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

The College Football Playoff semifinals will begin later this week. The four remaining teams are the No. 5 seed Texas Longhorns (13-2), the No. 6 seed Penn State Nittany Lions (13-2), the No. 7 seed Notre Dame Fighting Irish (13-1) and the No. 8 seed Ohio State Buckeyes (12-2).

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 ).

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.

The No. 9 seed Tennessee Volunteers (10-3) made their first-ever playoff appearance. Although their first-round game did not go as planned, as they lost 42-17 to the No. 8 seed Ohio State Buckeyes (12-2), many positives remain to take away from the season.

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.