Here are five college football predictions and round-by-round picks for the college football playoffs: There are stars everywhere you look on Clemson’s roster. At quarterback. At wide receiver and linebacker. On both the offensive and defensive lines.

It's August and no games have been played, but that's not keeping ESPN's college football reporters from predicting the 12 schools that will make up the College Football Playoff beginning in December.

College football is in a state of flux entering the 2025 season, and most of the uncertainty centers around the future of the CFP. It’s clear the SEC and Big Ten — the sport’s two powers — want to expand the field to 14 or 16 teams.