Football Playoff. But after eight games and about a half-dozen blowouts, college football analyst Paul Finebaum is eager to see a big change to the format.

The Crimson Tide fan base has come to expect championships, a standard set by legendary coach Nick Saban from 2007-2023. During that period, Alabama won six national championships and achieved 10 or more wins every year except for one. This year's 9-4 record marked the team's worst season since Saban's first year in 2007.

The ESPN college football personality offered his quick analysis of Notre Dame-Penn State and Ohio State-Texas.

The Big Ten and SEC have played five head-to-head games during Bowl Season. The Big Ten is 4-1 in those contests, the only loss being Iowa ‘s 27-24 Music City Bowl loss to Missouri. The conference also boasts two CFP Semifinal participants ( Ohio State, Penn State) to the SEC’s one ( Texas ).

During ESPN's "Get Up," college football analyst Paul Finebaum was aaked who, between the two coaches, Ryan Day of Ohio State and Steve Sarkisian of Texas, has the most at stake.

Penn State will face Notre Dame in the Orange Bowl, while Ohio State will face Texas in the Cotton Bowl. Winners will meet for the CFP championship.

Here is what you need to know about the remaining College Football Playoff games. College Football Playoff teams. This college football season was the first with the expanded 12-t

Ohio State and Texas are set to meet in Friday night's College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Cotton Bowl. The game features a matchup of two college football powerhouses with loaded rosters and rabid fanbases.